Crawford's Directory of City Connections 2008

“The easy way to sell your corporate services to the UK's hardest-to-reach board level decision-makers”

Crawford’s has a readership of approximately 9,600 senior and board level decision-makers including, Chairmen, Chief Executives and Finance Directors drawn from:

UK Quoted Companies trading on the London Stock Exchange (including Investment Trusts and Venture Capital Trusts);
Alternative Investment Market (AIM) companies;
Offshore Investment Trusts;
Major UK Unquoted Companies (including those trading on PLUS);
Overseas Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange

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What is Crawford's Directory of City Connections?

Crawford’s Directory of City Connections is an annual business directory that lists details of senior board level contacts from the top 4,000 major UK quoted and unquoted companies. It also features over 2,000 advisory firms to these top board level decision-makers, such as Auditors, Financial PR Consultants, Stockbrokers and Solicitors.

Serving the City since 1973...

Now entering its 30th edition, the directory was first published in 1973 and is well established as a leading guide to the UK's corporate sector. Crawford's Directory of City Connections contains unique listings, which clearly illustrate the links between each major company listed and thier retained corporate advisers.

To mark the 30th edition and 35 years since the directory was first published the 2008 edition of Crawford's Directory of City Connections will carry a special retrospective of the last 3 decades in the City. If you are interested in special sponsorship opportunities around the retrospective please speak to a member of our sales team.

Circulation:

Upon publication in March 2008, Crawford's Directory of City Connections 2008 will be circulated free of charge to senior executives in 1,250 major companies who have all requested a copy. Our annual user research has revealed that within the major companies sent a copy of the directory each edition is used by an average of 8 senior level executives. This gives Crawford's Directory of City Connections a readership of 9,600 corporate decision-makers.

An additional 500 copies of the directory are sold each year to companies supplying advisory services to the corporate sector. These companies use the directory to source new business clients and for competitor analysis research.

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Increase your exposure with Crawford's Online www.crawfordsonline.co.uk

Crawford's Directory of City Connections also offers you a fantastic opportunity to advertise your company through its website www.crawfordsonline.co.uk

Crawford’s Online is a subscription-based website which provides online access to all the contacts listed in the Crawford’s directory. Company details listed online are updated weekly throughout the financial year, and can be searched using a number of simple or advanced searches. The website also offers users the opportunity to save and modify their searches, making it a valuable addition to the hardcopy book. All of those senior level executives sent a free copy of the directory are provided with free access to www.crawfordsonline.co.uk

Why you should advertise in Crawford’s Directory of City Connections 2008:

As a provider of professional advisory services, you need to promote your company to the UK’s most important decision-makers. Crawford’s Directory of City Connections 2008 offers you a fantastic opportunity to influence thousands of business professionals;
Crawford’s readership is made up of senior level executives from the UK’s leading companies, including Chairmen, Chief Executives and Finance Directors;
Advertising in the directory means that your company will be promoted to these major decision-makers. You will therefore be actively influencing your target audience and increasing your chances of securing important new corporate clients;
81% of readers use the adviser sections of Crawford’s Directory of City Connections;
Of those readers using the adviser sections 100% said these sections provided them with the information they need.

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“An excellent publication” – Colin Campbell, Director of Legal & Business Affairs, Channel Five Television Group plc

“Crawford's Directory is a very well presented and organised reference book, providing lots of useful information in one place” – Lucia Griffin, Hardy Oil & Gas plc

Crawford’s offers you a fantastic opportunity to advertise your company through two powerful media. This allows you to promote your services to an even greater number of business professionals than the book alone.

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Advertising Contacts

For specialist advice on advertising in Crawford's Directory of City Connections, please contact our sales team on 020-8349 9988.

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Sections available for advertising:

Sections available for advertising:
If your company activity falls into any of the following disciplines then you have the opportunity to increase your profile through either enhancing your entry or taking up one of our display advertising options.

Stockbrokers
Financial advisers
Auditors
Solicitors
Insurance advisers
Financial PR Consultants
Registrars
Bankers
Substantial shareholders
Investment trust managers
Unit trust & OEIC fund managers
Pension fund investment managers
Pension fund property consultants
Pension fund consultants & actuaries

Advertising Contacts

For specialist advice on advertising in Crawford's Directory of City Connections, contact our sales team.

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