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The Brief

Petty’s is an East Lancashire estate agency with offices in Burnley, Nelson, Barrowford, Barnoldswick and Colne. Historically they have focused their magazine advertising in regional lifestyle magazines, committing a high annual spend with a disappointingly low ROI.

Having already been retained to handle the media relations for the firm since 2008, a client meeting in 2010 raised the question; “Why don’t we create our own magazine?” Subsequent discussions and research followed and Your Village Life magazine (YVL) was born – we now produce four issues a year.

The Work

The challenge was to produce something more than ‘a newspaper selling property’. With YVL we have created a luxury, high-end magazine with engaging and relevant content that constantly evolves. The magazine has become a valuable community resource not only for landlords and purchasers but also a ‘must read’ for non-purchasers with whom Petty’s are building relationships for potential future sales. Local communities have adopted this magazine as their own proving we are getting the magazine and the brand into the hands of the right people.

Regular features such as the What’s On Guide, village spotlights, competitions, property spotlights, advice columns, seasonal features and lettings pages are mixed with interviews with local celebrities, success stories, award updates and general interest articles, achieving a perfect balance of business, news and personality.

The Results

Sales

of properties have been increasing significantly year on year and the client cites YVL as key to this conversion rate.

52

pages now in the magazine that originally launched with only 16.

The magazine was a finalist in the Best External Magazine category at the CIPR PRide awards.

YVL magazine has been whole-heartedly embraced by the communities in which Petty’s are based.  Having the online presence and social media channels has generated interest and enquiries across the UK and overseas! Petty’s view this as a self-funding marketing tool that ‘was the best decision we ever made’. Your Village Life Magazine secured a huge coup becoming a finalist in the CIPR PRide awards for Best External Magazine.

 

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