APL Media Reviews 145

Olivia and the team have provided excellent opportunities and support preparing advertising material in the national press.

I can only repeat what I wrote last year. For me APL Media is Olivia Harper and Olivia Harper is wonderful.

Nothing else to say.

Very kind and professional team who listened to our needs and adjusted their service towards our needs. We will definitely work together again!

We started 4 years ago to advertise our property in National Geographic. Their innovative approach to travel advertising gives travelers a firsthand view of what it’s like to be a tourist at various destinations. For me, it’s all about partnership and trust. In a reputable magazine like National Geographic, people will trust what they see, and our hotel will benefit as a result. As one of the leading establishments in Zanzibar, it is important to associate ourselves with a magazine that has been around for a long time, so people recognize its value. It is difficult to measure in a short time the return in term of bookings, but we believe, that committing to a long-term campaign of advertising can build your recognition over time and be extremely profitable. Looking forward to many more years of collaboration. Thank you!

We have collaborated with Danny and APL Media the last 3 years in different projects. We can give our stongest recommendation. Danny and his team grasp quickly the inderstanding of our business an needs. They deliver everyting on time and with the highest quality.

We will for sure continue our collaboration and are looking forward to the next project.

Please reach out if you want more information.

Kind regards
Tormod Tvinnereim
Owner/Director
Villa Heidi Norway

I have had the pleasure of collaborating with the APL Media team for over 12 years, primarily with Mr. Danny Pegg and the production team. Their consistent demonstration of exceptional efficiency and professionalism has been commendable. Throughout the years, Danny has consistently provided valuable insights on relevant publications and marketing opportunities tailored to the resorts or products we promote, particularly in regions such as Tanzania or the Maldives.
This strategic guidance has significantly contributed to enhancing visibility and brand recognition, particularly within the UK and international markets.
Furthermore, the team across various departments, including the credit department & production, has been supportive in following up to ensure we meet our deadlines. This consistent effort has strengthened our partnership over the years.

APL really understands my clients, the product and the demographic they want to attract, and so come up with great strategic media solutions for publications that are on brand, and focused at the very audience my clients want to promote to.

With quality titles in the portfolio I know my clients are happy with the publications, the reach, and of course the content look and feel is exactly how they would want to promote themselves.

Danny who manages my client portfolio is great to work with, he is creative, super speedy and very professional. He knows exactly what will work for my clients and is mindful of the budgets I have to work with.

Easy to work with and speedy in responses yet still professional. They are super helpful and give clear information about deadlines and specifications for any artwork or editorials.
Also after publications we are receiving a copy of the magazine without fail and if it for once does not arrive, they will assist in re-sending another copy without issues or follow-up.

Great team to work with!

It has been a pleasure working with Olivia and her team.I have found the work extremely rewarding.I have found APL very professional and they have good skills to bring out the best in the contents.
The approach to the finished product has been of the highest standard and I have been always impressed with the subtle changes they make to make the content stand out.
I look forward to working with this great team in the future.

Outstanding client communication at all times. Great heart and compassion made me feel like I was working with extended family. Thanks especially to Danny and Christopher!

Tired of being contacted almost weekly by their sales teams email. I have asked a few times to be removed from the mailing list but they refuse to do so or do not read their emails. The advertising in a newspaper does not work and is incredibly expensive for no sales leads. PLEASE REMOVE ME AND MY COMPANY FROM YOUR INCESSANT EMAILS

Tired of still receiving constant sales emails despite having asked not to be contacted anymore several times. No unsubscribe on their emails so I assume they are ignoring me. Always 'last minute deals' or 'late availability'. Always a different sales executive that contacts me and tries a slightly different tactic. If you have to try so hard an aren't listening, I'm sceptical of the service.

APL offered us a rapid turnaround and were hugely responsive and clear in the buildup to a Christmas campaign. It was a pleasure to work with Natalie and the team, and I would gladly recommend them.

Working with APL these past three years has been a real pleasure! The team are always professional, friendly and responsive and we have established a strong working relationship, leading to to good outcomes for my business.

I get so many cold calls about advertising it takes up an irritating amount of time, but wherever I've worked APL have always worked hard to understand the audience I'm trying to reach, my online and offline channel preferences, and my reporting expectations. This means that they call me with sensible proposals and it feels like they are invested in helping me find things that work. My main contacts are Kam and Anthony, but I've also found that the production team have been good communicators and are easy to work with.

I have a great working relationship with Kam Cherone of APL Media. He is very reliable and is always responsive. I enjoy working with him. :)

A really stressful experience - I've not used any other advertising companies before, so I have no benchmark to compare to, but I don't feel it should have entailed this level of phone calls and emails.

Background - I was approached by the company and after the first two calls straight after the other, I was left a voicemail saying that it was someone calling "with The Guardian". No mention of it being an advertising company, or the name of the company. When I called back, I was advised that it was for a mental health piece, and then given the costs for advertising with them. I realised then that it was a marketing call rather than someone writing for the Guardian as had been implied, but the person I spoke with was very enthusiastic and initially pleasant and I thought it sounded positive.

Less than 24 hours later, I let them know that I was unfortunately unable to go ahead with the work as we had just found out we had lost our funding for one of our projects due to budget cuts in the charity sector.

I received 3 calls, one after the other, several voicemails, and then an email stating I had to go ahead with the work as they work on a no cancellation policy.

I fully understand this policy, but this was before any work at all had been done on the piece as I had not yet sent them any materials. It wasn't so much the insistence of going ahead with the work, but the way the communication was carried out at what was already a very stressful time for our charity. No room for compromise, no empathy whatsoever.

Following that, I sent over the material, and then received several more emails about not forgetting to pay (this was before the deadline for payment had even passed). I emailed them to say I had paid and I have heard nothing since. No acknowledgement of payment, no thanks for working with them.

The irony of the supplement being for a mental health and wellbeing piece - I just found it a really unpleasant and intense experience.

Very disappointing experience. The traffic that came from the APL/Evening Standard campaign was just bad, with high bounce rates, low interactions and no conversions whatsoever. We were promised a catch-up and comprehensive report after the campaign was over. This also did not materialise, despite a couple of reminders from our end. I highly recommend taking your advertising budget elsewhere.

Everything was perfect - service, information, on time and great outcome. We were very happy and we will work with Maddie and her team again any time. Thanks for the great opportunity.