Reviews of Bowler Hat. (Advertising Agency) in Birmingham (West Midlands).

Bowler Hat

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Advertising agency

Internet marketing service

The Custard Factory, 112 Zellig, Gibb St, Birmingham B9 4AT, United Kingdom

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A. C.

I contacted bowler Hat regarding switching from paid ads to SEO, after a free consultation (worth its weight in gold!) Marcus suggested I was doing pretty good as I was and to stay put. Wouldnt hesitate to use if we need to in the future. Thanks again

R. B.

I can't recommend Marcus highly enough. Our new website was underperforming badly for reasons I didn't understand - I'd received all kinds of advice from other sources about the nature of the problem, none of which seemed to ring true. Marcus quickly and methodically identified the coding errors our developers had made which had caused our Google rankings to collapse, and he has put us back on the right track. He's been extremely responsive, and provided clear and concise explanations & diagnoses at every step.

A. K. M.

Adrian Gomez, a sales representative from Frank Innes provide me with relevant information, and helped me to make informative decision. I can’t thank him more; he is knowledgeable, professional with excellent customer service skills. I will definitely recommend Frank Innes for residential and commercial property sales. Dr A Msuya.

M. O.

Karen is really amazing. When any maintenance or issues come up Karen has always been efficient to resolve the problem. We have been in our rental for nearly two years and I really like having the regular inspections Karen makes everything a positive experience in renting. Thank you Kare.

R. V.

I don’t think I’ve ever been so impressed with a representative of a company in my life! The moment I met Teresa Kirby I felt a warm caring feeling from a sincere person that was here to help me with my SEO needs. I was blown away with her wealth of knowledge in her industry. I knew I was in good hands when she told me how long she has been with the company. She took her time and was patient with us with all our questions. I just can’t wait to see our business grow with all her expertises!! I have total confidence in her!! Renee with Able

M. B. P.

Three years have passed and I've re-read what I wrote those three years ago. We've spent a month or so updating and upgrading my small company's website. There is nothing that I would retract from what I wrote three years ago. Trust worthy and honest and very good at what they do. Bravo to the team at Bowler Hat! I am not prone to false praise. But the people at Bowler Hat are remarkable. Literally, they have restored my faith in trust. Starting a small business is like crossing the Atlantic in a small boat. The waves are tall and the winds are high... and Internet Marketing is like the mysterious art of navigation by the stars... You need to know what you are doing. If you don't, you will drown in the details. Starting up with limited capital was for me both exciting and frightening. What did I very quickly notice? People wanted a piece of that capital and often in return for very little or less. My inbox was inundated with offers of this that and the other. Indeed I am still trying to extricate myself from marketing decisions that I now regret. Not so with Bowler. They listen. And they continue to listen. They are concerned with saving me money by not spending it needlessly on Ad Campaigns that are not working. They are on the case, leaving me free to spend my time on my customers. Just exactly like it should be. If you are a big company or a small company, you can trust Bowler Hat to do what they say. It's about that rare commodity: trust.

k. f.

Excellent service all round, very professional but importantly always honest and upfront before any important steps taken. Cannot recommend Marcus, Andrew and the rest of team @ Bowler Hat any higher :)

B. T.

All the Frank Innes team worked together to get a sale on my house and they have done a fantastic job! They completed the sale and were professional, knowledgeable and dealt with everything efficiency all the way through the process. Great job. Definitely recommend Frank Innes. An all-round top service from start to finish.

A. P.

Researched this company on google when my website was in a minor crisis due to hiring a web designer that said he knew a lot about SEO but unfortunetly did not. Thank goodness for Bowler Hat cause they were able to clean this up right away and not lose any of my rankings. I'm so happy I found these guys. They're very professional and explain everything to which is going on. They get things done in a timely manner and I will continue working with them as people like them are hard to find. Would recommend them to anyone as they really know what they're doing.

