Countrywide Austral (CWA) provide a range of products & services to help our clients, deliver compelling, consistent and important content to their specific audience, including members, the public and interested parties. We have successfully supported clients for over two decades by producing special interest publications.
Currently, we produce three main high-quality physical and digital media packages, ranging from:
- Newsletters that include news, industry updates, programs and services for members
- Journals that broadcast initiatives and techniques that equip professional
- Specialist magazines & handbooks that promote the support and well being of community groups
While many of our clients provide their own editorial content, our experienced publishing consultants can support you in many publishing disciplines.
Our excellent services also include publishing advice for newsletter, journal & magazine publishing, printing and distribution planning & management, digital media, editorial services, advertising & sales support, desktop publishing assistance as well as magazine or journal and newsletter layout & design. For more see Our Services.
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Media Consultancy
Our Media consultancy product guides the production of high-quality material, in physical or digital media format, ranging from:
- Newsletters that include news, industry updates, programs and services for members;
- Journals that broadcast initiatives and techniques that equip professionals;
- Specialist magazines and handbooks that promote the support and well-being of community groups, as well as provide children a safe path to adulthood.
Whilst many of our clients provide their own editorial content, our experienced publishing consultants can advise on magazine publishing and distribution costs, editorial assistance, advertising support, desktop publishing assistance as well as magazine cover design or journal and newsletter layout.
Editorial Services
While you drive the editorial content of all your publications, you may need occasional editorial support or even editorial service on a more ongoing basis. If your internal staff has their hands full, we can organise use of freelance and independent journalists for writing, editing and proofreading support.
Editorial assistance covers:
- high quality writing
- professional document editing
- on-schedule and fast copy completion
- affordable pricing
- confidentiality maintained
Digital Media
In addition to traditional media products Countrywide Austral offers its client partners a comprehensive digital media/social media package. This is a flexible approach that will enable the company to provide anything from a basic web site to a full scale social web site.
Layout and Design
Producing a polished and professional looking magazine, journal, calendar or diary can be achieved with the help of our graphic design team. We can advise on the best design ideas to ensure your organisation’s brand and vision is coherently and consistently presented. Our design team also works efficiently ensuring quick turnaround of design work.
Layout and design services cover the following:
- page layout options
- fresh and creative front cover design ideas
- beautifully designed inside pages
- advice on typeface for headlines and body copy
- advice on colour palette and best use of colour
- use of images and photography
- design of standard layout templates
Printing Services
To ensure high print quality at a competitive price, Countrywide Austral (CWA) uses both domestic and international printers. For example, we use Australian printing companies for advanced, fast printing when your publications have short lead times. Generally this means print turnaround is a minimum of 7 days.
On the other hand, for publications with long lead times, we use international printers and CWA conducts annual tenders to selected overseas printers who can deliver a cost-effective yet reliable service to you.
While we’re happy to advise you on the type of printed material suitable for your communications products, you have the flexibility to choose things like weight and thickness of stock; laminate or coating, and type of binding.
Distribution Management
Printed publications are efficiently and cost-effectively distributed as Countrywide Austral has a long working relationship with one of the top mail houses in Melbourne who has a reputation of on-time delivery nationwide. Our mail house either uses couriers or Australia Post depending on your product type and quantities.
You may also choose to electronically distribute some publications like newsletters and localized regional editions. If so, we can take care of this for you and this is another way to reduce your printing and distribution costs.
Advertising and Sales
Advertisements can be included in publications and is an excellent addition to editorial as it assists relevant companies to easily reach out to your audience to promote their goods and services. It also helps a publications’ readership to easily access products and services geared to their specific needs.
To that end, Countrywide Austral provides a sophisticated and ethical advertising sales support centre. Our highly experienced sales team will ensure that your publication is regularly supported by advertisers who care about your members, your community organisation or your industry association.
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For more about our custom media services, we invite you to talk to us today, obligation free.