GLOUCESTERSHIRE’S MOST LOVED LOCAL BUSINESS UNVEILED
Cheltenham photography firm, Two Front Teeth, is not only the Most Loved small local business in Gloucestershire but also the seventh most popular business in the UK, according to a massive nationwide search run by TheBestOf to find the best local shops and companies in towns and cities across the UK.
The results of the 2 week campaign reveal that Two Front Teeth based at 55 Selkirk Street, Cheltenham, attracted a massive 305 personal recommendations from satisfied customers who raved about its stunning photos and wonderful, professional service. This made it not only the local winner but also placed it seventh among the 30,000 UK-wide businesses nominated within the campaign.
Two Front Teeth is owned by John Moore, a Cheltenham resident for nine years. John set up the business seven years ago. Originally a commercial photographer, he started the business after friends saw photos he had taken of his children, and requested he photograph their children too. The business just grew from there.
John says: "We have been overwhelmed with not only the number of testimonials, but maybe more importantly the content. Our customers have written from the heart, and not just scribbled a couple of lines down. Some of these testimonials have really stuck in my mind. It has been a busy couple of weeks, but very rewarding.”
The 305 recommendations bestowed on the photography business during the 14 day campaign included praise for its ‘terrific natural images’ ‘ability to capture personalities’ and the way John made the whole experience ’painless – delivering photos that look fab’.
“John is running a superb business, and should be rightly proud – but to be honest what’s been underscored again and again in this campaign is just how many fantastic local businesses there are in the UK today. These business owners and their staff are the life-blood of our economy and it’s tremendous that they’ve been shown so much love. We’ve been absolutely blown away by the response from the people of Cheltenham who wrote so many glowing testimonials in support of local businesses”, says Simon Bullingham from TheBestOf Cheltenham.
The ‘14 Days of Love’ campaign from TheBestOf generated over 138,000 testimonials from the length and breadth of the country. More than 30,000 businesses drawn from almost 400 towns and spanning every business type - from hairdressers, tattoo artists, fitness instructors and bridal stores through to bouncy castles, accountants, architects, solicitors - even dentists and funeral directors – all received nominations from adoring customers.
Nigel Botterill CEO of TheBestOf commented “Small business owners have kept our economy going over the last 18 months. They employ millions of people, provide services that we all use and can have a massive impact on our quality of life – whether it’s delivering to customers out of hours, calling on older customers to check they’re ok or simply looking after their customers brilliantly. In fact in our research one in five people say there is a small local firm they just can’t live without. We wanted to give people the chance to throw the spotlight on these superb small businesses – and they have!”
The Top 10 most loved businesses in Gloucestershire are:
Place Business Town/Area (Testimonials)
1st Two Front Teeth Cheltenham (305)
2nd Tigger's Nurseries Stroud (268)
3rd The Miners Arms Forest of Dean (263)
4th Spice Lodge Cheltenham (196)
5th Love The Salon Cheltenham (167)
6th The Farmers Cheltenham (131)
7th Cotswold Spice North Cotswolds (126)
8th Joot Hair & Beauty Cheltenham (120)
9th 288 Bar & Wok Cheltenham (114)
10th Express Removals Gloucester (108)
A full list of the top 20 most loved businesses in Gloucestershire can be seen at www.thebestof.co.uk/loveometer.
For more information about the campaign, to interview someone from TheBestOf, or a business in the top 20 contact:
Louise Findlay-Wilson, Hannah Aspey or Hallane Hill at Energy PR on 01993 823011 or email louise@energypr.co.uk Hannah@energypr.co.uk Hallane@energypr.co.uk