P. A.

Laura was absolutely amazing throughout the whole process! She kept us informed regularly and was very friendly. Even when she was on annual leave Gemma would also keep us updated so we never felt out of the loop! Being a Conveyancer myself I can honestly say this estate agents were top quality! If I ever need to sell in the future I will definitely use Frank Innes for sure! Would recommend all my friends and family also. Thank you so much Laura we are in our dream home and it couldn’t of happened without you!

S. P.

Professional and did a great job. Highly recommend, thank you Andrew and Marcus. I was unable to find a suitable person on Upwork and read about Marcus in a respected blog so reached out. Thanks again Bowler Hat.

G. B.

We worked with Designs by K & S for a recent project and had a great experience. Their knowledge of the designs and products they recommended were a great help for our client and made our job as general contractor much easier. We had such a great experience we are working with them on 2 other projects right now! Highly recommend these awesome ladies 👍

l. J.

My experience with Karen Stevens has been fantastic. She is always prompt with any issues that may arise right away. I have found her to be very professional and helpful. Would highly recommend her.

R. D.

Bowler Hat visited our sixth form to present to a group of Business & IT students about marketing. It was very informative and gave practical advice for the students to use in their marketing exam and coursework. It is great for a local business to support the students with their education. It can be a challenge to get employers in to speak to students. Out of 10 emails to local marketing organisations Bowler Hat were the only one to respond; a what a response. What Marcus provided for us was above and beyond what I asked for and we look forward to working together more in the future. A huge thank you from staff and students!

J. J. (. L.

We employed Bowler Hat to help with our online marketing after a coincidental encounter with Marcus. Marcus, Ryan and the whole team are great to deal with. Starting a new company is a daunting task and they helped get us on track and gave advice on different ways to tackle the online world. We began with Google Ads and an SEO blast and were a bit stressed at first with knowing exactly how effective it all would be. However, 6 months down the track and we are super busy and have altered the marketing (with Ryan's advice) in such as way that we are hardly spending much at all. It's nice to know that they care about your back pocket and Ryan has offered lots of free advice on what we as a company could be doing to help improve our SEO.

J. C.

The level of service that I have received from Bowler Hat has been excellent from the moment I initially contacted them back in 2007 for our first website up until the present day where they are now working on our new website and blog. Marcus and his team are always at the end of the phone or quick to respond via email with any questions that I have regarding our onsite and off site SEO. They provide excellent feedback in a way that any client can understand no matter what their level of search engine optimisation knowledge is and Bowler Hat's solutions have helped to grow our website year on year. Our company relies on the website as a main source of income and without Marcus and his team working hard to improve traffic and conversion rates we would not have survived these unstable economic times of recent. If you are looking for a no nonsense web design and SEO company to host your company website then I highly recommend Bowler Hat as a solution to the mine field of other sub standard companies out there.

G. M.

We have run a successful e-commerce site for around eight years now. Last summer we suffered some technical difficulties with our website and last autumn we launched a completely new site on the same domain. We continued to suffer some technical problems which we worked very hard with our developer to overcome. With the Google quality guidelines getting tougher and tougher to achieve we have worked hard to build a technically good and content rich site. By late May we felt that we had overcome all of our technical problems but felt it appropriate to ask Marcus to do a full audit of our site to identify any remaining issues. Marcus carried out an extremely thorough audit and picked up some minor issues for us to address. He gave us a pretty clean bill of health which pleased us no end. One thing we do wish is that we had talked to Marcus at Bowler Hat 12 months ago so that we could have out some things in place with the new site rather than having to redo things at a somewhat slow pace over the last year. I would recommend any site, wherever you are in Google's rankings today, to get an audit done so that you can find potential problems before they become issues.

