Ben Ward | Marketing Manager | Rouleur

As Rouleur gears up for Rouleur Classic, their three-day cycling event starting tomorrow, I managed to steal a spare moment with their Marketing Manager, Ben Ward, to speak about the power of the Rouleur brand.
Ben spoke about the importance of validity and honesty when building a magazine brand, ensuring it stays true to itself. It is the deep understanding of what the Rouleur audience want and need that won them PPA Independent Publisher Brand of the Year last year and got them on the shortlist for 6 categories this year.
Evessio has been named as the Event Technology Awards' official event partner

For the second year in a row, Evessio has been named as the ETA official event partner.
Guest Blog: How to Speed Up Prospect Decision Making, Part Two

Get out of your head and into the mind of your client
Magazine Media is this Country’s Greatest Cultural Export, Concludes PPA Sponsored Debate

An impassioned debate took place in Parliament last night, organised by the Debating Group and sponsored by the PPA, which saw the majority vote going to those speaking for the motion “Magazine media is this country’s greatest cultural export".
40 Years Ago Today, the London Review of Books was Launched

Today the magazine of culture and ideas celebrates its fortieth birthday.
Ofcom release review of the BBC News and Current Affairs Output

The Ofcom review, launched in March, concluded yesterday that more could be done by the BBC to support the wider publishing industry.
First Speakers Announced for WIRED Smarter 2019

WIRED UK has announced the first speakers for its annual conference WIRED Smarter on Wednesday 30th October at Kings Place, London. Curated by WIRED’s editorial team, WIRED Smarter is a one-day conference dedicated to exploring the future of business.
Glamour Beauty Festival Debuts in Manchester Next Weekend

Glamour announces the first speakers and brands for the Glamour Beauty Festival in Manchester, in partnership with Boots.
Anthem Publishing Launch New Queens of Pop Magazine Series

Anthem Publishing have launched a new magazine series, Queens of Pop. The first edition will focus on the personality, the fandom and the music of pop star Taylor Swift
Nigel Parkinson | Beano Cartoonist | DC Thomson

We spoke to the official Dennis the Menace artist about his childhood passion for drawing comics, how he makes the cartoons relevant to readers in these rapidly changing times and how an editor once told him to forget about creating humour strips. All these years and thousands of comic strips later, it seems that Nigel Parkinson has the last laugh!
Guest Blog: How to Speed Up Prospect Decision Making, Part 1

Get out of your head… and into the mind of your client
Bauer Media Group Acquires Pacific Magazines

The Boards of Bauer Media Group and Seven West Media announced an agreement for Bauer Media to acquire Pacific Magazines, which publishes a leading portfolio of iconic Australian and New Zealand media brands – including Better Homes & Gardens, New Idea and Marie Claire.
Homes and Antiques Launches Interiors with Soul Week

Homes and Antiques has launched the inaugural Interiors with Soul Week, a week of inspiration and practical tips to create the most wonderful homes.
Anthem Publishing share October earnings with mental health charity Bath Mind

Anthem Publishing will be donating 10p from every magazine sold throughout October to mental health charity, Bath Mind
Signature Publishing Release We Love Elf on the Shelf Magazine

In the lead-up to Christmas, Signature Publishing launches a special issue of We Love dedicated to The Elf on the Shelf®.
Latest volume of The Vinyl Buyer’s Bible takes a look at Bowie

The fourth volume of Anthem Publishing’s The Vinyl Buyer’s Bible has been published, this time taking an exclusive look at David Bowie.