Advertising Opportunities:

Why advertise with Period Living magazine and www.periodliving.co.uk

Established: Launched in the early 1990s out of two smaller, specialist titles, Period Living has had a steady growth, and built a loyal readership. Purchased from Emap by Centaur Media PLC in February 2006. The top selling magazine in the Period Homes market, Centaur has invested in re-structuring the magazine to its readers needs and increasing distribution reaching new aspirational readers.

Period Living readers and website visitors:
Comag Specialist now distributes the magazine and Period Living is now available at many out of city, independent newsagents as well as the supermarkets and at WH Smith stores nationwide. To achieve this, the print run has been increased attracting new readers and a new audience.

Period Living....

• Has the highest AB in the traditional homes market at 82%.
• Your advert will be seen with readers that do have large sums of disposable income.
• Is viewed as the source book and over 60% of readers respond to adverts to source products.
• Had a circulation increase of 7% since the redesign in the October issue.
• Issue size has increased from 164 to 180 page issues.
• Is the only title in the market to have secured distribution of 13,000 additional copies in 300 Marks and Spencers stores starting April 07 issue - Jan 08 issue.
• Two ABC audited circulation figures in the last 12 months. 
• Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation. Single issue audit May 2007 issue (distributed 27th March 2007) Average Net Circulation 55,174. Jul-Dec 2007 52,834.

Adult Readership - 267,000
Median Age - 47
92% of Readership is female
78% of readers have access to the internet
79% of readers with internet access have purchased something online
Average household income is over £45,000

USP: What makes Period Living unique is the pro-active readership who are currently planning and renovating. They buy Period Living and mark pages for reference and the magazine has an exceptionally long shelf life. A remarkable 39% of the circulation is readers who subscribe to the magazine and since the new changes this figure is on the increase! Our renovation pages tackle serious projects with specialist advice, providing an authoritive voice for this growing market. Issues are now archived online for reader's information and to build up a definitive source of Period Living information.

Click here to download a pdf version of the Period Living magazine media pack

Advertising Contacts for Period Living Magazine
For a twelve month Editorial plan and rates please contact:

Sarah Wilcock, Advertising Director
Tel: 01527 834410 or email sarah.wilcock@centaur.co.uk

Mark Taylor, Advertising Manager
Tel: 01527 834448 or email mark.taylor@centaur.co.uk

Emma Farrington, Classified Advertising Manager
Tel: 020 7970 4421 or email emma.farrington@centaur.co.uk

The website - www.periodliving.co.uk:

www.periodliving.co.uk Unique Content:

• New information is added regularly by our Web Editor.
• Online competitions drive traffic to the site and encourage site visitors to register.
• Registered site visitors are also encouraged to comment on features and interact with the content they find on the site.

www.periodliving.co.uk was launched in June 2005 and offered editorial content, subscription access and competitions. With the re-launch of this site in June 2006 we have enhanced and re-designed the site so that it reflects the new developments within the magazine and also offers the opportunity of unique content, a larger, more interactive products and services directory, and a more creative approach to online advertising opportunities.

Click here to download a pdf version of the www.periodliving.co.uk media pack

Advertising contacts on www.periodliving.co.uk

There are many ways to associate your company with periodliving.co.uk, from a directory enhancement to the  sponsorship of a specific page, through to banner advertising and rich media advertisements. We also have advertising opportunities on our subscriber newswires, sent monthly to over 8,700 opted-in recipients.
View the most recent newswire here.

If you would like further information on periodliving.co.uk and the online opportunities we offer, please call:

Jackie Smith, Online Commercial Director
Tel: 01527 834426 or email: jackie.smith@centaur.co.uk  

Fiona Lewis, Online Sales Executive
Tel: 01527 834464 or email: fiona.lewis@centaur.co.uk