Business & Finance Publications
Browse 75 business & finance outlets United Press can place your story with. This list covers business, finance and executive-focused titles across national, trade and regional press. Get in touch to discuss which outlets fit your announcement.
These Business & Finance Publications are titles we can place announcements with directly. Business media is the most crowded beat in the UK press and also the most valuable, because its readers are the people who make purchasing, hiring and investment decisions. The practical division is between national business desks, which want scale or genuine novelty, sector trade titles, which want specificity, and regional business press, which wants a local employer angle.
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How placement in Business & Finance Publications works
Business desks judge an announcement on whether it tells a reader something they did not know and would act on. Funding rounds with named investors, acquisitions, results, senior appointments and verifiable growth figures all qualify. Rebrands, minor product updates and awards a company has entered itself generally do not, however important they feel internally. Being honest about which category an announcement falls into saves money, and we would rather say so before you commit than afterwards.
Financial announcements carry obligations that other sectors do not. Anything that could be read as inviting investment is a financial promotion and is regulated; for listed companies, market-sensitive information has disclosure requirements that come before any press activity. We write to report rather than to promote, and we flag anything that needs compliance sign-off first. The Financial Conduct Authority sets out the UK rules. See the rest of our work on our list of services.
Business & Finance Publications — frequently asked questions
Can you guarantee coverage in the FT or Bloomberg?
No. Tier-one financial titles make independent editorial decisions and no agency can contract placement with them. Anyone claiming otherwise is misleading you. Guaranteed placement applies to the titles in our network; for the majors the honest offer is a well-targeted pitch.
What business announcements actually get covered?
Funding with named investors, acquisitions, results, notable hires, and figures that can be verified. The more specific and checkable the detail, the better the chance, because business journalists are wary of unsupported claims.
Does a press release count as a financial promotion?
It can. A factual announcement is news; copy inviting people to invest is a promotion and must meet FCA rules. We keep releases on the news side and raise it with you where the line is close.
Is trade press worth it compared with national coverage?
Frequently more worth it. Trade titles reach decision-makers in your sector directly, whereas a national mention reaches a broad audience of whom very few are buyers. For most B2B companies the trade route converts better.
How long does business coverage take to appear?
Guaranteed placements typically publish within seven to fourteen days of copy approval. Pitched coverage depends on the news agenda and cannot be dated in advance.