Advance Media begins partnership with L'Agefi

Advance Media is delighted to announce that we are now the exclusive UK representatives for L'Agefi Hebdo and L'Agefi Actifs, France's leading weekly titles for the financial community. 

L'Agefi Hebdo addresses 264,000 finance and investment professionals with each copy - it is considered to be a working tool for those in the field, with 96% of its readers stating that it has helped them with their professional decision-making. Each week it covers a review of the most important events within the financial sphere, and offers analysis and special reports. 

L'Agefi Actifs is France's only weekly for third-party distributors, private wealth managers, and independent financial advisors. Each issue features fiscal and legal news, trends within new financial products, case studies and role overviews. 97% of its readers believe that it has helped them within their professional lives. 

L'Agefi also has a strong online presence, with not only its recently relaunched website, L'Agefi.fr, but its daily news bulletin News Managers, and its daily online newspaper L'Agefi Quotidien. It supports these with its innovative interactive online media platform, Wiki-Finance, its themed daily and weekly newsletters, its iPad and smart phone versions, and e-FT, their direct e-marketing solution. 

If you would like further information or costs for L'Agefi, please don't hesitate to contact us. 

Switzerland's Finanz und Wirtschaft signs exclusive partnership with Advance Media

Advance Media are very proud to announce the new exclusive partnership with Finanz und Wirtschaft - the leading financial media platform in Switzerland. 

Finanz und Wirtschaft addresses experienced private and professional investors who work in, or with, global financial markets. The largest editorial team for business matters in Switzerland explains the complex interconnections of the global economy as well as national and international stock market activity. Furthermore, FuW offers detailed analysis on listed companies and provides direct investment recommendations, and makes for essential reading for investors. 

Please don't hesitate to contact us for more information and rates. 

ma Media Survey and IVW 2012 results: Die Zeit maintains winning spot as Germany's top weekly national

The IVW (Germany's national media auditing body) survey, and the ma Media Survey results have been published for 2012, both proving yet again that Die Zeit continues to increase its strength against the competition. 

According to the IVW 2012 results, during a period of economic uncertainty, Die Zeit is nevertheless enjoying record circulation figures, selling 509,933 in Q4 2011. 

The ma survey shows that with 1.7 million readers, Die Zeit is Germany's most highly-read national newspaper - way ahead of its competitors Welt am Sonntag and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung. Die Zeit's lead in coverage against FAS is now 100%, in comparison with 50% in 2011. 

For more information on Die Zeit or any of our other media, please do get in touch. 

Advance Media new exclusive representatives for Talentum in Sweden and Finland

Advance Media can now announce a new partnership, as we are the new exclusive representatives of Talentum in Sweden and Finland. 

Talentum's strong portfolio includes some of the biggest news, business, finance and technology media in Sweden and Finland. Below is a short overview of some of the titles and websites that we are now able to help you with:

Sweden

Affarsvarlden is Sweden's longest-running business magazine, having been published since 1901, and is also the most well-respected (it has been awarded Magazine of the Year for 14 consecutive years). Affarsvarlden reports on, analyses and offers discussion on all aspects of national and global business and finance. 

Dagens Media is a news-driven and instrumental magazine, designed to make the reader understand how the media market develops, and what significance it has for company communication. Here you will find news, analyses, reports, and articles on media, media strategies, marketing, brands and media choices. The target audience is decision-makers in media, marketing, PR and events. 

Ny Teknik is Sweden's largest technology and IT newspaper. It publishes the latest technology news, products, trends and innovations, but also covers new companies who might become tomorrow's Ericsson or Microsoft. It's at the forefront of reporting on growing sectors such as IT, telecom, energy, bio-technology. The target audience is decision-makers in the IT and technology fields.

Finland

Talouselama is Finland's leading weekly business and finance magazine. It offers its readers a comprehensive view on national and international business, and asks probing questions to keep the reader as thoroughly informed as possible. Its readership is comprised predominantly of business decision-makers and those at top-executive level. 

Arvopaperi offers its readers a complete package for optimal investment, including a monthly magazine, Arvopaperi Online and various investor events. Arvopaperi analyses shares, investment funds, voluntary pension insurance terms and investment targets. Each year Arvopaperi also publishes a guide to investment funds (Sijoitusrahasto) accompanied by the annual Arvoasunto magazine focusing on real estate investment opportunities. 

