Direct Marketing Machine, Orange Beetle is driven, directed and guided by the man the 'God father' of Direct Marketing – Jay Conrad Levinson – called 'GENIUS' … This is acclaimed marketing man Alan Forrest Smith.

Here's Alan's quick story.

At the age of 10 Alan started his first business painting old bikes for friends on the housing estate where he lived. By the age of 11 he had bought an old sewing machine and created his second business tailoring trousers for prison wardens and school friends.

At the age of 15 Alan had started another money making scheme cutting hair and charging his friends and family for the service.

At the age of 16 Alan got his first full-time job as a Landscape Gardener. By the age of 20 Alan then became a hairdresser and by 1989 Alan opened his first hairdressing salon.

This is where Alan's marketing skills were discovered and honed enabling him to take his salon from new start-up to number one in a town of 35 salons in less than 18 months using low cost- high return very clever marketing strategies.

Around the year 1999 a handful of salon clients began to ask  Alan who was creating his marketing materials.

This was Alan's first opening into creating marketing materials for others willing to actually pay him for the service.

His first marketing client campaign brought a result of 47% response rate from a direct mailer which led to sales of over £800,000 within a 12 month period. The client had previously lost tens of thousands in trying and having a go at marketing. Alan cut costs, created ultra effective direct marketing campaign that resulted in sales and made his first marketing client very happy.

This led to more and more clients asking Alan for his newly discovered marketing services.

By 2004 word had spread via the web, this led to Alan training others in places as far as Austrailia, New Zealand, USA and many other locations all over the Earth. 

By 2010 Alan has spoken to well over 25,000 people all over the World and held his own weekend marketing intensives annually to huge acclaim.

And The Name Orange Beetle Came From!

Going to back Alan's early days in marketing.

Alan's car was an old 1976 1303S Volkswagon Beetle in Orange. People would call him and say … 'are you the guy with the old orange beetle?' … hence the name.

Today Alan has a reputation of working only with the very, very best clients and partners using only marketing that can be measured so as to maximize your results every time.

Today Alan is a recognized International speaker, Author, Marketing Genius, Visionary, Iconoclastic Leader for the 21st Century.