MEDIA INFORMATION SEPTEMBER 2014
Our distribution network is designed to
achieve high visibility and accessibility for
the magazine. Racks in some of the top
business addresses in London, as well as in
the corporate entertaining areas of some
of London’s top sporting venues, ensure the
correct profile and optimum delivery to our
key audience.
The racks are monitored daily for freshness
and tidiness.
Delivered via racks in top business
70000centres
in the City and Central
London
to named decision-makers
1000 Mailed
(CEO’s, Chairmen, Proprietors and
MD’s)
via BA, Virgin Atlantic and
3200Distributed
Star Alliance
first class lounges
via Eurostar first class
800Distributed
lounge and carriages
WELCOME TO BUSINESS FIRST
Business First is a premium quality business
magazine aimed at a senior executive
audience. It offers an independent business
voice with articles written by seasoned
journalists and expert contributors.
The aim is to celebrate the best of business and
to encourage creative and positive business
performance.
Seventy five thousand copies are printed every month
and are distributed in some of the most prestigious
business addresses in Canary Wharf, the City and
Central London. It is also available in first class airline
lounges, including British Airways and Virgin Atlantic,
and first class Eurostar lounges in London and Paris.
It is mailed directly to senior business leaders and
members of both Houses of Parliament.
businessfirstmagazine.co.uk
Advertising
Rates
BUSINESS FIRST is published 10x per year
Online advertising and video
Colour display advertising (online included)
Display clients will be added to our online advertising rota and will
be able to place their video content on the Business First site. Our
video production division is also able to assist with producing your
Full Page £4,295
own video. Please ask for details.
Half Page £2,975
Half Page Double Page Spread £4,295
Quarter Page £1,495
Quarter Page Horizontal Strip £2,395
Double Page Spread
£6,895
Event sponsorship
Business First will partner with you to promote your events through
advance publicity, event co-branding and
post-event coverage. Please speak to our sales team
for more details.
Company profile
Special positions
Outside Back Cover
£5,495
Inside Back Cover
£5,195
Inside Front Cover
£5,495
Inside Front Cover DPS
£7,795
Other Positional Guarantees 10% extra
An article devoted to you and your company, identified
as a promotional item. Your logo and contact details may appear.
We will arrange the copy and artwork. You have final approval of
the article, although for reasons of consistency, it must conform to
the magazine’s overall look. A premium of £900 over and above the
display page rate will be applied to cover the writing and design.
Branded Covers
We will print extra copies for you, place your logo on the front cover
and design the other three cover pages to your wishes, to create
your own edition of Business First.
Series
10% discount for 3 issues, 20% for 6 issues
£750 for the first 50, then £1.20 per copy thereafter.
Unique platforms
Inserts
Minimum charge £1,500
Under 10grams £75 per 1,000
Over 10grams £3 per gram per 1,000
Bound-in inserts price on application
We have different opportunities for promotion through
the magazine, such as bellybands, bookmarks, tip-ons
(such as front cover CD’s or DVD’s), and barn door
front cover.
All prices quoted exclude VAT at 20%
Advertising Agency commission 10%
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Advertising
Specifications
Full page
bleed size
281mm (depth) x 216mm (width)
DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD
trim size
275mm (depth) x 420mm (width)
type area (spread)
255mm (depth) x 400mm (width)
bleed size
281mm (depth) x 426mm (width)
Half page horizontal
Half page DPS
113.5mm (depth) x 174mm (width)
113.5mm (depth) x 384mm (width)
trim size
275mm (depth) x 210mm (width)
type area
255mm (depth) x 170mm (width)
ONLINE ADS
Half page VERTICAL
229mm (depth) x 83mm (width)
QUARTER PAGE HORIZONTAL
STRIP
55mm (depth) x 174mm (width)
Medium rectangle 300px (width) x 250mm (height)
Banner 468x (width) x 60mm (height)
Leaderboard 728px (width) x 90mm (height)
File formats
Final material to be supplied as either:
• Press-ready PDF with all spot colours converted to CMYK
and all fonts embedded.
• TIFF or EPS file at 300dpi at full size, with all fonts embedded (CMYK).
• Complete artwork file in Quark or Indesign (must include
all images (at 300dpi and CMYK) and fonts used).
Note:
• Register and crop marks must appear on all files, located
6mm outside the trim area. All double page spread adverts must include an
additional 2.5mm of double image either side of the spine edge.
Do not place type within 5mm either side of the midpoint – this will get lost when
the magazine is bound.
QUARTER PAGE VERTICAL
• Include 3mm all round bleed where appropriate.
113.5mm (depth) x 83mm (width)
• Ensure the artwork is clearly identified and named.
• Ensure type is set 10mm in from all edges on full page adverts.
No responsibility can be taken for files not supplied as per the above specifications.
