Why move to MMC?

More time marketing your titles at retail and wholesale...

Having a more manageable profile means that each of our clients gets the benefit of having their magazines discussed more regularly at key sales calls. These calls might be discussing a special promotion at a supermarket group or the impact of booking a promotion with WH Smith Retail in order to improve a listing.

So, with over 3,500 titles published regularly, you need a distributor for whom you won't be one title amongst many.

Where specialist magazines come first

Most distributors are jacks of all trades and masters of none. It is obvious to us that distributing and marketing a woman’s weekly is not the same as a niche magazine. Since 1988 MMC has represented specialist magazines meaning that we have a wealth of experience for you to draw upon.

As well as expert advice on sales strategies, including magazine covers, market analysis and retail and wholesale opportunities, we have in-house knowledge of subscription marketing, data analysis and print broking.

So although you will be the expert on your magazine’s subject area we will give you an additional marketing resource to call on. Most importantly, we share your passion.

Information technology -
do you know where your copies are selling?

We all know that Information technology (IT) is changing the way we work. Magazine distribution is no different. With changes in the way wholesalers and retailers are working, more data is available to search out sales opportunities than ever before. So, to take advantage you need a strong IT system to turn data into usable sales strategies. MMC has recently completed a new sales planning system that is built specifically for the distribution of specialist magazines.  The system was developed in-house which has allowed it to be tailored entirely to the needs of our clients.

With 20% of our staff employed in IT development, no wonder MMC is universally acknowledged as IT innovators and pioneers. This means that our clients benefit from knowing where their magazines are selling and where they could be selling more.

So if your distributor can’t give you the name and address of every outlet that sells your magazine you should give us a call.

Independence – our clients are our only concern

Most distributors claim to be experts in this and that and sometimes boast of the size of their resources. However unless you own your distributor how can you be sure that you are first in the queue? You cannot.

However, at MMC our clients are our only priority because we are totally independent from any publisher.

So the only way we can grow our business is by increasing the sales of your magazines. Can you say that of your current distributor?

A leading importer of foreign magazines and exporter of UK magazines.

MMC has a great reputation for exporting our clients’ titles to over 77 agents in 58 countries.

From recommending price tests to launching local language editions, we can give your export sales a real boost and introduce your title to markets that you only dreamed of reaching. We also import titles from other countries and, unlike some distributors, we lavish the same attention on overseas clients as those based in the UK

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