Exclusive Holidays Magazine
Exclusive Holidays Magazine
Hello there
I'm new here. I was referred to this excellent site by a friend and would just like to say 'well done', it is very very helpful and informative.
I have a question about Exclusive Holidays Magazine. Does anyone know of them and if so are they any good?. I read a couple of independent reviews of the mag which seem to be good. They also have a website, thevillafinder.com which seems very professional.
I am interested because they phoned me this afternoon having seen our property on some other sites. The man said that he is doing a feature on South West France and would like to include our property. They are not cheap, £295 for the site and mag. I would be very interested to have peoples' opinions.
Sarah
I'm new here. I was referred to this excellent site by a friend and would just like to say 'well done', it is very very helpful and informative.
I have a question about Exclusive Holidays Magazine. Does anyone know of them and if so are they any good?. I read a couple of independent reviews of the mag which seem to be good. They also have a website, thevillafinder.com which seems very professional.
I am interested because they phoned me this afternoon having seen our property on some other sites. The man said that he is doing a feature on South West France and would like to include our property. They are not cheap, £295 for the site and mag. I would be very interested to have peoples' opinions.
Sarah
Exclusive Holidays Magazine
Thanks Alexia for your reply, I think you're right, asking existing punters is probably the best way to get a relatively balanced view.
Just noticed an earlier thread. Sorry. They don't appear to be held in particularly high esteem, perhaps I'll leave it. Also didn't offer a copy of the mag, I'd certainly want to see that before taking the plunge.
Just noticed an earlier thread. Sorry. They don't appear to be held in particularly high esteem, perhaps I'll leave it. Also didn't offer a copy of the mag, I'd certainly want to see that before taking the plunge.
Hi Sarah. I think this was a magazine that I was contacted by some years ago. It was pretty new then (if its the same one). We didn't advertise. We asked for copies of the magazine to see what it was like, as we couldn't find it for sale anywhere. We never got them. So, unless you are familiar with the publication, I would ask for a few back copies to be sent to you, together with some stats from the Audit Bureau of Circulation, or similar.
I've tried a quick search on Google to try to see what Exclusive Holidays Mag looks like to see if it is the same one. But a front cover seems to be equally elusive.
However, a website called "newsstand.co.uk" had a page which allowed you to subscribe to this mag, so it it obtainable. No front cover though!
However, I was disturbed to note that on the same page "People who have purchased EXCLUSIVE HOLIDAYS have also bought" Rugrats, Men Only, Escort Readers Wives (all with covers showing!) and FHM.
Draw from that whatever conclusion you want!
I've tried a quick search on Google to try to see what Exclusive Holidays Mag looks like to see if it is the same one. But a front cover seems to be equally elusive.
However, a website called "newsstand.co.uk" had a page which allowed you to subscribe to this mag, so it it obtainable. No front cover though!
However, I was disturbed to note that on the same page "People who have purchased EXCLUSIVE HOLIDAYS have also bought" Rugrats, Men Only, Escort Readers Wives (all with covers showing!) and FHM.
Draw from that whatever conclusion you want!
They also offered me the almost £300 package - came back a month later and offered it at 1/2 price. They did send me a copy of the magazine - the typeface on the ads is tiny making it very hard to read and the Italy section was small (so no good for me) - their claim to be doing a 'feature' on individual areas in the sales pitch is a bit iffy too - the amount of editorial in the magazine is negligible.
Much better value using websites I think..
Memes
Much better value using websites I think..
Memes
I finally decided not to go with this Company. They were particularly 'hard sell', which I found quite offputting. They did send a copy of the magazine in the end which was OK but I can't see people being bothered to use it instead of the internet, they also offered a considerable reduction in the £300 fee, but it is still expensive.
Nearly forgot to mention, I did phone round a few existing clients when I got the magazine and only one person said they had had bookings, and that was only after 2 years of being in the magazine.
So all in all, not very good.
Sarah
Nearly forgot to mention, I did phone round a few existing clients when I got the magazine and only one person said they had had bookings, and that was only after 2 years of being in the magazine.
So all in all, not very good.
Sarah
Hi. I had a brief flirt with the idea of magazine -type advertising companies about 6 months ago.I am glad I didn't go with them now! A house I pass on my way to my house is advertised with them (exclusively) and this year it had no more than 6 weeks in total of bookings!! The rep told me I could expect 11 using them- ermmmm..not good enough!! We've done much better using internet advertising together with our own website
ps- this isn't the same company that you are talking about though.
www.thepetitmanoir.com
ps- this isn't the same company that you are talking about though.
www.thepetitmanoir.com
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I'm embarrassed to admit that I was taken in by the sales spiel and coughed up about £100 to be in 2 issues of the magazine and 6 months on their website (this was in about June last year). I too was very disappointed and dismayed to not get any bookings as a result!
BUT... I have to say that I have had about 3-4 enquiries this month, one of which has resulted in a booking for the last week of Feb, so I will at least have covered my unitial outlay.
But even so, I shan't be renewing...
BUT... I have to say that I have had about 3-4 enquiries this month, one of which has resulted in a booking for the last week of Feb, so I will at least have covered my unitial outlay.
But even so, I shan't be renewing...
The Villa Finder / Exclusive Holidays Magazine
I am sorry to say that I was taken in by the sales pitch from this listing site late last year. I paid a total of £346 for magazine adverts in 4 issues and a listing on their website.
The website appears professional and I am able to make amendments to my ad if I want to.
However, I have now tried contacting the company by both e-mail and telephone (using the no. quoted in the magazine and on the website) without any success. E mails are unanswered and the telephone number elicits the response "the number you have used has not been recognised".
Any company that is uncontactable by its clients is of highly questionable value.
I am glad that I did not respond to their later special offer of a 1/2 page spread advert at the discounted rate of £300 for 6 months.
If nothing else this experience has enabled me to find this excellent site when I did a Google search on "The villa finder Scam".
The website appears professional and I am able to make amendments to my ad if I want to.
However, I have now tried contacting the company by both e-mail and telephone (using the no. quoted in the magazine and on the website) without any success. E mails are unanswered and the telephone number elicits the response "the number you have used has not been recognised".
Any company that is uncontactable by its clients is of highly questionable value.
I am glad that I did not respond to their later special offer of a 1/2 page spread advert at the discounted rate of £300 for 6 months.
If nothing else this experience has enabled me to find this excellent site when I did a Google search on "The villa finder Scam".
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I've been contacted a couple of times by 'Spain' magazine. They sent me a copy - it's certainly a nice looking mag. They offered me 3 months for £200.
I don't think I'll be taking them up on it unless I get desperate, though. It seems to me that the people who buy these mags are largely intending to buy in the area rather than rent.
Has anyone had any luck with shop window advertising? I've just made some cards and intend to trek round the better off areas of Essex and Suffolk and see if that bears any fruit.
Pauline
I don't think I'll be taking them up on it unless I get desperate, though. It seems to me that the people who buy these mags are largely intending to buy in the area rather than rent.
Has anyone had any luck with shop window advertising? I've just made some cards and intend to trek round the better off areas of Essex and Suffolk and see if that bears any fruit.
Pauline
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Ros, I'm with HR and HL as well, together with 3 free ones. I don't expect much from the free ones as yet. but they may build up.
Pauline
Pauline
Debut novelist at http://tinyurl.com/or89jle
http://wivenhoewriters.blogspot.co.uk/
Contributor to anthology 'In a Word: Murder'
http://wivenhoewriters.blogspot.co.uk/
Contributor to anthology 'In a Word: Murder'