H&N Magazine Group was started 25 years ago by husband and wife team, Angela and Dave Riches, as a vehicle to get the word out about Dave’s new business. Initially there was to be only one edition, however, this one edition did its job so well for every business advertising within its pages, that demand from these and other businesses wanting to advertise, increased the pressure to produce another one. Then another one and out of nowhere, a publishing business was born.

At the time, Angela was still working as Director of Sales and Marketing for Marriott International and Dave’s new business was still in its infancy, within 6 months they realised they could no longer do everything, so they sat down and drew up a list of pros and cons and then threw it away and just decided to go for it!

They knew nothing about journalism or the publishing industry, but they had the perfect skill set between them to give it their best shot. The huge leap of faith was taken and Here & Now Magazine Group was born.

Initially for Leeds and West Yorkshire, soon magazines for other areas were developed, some online such as Manchester and London and others in print throughout West, North and East Yorkshire. Distribution was carefully worked out to bring maximum return on investment for any advertiser; Sainsbury’s, Nuffield Health Clubs, Private Hospitals, Hotels, Costa Coffee Outlets, Railway Stations and Salons were key partners and they were also delivered through the letterbox of all new build houses.

Here & Now morphed into H&N and through successful social media platforms, a proactive website and the high quality content of luxury magazines, Angela and Dave built an enviable reputation for reliability and trust which helped them survive two recessions…..and then along came Covid!

Now that was a complete game changer. No longer could printed publications be made available anywhere they could be handled by multiple people and neither could they be put through people letterboxes into their homes. It was time for quick thinking and bringing into play a plan to run H&N Magazines completely digitally, through a new subscription website and social media platforms. A weekly newsletter is now emailed out to the 185,000 (GDPR compliant) email database they have built over the years, providing businesses with a more targeted and cost-effective route to market.

Like the phoenix out of the ashes, a solid new concept emerged and eventually it was back to business and doing what they do best, bringing businesses to the attention of their target market and providing great content to their followers.

A new era began.