EDITOR OF THE YEAR
(BUSINESS MEDIA)
Giles Barrie
Property Week
UBM
Giles radically diversified Property Week in 2008. Under his leadership,
PropertyWeek.com quadrupled unique users through podcasts, mobile
and internationally through PropertyWeekGlobal.com. Property Week
TV was launched, through an interview conducted with Sir Alan
Sugar. Property Week Global, the magazine’s glossy spin-off, became a
standalone title. The shows Offices 08, Resi 08 and Sheds were attended
by 3,000 people.
As well as leading his team to huge scoops, including the collapse of
Grant Bovey’s property empire and the exposure of Rupert Murdoch’s
property problems, Giles’ Empty Threat initiative persuaded the
Government to throw a £170 million lifeline to owners of 70% of
commercial property in the UK, relieving them from empty property
rates in November’s Pre-Budget Report. On top of all this, Giles showed
enterprise and imagination by winning a pitch against the title’s main
competitor to work with Bank of Scotland Corporate for one of the
biggest ever business-to-business joint ventures.
Almost 50% of the Property Week portfolio comprises revenue streams
created by Giles. Subscriptions are at a record high, and market share
is up. The judges said: “Giles showed incredible energy and achieved
amazing results in a terribly difficult climate.”
The Shortlist
The Sponsor
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Polestar is the
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leading UK
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and proud of our
successful
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relationships across
all key areas of this
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industry. We offer
long-term solutions
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to publishers,
having invested over
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£200 million in new
facilities to support
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this strategy. Never
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know our success
depends on our
customers – large
and small. As a PPA
Strategic Partner,
Polestar is pleased
to sponsor the 2009
Editor of the year
(business media)
Award.
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