From:

Martin Banks (journalist)
International Press Centre, Bld Charlemagne, 

Brussels


tel: 0484 275452; 02 347 5244
 
martinbanks2009@gmail.com
 

15 Nov 2013
 
Hello
 I am writing because I wondered if you would be interested in me writing a review of one of your restaurants for the Brussels-based publication, New Europe, a weekly newspaper which enjoys a diverse readership including senior officials in the European Union institutions and MEPs and which is available in leading hotels, restaurants, cafes and many public buildings.
 


The piece would also be for "Around Brussels", which appears online and in print, is also widely read and circulates throughout the Brussels Capital Region and beyond. The proposed article will also be for BxL Connect (www.bxlconnect.com),a  new Brussels magazine.
 

I must stress that I am a journalist (NOT sales!) so there is, of course, no charge to you in any of this. A journalist colleague who ate at your restaurant in the recent past recommended it to me, hence this mail. I might suggest that, from your point of view, this could be an excellent opportunity to secure publicity (free of charge).
 

This is a restaurant review and the convention is that it would involve me visiting the restaurant and writing a piece about a meal there. I can assure you that it would be a very positive piece (inclu. photos) and, of course, this could be a means of generating additional interest in your business from the international readership of the aforementioned publications.
 
I would, of course, get you copies of the articles when they are published, which I estimate would be soon.
 
Let me know please if you are interested in me doing this so I can possibly arrange a visit.
 
If you need more information please feel free to call or mail me.
 
Excuse me writing in English. Please feel free to reply in French (or Dutch) as my wife is a Francophone Belgian and can easily translate.
 
Kind Regards,

 

Martin Banks