Stephen Hirst

Stephen was appointed to the position of managing director of Marketforce, IPC's world class newstrade sales, marketing and distribution company, in January 2006. He oversees all aspects of the UK and international distribution of the extensive portfolio of IPC titles and a wide range of third party publishing clients, including Panini, Reed Business Information and Kelsey Publishing. Stephen has held a number of senior positions within Marketforce since joining the business in 1992. Prior to taking on the role of assistant managing director in February 2005, he spent four years as Marketforce's Marketing Services director. Prior to this, he was Strategic Planning manager for the business. Marketforce is the largest distributor of magazines in the UK.


Contact: 020 314 83561 or e-mail stephen_hirst@ipcmedia.com

Divisions

  • IPC Connect

    IPC Connect is IPC Media's mass market women's division with a range of brands that provide powerful reach. Connect's magazines are read by 9.4 million mass market women, which equates to 49% of all mass market women, while its digital brands reach over 5.3 million unique users and deliver 35 million page impressions every month.

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  • IPC Inspire

    IPC Inspire is IPC's men's division. Its portfolio of 38 brands covers a huge spectrum of interests and includes famous names from Country Life and The Field to Nuts and NME.

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  • IPC Southbank

    IPC Southbank is the upmarket women's division, focusing on the three key markets of Fashion, Women's Lifestyle and Home Interest. Southbank is home to some of the most iconic magazine brands in publishing including Marie Claire, woman&home, Look and Ideal Home.

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  • IPC Advertising

    IPC Media produces over 60 iconic media brands, with print alone reaching almost two thirds of UK women and 42% of UK men - almost 26 million UK adults - while our websites collectively reach over 14 million users every month. IPC Advertising offers clients and agencies access to IPC Media's unparalleled range of brands

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  • IPC Marketforce

    As the UK's leading newstrade sales, marketing and distribution business, Marketforce is the link between publishers and retailers, providing a comprehensive range of circulation and distribution services for the IPC portfolio, as well as a broad range of titles from over 30 blue chip publishers.

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