Publishing Services

Design, Marketing, Writing and Web Services for Authors

It doesn’t matter if your needs are purely electronic or whether you need printed materials. We have published brochures, magazines, websites, CD-ROMS, Annual Reports, Newsletters and menus. Whether it is writing press releases or case studies, we can help.

  • Copywriting and Editorial
  • Layout and Design
  • Printing and Production
  • Online Store – Ecommerce and Distribution
  • Book Marketing and PR

Publishing Projects

YACHTRACING.BIZ
“The Financial Times (FT) for the sport of Sailing and Yacht Racing”
YachtRacing.Biz is the only website in the world devoted to the business of yacht racing and the professional sport of sailing. As well as covering deals, appointments, news and comment, the site also provides insight into best practises from other sports and how they can be applied to professional sailing.

The sailing business and sponsorship site has over 3500 unique visitors each month and offers a popular email newsletter read by influencers in the sport. The site also provides case studies and guides for great sailors who want to become more commercial.

Covering well known sailing events such as the America’s Cup, Audi Med Cup, Vendee Globe, Volvo Ocean Race, World Match Racing Tour, Extreme Sailing Series, RC44 Championship and Olympic Sailing, the site is known for creating new and thought provoking content around sponsorship, major event bids, new marketing and broadcast technology.

The DARK BLUE BOOK
The DARK BLUE BOOK is the ultimate resource for those in the business of Yacht Racing and professional sailing. Based on similar ‘little black book’ resources for sports like Formula One, this is a directory of yachting’s Who’s Who.

First published in 2009, the 2nd edition is now available and lists key contact information including email address and phone number for key people in the sailing and yacht racing industry including Knut Frostad, Mark Turner, Robin Knox Johnston, Peter Gilmour; journalists like Matthew Shehan, Bob Fisher, Kate Laven and companies like SLAM, Future Fibres, Farr Yacht Design.

The Dark Blue Book also has a Yacht Racing and Sailing LinkedIn Group whose membership includes some of sailing’s most influential business people.

Your Loss – How to Win Back Your Female Talent
Pilote worked with Author Christina Ioannidis to create a marketing plan for her first book, ‘Your Loss – How to Win Back Your Female Talent’. Pilote provided copywriting, marketing and design services for the book as well as designing and producing the book website and social media presence. The YourLossBook website also includes ecommerce features.