Business publishing
Angle, tone of voice, content, structure, pace, vocabulary, look and feel... all key ingredients that determine whether you engage successfully with your target audience. Balance is built on 25 years experience of getting these ingredients right.
At Balance, we're always looking for new ways of saying things. We have an aversion to clichés. They make our collective buttocks clench. 'Engaging and compelling content' is the very least you can expect from Balance. Our writers have been turning out captivating, sparkling, entertaining, authoritative, amusing, inspiring, informative content for years and they never lose the hunger for finding new ways to get their story across. If they did, we'd shoot them.
Our expertise was developed at some of the UK's most innovative consumer and trade magazines, including Smash Hits, Top Gear, Match of the Day and Restaurant. Everything we've learnt about writing for a demanding audience is applied to helping you develop a more loving relationship with your customers. And customers hate clichés too.
Balance has a track record of producing high quality magazines, books, brochures, pitch documents, reports and newsletters, providing all the editorial skills required from concept to delivery.
Our services are used by publishing companies, PR, advertising and marketing agencies, and directly by businesses and administrative organisations. Whatever the medium, content is king, and Balance is perfectly poised to deliver the content you need.
Here are a few we made earlier for some brands you might have heard of.
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Berry Bros. & Rudd
Customer magazine produced for Berry Bros. & Rudd wine merchant, themed seasonally to offer advice and deals on wine and make customers feel they're part of a high quality club.
Steinway & Sons
Published by Faircount Ltd
Twice yearly magazine produced for Steinway & Sons, consisting of Steinway and classical music features and news, plus high-end lifestyle features. Distributed to Steinway owners worldwide.
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Raffles Hotels
Published by Faircount Ltd
Twice yearly magazine produced for Raffles Hotels Group, consisting of Raffles news and high-end lifestyle features focused around Raffles destinations. Distributed to all the hotels in the group to be placed in rooms for guests to take away.
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Aston Martin Owners Club
Published by
Faircount Ltd
Annual desk diary cum magazine distributed to Aston Martin Owners Club members. Content comprises a blend of Aston Martin specific news and features and high-end lifestyle features.
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Professional Footballers' Association
Published by Faircount Ltd
Hardback souvenir programme cum book produced to mark the PFA centenary celebrations in 2007. Content included a history of the PFA in tandem with a history of the game in England. Described by PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor as "the best thing we've ever published".
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Taj Hotels
Published by Faircount Ltd
Biannual magazine produced for Taj Hotels Group, consisting of Taj news and high-end lifestyle features focused around Taj destinations. Distributed to all the hotels in the group to be placed in rooms for guests to take away.
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Flora pro.activ
Published by TMW
Quarterly magazine produced for Flora pro.activ by London agency TMW, consisting of advice on heart health, plus lifestyle features aimed at the over 50s. Balance provides editing and proof reading and compiles the crossword.
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Bord Bia - The Irish Food Board
Botiga
Art of Living