Gold Leaf
Gold Leaf was founded in March 2001 to provide business development and market research for publishers and the publishing community. It has since extended its client base to academic institutions and technology companies.
What We Offer
Strategy
Strategic planning
Business development
Change management planning
and implementation
Trends and industry analysis
Competitive analysis
Digital innovation and go-to market planning for new products
Research
Large scale multi-faceted research projects
Small, targeted research projects
Meeting facilitation
Surveys
User research
Qualitative interviews
Projects may be for the public domain or strictly confidential
Engagement
Advisory boards and user groups
Case studies, white papers
and newsletters
Focus groups
Webinars
Introductions
Conference and seminar organisation
Editorial
Long or short term editorship of learned journals
Copyediting
Proofreading
Language polishing
Ghost-writing
Editorial workflow analysis
Author experience and services
List development
Blog
Recent Blog Posts
- Gold Leaf celebrates its 25th birthdayGold Leaf opened its laptops on September 1st 2001. Today we are proud to announce our 25th birthday! We invite you to celebrate with us. OverContinue reading “Gold Leaf celebrates its 25th birthday”
- Webinar – The Future of the Book: Timeless or Time-Challenged?24 September 2026, 15.00-16.30 CET(2pm-3.30pm BST, 9am-10.30am EST) Webinar hosted by Gold Leaf, sponsored by De Gruyter Brill The book is the keystone of recorded history.Continue reading “Webinar – The Future of the Book: Timeless or Time-Challenged?”
- Webinar – Working with Publishers: the Librarian’s Perspective25 June 2026, 13.00 India time / 14.30-16.00 Thailand Time(8.30am-10am BST) Webinar hosted by Gold Leaf, sponsored by De Gruyter Brill Publisher-provided resources are now availableContinue reading “Webinar – Working with Publishers: the Librarian’s Perspective”
Testimonials
What People Say
In a market that becomes more competitive with each passing day, one would be hard pressed to find an organization with a broader range of business development and marketing capabilities than Goldleaf.The Goldleaf team brings a truly unique combination of deep experience, remarkable insight into constantly evolving markets combined with personal attention that is secondContinue reading “David Hetherington, Vice President Business Development — Books International”
We have been fortunate to work with the team at Gold Leaf since 2020, and they have been instrumental in the formation of our Library Advisory Board and our libraries strategy. Their knowledge of both academic publishing and library business is second to none, and they have provided nuanced analyses of our perception survey andContinue reading “Kim Williams, Digital & Audio Publisher and co-head of PUP Europe — Princeton University Press”
Working with Linda from Gold Leaf is to work with a real publishing professional. Whatever the assignment, Linda prepares meticulously and delivers her brief brilliantly. She not only understands the scholarly research environment in detail but works hard to keep abreast of model and policy changes across its many strands.We have worked particularly closely onContinue reading “Ella Colvin, Director of Publishing, Academic Journals — Cambridge University Press & Assessment”
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