The B2B Growth Hub Magazine Publishing Tool

Don't buy ad space. Build authority in print + digital.

Four magazine titles · 800,000+ combined annual reach · curated audiences of C-suite decision-makers, founders, and budget-holders. From £500 entry placements to £65,000 cover-and-feature programmes.

Six quick questions · we'll match you to a magazine, a placement type and a package.

4

Magazine titles

Show Guides · The Buzz · Business · Digital

800k+

Combined annual reach

Print + digital impressions

240+

Show Guide distributions/year

Every event we run gets one

£0.04

CPM equivalent

vs £45 LinkedIn · £35 trade press

The honest reality

Why most magazine advertising never works.

Generic publications optimise for ad revenue. We optimise for reader trust. The difference shows up in every metric that matters.

Step 1
Buy
Drop £8k on a magazine ad
Step 2
Wait
Page 22 · 3 months later
Step 3
Print
Mostly unread · 8% open rate
Step 4
Measure
No tracking · no leads · no callback
Step 5
Repeat
Hope · because the budget's already spent

£8k spent. 12 weeks waiting. Zero attribution. It's the second-most expensive bin-deposit in B2B marketing.

Four magazines · four audiences · one platform

Pick the magazine your buyer reads.

Show Guides

The print everyone reads at the event · because they need it.

Reach
480,000+ annual impressions
Frequency
240+ guides per year · 1 per event
Audience
Live event attendees · CEOs · MDs · BDs · buyers in the room with their wallet open
Format
Premium print · 80-120 pages · pocket-sized · table-side reference for the day
Best for

Event-aligned brands · exhibitors wanting amplification · sponsors building category equity

Captive audience · 4-hour avg dwell · ~80% open rate

Placement types
  • Full page
  • Half page
  • Quarter page
  • Inside cover
  • Back cover
  • Featured exhibitor profile
  • Sponsored editorial
The 9-layer publishing engine

From brief to attributed pipeline.

Nine layers · because magazine advertising should be measurable, not magical.

01

Brief & creative

Account director takes brief · creative team produces

02

Approval & sign-off

Two rounds free · proofs delivered in 5 working days

03

Pre-publication push

Pre-issue marketing across our channels

04

Publication

Print run delivered · digital live · distribution scheduled

05

Live distribution

Show Guides at events · postal + digital newsletter

06

Lead capture

QR · UTMs · trackable landing pages set up

07

Performance dashboard

Real-time reach · clicks · lead attribution

08

Quarterly review

Performance review · optimisation for next placement

09

Compounding

Same audience · repeated exposure · authority builds

The publication arc

One issue · three phases of work. All of it done for you.

Weeks -8 to -1

Before publication

  • Brief intake · creative direction agreed
  • Creative production · 2 free rounds of revision
  • Proofs delivered for sign-off · 5 working days
  • Pre-publication campaigns kick in · audience primed
  • QR + UTM tracking infrastructure set up
Issue date

Publication week

  • Print run shipped to distribution
  • Digital edition live · push notifications dispatched
  • Show Guides distributed at the event(s)
  • Newsletter feature included in member dispatch
  • Real-time dashboard tracking · day-1 metrics live
Weeks +1 to +12

After publication

  • Performance dashboard · weekly snapshots
  • Lead-attribution report · attributed pipeline £
  • Quarterly optimisation review with account director
  • Refresh creative for next placement based on data
  • Always-on retargeting for digital placements · 7-day cookie
Packages · positioned by scale of ambition

From £500 single placement to £65k cover + features programme.

Start with one placement · build to year-round multi-magazine presence · or commit to the headline-tier authority programme.

First-time advertisers · brand-builders testing print

Starter · Single Issue

One magazine · one issue · prove the format

From
£500– £1,500
1 issue
Quarter page
Growth-stage brands · category challengers

Growth · Multi-Magazine

2 magazines · half-page presence · build recall

From
£2,500– £5,000
2-3 issues
Half page across 2 magazines
★ Most popular
Premium brands · category leaders · year-round visibility

Authority · Full Stack

All 4 magazines · full pages · premium positions

From
£8,000– £18,000
Full year
Full page across all 4 + 1 sponsored feature
Brands buying authority + lead-gen at the highest tier

Headline · Cover + Features

Cover · founder interviews · trend-report sponsorship

From
£25,000– £65,000
Full year + multi-issue features
Covers, founder interviews, sponsored trend reports, podcast slots
The visibility arc

From Page 22 Featured Sponsored Cover.

01

Page 22

Buried in a generic publication. No targeting, no attribution.

02

Featured

Right magazine, right audience, half-page placement. People see you.

03

Sponsored

Trend-report co-author, founder interview, expert byline. People quote you.

04

Cover

Cover slot. The magazine becomes a brand asset for both sides.

What happens after you book

From brief intake to year-2 roll-forward.

01

Brief intake

30-min call · goals · audience · creative direction

02

Magazine match

We recommend the magazine(s) where your audience lives

03

Creative production

Our team produces · 2 free revision rounds · 5-day proof

04

Pre-publication push

Audience primed via our channels · QR + UTMs in place

05

Publication

Print delivered · digital live · Show Guides distributed

06

Performance tracking

Real-time dashboard · weekly snapshots · attribution

07

Quarterly review

Optimisation · refresh · sequence next placement

08

Year-2 roll-forward

Continuous-presence rate locked · authority compounds

Stop buying ad space

Buy authority assets instead.

Instead of buying
You're buying
Magazine Ad
Authority Placement
Print Page
Long-life Brand Asset
Show Guide Listing
Captive-Audience Recall
Digital Banner
Trackable Pipeline Source
Sponsored Article
Trusted-Voice Positioning
Founder Interview
Personal Authority Asset
Trend-Report Sponsor
Category-Co-Owner Equity
Newsletter Inclusion
Member-CRM Touch
Podcast Sponsor
Long-form Authority
Cover Slot
Industry-Leader Signal
Outcomes · in their words

Three advertisers. Three outcomes.

Placeholder structure · production page sources verified advertiser quotes

Technology

Four months after the cover feature, we were still getting inbound enquiries from people who said 'I read your story.' The cover paid for itself ten times over.

[Customer name]
Founder & CEO · [Company name]
10× ROI on cover feature
Professional Services

Show Guide presence at 12 events generated 380+ qualified leads. We tracked every QR scan. The maths worked from event 2.

[Customer name]
Head of Marketing · [Company name]
380+ leads · 12 events
FinTech

We picked the trend-report sponsor slot because it was a co-author position, not an ad. Three deals closed from people who quoted the report back to us.

[Customer name]
Managing Director · [Company name]
3 deals · trend report co-author
Imagine

Imagine where your brand is in 12 months if you've:

  • Been featured on the cover of the magazine your buyers actually read
  • Co-authored a trend report your category quotes back to you
  • Built brand recall in 480,000 print impressions
  • Captured 200+ qualified leads from one digital sponsored feature
  • Become the name your category recommends
  • Joined a network whose audience is calibrated to your buyer

⚡ One placement can change a year

If your buyers read magazines, you should be in them.

Four titles · 800,000+ combined reach · curated audiences · measurable attribution · the difference between an ad and a brand asset.