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The Destination PR Specialists.TRANSCRIPT
Here to raise the profile of the areas, attractions and accommodations which we represent.
The Cotswolds January 2010‐Present
Publicity value: at least
£850,000
Media examples: In Britain
magazine, Abta magazine, The
Times, The Guardian, Independent
on Sunday, ITV’s This Morning,
CHAT magazine, Heritage
magazine, Reizen magazine in
Holland, The Telegraph magazine,
Good Housekeeping, Sunday
Mirror, National Examiner mag.
(USA), The Sunday Times.
Getting to the heart of your destination
Ian Weightman Media Services Ltd specialises
exclusively in tourism and destination PR.
Utilising a background in journalism, we have
provided press and PR support to tourist
destinations, attractions and nationwide
consortia for the past 20 years.
Our team provides virtually round the clock press
& PR support to a wide range of clients, several of
which have retained our services continuously for
more than 17 years. Our clients, and proven track
record, provide us with an exceptionally high
profile amongst the domestic and international
media, most well known on a personal level,
including travel editors of all major national
dailies, as well as regional newspapers.
In addition, combined media lists for overseas
markets include The Netherlands, Belgium,
Germany, France, Scandinavia, the United States
of America, Canada, Japan, Australia, New
Zealand and Ireland.
We also work closely with the VisitBritain and
VisitEngland press offices in London and
worldwide.
As media specialists, we pride ourselves on
tailoring PR campaigns to marketing
requirements and target markets of clients –
while also ensuring that work carried out reflects
changing circumstances and any new
opportunities that may arise.
We believe in working closely with clients
beginning with initial visits and research
meetings to create and build product knowledge
in order that we identify and explore all
opportunities fully.
Our aim is to uncover strong news angles and
stories that travel journalists will want to cover,
and subsequently create a tailored plan to suit, a
tailored plan that dovetails with any wider
marketing campaign.
We will then quickly deliver a structured
programme of releases and social media activity
targeted at the national and international travel
media.
All our clients benefit from media relations
that feature the full mix of press and PR
techniques.
Our personal approach means we are very
proactive in organising regular briefing and
strategy sessions and maintaining regular
contact with clients.
Exclusively Tourism and Destination PR
Stoke on Trent
During 2009
Publicity value: £650,000.
Media examples: In Britain,
Women's Weekly, Best of
British, Good Housekeeping,
Heritage Magazine, Prima
Magazine, Independent on
Sunday, Daily Telegraph. The
Times, CCTV (China TV).
Our Approach
We undertake research of your
destination to generate new (and
creative) story ideas, and to secure a
comprehensive understanding of
the full history of the destination.
We are also keen to invite regional,
national and international media to
your destination with your
agreement, and will generate and
help to organise and deliver media
familiarisation trips.
What does it need to secure coverage?
Something new; different; better; topical.
It needs to be something with universal
appeal for a travel editor and with plenty
of fresh copy for a journalist.
We believe that a news‐led approach pays
dividends and is one of the key factors
behind the extensive range of media
contacts and productive relationships
established with travel journalists.
Hooking the Media
Product Knowledge
Securing Coverage
We now receive daily enquiries from the
media, VisitEngland and VisitBritain, to
contribute to upcoming features and
national/regional/international round‐ups.
Our reactive work has increased
dramatically.
We also represent clients at key media
events that we attend, including ‘World
Travel Market’ and ‘Best of Britain and
Ireland’, VisitBritain’s ‘PR Gatherings’,
meetings of the new VisitEngland ‘Spin
Crowd’, British Guild of Travel Writers’
Yearbook launch. We also stage an
increasing number of ‘desk visits’ with key
domestic travel editors, and writers. And
we attend several media events overseas.
Ian Weightman Media Services has embraced
the latest Social Media phenomenon.
We have recently launched a new generation
Web 2.0 website (which is currently ranked
number 1 under destination PR) embedded
for blogs, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin,
YouTube, Flickr, Tumblr, Scribd and Google
Maps, offering a fully integrated suite of PR
tools to maximise a range of social media
channels and traditional PR opportunities.
