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B4 Magazine is now regarded as one of Oxfordshire's leading business magazines, mailed quarterly to 3,000 key business decision makers with a further 4,500 copies available to sponsors, featured businesses, advertisers and through our network of display stands in key locations such as conference centres, offices and other public places. B4 is distinctive, due to its high production values, design and print quality, and its excellent editorial content, featuring a range of businesses topics and themes. |
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About Us
B4 represents 4 B's - Building Bridges Between Businesses
...and you can now do this on and off line.
Promote your business to 3,000 businesses quarterly through our mailed version of B4 Magazine, or to 3,000 business e-mail addresses, and growing, through our weekly e-Newsletter, or on our new website, www.b4-business.com - first on Google for Business Magazines in Oxford.
B4 gives Oxford's business community a voice.
B4 is about the people who make Oxford's businesses tick.
B4 is designed to put business people in touch with each other, let them share their business experiences and make the region a richer place in which to live and work.
B4 is there for you to promote your business and become part of an organisation which tries to help add value in terms of business introductions, recommendations and general prosperity.
B4 is Oxfordshire's Business Network, in print and online, launched in June 2006 with our fantastic new website only helping to solidify B4’s presence in Oxfordshire. See our Article archive for all previous articles in B4 or see the magazines in their entirety through our magazines on line, by clicking on the magazine thumbnail wherever you see it.
Don’t hesitate to get involved with B4, on and off line, to make sure your business is in the spotlight.
B4 Website
Exceptional People involved in Exceptional Businesses
With on line communication a vital part of our lives, we have been working hard at B4 to develop what we believe will be an invaluable addition to your on line communication strategy. Building on the success of the printed Magazine, the new B4 website is poised to play a growing part in helping you keep in touch with Oxfordshire’s business landscape and enable your business to maintain, or, if the case may be, raise its profile.
Joining B4 couldn’t be simpler. E-mail your request to join via the Contact Us section on the main menu or click here.
We will then take all relevant details about your company, issue you with an order form to complete and then set up an account for you. Payment can be made by credit card to accelerate your booking, or by cheque.
The key features of the new site for Oxfordshire businesses are as follows:
Basic Concepts
Ease of Use
A simple and consistent format to enable visitors to the site to locate the information they need, quickly.
Built on Integrity
We have gradually been introducing our B4 Ambassadors to you in B4 Magazine, people we work with who make their businesses tick. They have given their backing to the site and we hope you will want to add your business to this growing network.
Ambassadors and Members
The key distinction between these groups is that the Ambassadors are our bedrock of existing supporters. We will be adding new Ambassadors each year, denoted by the year they joined. For example, we are currently signing up 2010 Ambassadors. Ambassadors to date will be known as Founding or 2009 Ambassadors (see the Ambassadors section of the website).
Ambassadors receive additional profile, but pay a premium for this. If you want a company membership, this is based on your employee numbers – see Advertise.
The B4 Code
The site will be governed by The B4 Code. Essentially, this will protect existing members and monitor their conduct to ensure the system is not abused. There will be is a clear code which Members and Ambassadors should abide by to protect the integrity of the site. See below.
So why join up?
‘It’s just another directory site!’ Fair enough. Essentially, it is, but with more substance to it than a bland list of contacts without any personality, heart or soul.
B4 Magazine is the place for your business to be seen, and the B4 website will be a crucial site for your business to be on. Endorsed by some of Oxfordshire’s most influential business leaders, we are looking to build on this network of Ambassadors with businesses of good standing and calibre.
We don’t want lists of businesses we don’t know. We want businesses who are recommended to us, so that we achieve a standard, a given level of service, product and attention to detail.
Putting a ‘face to a name’ and encouraging business by ‘word of mouth’ will never have been easier than through the B4 site. Eliminate the risk in your business choices by getting involved in the B4 network and find other business who share your values, who can help grow your business.
Position your business alongside some blue chip names in Oxfordshire business. Make the new B4 website your number one priority for 2010, and don’t forget, the sooner you get involved, the higher up the rankings your business can stay.
Contact a B4 Ambassador today to get an introduction, or get in touch.
