Ralph Jones has over 35 years of successful business practice, 15 in companies such as Smith & Nephew, Wella, McCains and Rentokil to managing director level and 20 plus in strategy, marketing and training consulting.

Ralph advises on all aspects of strategy, vital to get right in good and particularly, bad times. His expertise covers from setting out an organisational vision, planning, market positioning and change management to restructuring and business development.

He is a marketing expert in product, branding, services and market development, including research/feasibility studies and brand/marketing asset valuation.

His skills include direct selling and marketing techniques, e-marketing, sales force effectiveness - targeting, control, motivation, training and development and importantly, customer relationship management (CRM).

Ralph has an enviable track record of success in coaching, mentoring and training owner managers and business teams in organisations from SMEs to multinationals and the public sector.

Accreditations

• Accredited Consultant National Business Link Consultants Register
• Investors In People Interim Licence Holder (IIIb)
• Chartered Institute of Marketing Accredited/Preferred Consultant
• Merseyside Arts, Culture & Media Enterprise Consultant
• Business Link North West Approved Supplier
• B.L. York and N Yorks Leadership and Management Intermediary
• Manufacturing Institute Practitioner and Trainer
• Manufacturing Advisory Service West Midlands Associate
  
• MoD (Defence Business Learning) Approved Trainer
• Eliesha Training / Plymouth College / Group 4 Accredited Trainer
• Bolton University Business School Associate Consultant and Lecturer
• Lancaster University CETAD (Centre for Training and Development) Consultant Trainer
• Lancaster University Department of Continuing Education Tutor
• Lancaster University Management School Associate (IEE & Management Development Depts.)
• University of Central Lancashire Business School Associate
• Welsh Development Agency Approved Consultant for:
   - Mid Wales Business Development Consultancy Scheme
   - Tourism Partnership
   - Winning Business
   - Fit to Win