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Railtex 2017 with Rail ProfessionalTHE PUBLICATIONFor over 20 years Rail Professional has delivered thought provoking, in-depth analysis of the rail sector and has helped readers keep abreast of the strategy, policies, personalities and politics that define the industry. Through our regular high-profile interviews with rail regulators, ministers and top directors, Rail Professional offers informed insight to those working in rail. Focused and dynamic – dedicated to managers in the rail sectorPublished 10 times a year, Rail Professional is recognised as the business-oriented railway magazine read by the industry’s managers. Each issue is packed with news, comment, analysis, new appointments and interviews with leading figures in the rail industry, allowing readers to gain an ‘inside track’ view of these movers and shakers. Rail Professional is valued by its readers because it focuses on the commercial and political developments that make a real difference. The magazine has a well-deserved reputation for interviewing the most influential players in the rail industry.Rail Professional is the magazine read by the people with budgets, and by the people who take the purchasing decisions in the rail industry. Rail Professional is not a magazine for those obsessed by technical detail; it is a business magazine about the very serious business of running the railways professionally, and about the people who do just that – the rail professionals.

Reaching the buyers at a time when they are most open to new ideas! THE EVENT

Railtex 201713th International Exhibition of Railway Equipment, Systems & Services9-11 May 2017 - NEC BirminghamRail Professional will again be at Railtex in 2017. Promoting our brand and giving out complimentary copies of the magazine at what has long been established as Britain’s leading showcase for railway equipment, products and services, with a reputation for attracting managers, engineers and buyers at the highest level. Railtex offers an unequalled opportunity in the UK for companies serving all aspects of the infrastructure and rolling stock sectors to present their capabilities and be part of the industry’s networking event of the year.

Railtex – Bringing together over 10000 rail industry professionals over three days at the NEC** **source Railtex/Mack Brooks HOW TO DO IT

Join us as a media partner for this event. We can offer a number of opportunities and bespoke packages to fit most budgetsExamples for media partner sponsorship Media Partner Editorial profile of 1000 words together with a full page advertisement ............................................................................................... £1800 Media Partner Editorial profile of 600 words together with a Half page advertisement ............................................................................................. £1200 Insert into bag ..................................................................................................................£500Poster on stand shell .................................................................................................. £1500Mug* ................................................................................................................................... £1500Bag sponsor .................................................................................................................... £1500 Gold package ................................................................................................................. £3500All four i.e. Bag Sponsorship/Banner ad on wall/1500 inserts/1500 mugs*Silver package ................................................................................................................ £30001500 inserts and two otherBronze package ............................................................................................................ £17501500 inserts and one other * Mug supplied by media partner/advertiser - please ask for details

Rail Professional Readership pro fi leRail Professional is received by directors and managers in every company operating in the rail industry in all sectors – Financial, commercial, purchasing, engineering and general management. The breakdown reveals the magazine’s strong management profi le – 59 per cent of readers are managers or board level executives. Even those who are not managers themselves are primarily advisers, consultants or professionals in a strong position to infl uence thinking and purchases.

Readers with buying powerReadership research has revealed that, on average, more than 60 per cent of respondents either decide, recommend or specify the purchase of rail products and services. The buying power of Rail Professional’s readers equates to a staggering £6.86bn – an audience worth advertising to. • Focused and dynamic - the only monthly magazine dedicated to managers in the

rail sector• The industry number one for display advertising, delivering readers with real buying

power• The established market-leader for recruitment advertising at executive and

managerial levels, both in print and online• Delivered to 22,000 readers, including members of the Institution of Railway

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What they say about Rail Professional

‘’Rail Professional is a great way for us to reach our stakeholders in the rail world, ensuring that our research goes to those who will be able to make good use of it’’ Transport Focus ‘’As a member based organisation with a large number of stakeholders, we need to communicate to a vast audience. Rail Professional enables us to do this in an eff ective way and ensure our products and services reach the right people at the right time’’ RSSB ‘’Rail Professional is an informative and engaging magazine which off ers invaluable content relating to the many areas across the industry. Each month we send the latest issue of the magazine to our members so they can benefi t from the knowledge shared within the publication‘’ IRO ‘’ Rail Professional provides distinctive analysis of rail industry business issues. As such for FTA as a pan-model logistics trade association it is both an essential read and a key publication to contribute to given our policy agenda to put the interests of customers at the heart of the rail freight policy agenda of Government and regulators” Freight Transport Association

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