Independent Regional Intelligence Straight to Your Desktop
Place North West is a niche business website for the commercial property and regeneration communities of the North West.
Rich in content, led by News, Comment, Features and Analysis around a broader subject range than national trade magazines but with a tighter geographical focus:
- Architecture & Design
- Construction
- Development
- Environment & Conservation
- Finance & Economics
- Housing
- Marketing & PR
- Professional & Legal
- Transport
- Manchester
- Greater Manchester
- Liverpool
- Merseyside
- Preston
- Lancashire
- Chester
- Cheshire
- Cumbria
Journalistic sections are supported by various interactive, user-generated areas:
Who's Who:
- Profile pages with photos and biographies of members and contact details
- Fully searchable by a person's name, occupation, company name, or sector
- Free to view
Forums:
- Discuss rumours, swap opinions, debate industry politics
- Post pictures of your buildings, designs, parties
- Organise social meetings
- Share research
- Free to view
Diary of Events:
- Avoid clashing dates with others' events
- Promote and take registrations online
- Free to view
Property Listings:
- Fully searchable database of available property and land
- Free to update for members
- Free to view
Resource library:
- Publish and download research reports, brochures, masterplans
- Share photography and artwork with other members
- Restricted to subscribers
Email newsletters and alerts:
- Monday alert with job adverts and appointments news
- Thursday news summary and most popular features
- Breaking stories published directly to your desktop
- Paid-for promotional marketing campaigns and surveys
- Restricted to subscribers
The Market
According to the North West Development Agency there are at least 30,000 people directly employed in property and regeneration in the North West, generating £24bn annually for the economy.
We aim to provide more information about the property and regeneration industry in the North West than any other media. This information will be better, provided faster and at a cheaper cost than you could currently find it elsewhere.
Editorial Team
Place North West employs a network of regionally based journalists and commentators, including:
Ciara Leeming (Manchester Evening News, The Guardian, The Independent)
Jayne Dowle (The Times)
Deborah Mulhearn (The Guardian, Architects' Journal)
Janet Reeder (Manchester Evening News, Cheshire Life)
Debbie Johnson (Liverpool Daily Post & Echo)
Walter Menzies (Mersey Basin Campaign, Renew North West)
John Elcock (urban affairs consultant)
Rate Card
Subscription Price
Standard individual subscription: £75/year
Student subscriptions are free
Discounts for multiple subscriptions. Call Paul Watson, sales director, on 07919 264 380 to discuss subscription sales.
Advertising
For advertisers, Place North West provides an unrivalled arena in which to speak to the decision-makers of the region's property scene.
Advertisers will be able to view detailed reports on readership patterns for their adverts and adapt campaigns accordingly, unlike print media.
Type: Size
Horizontal (Banner): 468 x 60
Vertical (Skyscraper): 120 x 600
Both available either solely on website or in the weekly newsletter.
Formats supported:
- .gif
- .jpg
- .swf
Web Links: jpg and gif files need to be provided as files along with destination URL. swf files need to contain an embedded link to the destination URL. Ideal file size is around 30k.
Email Campaigns
Carry out a tailor-made survey, advertise a job vacancy or promote a new product. Cost subject to brief.
Sponsorship
Details on application. Call Paul Watson, sales director, on 07919 264 380 to discuss.
