Why Choose Streets Ahead

Streets Ahead is committed to being the best quality media in the markets place. We aim to provide an unrivalled service to our readers and advertisers and deliver them a magazine that they deserve.

We will always try to give enough content to appeal to the maximum amount of readers as possible who have a sense of humour and a passion for the better things in life. We know our readers extremely well and Streets Ahead content is designed to reflect this. Our reader dresses well, spends money on themselves and their homes and likes to go out to eat, drink and be entertained and these are the consumers that you probably want to attract to your business.

Streets Ahead is bi-monthly giving a shelf life to advertisers of over 8 weeks and is distributed to 30,000 AB households in the more affluent areas of the West Midlands. A further 3,000 copies are distributed to leading venues in the same geographical area where they can be read by large amounts of our target audience. Unlike many other magazines, our quality ensures that Streets Ahead remains long after distribution and you will see past copies gracing the receptions and coffee tables of discerning homes and businesses.

The magazine is also widely read online, particularly with our more youthful and techno readers. Participation shows that Streets Ahead Magazine online is read across the world and we have active reader groups including ex pats in Spain and the Middle East.

Streets Ahead began life in early 2006 and has been growing ever since – and not only in size and pagination. Our aim I to look beyond traditional advertising and instead build strong relationships with our clients and assist them in formulating integrated marketing campaigns. We pride ourselves on providing a personal and honest service and on going that little further to get our communication looking its best and in the right place. We won’t place your adverts in a double page of other ads and will strive to ensure that it is displayed in editorial content that is relevant to your business. That’s a promise.

Our features are modern and relevant and include: local news, events, music, culture, fashion, beauty, home & garden, property, gadgets, motoring, events, social pages, education plus competitions, puzzles and ‘Ask Amy’ agony aunt. We are market leaders with our fashion features and our photo shoots are of a consistently high quality and enable local clothing outlets to feature their products in a creative and exclusive manner.

Streets Ahead is produced by marketing professionals who understand the marketplace and the strategies required to appeal modern consumer. While some competitor magazines are constantly chasing advertising revenues, often at the expense of content, we do not hold with this approach to regional press. The last thing we want is for Streets Ahead to be boring for our readers and we are confident our editorial / advertising mix is just right.

Our production quality reflects your brand! Streets Ahead uses premium paper and our covers are fully laminated on a quality bond. Our print quality means no smudges, out of focus artwork or poor production quality and advertisements are all in full colour in the most suitable editorial environment.