L. N.

AJ from Oxygen has been such a great property manager to us. Always so responsive and very reliable. He has been amazing throughout. Great team! :)

G. M.

Marcus and Bowler Hat dispense wisdom like machine gun fire and we have found them to be very wise and very professional. They have supported our organisation for a number of years, but most recently when we were experiencing traffic problems with our new website. Calm heads and wise counsel have gone a long way to solving our problems. Thank you guys! Highly recommended and great value for money.

J. S.

As a newcomer into the world of starting a new business I was so overwhelmed with thoughts about how to get started. When I was introduced to Teresa Kirby her enthusium, kindness and absolute dedication to helping me with my website made me feel so at ease. I would highly recommend her and let her help guide you as she did me. Thank you Teresa for all that you do for the small business owners like me and my partner. Sicererly grateful, Joy Subers

E. E.

We had our website re-designed recently in order to make it responsive. We hoped this would ensure its high position on search results. However , as soon as the new website went live, it started to drop quite rapidly on google search, and I couldn't understand why. That's when I knew that I had to find a good seo person, but I also knew, from past experience, that it wouldn't be easy to find someone who is an expert and also honest. After quite a bit of research, I contacted 3 different seo companies, and I could tell immediately that Marcus was way above the rest. He was the only one to pinpoint a problem which I had known about for 10 months, but had given up on ever being able to resolve. Marcus told me that his company had dealt with and resolved this type of situation many times before, and I could tell that he knew exactly what he was talking about. And miraculously, the whole situation was put right within a few days. To me, who had been struggling for over 10 months with this issue, it was a total miracle. Also, Google had lost all the reviews we had accumulated on the maps over several years, and suddenly, all the reviews re-appeared. We rose again on the listings very fast after that. Marcus and his company are a pleasure to work with, they explain everything they are doing in a clear and intelligent way. Everything is transparent, so you kow exactly what you are paying for. And best of all, they get results. I highly recommend them.

E. H.

First of all, Ryan and his company is excellent, great people and eager to help. I was attacked by one unhappy client, she had three different defamatory review put on my google side, as she said to destroy my business. Ryan helped me a lot by giving me good advices as well as went over my response (because I was upset, make sure my response is appropriate). He did all those for me for nothing. What a nice people. They really make the difference. Highly recommended!

s. g.

I started my piano teaching business up again after 5 years and wanted to market my services in the most efficient way possible. I hadn't used the internet or SEO before but getting good advice about this was very difficult. I tried several companies in Birmingham who each gave me different advice and hugely varying quotes. I was also told that I could not market my services online without a website, which was another cost I would have to reluctantly consider. It was then that I got in touch with Marcus at Bowler Hat who informed me that, as a small, local business I didn't need a website and that a Google Local profile would be enough for people to find me. This seemed the easiest, most cost effective option, so I purchased one month of their Found package for small local businesses. A month later I received a pin from Google and a couple of days after giving this to the team at Bowler Hat I have started to receive enquiries and if I search for 'piano teacher' my listing is almost at the top of the page! Bowler Hat offered the best price, I didn't have to spend unnecessary time and money on a website and am getting regular business just a month in. A professional, friendly and efficient service, great value and exactly what I was looking for. Highly recommended.

D. A.

Found one of Ryan's blogs on google having fallen victim to a fake review. Contacted Ryan & received a response pretty much straightaway. What a good guy. Good honest advice. Will definitely be keeping this company's number should I require SEO assistance in the future. Well done Ryan & Bowler Hat. All best wishes for the future you deserve it.

N. A.

I've had the pleasure of working with Marcus of BowlerHat. He did a site audit for one of my sites that were penalized by Google's Panda. I have been trying to recover for 2 years but nothing I tried work. Marcus gave me an itemized report of all the issues causing the penalty along with instructions on how to fix the problems and recover. He found problems I never knew were happening and now I have itemized instructions and a gameplan to fully recover. His services were quick and he was always polite and detailed with all my questions. I would work with BowlerHat again and recommend Marcus to anyone requiring SEO help.