Where Business First is distributed
Business outlets
Mivan Prime
Credit Suisse - Cabot Square
Ogilvy & Mather UK
Catlin Group
Credit Suisse - Columbus Courtyard
Docklands Healthcare
20 Gracechurch Street
Bank Of America Merrill Lynch
J.P.Morgan
Allianz
Credit Suisse - 5 Canada Square
Frasers Hospitality
M-Bar
Citigroup Centre 25 Canada Square
Millennium Harbour Development
Broadgate Estates
Waterfront Studios
DTZ
Land Securities
St Martins Le Grande
Pan Peninsula
CIT | Commercial
The Office Group - Kirby Street
Ontario Tower
SMBC Nikko Capital Markets
De Beers Group
18 Denison House
Bank Of Ireland
The Office Group - Farringdon
Discovery Dock West
Hines
Clerkenwell
New Providence Wharf
Lloyds Banking Group
Byrne and Partners LLP
Discovery Dock East
I G Group
The Office Group - Islington
Nuffield Health
Chadbourne & Parke (London) LLP
Invesco Perpetual
Abilty Place
Thomson Reuters
Deutsche Bank- 20 Finsbury Circus
Muller International
CBRE
Deutsche Bank- Broadgate (4th Fl)
Herbert Smith LLP
BNY Mellon Bank
The Office Group - Shoreditch
Lloyds Banking Group
Langston Road
Standard Chartered Bank
Lloyds Banking Group
Ultimate Securities
55 Old Broad Street
Herbert Smith LLP
Western Transit Shed
99 Bishopsgate
Ashurst LLP
J.P.Morgan
2 London Wall Buildings
Bayerische Landesbank
British Land
The Stock Exchange Tower
ICAP
RKCR
Tower 42
Mayer Brown International LLP
Brighton Road
Esselco Services LLP
Gill Jennings & Every LLP
Millbank Tower
Deutsche Bank - Bishopsgate
UBS
Telegraph Media Group
Baptiste & Co Accountants
DTZ
British Land
Deutsche Bank- Great Winchester Street
City Golf
BDO
Bank Of China
Buchanan
Negara Brunei Darussalam
City Tower
DZ Bank
Competition Appeal Tribunal
Josephine Lawson - Gresham Street
CIBC
MC Capital Europe
Citypoint (Reception)
Bank of Tokyo Mitsukoshi
Dias Solicitors
Schroders Investment Management
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
Top Golf
Schroders Investment Management - Gym
RSA Group
Investis Ltd
Holland House - Gherkin Piazza
Chartis Europe
Leyton Orient F.C Corp Hospitality
Barlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP
Aspen Insurance UK
Morgan Stanley- Bank Street
133 Houndsditch
Lloyd’s Of London
European Medicines Agency
Josephine Lawson - Fenchurch Street
CBRE
Morgan Stanley - 25 Cabot Square
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DIstribution continued
77 Oxford Street
Swarovski, Regent Street
Royal Mint Court
18 Soho Square
Russell & Bromley
16-18 Monument
19-20 Noel Street
Swarovski, Oxford Street
Royal Sun Alliance
eOffice
Emporio Armani
Bird & Bird LLP
33 Cavendish Square
Burberry
107-111 Fleet Street
Marble Arch MWB Business
Exchange
Corneliani
1 Berkeley Street
Aspinal Of London
China Daily UK Co. Ltd
27-28 Clements Lane
Top Notch - Blackfriars
Banana Republic
85 Tottenham Court
83 Baker Street
First Class Travel
Paddington Central
SAS LOUNGE
Network Rail
CATHAY PACIFIC LOUNGE
Watford F.C Corp Hospitality
SINGAPORE LOUNGE
Saracens RFC Corp Hospitality
KLM SKYTEAM
London Wasps RFC Corp Hospitality
1VS The Westminster Conference
Centre AA FLAGSHIP
Network Rail
Westgate House
Tottenham Hotspur F.C Corp Hospitality
26-28 Hammersmith Grove
Learning Tree International
Bloomsbury House
259-269 Old Marylebone Road
344-354 Grays Inn Road
The Office Group - Marylebone
The Office Group - Kings Cross
Alpha House
Royal College of Surgeons
The Leathermaret
88 Kingsway
HSBC Bank Plc - Park Street
27b Floral Street
The Financial Times
25 Floral Street
ITV Studios
53 Chandos Place
Forum@Greenwich
8 Duncannon Street
Greenwich University
Pearsons Plc
Greenwich Heritage Centre
Bio Products Laboratory
Cannon Wharf Business Centre
Tower 42
British Council
ITV Studios
10 Grey Coat Place
Southside Victori Victoria Street
Unilever 100VE
Barnet F.C Corp Hospitality
Ladbrokes Plc
The Hive Corp Hospitality
Wycombe Wanderers F.C Corp Hospitality
52 Grosvenor Gardens
American Express
14 Basil Street
Retail
Harlequins RFC Corp Hospitality
Chloe BAA Office - Visitor
Dolce & Gabbana
Vantage West Credit Union
Browns
5 Kew Road
Yves Saint Laurent
Webfusion Ltd
Coleman Douglas Pearls
Sotheby’s
Mulberry London
222 Regent Street
Boutique Lacoste
BA LOUNGES LHR/LGW
EMIRATES LOUNGE
STAR ALLIANCE /VIRGIN
EUROSTAR ST PANCRAS/ PARIS /
EBBSFLEET
Business First is published by
Business First Media Ltd.
info@businessfirstmagazine.co.uk
www.businessfirstmagazine.co.uk
Advertising:
Barry McGovern
07887 841100
barry.mcgovern@businessfirstmagazine.co.uk
Editorial:
Nick Peters
07986 764525
nick.peters@businesfirstmagazine.co.uk
020 3355 3044