About us
Allison Golding founded Business Talk Magazine in 2006. Allison has extensive experience in the UK and the USA in: publishing, project management and business networking. She has assembled a talented group of copywriters, photographers and designers to develop the Business Talk Magazine brand.
As a direct result of taking on board feedback from both readers and advertisers, the magazine has continually evolved and improved since it was launched. Business Talk Magazine now includes at least four pages of local business news, editors news - where we spotlight what's happening locally, a regular marketing top tips column, two pages of IT advice and tips, a regular entrepreneur spotlight and of course editorial led advertising.
Business Talk Magazine is regarded by the Gatwick Diamond business and networking community as a reliable, credible and trustworthy source of information, news, and relevant business advertising.
Contact us to find out more.
 Allison
Golding - Allison has a background in publishing, magazine
editing and face-to-face selling and networking. She is a graduate
of the USA based Dale Carnegie School of training where her studies
included sales, marketing, communications skills and management.
She is also an accomplished project manager making her ideally suited
to the role of Editor. Allison is a high-profile figure on the business
networking scene in the Gatwick Diamond. Her overriding aim when
establishing Business Talk Magazine was to enable SMEs to successfully
promote their business beyond the traditional advertising model of
simply selling space.
allison@businesstalkmagazine.co.uk
 Dee
Blick - Dee is an award winning Chartered Marketer with
24 years experience writing business copy for regional and national
magazines. In 2007, Dee won two awards with one of her clients, for
writing editorial style adverts that generated the highest response
in a trade publication over a 12- month period. The second award
was for a press release that won highest responses in its category
for a new product. What does Dee enjoy the most about working with
Business Talk Magazine? " I know that when I get a brief from
Allison that it will be for a really interesting business with great
products or services, that I can really get my teeth into. I also
love it when the responses start coming in. Allison is fantastic
at motivating me … and at giving positive feedback, as are
her clients. Great copy should motivate readers to act and respond.
Business Talk Magazine delivers. I also get a real buzz from being
part of such a successful publication."
deeblick@themarketinggym.org
 Dinah Hatch - Dinah is a freelance journalist based in East Sussex. Her career in journalism began in local and regional papers around the country where she covered everything from flower shows to murder cases. She has since had a number of staff roles on a variety of publications and has written for a wide spectrum of titles on a freelance basis, from the nationals, including The Guardian and The Observer, and glossy women's magazines, to the travel pages and journals. Dinah is also the co-author of Frommer's Scotland With Your Family and travel guide, published this December. Dinah is new to the Business Talk copywriting team so watch this space!
dinahhatch@hotmail.com.
 Gus
Sylvester - Gus is an experienced marketer and copywriter
and has worked on everything from student travel guides for North
America to a FTSE 100 company Annual Report. During her career, she
has implemented marketing campaigns promoting products, facilities
and services to both consumer and B2B audiences. She has developed
her freelance copywriting career, writing copy and working on PR
programmes for a range of clients including BAA, Goldman Sachs, Royal & Sun
Alliance and PricewaterhouseCoopers along with smaller, independent
businesses.
When asked why she likes writing for Business Talk, she doesn’t
hesitate with her reply: “I know the challenges involved with
running your own business, but everyone has their own story. And
bringing those stories to life is endlessly fascinating and inspiring.”
 Laura
Darling -
Laura is a professional marketer with over eighteen years experience honed in the publishing, conference and consultancy industries. She spent the last ten years at IMS Health, a multinational pharmaceutical consultancy, where she ran global product launches, trained international companies and managed marketing campaigns from copy through to fulfilment. Now living and working in Brighton, she's launched a freelance copywriting and marketing business that works with a broad range of clients from photographers to pharmacies, and she's delighted to be the new girl at Business Talk. 'I love the diversity of freelancing, and working with Business Talk has given me the chance to do what I love doing; talking about other people's businesses with them, finding out what makes them tick, understanding their challenges,' she says. 'I'm inspired by the energy in our local area for innovation and independence.'
www.lauradarling.co.uk
 Steve Goodwin -
Steve began his career in print before studying graphic design
and life drawing at college. Thankfully, because it was a time
before computers, he was able to hone his creative and illustration
skills using the traditional mediums of pencils, paint and pad!
What does Steve enjoy about working with Business Talk Magazine? "I
have worked with Allison and the team at Business Talk Magazine
since issue 4 and I am thrilled to be associated with such a
popular publication. Every time we start working on a new issue,
the brief that I get from Allison is to keep the magazine looking
and feeling fresh and new, whilst at the same time retaining
the strong visual brand identity that we have created. I still
love using the traditional skills that I started with so my layout
pad is never far away."
sgss@sgssdesign.plus.com
 Andrea
Sarlo - With a background of over 20 years in professional
photography, and as a member of the British Institute of Professional
Photographers, Andrea is a valued member of our team. She has
an uncanny ability to put people at their ease and to capture
them in their very best light. She is also incredibly talented
when it comes to creating ‘design led’ photography
where she goes beyond simply framing an image in a routine way.
The end result is stunning images, something that you see in
abundance in Business Talk Magazine. Said Andrea "I
feel really privileged to work with Business Talk Magazine and
photograph the people involved, both out on location and at their
place of work. The quality of the magazine is superb, it is well
read and respected in the local business community- it feels
good to be associated with it.”
andrea@andreasarlo.com
 Foundry Press -
Business Talk Magazine is printed by Horsham based Foundry Press.
As well as investing in new kit, Foundry Press has been busy
gaining accreditations and certifications that are good for the
environment and therefore good for the magazine. Foundry Press
are aiming for a zero carbon footprint by the end of 2009. The
latest certifications gained are FSC and PEFC. These are assurances
that Foundry Press’s purchases of paper and board are from
managed forests and controlled sources. The FSC certification
gives a chain of custody from the tree to the sheet of paper.
info@foundry-press.co.uk
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