EcoChic is a business built on ethical values. We are passionate about people and our planet and want to do our bit to eradicate exploitation and enviromental damage in the fashion industry and beyond. We live, breath and sleep sustainability and are eager to spread the word and warmth of ethical business.

We know that business does not have to be ruthless and benefit only the lucky few. We know there are many out there, who like us, prefer a business model that can be successful in creating social change as well as making profit. Yet, we also know there are many ethical business’s who at times, can struggle with the task of creating and promoting their identity.

Don’t get lost in the haystack! Each and everyone of us has such an individual and inspiring story to share and as a small business ourselves, we understand how challenging it can be to get your story to the right audience. That is why we have developed bite-size PR, an exciting new concept dreamed up especially for you. Be enabled; let EcoChic Magazine facilitate the growth and awareness of your brand.

Let us collaborate and achieve greater things together….

We’ll pick up your passion, perseverance and drive, put it in a pot and cook up a tasty feature that tells our readers who you are, what you do and why you do it. Then we’ll pop it in a compostable cup and e-courier it over to our lovely network of press contacts so they can get a flavour of what you’re about too! Or if you’re craving something a little different, how about a carefully crafted competition, an in-depth Q & A or a rundown of your star products?

Just tell us what you want and we will write it, leaving you more precious time to work with your suppliers and partners to develop great ethical products and services!

Each feature includes up to 500 words, two images, a web-link back to your site, at least a week on the EcoChic Magazine homepage and a permanent feature in one Section exclusive on EcoChic Magazine and the option of appearing on Ethical Weddings.com. (If relevant).

Articles will be written by either Katie Fewings, Writer & Director Ethical Weddings.com & Deborah Miarkowska, Editor & Founder of EcoChic Collection & Magazine and Kate Griffiths, EcoChic PR & Communications.

Learn more about the Magazine’s readership figures and current features to see what you could be part of.

This bite-size PR package is of course a bite-size price of just £175.00, so why wait? Let us start using our experience and knowledge to support and develop your communications.

Read more here.

Only
Fair have a brand new blog (http://www.only-fair.blogspot.com),
a brand new look and we’re now looking for guest bloggers to take
part in our new weekly feature.

We’re
looking for information articles regarding ethical issues of 1,000
words maximum. Bloggers can have a maximum of 50 words about
themselves, their company (if appropriate) and interests, with a
company link and logo. All we ask is that there’s no blatant or
heavy advertising of products or services.

This
is a great way to connect and reach new readers so if you’re
interested in taking part email Kate James at sales@onlyfair.co.uk.

Appearing
this month on the shelves in WH Smith and Borders nationwide, new eco-living
directory BOOK OF GREEN is the most comprehensive guide for everybody to
genuinely and easily green their lifestyles.

With
the general public currently becoming more receptive to living a more
eco-friendly life, this completely free guide points the consumer in the right
direction – it includes hundreds of approved ethical providers in a wide range
of sectors including business services, health and beauty, home and garden,
green energy, travel, parenting and food & drink.  All the companies
in the directory are in some way mostly or completely environmentally friendly,
sustainable, fair trade, organic,  ethical and socially responsible.

Book
of Green is intended to show everybody how to easily reduce their carbon
footprint, live a healthy lifestyle and make  a personal positive 
impact on the environment by integrating truly ethical products and services
into their daily home and family lives.

With
an initial print run of 30,000, the guide comes in a handy A5 format and is
printed in vegetable inks on 100% recycled paper.  An online flip magazine
version is also available at www.bookofgreen.com 
 Book of Green will be available in WH Smiths this July, attached to the
front of Permaculture Magazine as well as distributed across the UK in high
street eco stores, online eco stores, and at events during the summer as well
as at the Eden Project and the Kent Eco Village, the Kent Show by The
Ecologist, July 17-19.

Book
of Green is co-founded by Sue Jueno (founder of Allthingseco) and Katie Keegan
(founder of One Green Earth),
 whose combined experience of 6 years in the eco/ethical business arena
has given them the experience, knowledge and contacts to create a guide for
green living which everybody can trust.

“Being
green is more than reducing the threat of climate change, it’s also about
ethical trading and personal health.  The companies found within Book of
Green provide solutions across all sectors through their products &
services to help build a positive foundation for your family’s future
generations,”  says Katie Keegan.

“With
credit crunch in mind and a passion for promoting green shoot businesses we
have made Book of Green extremely affordable to advertisers and free to the
public to show off exceptional companies that are solving environmental
problems and that will be leading us into the future,” says Sue Jueno.

When you drop into UK AWARE (Olympia 2, London – Fri 17-Sat 18 April) be on the lookout for freebies.

More especially, free 2009 Calendars of Climate Change. Creator and eco publisher Diana Korchien of Flipside Vision will be walking the floor buttonholing members of the public to talk about the joys of Freecycling and urging them to join this wonderful network. 

She hopes to garner as many as 200 new Freecyclers at the event (a very
modest and wholly achievable target, we think), and is giving a
calendar to each person who pledges to sign up. In case you still
haven’t heard of Freecycle, it keeps perfectly serviceable goods out of
landfill through a global yet local trading and swapping network. (See
http://www.freecycle.org/)

Fact: By 2010, all landfill sites serving the London area will be full to capacity. 2010. Not 2012. 2010. Just think about it.

Sign up for a free monthly media newsletter, designed for the ethical businesses, which provides hints and tips on dealing with media, media contacts and the latest market research.  Media Matters is created by PR agency, Goodworld Communications and the valuable resource is delivered to your inbox for free every month.

Sign up for the newsletter at www.goodworld.org.uk

Also, Goodworld is offering ethical businesses 20% off new PR activities for the next 3 months.  Contact Elaine@goodworld.org.uk for more information.

The date for this year is Sunday 5 October from 10am – 5pm. in the Market Hall, Abergavenny. We have backing from Fairtrade Wales as well as local businesses and Abergavenny Council. There will be plenty of local and regional press coverage as well as BBC Wales.

Last year saw a huge attendance and we will increase this year. Stalls last year included – Love Zimbabwe, Goodies from the Gambia, Bag- Age, Bryn – y – Cwm project, Smouldering Sage,Biltong 2 U,Tropical Forest, Fairtrade Abergavenny & Crickhowell, Tools for self reliance, VSO, etc.

We also had fantastic catering from Scrumptious catering and Taste Zimbabwe. We will be having the Fairtrade fashion show again and the drumming workshop from Dave Roberts. Also, hopefully the amazing Chrys Blanchard and Abercapella. We have a school group performing African Dance and hope to be bringing over from Zimbabwe Sam Mtukudzi son of Oliver (Tuku) the most well known Zimbabwean artiste.

There will be a childrens area this year with face painting and a bouncy castle. Music and entertainment will be going on all day and there will be lots more to announce as we get nearer to the date. I realise that it is still relatively early, but it would help us enourmously if those who are interested in taking a stall this year could let me know as soon as possible. Looking forward to seeing you all in October.

Kind Regards,
David and Martha Holman.

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