His range of contacts and friends in the media, government and business is impressive but it is what he does with them that is even more impressive.
- Dr Greg Barton, Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies, Hawaii, USA

In the growing issues management area, John is highly qualified and experienced to chart a course likely to minimise damage and maximise gain.
- Paul Holper, Executive Officer, CSIRO CLIMATE

Through his media and public affairs skills, astute recognition of relevant issues, diplomacy and strategic thinking John has played a significant role in building relationships between Australia and S.E. Asia – especially in the area of education, health and the corporate sector.
- Wimar Witoelar,  Chairman, InterMatrix Communications, Jakarta

Monthly web hits for Energized Kids peaked at 13,677 from a start of 112.  These hits showed distinctive spikes that correlated to the various strategies devised and implemented by John Allin & Associates during the year.
- Craig Heskett, Director, Energized Kids, mobile gymnasium 

John is able to come to grips with important and sometimes complex health issues and then devise and implement strategies to communicate messages in appealing ways so that the required public awareness is achieved.
- Prof John Catford,  Dean, Health & Behavioural Sciences, Deakin University 

John can maximise the benefits of positive news and minimise the damage caused by negative issues. This is a rare skill and derives from his deep experience in all aspects of the news media from both sides of the fence.
- Michael Smith, chairman Inside Public Relations, former editor ‘The Age’

John has a passion and gift for making complex areas easy to understand.  He was able to comprehend quickly the importance of our research into rare genetic disorders of copper metabolism.  He helped me translate these advances in a way that would help convince potential donors and funding agencies that the research had a wider implication than the apparently narrow focus on one or two genetic diseases.
- Professor Julian Mercer, Alfred Deakin Professor and Director of the Centre of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Deakin University.

John Allin has a unique way of thinking through the possibilities and then creating the opportunities to open the way for positive publicity.  His connections and media and PR knowledge make him a valued person for people and companies - and even adventurers - to have as a colleague, consultant, associate and friend.
- Jesse  Martin, Australian adventurer

John’s understanding of the education environment and its imperatives, his energy, commitment, enthusiasm, public relations expertise and political and community connections have boosted the school’s profile significantly. Consequently, positive media opportunities over the past eight years have been constant and the school is richer for this exposure.
- Stan Oakley, Principal, Tucker Road Primary School, Bentleigh, Victoria

Through this complex maze of often competing requirements John Allin and Associates wrote and arranged all of the communications to stakeholders and media releases in a beautifully written, timely and concise manner.
- John Dryden, director and senior consultant, cmm consultancy

John Allin’s writing skills are first-rate, and -- from his vast experience on the “inside” – he knows how to create media interest in an issue and then develop it thoughtfully as the story unfolds.
- Bob Kearsley, Executive Producer News, GTV 9