16 May, 2021 @ 11:45
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THE OLIVE PRESS: We reach readers in Spain that others can’t

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THE Olive Press has been in a continuous state of growth for the past five years – and there’s no secret to our success. 

We are the only English-language paper dedicated solely to news about Spain. We also hire NCTJ trained journalists who write their own exclusives and know how to source and deliver the most relevant and intriguing stories for expats.

This ethos has, to our mind, made us the most relevant English language newspaper to Expats in Spain.

And it seems that we are not alone in thinking this – a whole host of official government organisations have chosen the Olive Press’s six editions to publicise serious issues, which make us the newspaper of record for the expat communities in Spain.

The UK government no less has used our pages to reach Brits in Spain with a campaign of informational adverts aimed at expats. 

These have been a crucial part of the government’s mission to help Brits deal with brexit.

Now the Diputacion de Malaga has followed suit to urge people to register on the padron.

This is vitally important, not just so local councils can access improved government funding, but also so British expats can abide by Brexit rules and be protected by the UK Spanish agreement.

And who is it the Norwegian police turned to when they wanted to put out a call for information? None other than the Olive Press of course. They knew that our newspapers – and website too – have roots deep in the local expat communities of many different nationalities in Spain. The best chance they had of reaching the people they needed was through us.

The Government of Gibraltar too has turned to the Olive Press to try to attract, as has the University of Gibraltar in search of new students.

And they are not alone – the Junta de Andalucia and local councils such as Benahavis have also recognised the advertising power of the Olive Press in the past few months.

All these major governmental organisations have recognised that the Olive Press reaches readers that others can’t – call us to see how we can help you reach new customers too.

Dilip Kuner

Dilip Kuner is a NCTJ-trained journalist whose first job was on the Folkestone Herald as a trainee in 1988.
He worked up the ladder to be chief reporter and sub editor on the Hastings Observer and later news editor on the Bridlington Free Press.
At the time of the first Gulf War he started working for the Sunday Mirror, covering news stories as diverse as Mick Jagger’s wedding to Jerry Hall (a scoop gleaned at the bar at Heathrow Airport) to massive rent rises at the ‘feudal village’ of Princess Diana’s childhood home of Althorp Park.
In 1994 he decided to move to Spain with his girlfriend (now wife) and brought up three children here.
He initially worked in restaurants with his father, before rejoining the media world in 2013, working in the local press before becoming a copywriter for international firms including Accenture, as well as within a well-known local marketing agency.
He joined the Olive Press as a self-employed journalist during the pandemic lock-down, becoming news editor a few months later.
Since then he has overseen the news desk and production of all six print editions of the Olive Press and had stories published in UK national newspapers and appeared on Sky News.

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