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Why advertise with the Olive Press?

• The Olive Press is the most popular English language publication in Andalucia.

• The Olive Press is continually expanding into new areas, and has recently started distributing in Sevilla and Jerez, as well as the Cordoba/Jaen borders near Alcala. We are already covering most of inland Malaga, Granada, much of Cadiz and Almeria, and now most of the Costa del Sol, including Mijas, Fuengirola, Estepona, Torre del Mar, Velez Malaga, Nerja and Motril.

• We print 12500 copies a fortnight giving an estimated readership of 50000 people a fortnight.

• Each issue contains 32 pages and we pride ourselves in an even balance of interesting articles and adverts, making it a highly readable paper. We plan to expand further in 2009.

• In support of our paper, we have a highly successful website, read all over the English speaking world. All current and back dated issues of the paper appear on this site as downloadable PDF´s opening up advertisers to a worldwide audience.

• We are able to offer advertisers appearing in the newspaper a special rate for website advertising on our highly successful website, www.theolivepress.es.

• We are proud of our all round readership, ranging from professional and affluent northern European tourists and residents, to eco-friendly students and those seeking an alternative lifestyle. This is due to our interesting and useful articles covering everything from the Spanish legal and political systems and everyday living, to local and national tourism and special events. This means that advertisers, whatever their market, can benefit from a huge catchment audience.

• We are a free newspaper, which means that we are stocked in a wider range of establishments than many of the newspaper publications that are chargeable.

• Our advertising has risen by more than 320% in the last six months; statistical proof which demonstrates advertisers believe we are a successful tool in increasing business – please refer to our advertiser testimonials. But we still have managed a high ratio of news items and features to adverts.

• We pride ourselves upon the high ratio of quality news items and features to advertisements, compared to the majority of our competitors, it means that any advertisement will stand out more in our publication, which can only mean a higher success rate for any business. This balance is one that we take very seriously and one that we are committed to long term.

• Additionally, due to our limited number of advertisements, the prime advertising slots soon sell out. This means that by advertising now, any advertiser will be able to get ahead of their competitors by holding onto a prime position and keeping it.

• As many of our readers are well travelled and still show a keen interest in travelling, this is a prime advertising medium for travel and tourism related businesses to promote themselves in other regions of Spain and even overseas, in addition to within Andalucia.

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Our History and what we do

The Olive Press is an English language newspaper, launched in May 2006, to serve the English speaking population of the Granada province. Fortnightly, it began with a print run of 4000 copies. With an increasing foreign population in Granada alone, the paper was soon forced to increase its print run to 7,000 copies, allowing us to deliver 14,000 copies per month, giving a conservative readership base of around 50,000 people each month.

In addition, and due to such positive feedback from readers and advertisers alike, there was soon a shortage of space due to the many well received regular features, and many advertisers wanting to join the success. The paper increased its number of pages from 32 to 40 pages by issue 8.

By issue 9 it was becoming apparent that the paper´s success was not only limited to the Granada province, as requests for the paper were being made in neighbouring provinces. As a result the paper has now increased its distribution to other areas within Eastern Andalucia, principally Almeria.

In addition to this, in January 2007 Olive Press Media launched its sister paper serving Western Andalucia and the provinces of Malaga, Cordoba, Cadiz and Sevilla.

In just two and a half years the Western edition has grown from 3,500 to 12,000 copies. It is being edited by former Fleet St journalist Jon Clarke. With ten years experience at the Daily Mail, Mirror and Telegraph, among others, it continues to break numerous hard-hitting stories.

Over the last few months, many of Spain’s top foreign writers have started writing for the Olive Press. These include Driving Over Lemons author Chris Stewart, Duende writer Jason Webster and the Guardian’s correspondent in Madrid Giles Tremlett. Michael Jacobs (Factory of Light, Andalucia) just began a book column.

So, what does our paper contain?
• Regional news from our network of correspondents
• Well-written feature articles by established journalists
• National and international current affairs supplied by various press agencies
• Resources for learning Spanish and integrating into the culture
• Expert legal, fiscal and property advice columns
• A comprehensive listings and events calendar
• Classified advertisements
• Weekly weather reports and local travel information
• Puzzles and games for the inquisitive mind
• Regular recipes, food and drink articles
• Dedicated home and garden, travel, sport and property sections

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