J. S.

Marcus and his team have been absolutely brilliant. We were really struggling with our our local onsite SEO for our branch pages, Marcus went though the site with a fine tooth comb, leaving no stone unturned. The changes that have been implemented have made a vast improvement in national and local key phrases. If your looking for an SEO company who knows what there doing look no further.

M. R.

SEO has always been one of those areas that always confused me, when dealing with my own website trying to get the SEO to work right for my business was a tiresome task. As many business owners will be able to relate I regularly get cold calls about being able to get on page one in Google for a price. After having a consultation with Marcus from Bowler Hat in Birmingham I was able to talk about what I need and what problems I had in the past. Marcus listened to exactly what I said and what I wanted. Once Marcus knew what I wanted we both looked at my website in detail to see what was working for and against my businesses SEO. Being a small business just starting out he informed me about the different price plans that Bowler Hat offer, so that I knew what I could afford and what plan suited my business best of all. With my business relying on a local client base I was shown the power of local search listings and SEO optimisation for a small area rather than international. I was amazed at how simple the process was made. The language used to tell me what Bowler Hat would do for my business was in plain english, so I understood exactly what would be done. After initially looking for some SEO I have decided to have an entire new website built by Bowler Hat. I now know that my SEO will be so much stronger with my website built by an SEO specialist such as Marcus and the rest of the Bowler Hat team. I have no hesitation in strongly recommending Marcus and the rest of the Bowler Hat team to local businesses both small and large. The customer service is amazing and the knowledge they have is outstanding. The coffee isn't bad either. Many thanks to Marcus and the rest of the Bowler Hat team!!!

M. H.

Bowler Hat offer a range of digital marketing services, all of which are unrivalled in my opinion. There are plenty of agencies and consultants out there claiming to be experts when it comes to harnessing all things digital, but spend an hour with these guys are you'll realise that their knowledge and implementation is above and beyond what you will have seen elsewhere. Not only do I trust them with my own digital marketing, but I recommend them to my own clients too.

J. H.

We hired Marcus to execute a link disavow and audit and to consult with us on our SEO approach. Although we are in the US and he is across the pond in the UK, he has been readily available for advice and counsel. I've personally learned a great deal from him and look forward to working with him and the team at Bowler Hat in the future.

W. K.

My company Adventure Graphics have worked with Marcus from Bowler Hat for a while now after bad experiences with other SEO Companies. We are either referring Bowler Hat to our existing clients or often working closely with them on website and design projects so the quality of the work is highly important as any problems would reflect badly on our business. We work with a lot of small businesses so budgets are not always huge but Marcus and the Bowler Hat team always provide a high quality service and more important generate results for our customers. The approach that always starts with an SEO audit or some basic consulting to assess what needs to be done and firm up a plan. At times when it seems like internet marketing is a minefield it is refreshing to find an SEO consultant that is not trying to overcharge you and that consistently delivers results. Highly Recommended.

H. M.

I have worked with Marcus Miller on four websites now. He and his team have always done a great job, developing sites that are attractive and accessible for users and that are optimised for search engines and that work across multiple platforms. This is all done at very reasonable rates because they is good at adapting Wordpress to meet a variety of needs. Marcus is also very patient at explaining different aspects of Wordpress to novices.

J. L.

I had to make changes to my existing website due to coding issues & Bowler Hat analysed the issues giving me a couple of options and were upfront with the work that would need to be done with relevant costings. They delivered a great result and have had a great after care service. A pleasure to work with!

