About Us

Whale Talk was established in 2008 and is a high quality, full colour, glossy magazine that is hugely popular with the local residents of and visitors to Hermanus and the Cape Whale Coast.

It is an exciting, captivating and unique local magazine filled with relevant lifestyle articles, showcasing the best of Hermanus and the Cape Whale Coast and is distributed on a bi-monthly basis.

MEET THE TEAM

Please feel free to contact Leigh Bouwer or Carolyn Groenewald. We look forward to showcasing your business in Whale Talk.

Leigh Bouwer - Owner & Editor

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Leigh Bouwer had a dream of creating a glossy magazine to celebrate the wonder of the Cape Whale Coast and began Whale Talk Magazine in 2008. Her passion for Hermanus and her sales, marketing, and journalistic expertise stood her in good stead to make her dream a reality.
“It has been a fabulous journey, and I have loved every single moment of watching Whale Talk grow into the hugely popular publication that it is today. Thank you to every single reader, writer and advertiser that has made this phenomenal magazine the success that it is, this would not be popular without all of you, ” she says.

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Carolyn Groenewald - Creative Director

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Having been in the digital arena, focusing on development, content management, SEO and analytics, Carolyn Groenewald grabbed the chance to bring her skills and work to print media and try her hand at something different when she joined Whale Talk in 2018. Having been in an industry that kept her chained to her desk with little or no interaction with “real, live people”,  being forced into social interactions was a little nerve shattering at first but has now become a breath of fresh air.

” I have found my groove after a rocky start with many mistakes that caused a few heart pulpitations at the printers and a few awkward social interactions on the way but I think of Leigh and Whale Talk as my family.”

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WHO ARE WE

Whale Talk is a high quality, full colour, glossy magazine that is hugely popular with the local residents of and visitors to Hermanus and the Cape Whale Coast. It is an exciting, captivating and unique local magazine filled with relevant lifestyle articles, showcasing the best of Hermanus and the Cape Whale Coast and is distributed on a bi-monthly basis.

OUR SUCCESS

When we created Whale Talk Magazine, we had a vision of creating a superb quality publication, filled with interesting and relevant lifestyle articles, showcasing the very best of the Hermanus and Overstrand area - in essence - a celebration of our town and its people. Now, ten years later we are proud to say we have lived up to our goal of creating an informative publication filled with fascinating content that is an asset to our town and its people and we are also proud to say that we are the longest standing local magazine in Hermanus.

MAGAZINE SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTENT

We, at Whale Talk Publications have created a quality magazine that people want to read. The glossy A4 full colour format consists of 32-60 pages, and is printed on 150g gloss art paper. Whale Talk is overflowing with articles on informative and relevant topics and business advertisements relating to Hermanus residents and visitors.The exciting topics include: • Feature Articles • Local Current Affairs • Conservation • Flora and Fauna • Events and Festivals • Cultural Articles •Tourism •Food and Wine • Parenting • Medical • Fashion and Beauty • Home Decor •Local history • Architecture • Real Estate • Business • local interviews • Astronomy • Motivational • much more

DISTRIBUTION

15 000 Whale Talk magazines are distributed FREE throughout the Hermanus and the Cape Whale Coast at carefully selected distribution points which include: • Pick ‘n Pay / Eastcliff Spar and Checkers • Hotels, guesthouses and B&B’s • Restaurants and coffee shops • Business and medical reception areas • Retirement villages and education centres • Tourism offices: Hermanus, Kleinmond, Stanford and Gansbaai

BENEFITS OF ADVERTISING WITH WHALE TALK MAGAZINE

• Whale Talk is aimed at a wide, yet discerning target audience and has a very large and diverse reader base. • Apart from the 15 000 copies printed - Whale Talk is also available online at www.whaletalkmagazine.co.za • When advertising with Whale Talk you will automatically be online at no additional cost and will also feature on our social media. • Whale Talk offers you an opportunity to showcase your business throughout Hermanus and the Cape Whale Coast in a fresh and exciting way. • Whale Talk gives you good brand exposure. • Whale Talk creates relevant “top of mind” awareness. • Whale Talk creates the perfect platform for you to communicate with a large local audience. • Our advertisers have received an overwhelmingly positive response from advertising with Whale Talk which has resulted in increased revenue for their businesses.

ADVERTISER'S RESPONSE

The response to our publication has been nothing short of phenomenal, with floods of emails and telephone calls being received when every edition hits the shelves. We are delighted to say that our advertisers receive a fabulous response from appearing in our publication which is wonderful and is due to the fact that the magazine is such a quality publication, printed in full colour on 150g gloss paper (which increases the longevity of an advert as the magazine is not discarded, but kept and referred to again and again), it is filled with excellent articles and graphics (Whale Talk is not a book of adverts but has lots of interesting things that you can sit down and read) and the volume of magazines printed make sure that our publication is seen by everyone. Please feel free to contact Leigh Bouwer at 072 779 2454 or Carolyn Groenewald at 079 056 9405 or e-mail us at whaletalk@whalemail.co.za if you have any queries. We look forward to showcasing your business in Whale Talk.