Markkinointi & Mainonta (M&M and Marmai.fi) promote advertising and marketing in Finland, acting as a driving force in the sector with its various depictions of optimal marketing equations for success. Markkinointi & Mainonta specialises in journalism that reveals all of the elements of success, from the original product idea to post-product launch marketing and customer relationship management. 

For further information, figures or rates for any of these titles, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Advance Media new exclusive representatives for Business Islamica and Capital Business, UAE

Advance Media are very happy to announce that we are the new exclusive representatives for two of the Middle East's biggest English-language business and finance media: Business Islamica and Capital Business.

Business Islamica, a monthly magazine, cover all aspects of Islamic business and finance and is the first of its kind, along with its website, to give in-depth guidance into the practices and principles of banking under Shariah law. The magazine features interviews with key industry leaders, features on topics such as wealth management, Takaful, Islamic retail finance and risk management, and is read by both banking and investment professionals, along with C-Suite level executives in the business and finance sector.

Capital Business magazine is a monthly business to business magazine that features articles by certified financial experts and a broad spectrum of topics including: investment, risk management, corporate finance, Islamic finance and technology. Its readership is comprised of company presidents and chairmen, CEOs, board members, financial decision-makers and those in senior management roles. It also has a corresponding website.

As analysts and commentators are aware, the Middle East is one of the world's fastest growing markets, and is expecting a huge amount of potential business in the coming years. Advance Media is delighted with this new partnership. If you'd like further information, or are planning a campaign in the Middle East, then do please get in touch. 

We welcome Mike Jarvis as Chairman of Advance Media

We are delighted to announce that Mike Jarvis has joined us as Chairman of Advance International Media.

Mike's career started more than 35 years ago, and includes 18 years with the media independent he founded - MJP, sold in 1989 to Carat and now trading as Carat International. During this time, Mike launched IJI (Ingram Jarvis International) which became CIA International (now part of Media Edge CIA) and Optimedia, initially a joint venture with Publicis.

Prior to joining Banner, Mike worked for Gateway Computers where his initial appointment as Worldwide Media Director gave him responsibility for creating programmes to launch Gateway across the world from Japan, Australia and Hong Kong to most key European markets. Later, Jarvis served as Gateway's European Marketing Director where he was responsible for managing their multimedia and marketing communications lead generation programme.

Mike then worked for 14 years at Banner Corporation as International Media Director, with key responsibility for managing clients such as Cisco, AT&T, Symantec, Trend Micro, Adobe, Sandisk, CA, Autodesk, Corel, AMD, Hitachi and many more.

Mike has been a board member of the UK chapter of the IAA (International Advertising Association) for more than 25 years, and during this period chaired numerous committees including Membership, Activities and Associates. Mike currently sits on the European Advisory Board of the BPA.

Mike is extremely excited about the opportunities with Advance Media and is looking forward to his role as Chairman.

Berlingske's MS Magazine - Fashion & Lifestyle

MS Magazine is the fashion and lifestyle magazine published every Sunday with Berlingske newspaper in Denmark. The equivalent of the Sunday Times Style magazine, it features style recommendations, previews of the collections from the seasons ahead, new product reviews, interviews with prominent personalities in the public eye and articles on innovation in fashion, health, beauty and lifestyle. MS Magazine produces 4 editorial specials per year, which focus on the Danish fashion weeks (January and August). 

MS Magazine would be the ideal way to reach the 215,000 stylish and affluent readers of Berlingske - 67% pay extra for a well-known designer name, 61% love to spoil themselves, and 89% are happy to pay more for high-quality products.

If you are interested in this opportunity, then please don't hesitate to get in touch. 

New Affari & Finanza website, in partnership with Bloomberg

Advance are pleased to announce that Affari & Finanza, the business and finance section of Italy's La Repubblica.it, will be relaunched with an updated layout and new content. 

Thanks to a joint partnership with Bloomberg editorial staff, the editorial content will be even more targeted towards the finance audience, giving a complete outlook on the financial world.

The changes are due to be made in September. If you're interested in knowing more, then please don't hesitate to get in touch. 

