Guide to Business Direction Submissions
Upcoming themes and deadlines
From food and drink to manufacturing, awards and more, each edition of Business Direction has a new theme to help you raise your business profile in the two counties. All previous editions can be viewed here.
March/April 2024 Edition
Theme
International Trade
Copy Deadline
31 January 2024
Articles could cover
Living, working and trading with the EU, updates on import and export, trade opportunities and successes.
May/June 2024 Edition
Theme
People and Skills
Copy Deadline
27 March 2024
Articles could cover
Workforce planning, training, access to labour, current/future skills activity, recruitment and retention.
July/August 2024 Edition
Theme
Business Growth
Copy Deadline
29 May 2024
Articles could cover
Increasing revenues/new business, protecting profit, supply chain, raw materials, access to finances and product development.
September/October 2024 Edition
Theme
CSR and social values
Copy Deadline
31 July 2024
Articles could cover
Your organisations corporate social responsibility activites or plans.
November/December 2024 Edition
Theme
The path to Net Zero
Copy Deadline
29 September 2024
Articles could cover
Sustainable energy resource, waste management, pressure from clients and customers, training, grants and packaging.
January/February 2025 Edition
Theme
Technology and Trends
Copy Deadline
27 November 2024
Articles could cover
New tech adoption, cyber security, research and development tax relief.
Guidelines for submitting articles (magazine)
Articles for the Business News, Charity News or Skills pages must be a maximum of 150 words. Articles for the Movers & Shakers pages should be no more than 80 words. Please ensure your submission is in a Word Document format.
Articles for Business News should reflect something newsworthy and should NOT be an advert for the business. Examples may include receiving an award, celebrating an anniversary, forming a new partnership or any other success story.
Images must be high resolution and should be a minimum of 1MB (and 300 dpi). They must be relevant to the article, and you do have the option of including a caption which you can insert into your written article.
All articles must have a headline and can include your website address at the end of the article.
Submissions must be clear to read and be written in the third person.
The theme of each edition runs through the Big Interview and the Cover Feature(s). Businesses are welcome to use the theme, but do not have to do this for regular articles.
For more information, please contact the Marketing department on marketing@hwchamber.co.uk
Guidelines for submitting articles (online)
Stories submitted online will automatically be considered for the Business Direction magazine and/or outgoing newsletters, and shared on social media.
There is no word limit for stories and press releases submitted online, however if your article is picked up for the magazine please be aware it may be edited to 150-words for clarity.
Images must be high resolution and should be large enough for web (72 dpi). Please ensure your image is saved with the same title as your story to ensure the correct photograph is chosen when edited by a member of the Chamber team.
Stories submitted online will be approved within 48 hours by someone from the Chamber of Commerce providing they follow the guidelines.
Whilst we cannot guarantee inclusion in the printed Business Direction magazine, all online submissions will be included if the guidelines are followed.
There is no deadline for online submissions, however if you are looking for your article to also appear in the printed publication, we encourage you to refer to the deadlines above.
For more information, please contact the Marketing department on marketing@hwchamber.co.uk
Advertising with Business Direction
Get in front of thousands of decision makers with Business Direction, the leading business resource for Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Business Direction offers excellent advertising opportunities at highly competitive rate and Chamber Members receive a 20% discount. You can choose from a quarter page ad to the inside front or back cover to ensure your business gets noticed.
To find out more about the current Advertising Media Pack and to discuss options, please contact Angie Smith at Distinctive Publishing:
Tel: 0845 884 2333
Email: angie.smith@distinctivepublishing.co.uk