LONDON, September 10 /PRNewswire/ --
-- PR Newswire's Latest Expansion Will Provide Companies Within Belgium With Access to Leading Communications Solutions.
PR Newswire, the global leader in commercial news distribution, today announced the launch of its Belgium operation, which will provide companies and EU bodies access to PR Newswire's leading global communications solutions.
Companies in both Belgium and Luxembourg requiring international communication services, will now receive support from a dedicated local team responsible for managing and expanding this new and exciting enterprise. PR Newswire local sales team will be based in offices shared with Belga, the Belgian news agency, in Brussels, and together the two organisations will deliver services to organisations wanting to communicate their PR, financial and corporate messages.
"The combined strength of PR Newswire's global reach and Belga's local distribution and well established reputation as Belgium's national news agency, will ensure customers receive the best solutions and in-country support. The agreement to work together will also further secure our position as a leading player in the Belgium market," said, Jan Hartman, PR Newswire Benelux, Managing Director.
Lisa Ashworth, PR Newswire's EMEA CEO, commented "Our association with Belga fits in perfectly with our strategy of partnering with the leading local players within each country in which we operate. The combination of Belga's local distribution expertise with PR Newswire's extensive international news distribution, media and investor targeting services are well placed to help organisations in Belgium to establish their brand, build their investor base, and communicate their stories to the media, customers and investors, locally and globally. Belga's decision to work with PR Newswire in this manner, clearly demonstrates its belief in the PR Newswire brand."
Egbert Hans, Belga News Agency's Managing Director, said "Our decision to work with PR Newswire is part of Belga's strategy aimed at cooperation with specialised companies to compliment our core business. PR Newswire's professionalism and experience in the field of commercial news distribution is a welcome addition to our activities and we look forward to positive results."
PR Newswire is committed to expanding its business into high growth regions where communication is key. Since December 2006 PR Newswire Europe has announced strategic partnerships with Les Echos (France's leading financial newspaper), OMX (the Nordic Exchange) and expanded its operations by opening in Dubai, to assist local businesses with distributing their messages to local and global audiences.
About PR Newswire
PR Newswire (http://www.prnewswire.com and http://www.prnewswire.co.uk) provides electronic distribution, targeting, measurement and broadcast services on behalf of tens of thousands of corporate, government, association, trade, non-profit, and other customers worldwide. Using PR Newswire, these organisations reach a variety of critical audiences including the news media, the investment community, government decision-makers, and the general public with their up-to-the-minute, full-text news developments.
PR Newswire has offices in 13 countries and routinely sends its customers' news to outlets in 135 countries and in more than 40 languages. Utilising the latest in communications technology, PR Newswire content is considered a mainstay among news reporters, investors and individuals who seek breaking news from the source. PR Newswire is a subsidiary of United Business Media plc of London.
About Belga News Agency
Belga News Agency (http://www.belga.be) sent out its first dispatchers on the 1st January 1921.
Belga covers all national and international news, 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days a year. News is distributed in the form of photos dispatches (text), audio and video in French and Dutch.
All aspects of life and current affairs: politics and economics, finance and social affairs, sports, culture and personalities are being treated.
Belga's main clients are the 'traditional media'- daily press, radio and television. Furthermore, the government and the companies are also invited to register as clients, as well as internet sites and online applications. Already in 1998, Belga launched an online platform allowing clients to distribute their press releases to the Belgian media (http://www.belgadirect.be).
At present Belga employs 130 people and has three regional offices at Namur, Liège and Antwerp. Its headquarters are in Brussels.
For full information on PR Newswire products and services email: marketing@prnewswire.co.uk or go to http://www.prnewswire.co.uk
For full information on Belga products and services email marketing@belga.be or go to http://www.belga.be and http://www.belgadirect.be
Media Contacts: Rachel Meranus, Vice President Public Relations, +1-201-360-6776 or email rachel.meranus@prnewswire.com; Samantha Proctor, Head of EMEA Marketing, PR Newswire Europe, +44-20-7454-5115 or email samantha.proctor@prnewswire.co.uk; Grégory Vandenschrick, Belga Sales Manager, +32-2-743-34-02 or email to gregory.vandenschrick@belga.be
