What is the OPP?
Launched in 2004, the Overseas Property Professional (OPP) is the only dedicated trade magazine and web site for overseas property agents, developers and associated professionals such as IFAs, FX and mortgage brokers, banks, fund managers, overseas property lawyers, media owners and PR & marketing professionals - anyone actively involved in the international homes industry.
The OPP has its own weekly emailed news summary which you can start receiving by checking the appropriate box during registration on this site.
Drawing upon a wealth of experience in both media and property, the team behind the OPP combines specialist knowledge of consumer and trade media and marketing, multi-exhibitor event organization, media buying and online publishing. OPP print magazine
The Overseas Property Professional (OPP) magazine is the only print publication dedicated to companies and individuals working in the overseas property industry, so addresses the issues that are most important to international agents or developers. Every month, OPP magazine presents news and features on the following:
industry trends and activity - market analysis - profiles and interviews - research and statistics - product reviews - business advice - PR & Marketing insights - fractional ownership
Published 12 times a year, OPP magazine is only available by subscription and provides a vital platform for debate on the most pressing issues of the day. For nearly 68,000 real estate professionals worldwide, OPP is an essential read for those facing the challenges of a rapidly evolving industry. Click here to subscribe now.
A limited number of OPP back issues from 2009 are available to buy now. To complete your collection or find out what you missed click here
If you own, or work for, a company active in the overseas property marketplace, you need to read OPP - especially if you're responsible for the key sales and marketing decision-making that drives new business.
Together, the OPP magazine and web site will help you to source, recognise and capitalise on new commercial opportunities within the overseas property sector.
The OPP covers a broad range of subject matter including how to build and diversify your company sales portfolio, how to streamline and improve your sales and marketing strategies, how to better analyse and source the overseas property marketing media that you use to generate leads. It also provides key insights into markets all over the world as well as international buyer behaviour and expectations - to inform your sales and marketing strategies.
And remember, if you subscribe to the OPP, you will get access to exclusive SUBSCRIBER ONLY content on this web site such as commercial reports and briefings.
Why advertise with the OPP?
Reaching the best overseas property agents who hold the key to your product and service distribution and sales could be an expensive and time-consuming operation. However, the OPP provides a genuinely unique and cost-effective opportunity to directly target and deliver 1000s of overseas property agents and IFAs active in the
UK, Ireland and all over the world. It generates qualified agent leads and a quantifiable return on investment.
The OPP can help if you:
- are looking for agents to sell your new developments and resale properties;
- are looking for IFAs to recommend your investment properties to their client base;
- are looking for agents and/or IFAs to act as referral partners for your products and services;
- are looking to recruit experienced, specialist overseas property sales and marketing staff;
- are looking to sell products or services to overseas property agents and developers.
Alternatively, to receive a copy of the rate card and to discuss your needs and expectations call
+44 (0)20 8332 4626 now to speak to the advertising team or send an
email
stating your name, position,
company name and telephone number and someone will call you back.
What is OPP Online?
OPP Online is the only dedicated online news, research and information service for the UK overseas property industry. For many of the 1000s of real estate agents, developers and ancillary companies who target the UK overseas property market it is their primary source of essential industry news, analysis, business reports and market trends and is used regularly by them.
OPP's weekly news summary is mailed to a database of 23,000 active overseas property trade emails. To start receiving it click here to register.
The OPP web site news section is updated daily with industry-relevant stories which you will be able to view as a free member once you have logged in. Please note that some stories in the news archive may only be made available to subscribed members.
The searchable news and magazine feature archive is available only to subscribed members. To
be a subscribed member you must have a valid
paid-for subscription to the Overseas Property Professional magazine. Subscriptions cost £55 for the
UK
, £85 for the EU and £95 for the rest of the world. In return you will get a 12 issue subscription to the monthly Overseas Property Professional magazine, access to our searchable web site news and magazine feature archives, our special business reports and all news stories. If you would like to become a paying subscriber
click here and check the subscribed member option when registering your details. You will then be taken to the magazine subscription page.
If you are already a paying subscriber to the Overseas Property Professional magazine and would like to be registered as a subscribed member then please
click here to send an email to the subscriptions team. We will have your paid-for subscription record and add you to the subscribed member database. OPPLive
OPPLive is the
UK’s only overseas property trade exhibition and conference. This is NOT a consumer event.
Exhibitors - you can network with, and showcase your products and services to, visitors comprising exclusively agents, developers and associated industry professionals.
Visitors - you can discover new product to sell and new revenue streams to exploit, or learn more about industry innovations from one or more of 50 seminars and workshops.
To discuss how exhibiting at OPPLive will help drive your sales in 2009 and to receive a brochure and floor plan telephone +44 (0)20 8332 4629 or email the sales team now.
OPPLIVE 08 – Where the overseas property industry meets.
Meet the team
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Alex Evans
Group Editorial Director
OPP magazine & online and OPP Live
Joined: Oct 2005
Having edited mainly trade magazines for a variety of industries since 1997 – including corporate risk, electrical engineering & healthcare informatics – Alex has been focused on the UK and overseas property markets since 2003. In 2004, he launched two dedicated business to consumer titles for UK property investors – Property Investment and International Property Investor – and in September 2005 launched a new title for the specialist mortgage market. Alex sets the editorial strategy for content across OPP's print, online and conference platforms and is also the chair for the OPP Industry Awards for partnership. In the last year, his team has built an extensive database of international commentators and contributors to provide local insights on the world’s destination and buyer markets.
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David Le Lacheur
Sales Director
OPP magazine & online and OPP Live
Joined: Apr 2005
After 8 years in media sales, predominantly with EMAP, David’s introduction to the overseas property industry came when he joined Outbound Publishing as sales director responsible for World of Property and Emigrate magazines, newspapers and exhibitions. After 3 ½ successful years David joined PFI to run the sales operation for the OPP Live exhibition and conference launch in December 2005. He now runs the sales operation across the OPP portfolio, overseeing OPP Live’s expansion and developing its online and offline commercial opportunities.
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Beth Piercy
Commercial Manager
OPP Live
Joined: Feb 2007
Beth has over 10 years media sales experience and has spent the last 6 organising B2B exhibitions and conferences worldwide including
China,
Hong Kong,
Europe and the
USA. During this time her blue-chip client portfolio has included Hewlett Packard, 3M, Qantas Airways and HSBC. Beth has direct responsibility for the OPP Live sales team.
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Xavier Wiggins
Group CEO
Richmond Green Group
Founder:
Xavier cemented his reputation as one of the innovators in overseas property marketing media whilst overseeing the re-launch of the Homes Overseas magazine and exhibition brand in 1997. Whilst there he changed the face of the overseas property exhibition format by conceiving and launching the annual Viva Espaňa event in 2002 and was made a board director of parent company Blendon Communications. After being promoted to managing director of Newskys.co.uk he conducted a management buy out in 2003 to fully develop the platform. In September 2004 he launched the Overseas Property Professional as the industry's only trade print magazine and in 2005 launched the industry's only business to business exhibition and conference OPP Live. Having provided ad hoc marketing services to a number of clients from 2003-5, he established Richmond Green Marketing Ltd in January 2006 to offer a full service specialist overseas property marketing consultancy.
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