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Held at a different stunning location each month, Grapevine gives you the chance to share contacts and ideas with other like-minded local businesses, in a relaxed and friendly environment.
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Welcome to your 2013 edition of
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The A List is the definitive guide to the very best businesses and services in Bromley and beyond, brought to you by Vine Publishing. In addition to The A List, we also publish Vine magazine in Sevenoaks (see p. 24), a free, premium magazine serving the upmarket Sevenoaks region, and we are also a full-service agency, offering a range of innovative and commercially focused creative services designed to increase your business’ profitability. Flick through the pages to discover more about what we do, meet the team who all make it happen and hear from the clients we’ve worked with. Don’t forget you can drop us a line Monday-Friday 9am-6pm on 01732 764500 or reach us any time at hello@vinedigital.co.uk.
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aunched in 2007 by Owen Hunnam, then aged 21, Vine magazine is the biggest quality community lifestyle magazine in the upmarket Sevenoaks region. Every month Vine delivers an engaging mix of interesting, exciting and intelligent local content. It is a pioneer brand for a powerful new trend in media - “freemium” magazines: free and premium and has been short-listed for five prestigious awards since its launch. With a reach of over 37,500 committed readers in the 10th richest town in the UK, hundreds of leading local and international brands have used Vine as an affordable platform to communicate to high spending Sevenoaks adults.
Y O U R FAV O U R I T E SEVENOAKS MAGAZINE
Current Circulation:
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Launch date:
June 2007
Launch circulation:
10,000
Readership:
37,500+
Target Reader:
ABC1 Sevenoaks adults aged 30-69
Pagination range:
64-80
Frequency:
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Editorial/ advertising ratio:
60:40
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What does the future hold for Vine?
timeline
We’ve seen Vine grow so rapidly as a company since it started in 2007 and we plan to expand even further with the aim to become a Londonbased agency. As much as we love our rural lakeside location, opening an additional London office will enable us to help a wider range of businesses and give us access to the very best talent in the industry. .
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21-year-old Owen Hunnam drops out of university and starts Vine from his bedroom
After five months of research, development and a lot of late nights, Vine launches with a circulation of 10,000 and a lot of nice comments
Owen Hunnam is shortlisted for the Kent Young Entrepreneur of the Year award, part of the KEiBA awards. Vine also celebrates reaching the top 25 of the HSBC Start Up Star Awards
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We move offices from Stonepitts Farm a mile down the road to bigger facilities next to a lake on the beautiful St Clere Estate in Heaverham, Kemsing JAN 2010 NOV 2010
Vine launches The A List, a guide to the star businesses in Sevenoaks, with a circulation of 45,000 copies delivered to every home in Sevenoaks by Royal Mail
Owen joins forces with Charlie de Rusett to form an ambitious growth strategy for the business
Owen moves out of his bedroom and into a new office space, one of the oldest Strawberry Farms in D r o p Farm yo u rin bSeal r a n d o n t o 9 5 ,0 0 0 LO CA L DO O RM ATS w i th T he A L i s t Kent, Stonepitts
What does your day involve? A mixture of working with clients and key accounts to develop and implement marketing strategies. Helping to devise internal strategies for our own businesses and managing and inspiring our team. I oversee the editorial and creative output and often take part in face-to-face networking and speak at events throughout the South East and London.
MEET THE TEAM Name: Owen Hunnam Role: Publishing Director Previous Experience: Graphic design and media, business management
Owen Hunnam
Founder & Publishing
Director
What has been a significant moment since starting Vine? Definitely collaborating with Charlie, working in a team allows you to do so much more. Also being a keynote speaker at a TED event and being a finalist in the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award twice.
Name: Charlie de Rusett Role: Chief Executive
are more opportunities to help new businesses. We will also be developing our own internet products.
Previous Experience: Working for a hedge fund as an analyst, studying how businesses have succeeded and failed
Charlie de Rusett Chief Executive
What does the future hold for Vine? We hope to operate a wider range of services and look at locations where there
NOV 2011 MAR 2011
The A List launches in Bromley with 58,000 copies, bringing the number of The A List publications to four
Head of Design Matt Handley joins the Vine team
Vine relaunches website as www.vinedigital.co.uk JAN 2011
What has been your biggest challenge? It’s sometimes difficult to stay focused on the short-term and long-term goals of the business at the same time.
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he web development and design team here at Vine have worked on a number of startup and re-launch websites. From garden centres and pubs to butchers and salons, our team have experience in applying their skills to a spectrum of businesses. Building your website with us is stress-free; you won’t find gimmicks, tacky templates or confusing jargon with our friendly and professional team there to guide you through the process. Our content management system allows you to update and modify your website with ease, whenever you like and E-commerce and shopping cart systems with integrated card payment access are set up for you too. Also part of the package is professional shooting and production of HD promo videos of your business, brand or event. Why not get in touch for a free ideas brainstorm with one of our directors to discuss how we can revitalise your brand on the web?
