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Charlotte’s Best Magazine™ is the modern magazine, re-envisioned. It’s hot, fresh and FREE at top social gathering locations in the Greater Charlotte area. We’ve custom-curated our local stops so our pick-up circulation is just like our name—Charlotte’s Best. Our team has over 25 years covering Charlotte and identifying the places you want your business to be seen. Your ad in Charlotte’s Best Magazine™ puts you in front of locals and visitors who enjoy living well here in our amazing city—every week day and every weekend. Come with us as we explore the very best of the Queen City—alongside your best new customers. It’s a RUSH...guaranteed.
ON ANY DEVICE, EVERYWHERE OUR READERS GO A PERFECT DIGITAL EDITION DELIVERED EACH MONTH Every minute, every day, Charlotte draws visitors from all over the world. Charlotte’s Best Magazine is available 24/7/365 at their fingertips. We never stop working. We deliver high-quality, user-engaged magazines with your ad to Charlotteans and visitors on their laptop, tablet, phone or TV. Will your business be there when they turn the page? Our issues have drawn as high as 1.3 million fews in a single day.
1.3 MILLION GET SOCIAL WITH CHARLOTTE’S BEST AUDIENCE FACEBOOK BEACON TECHNOLOGY, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, + POWERFUL MOBILE-READY WEBSITES DRIVE READER INTERACTION EVERY MOMENT OF EVERY DAY Your ad campaign with Charlotte’s Best Magazine means that your business will always be on the leading-edge of new technologies. If you don’t have the time or expertise to pursue these avenues for your business...no worries. We employ all effective methods of ad distribution...apps, Bluetooth Beacon push technology, integrated social media and optimized mobile-ready websites with all editions of Charlotte’s Best Magazine. And promote our sites using Google and other emerging technologies. Your campaign begins with a beautiful magazine ad and literally...never ends.
24/7/365 Charlotte’s Best Magazine The Best Of Charlotte Every Month.™
2237 Lanier Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28227 MikeZhiss@CharlottesBestMag.com www.CharlottesBestMag.com
704-604-7212
BRINGING YOU THE VERY
BEST OF CHARLOTTE
EVERY MONTH IN PRINT, DIGITAL & SOCIAL MEDIA
DELIVERED FRESH WEEKLY TO 804,000+ LOCAL INBOXes SINCE 2005 WE’VE CURATED LOCAL EMAILS. TODAY WE HAVE 441,000+ MAGAZINE SUBSCRIBERS. OUR LEADING-EDGE SOFTWARE FAITHFULLY TRACKS OPENS, FORWARDS AND USER INTERACTION. Charlotte’s Best Magazine has a distinct advantage over other local publications—our email database. Since 2005, the publishing company behind Charlotte’s Best has been gathering email addresses. We’ve purchased lists, partnered with other local organizations and collected them at many of Charlotte’s largest events. MONTHLY MAGAZINE EMAIL BLAST Each monthly edition is sent directly to our email subscribers in html 5 format—which means that readers can enjoy the magazine on a variety of devices.
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WEEKLY EMAIL BLAST BEST OF THE WEEK—our weekly enewsletter offers a quick read to our same base of subscribers. Each weekly edition contains information about upcoming events, Best Extras— quick stories not featured in the magazine and of course, we provide the link to the current monthly edition of Charlotte’s Best Magazine (again). REACH YOUR BEST NEW CLIENTS IN THE PAGES OF CHARLOTTE’S BEST
READ THE CURRENT ISSUE RIGHT NOW, FOR FREE www.charlottesbestmag.COM
LET’S MAKE THIS YOUR BEST YEAR EVER MIKE ZHISS 704-604-7212
MikeZhiss@CharlottesBestMag.com
WE’RE THE FACE IN EVERY CROWD ONSITE AT THE BIGGEST AND BEST EVENTS YEAR-ROUND Charlotte’s Best Magazine is onsite at hundreds of events each year. We partner with local event producers to become an integral part of each event experience. We’re onsite in a prime location, with a large presence and incredible audience participation. We offer unique vendor options for our advertisers and sponsors—exposure that you just won’t find anywhere else. Come with us as we meet and greet the largest crowds in Charlotte on a regular beat. Reach over 4.2 MILLION potential customers! ** Free copies of the current edition of Charlotte’s Best Magazine will be distributed at many events—your ad placement in Charlotte’s Best will reach this expansive audience at the most exciting events all year long.
The NEW Charlotte’s Best Magazine will take you where you want to go every day. Let’s go.
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Charlotte’s Best Magazine The Best Of Charlotte Every Month.™
2237 Lanier Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28227 MikeZhiss@CharlottesBestMag.com www.CharlottesBestMag.com
704-604-7212