R. C.

I would like to say big thank you to Frank Innes for your amazing, professional and incredibly fast service I experienced with you. Laura was very friendly on phone to arrange appointment and when Adrian came to my property he was very professional and I could see that he knows his job very well. 🌟🌟🌟You guys are The Best!!!!!! 🌟🌟🌟 Thank you again Radek

N. L. M. a. P. T. H. L.

We had a site built for us by a local web developer and whilst it looked okay we could not find it on Google so were worried that our customers would have the same problem. We spoke to Marcus and Ryan from BowlerHat who reviewed the site for us and pointed out several problems which were a little out of our area of understanding but it certainly did not seem good. Bowler Hat provided us with a service that they called Found for £250 a month and in that package they rebuilt our site from scratch and explained that they had done that using WordPress. They also explained that they had optimised the site so we would have more visibility in local search. Now, we don't really understand what they have done, but what we do know is that only six weeks later if you search for the keywords we wanted to target we come up first in many cases. We also sometimes come up twice on the same page and also there are lots of other listings like Yell and Qype that come up and also link to us. Ryan continues to help us and explain how they are continuing to improve things and we seem to be above other people who have been running a similar business in the same area for quite a while longer than us as we have just started up. Ultimately, the real proof here is that we are getting several calls from the website every day now and we have had more business from the website than from our flyers or newspaper adverts and it costs us less to do this! Really happy with the work done and just feel glad that we found Bowler Hat and got rid of our last guy as they really know what they are doing with this confusing SEO business.

C. H.

With Google constantly updating its algorithms with the Penguin and Panda updates being the latest ones, its been a real challenge for myself to find a trust worthy white hat SEO company, most "white hat" companies out there advertising themselves are in fact using dodgy tactics like spinning a single blog post to hundreds of directories, this is just one example of "white hat" SEO companies harming your website's rankings. I have recently started using Bowler Hats SEO consultant services for my website after doing thorough research of-coarse, I must say that I could not be any happier with my choice, I have finally found a company that actually cares about me as a client and my business's growth - I only wish I found them sooner.

J. H.

Whitegates Estate Agents Broughton Astley have acted for me in the selling of two houses, they have been very professional, the staff are very pleasant and keep you fully up to date with the progress of the sale. On both occasions the houses sold within 36 hrs of being on the market. I would certainly use the company again, far more superior than other estate agents that I have encountered.

C. F.

Marcus and his team are a breath of fresh air to work with. Over the years I've exhausted many SEO companies with average results, Marcus is very down to earth, speaks in a language that you understand and beyond this, he without doubt knows his craft as an experienced SEO consultant in Birmingham, it's a joy to be consulted by him where others have simply failed.

G. R.

Marcus sorted out my webhosting and e-mails for my business and recently updated some site security features. As always helpful, approachable and available to deal with anything that crops up. Costs are pretty reasonable too!

J. H.

I recently encountered some technical problems with my website that were having a major impact with Google. Bowler Hat investigated, found the issues and fixed them, giving me knowledgeable feedback and a price for the work, before going ahead. I'd highly recommend and will use them in the future.

K. M.

I have worked with Marcus and the Bowlerhat team for 2 years in my role as Marketing Manager at The Custard Factory, during which they have looked after all our SEO and run highly successful targeted pay per click campaigns. The results they have achieved have been truly fantastic Our organic search visibility is the highest it has ever been and the PPC campaigns have increased attendance at our events and generated high quality leads that have helped us to achieve our business goals. Marcus always explains things in plain English in a way I can understand and talks through all the options so I can make an informed decision about how to achieve the maximum impact from the budget. Crucially, they are also a pleasure to work with – a lovely, friendly team who I always look forward to having meetings with. I couldn’t rate them more highly.

K. M. D.

After being tasked with a SEO fix to a branding issue I approached Marcus for some advice. He took the time to look over my dilemma, offering his expertise and guidance on how best to proceed. An exemplary service which I would recommend to all - Thank you !!

Z. K.

Oxygen is awesome! Been in my place for almost a year now and appreciate the assistance and support my property manager AJ provides - great company, amazing staff!!

O. G.

I was looking for a local SEO consultant for some time when I stumbled across Bowler hat in Birmingham. I'm glad I did. The service is second to none and to fate the results have been impressive. I would recommend them to any business looking for a search engine optimisation service.