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Hotwax associates Sevenoaks based mobile discotheque, Hotwax Associates wanted a cleaner and more contemporary website with a CMS facility. Vine redesigned the website to be image-led to showcase their previous events, the navigation was simplified and an integrated Twitter feed was installed. The site’s full CMS allows Hotwax to directly control their images, captions and text. When I first came to Vine our website needed a lot of work but the team were really great and allowed me to have as much input as I liked. We worked together to create what is now a graphically stunning website. I’m very happy with the way it’s turned out and have had many compliments from clients, it was definitely money well spent. Bradley Watson, Hotwax Associates www.hotwaxassociates.co.uk
MEET THE TEAM Name: Matthew Bull Role: Web Developer Previous Experience: Multimedia Technology Degree What does your day involve? Here at Vine, we specialise in collaborating designers and developers, so my role is based around interpreting the work that our designers produce, to ensure we develop websites that both look The A stunning andList perform brilliantly. I also keep in touch with clients about the progress on their websites and how to use them.
Bring it on home Online vintage shop, Bring It On Home needed a new website to showcase their range of quirky items and furniture. Vine emphasised the visual appeal (key to BIOH) putting it at the core of the design. The zoom feature enables customers to see every detail of the product and it is easily updatable so BIOH can manage their owen content.
If you could do anyone else in the office’s job, what would you do? I’d be a designer, I enjoy looking at the design and it’d make a change to look at something aesthetic rather than coding.
Matthew Bull Web developer
I was really happy with the website the Vine team created. I always get compliments regarding how good it looks and how easy it is to use. People ask me if I ever use SEO but the website is built so well that it always comes up at the top of searches. Amy Page, Bring it on home www.bringitonhome.co.uk
It’s important for brands to keep their websites up-to-date to keep customers returning for new and engaging content. Here at Vine our team all have individual skills and we pride ourselves on paying attention to the intricate details. We aim to impress both our clients and their customers. We always strive to improve and update our services through meetings, workshops and employing bright and talented developers and designers.
Design & Branding We build powerful brands that transform our clients’ businesses
Business branding packages start from just
£495 + VAT
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ere at Vine, we are brand building experts, working with a broad range of clients across a diverse spectrum of sectors to build powerful brands with the ability to transform businesses. Our innovative and creative team of designers work with clients to ensure their needs are always met to a professional, high-quality degree, creating a unique brand identity through new brand mark creation, business cards, letterheads, compliment slips as well as school prospectuses, annual reports, magazines, banners and brochures. Don’t just take our word for it though, check out a testimonial from one of our many happy clients as well as an interview with our Head of Design, Matt Handley. To set up a free ideas brainstorm with one of our directors, call 01732 764500.
“Vine understood exactly what we needed” When new owners transformed Wrotham-based hotel The Bull, from a B&B style hotel to a stylish boutique, they wanted their branding to reflect the new stylish and upmarket feel. Vine worked with them to produce a new, elegant logo which was then used across business cards, letterheads and graphic invitations. Owner Lydia Fontanella said, “Vine have worked on our branding and website, and we’re really happy with the end result. From the beginning, Charlie was very attentive, he did his homework and knew all about the Bull and what we wanted. Using his experience and through paying New flyers received earlier attention and today. They are looking great listening to us, he put thanks! everything together Love from Kent quickly and efficiently @LovefromKent @VineMagazine and the end result was perfect for us. The end result was so good we were able to approve the first advert with no amendments to be made. It was sharp and exactly what we needed. Vine were very understanding of our needs, the cost and what we were going to produce. The website has really changed the way people perceive The Bull and it’s so easy to use.” 28
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MEET THE TEAM Name: Matt Handley Role: Head of Design Previous Experience: Matt Handley Head Designer Graphic Design BA (hons); in-house designer at ‘Zipcar’ What does your day involve? I usually start off by having a meeting with my design team to keep tabs on what everyone is doing and delegate the tasks for the day. I then go through e-mails from clients to make sure we’re on top of everything. The rest of the day is spent working on various design projects, this could be working on a website, prospectus, company logo - no two days are the same. Why should businesses pick Vine for Design and Branding? Your brand is a way of communicating to potential clients, if you have a professional brand, it will create an instant positive impact and speak volumes for your company. At Vine we always work to put your needs first, making sure that good communication links are established, so that we have a crystal clear understanding of what we are aiming to achieve. My thanks to Vine for my new business postcards. They look great! I’ll definitely use you again, and recommend you. Gabrielle Izen @GabrielleIzen @VineMagazine n To set up a free ideas brainstorm with one of our
directors to discuss your brand, call us today on 01732 764500 or email hello@vinedigital.co.uk
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Your free invite to The hottest networking event in town. Held at different stunning location every month, Grapevine is the biggest and most talked about free networking event in West Kent. The monthly event attracts over 100 local businesses and brands, all keen to get to know each other in a comfortable atmosphere over nibbles and drinks #Grapevine another inspiring #networking event @ VineMagazine, Sevenoaks Prep. Great location, hospitality and networkers Brenda Cameron @BrendaCameron2
