Testimonials
Health
“Great communication and plain english are key in building a successful relationship between Trust and patient. Cognac, using their 'big picture' methodology, can work with you to effectively communicate anything from upcoming reforms, to why both patients and doctors should choose your hospital."
- Dr Naaz Coker, Chair St Georges Healthcare NHS Trust, South London
Strategy
“One Giant Step is a complex project to communicate rapidly. The investors we are talking to are busy people and we needed to be able to explain the big picture and capture their attention fast. People understand and get excited about what we are achieving. We are therefore getting strong support, as well as relevant introductions."
- Chris Rose, CEO, One Giant Step Foundation
Projects & Change
“Our big picture allowed us to communicate clearly across language and cultural differences to capture, communicate and ultimately close a strategic piece of business for Parallel Thinking with our Italian customer, SIA. Which has resulted in a close strategic alliance and us jointly selling millions of Euros of business."
- Chris Jones, CEO, Parallel Thinking Europe
Sales
"Getting the big picture created was the best marketing money we have ever spent. It has enabled us to explain the concept to potential clients quickly so that we spend our time with clients discussing their situation and solutions rather than educating them on the issues at hand. We’ve been able to grow the business quickly using a unique concept which has meant that recipients remember us and exactly what we offer.”
- Mike Stalley, Founder & CEO, Fiscal Reps
"Having a big picture has helped us close at least a dozen deals worth £1/4 million in fees because the client 'got it'”
- Paul Sherman, Managing Director, Broaden Ltd
Internal Communication
“Having Cognac look at us objectively, and being quite brutal with what should be in and what should be out, left us with a truly perfect 10 minute overview of what OFSCI offers and how our members fit into the bigger picture."
- Paul Heathcote, OFSCI
Policy
“Cognac are a breeze to work with, and their efforts to distill and get to the core of the communication issues are tireless. They took time to look after us and do not rest until all involved are satisfied.”
- Rachael Anderton, Communication Director, Young Enterprise
Human Resources
“Candidates always have a "Wow!" reaction and are able to quickly understand the overall process - speeding up the induction process.
We are now able to convey what we do in an relevant and interesting way and we have already committed to using big pictures in two other areas of our business."
- Nathan Sage, COO, Retail Performance Specialists Ltd