We also subscribe to TravMedia, providing
even greater access to the worlds travel
media and key contacts.
A recent successful addition to this suite of
social media is the creation of a monthly E‐
Newsletter that has quickly attracted a
distribution list of over 100 international
travel writers, freelance journalists, and travel
editors from major newspapers and
magazines.
Making Your Destination Global
Shropshire
Our Presence April 2010 – Jan 2011
Publicity value: at least £310,ooo
Media examples: Walk; The
Independent; Reizen
(Netherlands); Look magazine;
Daily Telegraph; Nuvo magazine
(Canada); Sunday Mirror; Weekly
News; TV Gids (Netherland);
Greentraveller.co.uk; Sunday
Express; Camping and
Caravanning; Best of British;
Yorkshire Post; The Times.
Ian Weightman is the creator and managing director of Ian Weightman Media Services Ltd that represents some of the finest areas in the UK and Europe. Ian has become well known, as well as well respected, within the travel and tourism PR sector over the past 20 years.
Privileged to promote some of the best destinations to travel journalists, Ian has built up good product knowledge and an excellent rapport with journalists. Ian is well placed to be a good source of information for any travel writer. Given the range of destinations he now represents, he can fulfill almost any enquiry. Knowing most of the UK's leading travel writers personally, he travels overseas to media events, and has been able to establish an excellent relationship with hundreds of travel writers in America, Canada, northern Europe, Japan and Australia.
Mark Hibbert has 18 years experience in
local newspaper journalism and more
than nine years in PR – including in‐house
media manager for leading Destination
Marketing Partnership Lincolnshire
Tourism where he established a PR
department and from September 2004 to
July 2005 managed regional PR for the
newly formed East Midlands Tourism
(EMT). Since April 2006, he has been
running his own media relations business,
primarily in destination PR, dealing with
local, regional, national and international
travel media.
Katie Macdonald, Virtually Does It Ltd,
has over 10 years experience in executive
personal assistance and office
management, providing high‐class
business support to Directors and Chief
Executives in both the public and private
sectors. Katie’s range of experience has
enabled her to not only gain a strong skills
set in business administration, but also
develop the personal skills to build strong
and successful professional relationships.
Katie has now set up her own company
providing virtual PA assistance and
business support partnerships.
Stoke on Trent Meet The Team
“Ian knows just how to communicate his clients' news in a way that will fire an editor's imagination. He's also unfailingly quick,
efficient and thorough when providing info and support. We've worked together on many projects over the past five years or so, all of
which have resulted in successful features for me and great coverage for Ian's clients”. Kate Simon, travel editor, Independent on Sunday
“If there were a PR Rock Star it would pretty much be you!” Jessica Ainlay, freelance travel journalist and editor of AngloFile “The Club has now been working with Ian Weightman Media Services for almost 18 months and discovering Ian was our equivalent of
striking gold! Ian's honest, pro‐active and extremely effective approach to travel and tourism PR coupled with his vast array of
contacts, has helped boost The Club's profile within the mainstream media”. Jon Dale, PR Manager, Camping & Caravanning Club
What I particularly enjoy about working with Ian is the absence of 'mwah, mwah,' designer
suits or a Porsche parked outside. Ian Weightman is a no‐nonsense, cost‐effective practical
PR professional, the real deal. Journalists recognise that in him and so do I”.
Chris Dee, Tourism Manager for The Cotswolds and Royal Forest of Dean
Don’t Just Take Our Word For It…..
Ian Weightman Media Services Limited 5 Moss Lane
Maer Newcastle‐under‐Lyme Staffordshire ST5 5EQ
Tel: 01782 680963
Email: [email protected] Web: www.ianweightman.co.uk
Twitter: @WeightmanPR © Ian Weightman 2011 Photography: Ian Weightman
Created by Virtually Does It 2011 Artwork by Jack Barber Ltd.