G. S. P.

Having used a number of SEO companies over the years, we have found Bowler Hat's SEO Consultancy to be head and shoulders above the rest in terms of results and integrity. So what is an SEO consultant? I asked the same question! But now I understand it to be an organisation that doesn't hide what they are doing on your site, only for you to find the results are artificial and your site to eventually get black listed. Instead we have been offered advice on ranking our website highly for Birmingham terms and phrases and the results are simply to see. Nothing complicated, no jargon to confuse us, just good, simple and honest SEO advice. By far the best SEO consultants in Birmingham if not the UK! Thank you Bowler Hat

S. L.

Dr. Webb is exceptional. Once in awhile, you meet someone that really stands out. Dr. Webb is one on these people. Great care, very conscientious (and no pain). Dr. Webb is the best!

B. B.

Marcus was very helpful with my website. I would definitely recommend him with any help you may need. Thank you so much Marcus for all your help Rebekah with Bare Skin Soaps

D. B.

We have used this company for 5+ years. They are wonderful to work with. They make the process from beginning to end extremely easy. All paperwork is compliant and done by them. Highly recommend.

T. F.

Marcus helped us to build our website five years ago and continues to assist us in the maintenance of it. We have found him to be very knowledgeable, professional and helpful.

S. B.

We have worked with Marcus on a highly technical SEO challenge for a specific product and have found his market knowledge, expertise and insights invaluable.

J. M.

Contacted Ryan after reading one of his blogs for some advise and unlike other SEO companies he gave me the advise for free. Top lad highly recommended.

A. B.

Marcus was extremely knowledgable, responsive and professional. I would definitely recommend his services!

M. W.

From the initial brief, right through to the launch, Andrew at Bowler Hat has been an accomplished, skilful and helpful guide. Thank you.

J. M.

I've recently had a new website built by bowlerhat and I'm over the moon with the results, they were very professional throughout the whole process and have carried it through with the aftercare, really pleased

G. I.

Bowler Hat have done a fabulous job on our website - it has a contemporary style, is uncluttered and generally makes sense!

F. M.

Hey Bowler Hat, thanks for your tips and advise. It was very helpful, a real time saver.

D. C.

Thank you for the boiler email text for inviting a google review, needed something simple, while also appreciated the customers business. Thanks

P. P.

We are happy with cooperation with the agency. Very good and honest communication. Nice and helpfull staff. Thank you.

R. H.

Thank you for super-amazing service. Very polite and professional staff. with outstanding communication. Very quick response, highly recommendable.

L. T.

Thank you for the really practical and easy tips! Keep up the good work!

R. B.

Thank you very much for your help in writing a review. Best....Ross

V. V.

Thank you for the information on your your article about leaving google reviews!! :D

B. O.

I've been searching for a google review link and email template. THANK YOU!!

Q. A.

Great article, it really helps. Thank you. :)

M. W.

Very helpful article. Thank you for sharing it :D

O. O.

Thanks so much for your wonderful service.

C. B.

Always a first class service and efficient friendly staff.

a. f.

Very helpful article. Thank you.

I. P.

Very helpful articles. THANK YOU :)

R. M.

Efficient in response to queries, terms and conditions outlined clearly.

D. R.

Very eager to help, very thorough and very friendly. Recommended!

J. C.

MS TERESA KIRBY WAS VERY VERY HELPFUL.

S. B.

Nice article about Google reviews ;)

J. B.

Marcus built our website and showed us how to get traffic from the search engines and since then we've benefited from potential customers from all over the world contacting us for information about our products. The site works extremely well and is easy to navigate. He's even set up an online shop on the site which has been a huge success and enables our products to be sold 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Thanks Bowler Hat...... J. Billington Director Charles Cantrill Ltd

A. B.

Great help in getting a link

J. M.

Very good service

a. k.

Great article!

P. P.

Great article

J. C.

Amazing and professional staff

M. T. P.

Very caring and helpful

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