Congratulations to all the guys @VineMagazine for laying on an exceptionally good networking event last night at Chartwell House. PrincipalChambers @chambersburton
Thx @VineMagazine for another great #Grapevine at the stunning Chartwell house – We’re so lucky to have amazing places to network #bizikent Debbie Cooper @econokituk
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Social media for businesses Join our interactive one-day workshops to bring your business up to speed or let us take control and manage your social media for you
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ith huge social media growth expected in the near future, businesses and brands are prioritising their online outlets more than ever. Here at Vine, our social media training days provide clients with the knowledge and skill to better their business. Within five years business and consumer social media engagement is set to be second most used channel, behind only face-to-face interaction. Over 50% of social media users follow brands on Internet outlets but 40% of companies admit to having no training or experience in social media. Vine offers tailored and exclusive social media training days. We train our clients in the importance of social media, the tools to use and how to make it work for their businesses to drive brand awareness and increase sales. n Interested in taking part in a
groundbreaking social media day? Give us a call on 01732 764500 or tweet us @VineMagazine
Social media is a rapidly changing area of marketing and our clients love working with our young and dynamic team. Throughout the day we demonstrate that social media isn’t a fad, that it’s around for good, changing the way the world communicates. Not only do we teach clients the knowledge of social media we also show them how to apply this specifically to their business or brand. The day is also interesting because it’s an interactive workshop, we don’t just talk at them. Owen Hunnam, Vine
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77% of consumers say they interact with brands on Facebook
Marketers rate social media as the second-most important factor (64%) in search, behind only strong content (82%) 50% of the mobile internet traffic in the UK is for Facebook, imagine what that means for bad customer experiences 2 out of 3 social media users believe Twitter influences purchases
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E-Shots Target your message directly to over 4,000 director-level local decision makers
With an e-shot campaign from Vine, you have access to over 4,000 director-level and senior management decision makers located across west Kent. This makes it perfect for B-2-B companies seeking new clients locally as well as B-2-C companies looking to attract affluent clients. We offer free professional design and coding to ensure your e-shot makes an impact as well as free detailed stats and reports including an open and click rate. Call us on 01732 764500 to discuss pricing, options and details of your e-shot campaign
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MEET THE TEAM Name: Emma Corkill Role: Designer Previous Experience: Graphic Design BA (hons), working for a design agency in Australia
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Complete design, code and sending of eshots from just
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74% of emails to our database are opened
What does your day involve? As a designer I amend artwork, work on websites, start on new designs, liaise with clients, work on Vine magazine, small print jobs and drink lots of tea.
Emma Corkill
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If you could do anyone else in the office’s job, what would you do? Charlie’s job! I could tell people what to do and have my own office.
The industry of contract publishing has developed significantly in recent years, so much so that last year the two highest circulating publications throughout the UK were Tesco and Asda magazine. Contract magazines are no longer full of lackluster adverts – when executed well, content is informative, exciting and sells! From school prospectuses and festival programmes to store magazines, our expert in-house editorial and creative teams can produce engaging content through an array of platforms for a range of brands.
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Put your brand in your prospects’ hands via an engaging reader experience
Case Study: Sevenoaks Hockey Club Sevenoaks Hockey Club wanted an engaging publication to celebrate their centenary year. The publication was to demonstrate the history of the club and its future plans through exciting visuals and text. Vine created innovative editorial, sourced and edited photographs and designed and printed the magazine. Pat Morecroft of Sevenoaks Hockey Club told us, “The whole process of working with Vine was brilliant; we were thrilled with the result as it was such high quality. I found Owen and the team absolutely great. The meetings were really helpful and we were guided through the entire process. The team’s ideas were really creative and they thought of ideas I would never have considered. As the magazine was a celebratory piece we wanted it to be something special that people could keep forever and we got just that.”
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We have been advising families, property and business owners in Bromley and surrounding areas for over 32 years about the importance of protecting their homes, valuables and businesses. Our exceptional Corporate, Private and Personal client services include: - A discreet and confidential personal client visit to assess your individual needs. - A free, no-obligation insurance quotation from our extensive panel of insurers. - A dedicated claims handler to manage and settle insurance claims promptly. - Access to specialist valuers, surveyors and security experts. - Excellent personal service from your own client manager. If being sure you are correctly and adequately insured at the right price is important to you,for more information please contact us on 020 8658 4334 or pop in for a coffee. www.twitter.com/brownhillgroup www.facebook.com/BrownhillGroup
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