Summer offers in Denmark with Berlingske

Denmark's leading publisher,  Berlingkse Media, is getting into the summer spirit and is offering great discounted rates of over 50% on both its print and online media for bookings made in July and August.

These special offers include Berlingske (formerly known as Berlingske Tidende), Denmark's oldest and most prestigious newspaper, and B.T., a well-loved mid-market family tabloid, and their respective websites, B.dk, and BT.dk. 

For more information on the special offers themselves, please just get in touch. 

Advance Media welcomes Johanna Krantz to the team

Advance Media is delighted to announce the addition of Johanna Krantz as a new member of the team. 

Johanna joins us from Publicitas with over 11 years of experience on the London media scene. With her enthusiasm, expertise, and extensive network of contacts, she will be a great addition to our young and dynamic team. 

Repubblica.it registers record web traffic

Italy's leading quality news and current affairs website, Repubblica.it, recorded its largest number of unique users and page impressions last week since its launch in 1997. 

Repubblica.it recorded an astounding increase in the volume of web traffic on May 2nd, reaching a total number of 2.6 million unique users, 30% more than on an average day, and 13% more users than its competitor Corriere.it on the same day. With page views, figures were an impressive 47 million - over 80% more than average, and 40% more than Corriere.it. 

This success was mainly due to the prompt action by the journalists at Repubblica.it, who were the first to publish breaking news on the death of Osama Bin Laden at 5.02 local time, covering the event with articles, videos and photo galleries.

Ansa, the equivalent of Reuters in Italy, published the news at 5.26am, with Corriere.it publishing their news on this groundbreaking story at 7.00am. 

For more information on Repubblica.it and to chat to us about how we can help, please don't hesitate to get in touch. 

Grazia Netherlands to run a Wedding Special

In celebration of the forthcoming wedding this spring between Prince William and Kate Middleton, Grazia Netherlands is running a Wedding Special, to be published on May 4th. The central theme for the magazine will be the relationship between the royal pair, and will include an extended report on the wedding ceremony and the celebrations. 

The Wedding Special 2011 will be a unique collectors' item, also featuring articles on wedding rings, bridal lingerie, and tips on looking perfect on the special day. 

Previous editions proved to be huge successes - 2010's Grazia Wedding Special sold out 5 weeks after publication. 

If you're interested in knowing more about the special, and would like to know more about opportunities to advertise, please just get in touch. 

Germany's Der Tagesspiegel ideal for travel and fashion advertisers

Der Tagesspiegel, the leading daily broadsheet in the Berlin and Potsdam area, offers both travel and fashion advertisers the ideal editorial environment to reach their target audience.

As well as being well-known for its analysis and background information on business, politics and culture, Der Tagesspiegel is also the best way for travel and fashion advertisers to develop brand awareness amongst the high-earning, well-educated inhabitants of Berlin.Der Tagesspiegel's readers weigh in as the highest-earning in Berlin, the group that love travel the most, and who spend around 10% more on clothing and accessories than readers of other newspapers in Berlin.

The figures speak for themselves: 59% of readers go on holiday twice a year, with 75% of those preferring to travel abroad; Der Tagesspiegel readers spend approximately €3,560 per holiday - that's €500 more than the average; 44% of readers earn €80,000 per year or more, and 48% of this group are interested in exclusive fashion and accessories.

Should you be interested in knowing more about the relevant travel and fashion specials, then please do get in touch and we'd be happy to help.

German technology site Netzwelt launches new tablet magazine, Netzwelt Touch

The German technology and IT site, Netzwelt, has launched Netzwelt Touch, a new and exciting online magazine, designed exclusively for the range of new tablet PCs available on the market.

Unlike standard apps, Netzwelt Touch is a pure web app, which means it is not linked to a provider, and once downloaded, can be saved and read offline.

The magazine is based on HTML5 and CSS3, and supports the use of the new mobile end-user devices with touchscreen. The reader can expect direct interaction, as well as motion sensors, making it an active and exciting experience.

The app is currently unique with regards to its technology, and opens up the broadest range of innovative, unique and creative opportunities for advertising clients. Advertising can be touched and moved by the user, and can also make use of the localisation device.

