About 'the given'

Businesses ‘given’ opportunities…

Be a part it, reach 60,000 new customers

'the given' was launched in September 2009 at  exclusive venue Henry Wong, Harborne by ITV Newsreader Bob Warman.

‘the given' confirmed Readership: 60,000

Circulation: Birmingham City Centre; Mail box; Digbeth; Brindley Place; Birmingham Hotels; City Train Stations; Central Libraries; Hagley Road; Harborne; Edgbaston; Quinton; Halesowen.

Distribution: The magazine is distributed to businesses, libraries, coffee shops, bars, in the specified areas for the public to collect/ read. We also distribute on a more personal level ensuring that the magazine is ‘given‘ to those who will most benefit from it. Using the given team of girls we target different traffic jams, farmers markets and "hot spots" in the designated circulation areas and the magazine is handed directly to our target readers. Also supported and distributed by Waitrose home delivery Harborne, Fresh Media Distribution and Henwick Distribution.

Why should you advertise with us?
Competitive affordable prices
High distribution and readership, guaranteeing high exposure of your advert
Personalised service
Skilled graphic designer
Flexibility- change your message to suit your business needs.

What do our readers say?
"I just want to plug "the given". I think it's the best mag in Brum!" Frank Skinner (comedian).
"They (the given) put out 20,000 copies which is a lot more than the Birmingham Post sells today- it's a given isn't it!" Bob Warman (ITV news reader).
"It's a smart looking magazine and a good read. It's good for the local area." Gisela Stuart (MP)

Ensuring ‘the given' is given!
Taken from Deirdre Alden's online Blog
www.deirdrealden.com/blog
Last September I blogged about the launch of ‘the given' a new local magazine the first edition of which even made its way to Downing Street.
The magazine's editor, Rae Louvaine, contacted me because she was having trouble getting ‘the given' into a much closer location - the Central Library. Some free publications are available from there but she had been told ‘the given' couldn't be one of them.
I'm glad to say that after I lobbied on Rae's behalf, staff at the Central Library have had a change of heart and ‘the given' WILL be available from that location in the future. So if you want a copy, that's where to go!