IFA testimonials

"I find IFAP media services excellent; they provide us with the opportunity to provide comment to the media on a range of topics and specialties that we deal with. As a Chartered Financial Planner comment usually encompasses generic and holistic financial planning. Overall an excellent service and one we are proud to be a part of."

Keith G Churchouse APFS
Director
Churchouse Financial Planning Limited

"IFAP Media Services has been a revelation for me and my business in terms of perception. One of the best things I have done since becoming an IFA is join the IFAP site. I have been able to get decent coverage over the last year in the media, most notably an entire page in the Evening Standard.

The requests come thick and fast and the only downside is the fact that some of the opportunities go so quickly. I have seen a lot of great articles from other IFAs I know also and they would agree with me."

Adrian Kidd
Mint Financial Services

"IFAP media services is the ultimate information dating agency for financial journalists.

IFAP Media Services is fast, efficient and impartial; it is an excellent service."

Tom McPhail
Head of Pensions Research
Hargreaves Lansdown

"IFAP Media Services is an excellent, mutually beneficial service for journalists and financial planners alike. We provide comprehensive advice to our clients (investments, pensions, IHT, tax planning, mortgages, insurance and so on) and find that journalists appreciate this breadth of knowledge. IFAP Media Services gives them a “one stop shop” to source expert comment on a wide range of articles/research ideas."

Jason Witcombe
Evolve Financial Planning

"I think IFAP Media Services is an ideal way to enable IFAs to update journalists on key issues in financial services so that they can better inform consumers. Partly thanks to IFAP we know what journalists are looking for and have been able to contribute more effectively to the ethical investment debate - our speciality - and a range of other topics that affect ordinary investors."

Brigid Benson
Director
The Gaeia Partnership Ltd

"I am always pleased to see an enquiry from IFAP Media Services and have volunteered my help for various publications over time.

I think it’s a powerful resource to enable the collective expertise within our profession to be tapped for the benefit of consumers. I believe that the more knowledge people have, the better the quality of decisions that they will make. It is our duty to help everybody in this respect.

I believe that anything that raises the profile and trust of advisers can only be good for our business."

Tony Catt
Independent Financial Adviser

"IFAP Media Services give us valuable exposure across a variety of media including the national press and the internet. We find that this type of activity is far more fruitful than conventional advertising and a great deal cheaper."

Christopher Wicks
Associate Director
The Alexander Beard Group plc

"Whilst Baronworth (Investment Services) Ltd is an Independent (in the true sense of the word) Financial Advisers and cover the whole of the market, we are known as specialists in the Guaranteed Bond and structured product arena. Thanks to IFAP Media Services we receive continuous enquiries from journalists who are looking for help and/or comment on these types of products.

I also am involved with both radio and television broadcasting. Again, thanks to IFAP Media Services I was co-presenter in a short series for BBC3. I have just been approached in connection with a pilot for a new series involving a high profile personality. It is fair to say that without IFAP Media Services the press coverage and media exposure would be far less."

Kind regards.

Colin Jackson
Baronworth Ltd

"IFAP Media Services enables you to quickly source independent and unbiased views and comments from financial advisers throughout the country. It enables small firms like mine to get media exposure without having to rely on a large Public Relations budget."

James Clancy
Clancy's Financial Planning

"Whilst I advise on most financial subjects, I specialise in Mortgages, Term Assurance, Critical Illness cover and Investment Bonds, and am often approached by journalists (courtesy of IFAP Media Services) to provide comments on these subjects.

I am frequently involved in TV & Radio broadcasting and have been on "Real Story" with Fiona Bruce and BBC's "Weekend Breakfast" again courtesy of IFAP Media Services.

If at all possible, I will always try to assist IFAP Media Services with comments and features.

I believe IFAP Media Services has made most of the above possible."

Kind regards

Michael Brill
Baronworth Ltd

"IFAP Media Services is an invaluable resource for IFAs seeking to build their media profile. Its tireless work sourcing media opportunities for IFA comment makes it a relative breeze for IFAs to get their company’s name in front of a very wide audience. They also do a sterling job promoting the benefits of independent advice."

Justin Modray
Head of Communications
Bestinvest Brokers plc

"I am contacted frequently by all sorts of journalists, from National dailies down to Women’s magazines. I find the interaction invaluable for two main reasons:

1. It's nice to be able to show the media that not all IFAs have horns and a tail and are about to run off with your wallet.

2. I am happy to help journalists who may struggle with detail or concept of what is after all a fairly specialist topic. I find that the journalists I speak to are anxious to get the detail and facts right as well as gaining a better insight into the particular subject. How it works, how it doesn't work, its advantages and drawbacks and generally how it is perceived. Anything in the interests of accuracy AND a good story!"

Harry Katz
Norwest Consultants

"The regular flow of varied requests for help from journalists is encouraging. IFAP Media Services is certainly a useful resource for busy IFAs keen to be involved in the media."

Arnold Wills
Director
Jelf Private Clients

"IFAP Media Services offers an excellent source of leads to place IFA clients into the national, trade and consumer media. Most national newspapers and quality trade magazines source expert comment through IFAP Media Services and this is testimony to the speed with which it can respond and the breadth of sector commentators available via its network of contacts."

- PR Consultant representing a bespoke wealth management specialist.

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