For more information, please feel free to get in touch.

Fashion title Citizen K Russia to relaunch from quarterly to monthly publication

Citizen K in Russia, one of the leading lights in international fashion journalism, is relaunching this March as a monthly title. Covering leading trends in fashion, couture and lifestyle, the magazine has also made a name for itself with its distinctive, high-quality aesthetic. Citizen K Russia was previously quarterly, but is increasing its frequency as well as making small changes to the design and structure of the title. The magazine was launched as a joint project between Citizen K in France and the Russian newspaper Kommersant, the first independent newspaper in post-soviet Russia. Kommersant offers political, business and cultural news, and reaches the most cultured, influential and highly-paid Russian readership.

Advance International Social Media Conference - ICA, 25.02.2011

We'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone that was able to participate in our Social Media Conference at London’s ICA on Friday. The representatives from the sites across our social media portfolio did a great job of introducing the audience to the strengths of their particular platforms, and giving those there the chance to hear about the many opportunities there are for those who look further than Facebook.

At the moment, we’re working on getting video footage of the conference, as well as copies of the presentations into an accessible format for people to use – check back here soon for more information, or on our Twitter page.

Handelsblatt Special - 250th Anniversary of the Stuttgart Stock Exchange

Germany's leading daily business newspaper, Handelsblatt, is to publish a special on February 28th on the 150th Anniversary of the Stuttgart Stock Exchange.

The editorial content of the special will focus not only on Stuttgart and how its stock exchange has defined it in Germany's financial markets, but also on more broad topics such as banks and the relationship between syndicate and stock exchange, BondM, the innovative new platform for SMEs, and statements and interviews with high-profile market players.

For more details, or if you are interested in advertising within this special, then please contact us.

Advance International Media partnership with Sanoma Belgium

Advance is very happy to announce a new partnership for 2011 with one the largest publishers of consumer magazines in Europe, Sanoma Belgium.

Part of Sanoma Media, the group's largest division, Sanoma Belgium's strengths lie in womens weeklies, providing 1 in every 6 Belgian women with their favourite weekly and monthly magazines, eg. Feeling, Gael, Libelle, Marie Claire Belgique and Marie Claire Vlaams. Sanoma Belgium has achieved a leading position with local brands and international licences, both in Flanders (Dutch-speaking Belgium) and Wallonia (French-speaking Belgium).

Sanoma is also strong in niche publications, through EPN international, has a share in a TV production company Woestijnvis, and is active in custom publishing through sQills.

For more details, please contact us.

Another record-breaking circulation for DIE ZEIT

Die Zeit has enjoyed great success once again, after registering a record-breaking 504,256 copies sold in the last quarter of 2010.

Not only has Germany's leading weekly national broadsheet never before sold so many copies in a final quarter, but circulation is up by 2,010 against the same quarter in 2009.

Die Zeit's current sold circulation is the third highest quarterly figure in the history of the newspaper: Q1 2009 and Q1 1991 are the only quarters in which more copies of Die Zeit have been sold.

For more details, please contact us.

Audipress 2010 research confirms...

Affari&Finanza, the leading Italian business weekly, has increased its readership by 4.3% - no small achievement in these recessionary times. Affari & Finanza is Italy's leading business weekly newspaper from La Repubblica. Providing news and analysis of financial products and trends, it features special reports on specific financial and business topics. With a unique, audited readership made up of C-suite level executives, A&F is a key title for b2b communication.

Highlights of the Audipress 2010.2 research

La Repubblica is weathering the recession remarkably well. With overall readership still increasing, it has now drawn 20% ahead of its nearest rival. Featuring a comprehensive business section and extensive coverage of national and international news and politics, La Repubblica is, by some distance, the most widely read newspaper in Italy and is especially effective in targeting discerning and intelligent Italians.

Tailor made Online Magazines - Berlingske Media

Berlingske Media, Denmark's principal media organization, has incorporated an exciting and innovative tailor-made online magazine as part of its online portfolio.

The online magazine will combine the storytelling skills of print, the visual impact of TV with the interactive nature of online to create an effective dialogue with readers, helping them to get important insights and to inspire the users to a specific purchase. For example, the Danish population spent DKK 40billion on online purchases in 2010;an online magazine can be an effective means of getting a larger share of this spending.