B4 Magazine
B4 Magazine is now regarded as one of Oxfordshire's leading business magazines, mailed quarterly to 3,000 key business decision makers with a further 4,500 copies made available to sponsors, featured businesses, advertisers and through our network of display stands in key locations such as conference centres, professional offices and also public places such as hospitals.
B4 is distinctive, not only because of its high production values, including first class design and print, but also its excellent editorial content, featuring a range of businesses, individuals and themes.
As an integral part of the Oxfordshire business landscape, B4 is seen in key office receptions, selected display stands in conference centres and the desks of leading businessmen and women in Oxfordshire.
B4 Magazine
| Copies | 7,500 |
| Circulation |
3,000 mailed direct to named business decision makers in Oxfordshire businesses 3,000 delivered in bulk to selected businesses 1,500 allowance for subscriptions and public display |
| Target Audience |
Business Decision Makers in Oxfordshire from key organisations, business parks, University Departments, professional organisations, independent businesses, Council Departments leading education establishments, PR agencies and subscribers. |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Pages | 4 page gloss laminated cover plus up to 98 pages text, saddle stitched |
| Size | A4 Portrait |
| Colour | Full colour throughout |
| Materials | 200gsm gloss laminated and perfect bound cover,130gsm gloss text |
THE TEAM
Colin Rosser
Chairman
Colin graduated from Southampton University with an honours degree in Engineering and has spent the last 25 years of his life in Print and Publishing. He was chairman and Chief Executive of The Goodhead Print Group which went public in 1985 and had a record turnover of £75 million in 1989. He has recently returned to Goodhead (now BGP) as non Executive Chairman.
He is the current chairman of The In Oxford Group which launched the B4 Business Magazine in 2007. He has lived in Headington for the last 26 years with his fashion retailer wife Sue and has two children, Deborah and Richard who is Managing Director of The In Oxford Group.
Richard Rosser
Managing Director and Editor of B4 Magazine
Richard has been Managing Director of The in Oxford Group for 18 years. While dealing with customers at all levels, Richard’s role is to co-ordinate the overall strategy of the Group and develop new products. The launch of B4 has seen Richard’s role extend to Editing the magazine, working closely with senior designer, Keith Simpson and organising events alongside his wife, Tina. Richard has developed a comprehensive network of contacts in Oxfordshire businesses, which stimulated the development of the original B4 Oxfordshire website and now this is extending to Berkshire. There are already plans to expand the network further.
John F Kennedy FIDM
Client Services Director
John is one of the original founders of B4 and is now our Director of Client Services. John has been a director of marketing and client services in professional service firms for 12 years and is a Fellow of the Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing.
Keith Simpson
Senior Designer
Keith is head of our design and print company 'Blink'. Before joining, he studied Art and Design at Foundation level before going on to gain a degree in Fine Art with Honours, specialising in graphic design based artwork, over more traditional forms of art. Keith has many strings to his bow, and is not only a talented print designer, but is also responsible for the Oxford Castle website, The O3 Gallery website and many others. In his spare time he designs artwork for a music label and is an avid collector of records.
Rob Scotcher
Designer
Rob joined The In Oxford Group in 2009, and has since gone on to co-ordinate the production of In Oxford Magazine, View Magazine and now the Berkshire edition of In Oxford Magazine. Rob has grown as a designer since he joined us and is relishing the opportunities presented to him by his new role. In his spare time he enjoys cooking, dreaming about learning to snowboard and eating pasta. Find him on http://uk.linkedin.com/in/robscotcher
Tina Rosser
Events & Sales Ledger
Tina has been working for the company for 14 years now and focuses on our Events, sales ledger and credit control. Although not a day to day member of the working staff at Head Office, Tina is still very much a part of the team and plays a vital role in the success of the business. Tina makes sure all of the B4 events go without a hitch and has been responsible for some great events at stunning venues such as Blenheim Palace, Rhodes House, Pembroke College and Malmaison. However, her most significant event to date has been the inaugural Oxfordshire Restaurant Awards, held in the grounds of Malmaison Hotel, Oxford Castle. The event, which welcomed 260 guests, was a great success and will now be an annual fixture in Oxfordshire’s social calendar.
Paige Wolford
Sales
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Anne Kamphausen
Assistant Editor
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