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A Comparison
  • Pipeline & Gas Journal
  • vs.
  • World Pipelines
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A Comparison
  • Pipeline & Gas Journal
  • The Real Thing – Published continuously since 1859.


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Total Circulation
  • Pipeline & Gas Journal: 26,500
    •  ABC Audited June 2007

  • World Pipelines: 10,038
    • ABC UK Audited Dec. 2006



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Direct Request Circulation
Why buy anything else?
  • Individual physically requests to receive the magazine because they want it!
  • Done by mail, email, fax or phone
  • Verifies address and demographic information of reader
  • The only magazine circulation worth buying. Non-request names are junk
  • Why pay for anything less?
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Direct Request Circulation
  • Pipeline & Gas Journal: 26,500  100%


  • World Pipelines:   2,582     26%
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Age of Direct Request Circulation
  • Pipeline & Gas Journal:
    • 84% less than one year old
    • 16% less than two years old


    • All readers, worldwide, have requested to receive P&GJ in writing and 84% have done so within the past year!


    • We drop from our mailing list anyone that has not renewed their subscription within two years.
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P&GJ Mailing Address Analysis
  • 100% or 26,500 copies are addressed to an individual by name and title.
  • Mailing label sample:
    • James Adams, vice president
    • Petrobras
    • PO Box 1
    • Buenos Aires, Argentina
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WP Mailing Address Analysis
  • Out of its 10,038 circulation almost 29% or 2,888 copies are addressed to a title only with no name. These never get past the mail room!
  • Sample label:
    • Engineer
    • Petrobras
    • PO Box 1
    • Buenos Aires, Argentina


    • This circulation is worthless.
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P&GJ Business & Occupational Breakout
  • Pipeline Transportation & Distribution Companies: 14,418
  • Engineering & Contracting Firms: 7,446
  • Suppliers, service, financial and government organizations: 4,636
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World Pipelines Business & Occupational Breakout
  • No demographic information provided.
  • Since almost all circulation is non-request they can’t report who their readers are or what type of company they work for.
  • Would you buy a direct mail list of this quality, let along a magazine’s?
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Circulation Other Than Request
  • Pipeline & Gas Journal:   0%
  • World Pipelines: 73%
    • Where do names come from?
    • Who are the readers?
    • How old are they?
    • No demographic information on names
    • Address information not verified


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World Pipelines’
Rotated Circulation
  • Circulation is rotated on and off the list for each issue – no reader loyalty.
  • Where do the rotation names come from?
  • Why don’t all names receive each issue?
  • Do you really know what you are buying?
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World Pipelines’ Rotated Circulation Policy
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International Circulation
(outside USA & Canada)
  • Pipeline & Gas Journal: 6,544


  • World Pipelines:       6,260



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P&GJ’s International Edition
  • Pipeline & Gas Journal publishes a separate international demographic edition which is mailed to 10,805 readers who are involved in international operations. That’s more than World Pipelines total circulation. P&GJ also airfreights copies to country of destination for fast delivery. Copies don’t arrive two months after publication date.


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P&GJ International & Export Edition Circulation vs. World Pipelines International Circulation
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North American Circulation
  • Pipeline & Gas Journal: 19,918


  • World Pipelines: 3,876
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North American Circulation
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Editorial Staff
  • Pipeline & Gas Journal:
    • 3 full time staff editors
    • 2 regular contributing staff editors
    • 2 regular contributing editors


  • World Pipelines:
    • 3 staff editors
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Editorial Content
  • Pipeline & Gas Journal
    • Exclusive features and technical articles
    • Interviews with key industry figures
    • Special reports including:
      • P&GJ 500
      • Offshore Report
      • Capability Guide
      • Worldwide Directory
      • International Construction Report
      • Pipeline Integrity Monthly Reports
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Editorial Content
  • Pipeline & Gas Journal’s editorial staff has access to all key players in the industry worldwide
  • Editors travel to some 25 meetings each year
  • 100+ years of industry experience
  • Exclusive outlooks
  • Work closely with industry associations
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Advertising Acceptance
  • Last year over 230 advertisers placed ads in Pipeline & Gas Journal


  • And ran more space than in all other publications combined!
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Staff Involvement
  • Our editorial, management and sales team spend hundreds of days at industry meetings & conventions each year.


  • Do you know the editorial staff of World Pipelines?
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Pipeline & Gas Journal
  • Your Clear Choice
    • Worldwide circulation superiority
    • 100% direct request circulation
    • Airfreight + mail for on-time delivery
    • Major investment in editorial quality
    • High industry visibility
    • Extra distribution at meetings worldwide
    • Staff Involvement
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Pipeline & Gas Journal
  • Tap into the good will we have created with our readers over the past 147 years.


  • You clear advertising choice for the pipeline and gas utility market – worldwide!