Established in September 2008, Raconteur is a special-interest media company and publisher of high quality special reports exclusively for The Times, The Sunday Times, with additional distribution through huffingtonpost.com. The company also produce industry surveys and digital publishing solutions such as microsites and tablet apps.
The company was founded upon the principles of using editorial excellence and eye-catching design in business journalism and current affairs in order to create exceptional publications. Despite starting in the midst of the recession in 2008, Raconteur Media has been a profitable business since week 7 of launch and has produced over 165 different special reports in The Times and The Sunday Times.
The company has also won, and been shortlisted for, several industry awards over the past 3 years - most notably as winners of “Young Entrepreneur of the Year” at the Start-ups Awards 2010 and as finalist in the New Brand category at the Marketing Society Awards 2011.