BBP Midlands Media Pack 2014

Media Pack 2014

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Target Audience 30,000 (minimum combined per edition postal and online versions) Additional annual distribution: 5,000 (annual extras: business centres, trade shows, events)

Taking an open and honest look at the fight that the SME faces to achieve success, BBP is bursting with inspiration, tips and advice to assist through the day-to-day struggles of the current climate.

Our informative content is always styled and designed to make for a light and easy read, including key articles from successful businesses about their past, present and future aspirations. Among a multitude of informative business features, the title advises today’s SMEs on how they can discover and then build on their achievements. BBP has become an invaluable tool for entrepreneurs and SMEs in their inaugural three years of business throughout the region.

As well as the hard copy, the magazine is available free as a digital issue, bringing all the content to the screens of busy entrepreneurs on the go. Our reader database has been created specifically for and by the magazine, and is continuously updated, not just bought in like so many others in the market. Each name has been hand-picked to ensure the magazine lands right on the desk or inbox of top decision makers throughout the region, so you can be sure that your company, its products and services, will be presented to the right audience.

Breakdown by sector:

Breakdown by role:

business services/activities

48%

managing director

manufacturing

24%

other directors

retail/wholesale

17%

proprietors/owners

financial services

10%

managers

10%

construction

1%

others

10%

communications

5%

consumer services

2%

public sector

27% 19% 15% 12%

Breakdown by postcode: LE

WV

HR

WS

GL

WR

DY

TF

DE

ST

CV

NN

B

NG

5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0

72 percent of our targeted distribution is director level, and each edition is distributed to in excess of 26,000 key decision makers of SMEs, new business and startups throughout the region.

The magazine is designed specifically for SMEs and new businesses in their early years, and as such is packed with practical advice and current success stories to help business owners formulate their own success strategy. This striking magazine is distributed as a free subscription, distributed in both hard copy and digital format to key individuals all across the region.

Within each edition we publish exciting editorial features, business advice, interviews with well-known celebrity entrepreneurs, and relevant business figures. This rich and exiting content ensures quality of readership and provides a fantastic platform from which to promote your business.

The magazine aims to keep industry professionals up-to-date, with all the latest products, events and industry-related comment.

BBP Regions 2014 Call our Team 01905 723 430 or visit www.bbpmedia.co.uk

Forward Features 2014

We hope to cover these topics in our upcoming editions.

March Features Close: 21st February Published: 14th March

April Features Close: 21st March Published: 11th April

May Features Close: 18th April Published: 9th May

June Features Close: 23rd May Published: 13th June

July Features Close: 20th June Published: 11th July

August Features Close: 18th July Published: 8th August

September Features Close: 22nd August Published: 12th September

October Features Close: 19th September Published: 10th October

November Features Close: 17th October Published: 7th November

Your big idea, how to get started and evaluating demand Sources of Business Funding Export feature Finding the right premises – Purchase/Lease, Build/Convert, Serviced, and to what extent Effective Recruitment Transport – The Lease Purchase Equation How to protect your big idea Grants, and what’s available – Start UPs, Technology, Innovation The “Grey” Pound Facilities Management Training Fleet Management Advice, and where to turn Sources of Business Funding Export feature Technology for Business – IT/Telecomms Apprenticeships Vehicle Security When to expand Recent Government legislation Advertising/ media Security Motivating your Team Changes and Challenges within the Haulage Industry When to sell your business Sources of Business Funding Do your Research Plant and Equipment Lease or Purchase Conferences Are your Business Practices costing the Earth?

Managing risk Recent Legislation Exhibitions Office interior design and layout Women in Business Delivering the Goods The Art of Delegation Sources of business Funding Marketing via Social Media Making the best use of your assets Managing Redundancies Fleet Maintenance Why other companies would rather buy yours than start their own Recent legislation Thinking outside the box; other ways to reach your target audience Upturn in the Commercial Property market Team Building Warehousing Franchising Investment Packaging Moving Production Overseas The Work Christmas party Shipping and Containers

Call our Team 01905 723 430 or visit www.bbpmedia.co.uk

Midlands Advertising Rates Size (Width x Height)

Standard Rate (per insertion)

Discount Rate (3+ insertions)

Double Page Spread

Bleed: 426mm x 303mm Trim: 420mm x 297mm Type area (per page): 190mm x 270mm

£1,250.00

£2,995.00

Full Page Advert

Bleed: 216mm x 303mm Trim: 210mm x 297mm Type area: 190mm x 270mm

£895.00

£2,195.00

Full Page IBC / IFC

Bleed: 216mm x 303mm Trim: 210mm x 297mm Type area: 190mm x 270mm

£995.00

£2,495.00

Half Page Portrait

91mm x 270mm

£495.00

£1,195.00

Half Page Landscape

190mm x 130mm

£445.00

£1,095.00

Quarter Page

91mm x 130mm

£345.00

£895.00

Banner Advert

190mm x 40mm

£295.00

£825.00

Eighth Page

91mm x 65mm

£225.00

£555.00

Display Advert

91mm x 40mm

£165.00

£425.00

Directory Advert

60mm x 16mm

£195.00 (for 11 insertions)

Please Note Prices include setting of supplied, print ready artwork. Adverts are to be supplied as pre-set PDF files. They must be CMYK and high-resolution (Min 300dpi), All fonts and images must be embedded. Please flatten all transparency. BBP reserves the right to charge as stated below for artwork supplied outside of these formats. If artwork is a problem, we do offer a design service at very reasonable rates below.

Advert Design Service Full Page:

£55.00

Half Page: Quarter Page: Eighth Page: Display Advert:

£45.00 £35.00 £25.00 £15.00

Please Note All images supplied for adverts and features which we design must be supplied in high-resolution pdf, tiff, jpeg or eps formats, with a minimum resolution of 300dpi @100%. Should BBP design your advert, a print locked low resolution pdf version of your advert can be supplied on request. If you require a printable high resolution pdf to be supplied an additional £55 artwork release fee will be charged.

Current Special Offers Advertorial Profile Full page which is a direct advertisement, designed in an editorial style containing photos and logos - Approx. 500 words.

£695.00

Half Page Deal Full page to include; editorial of generic client interest and a direct Half Page Landscape advertisement - Approx. 250 words.

£545.00

Quarter Page Deal Full page to include; editorial of generic client interest and a direct Quarter Page Landscape advertisement - Approx. 400 words.

£445.00

All prices effective from 1st Feb 2014 and are subject to VAT at the usual rate