We are delighted to bring you some very exciting news about the future of GO Belfast. In 2011, your favourite local lifestyle and entertainment magazine is set to get even bigger and better.
Due to public demand, from April 2011 the magazine will go monthly and will increase its reach across the whole of Northern Ireland. GO Belfast, as you now know it will emerge as GO – a new and invigorated lifestyle and entertainment glossy aimed at Northern Ireland’s savvy, fashion conscious 20-44 year olds.
Whilst the name might be shorter, everything else is set to get bigger. Building on the title’s award-winning lifestyle and entertainment coverage, the new GO will ooze sophistication and style. Inside you’ll find an expanded mix of cutting-edge fashion, with original fashion shoots and creative features; celebrity interviews; the biggest names in music, sport and film; plus an expanded beauty and grooming section and columns from guest contributors.
The new GO will be sold in every newsagent across Northern Ireland at a price of £1.95. An additional ‘City Edition’ of the magazine will continue to be distributed free of charge in Greater Belfast.
Speaking about the exciting developments, Bill Penton, publisher of GO said: “This year GO will enter a new era.
“Building on strong foundations, this next chapter in GO’s development is a hugely positive step and will reaffirm GO’s place as Northern Ireland’s number one lifestyle and entertainment magazine.
“This is the biggest development in the magazine publishing business in Northern Ireland this year; this substantial investment in and expansion of the title will keep GO ahead of the pack.
“We would like to thank all of our readers and advertisers for their valued support over the last five years and we look forward to bringing you a bigger and better GO in 2011.”
GO ONLINE/THE GONGS 2011
Alongside the exciting changes with the magazine, the GO brand is set to get a boost with several exciting new developments.
GO is set to boost its online presence with the launch of a new magazine website, also in April 2011. Having established a strong online community through social networking sites including Facebook and Twitter, the new GO site will take the web dimension of the title to a whole new level.
In line with the changes with the magazine, our annual awards ceremony, which has grown to become NI’s red carpet event of the year, will change from the GO Belfast Awards to the GO Awards, with the public now being able to vote for their favourite people and places across the whole of Northern Ireland.