BerlingskeMedia is distinguished by a range of quality online and print publications such as the daily broadsheet Berlingske Tidende, the business and finance weekly magazine Berlingske Nyhedsmagazin and the only dedicated weekly newspaper for SMEs, EhrvervsBladet . With an online portfolio that includes the most influential business website, business.dk, as well as one of the most important tabloid websites, bt.dk, Berlingske Media is well-placed for reaching all areas of the Danish population.

Advance International Media is the exclusive UK representative of Berlingske Media. For more details, please contact us.

ZEIT magazin celebrates its 40th birthday

This year, ZEIT magazin, the award-winning magazine supplement in the weekly Zeit newpaper, will be celebrating its 40th birthday.

Founded in 1970, it was the first magazine of its kind in Germany and ZEITmagazin retains its pioneering spirit for innovation and all that is new. It remains a barometer to measure cultural and social trends by in Germany, working tirelessly on the frontline on all aspects of the arts and design to highlight the latest developments to its loyal readers.

Advance International Media is the exclusive UK representative of ZEITmagazin. For more details, please contact us.

Advance International Media appointed by Gruppo Espresso, La Manzoni !

We are very pleased to announce that Advance International Media has become the new UK partner and exclusive representative of La Manzoni Advertising, the sales division of the Italian editorial group Espresso Editori.

Gruppo Espresso publishes a large range of titles. Notable among these are: la Repubblica, Italy's leading national daily newspaper, Affari&Finanza, the dominant business and financial weekly and L'espresso, Italy's foremost weekly news magazine.

In addition to the full print range, Advance International now also represents Manzoni's extensive digital portfolio, including the flagship website and Italy's largest quality news website, Larepubblica.it.

Gruppo Espresso SpA, through its subsidiaries, publishes a number of local newspapers, and operates three national commercial radio stations, including Radio DeeJay, the leading commercial radio station in Italy. It also runs a national television network.

Thanks to our partnership with Gruppo Espresso and to its wide ranging and varied media profile we will be able to help you access the most effective media environments for your campaigns directed at Italian markets.

Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you need any further information on +44 207 253 0888.

Detailed survey by the MMA - Media Markt Analysen, Frankfurt - ZEITmagazine

A detailed survey has been carried out by the MMA - Media Markt Analysen, Frankfurt - on ZEITmagazin, showing its popularity amongst its readers. Findings include:

• 62% have read the magazine since launch
• 60% would miss the magazine if it ceased publication
• Readers are incredibly loyal: on average, they have ready 9 of the 12 issues published over three months
• 68% read the magazine from cover to cover thanks to its perfect mix of information and entertainment
• Ad recall is an outstanding 64% due to the sophisticated layout of the magazine.

Advance International Media is the exclusive representative of ZEITmagazin. For more details, please contact us on +44 207 253 0888.

Cicero circulation up by 5.2 percent

Cicero has increased its circulation for the 16th time in succession, according to the IVW figures just published; the sold circulation of the magazine has now risen to 80,588 copies.

The ongoing readership growth reflects the strategy of gearing the magazine to the premium target group of opinion leaders and decision-makers and the subscription marketing strategy.

Also, Cicero is one of the top five winners in the new March figures for all German magazines according to the ZAS advertising statistics.

WirtschaftsWoche increase paid circulation

WirtschaftsWoche overtook Capital in terms of the paid circulation (-10.7 % or 22,000 copies in absolute terms).

IVW Online - iq media marketing in 1st place

With growth of 7.3%, iq media marketing GMBH was the clear leader in the survey on the use of online advertising media conducted by the IVW association for the verification of advertising media circulation. The survey listed 11.41 billion PIs for the marketing organisation. The websites in the iq media marketing portfolio succeeded in growing traffic in terms of both PIs and visits.

Zeit.de set a new record with 10.69 million visits and Handelsblatt.com also recorded a record 50.8 million PIs in March. The VZ websites continue to build on their success, with schülerVZ (2nd place), studiVZ (3rd) and meinVZ (5th) all ranking in the top ten sites based on PIs. Golem.de, wiwo.de, karriere.de und SciTechs-online have also increased their traffic volumes.