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Our publication, e-newsletter and website guide Blues fans to the information they need to plan their travel to festivals, learn about happenings in Blues including history and lifestyle, be exposed to and purchase music, and identify with new products suited to their interests. Here’s how:

Our Media Products:

Magazine

Advertisers gain access to these people through advertising, editorial, and logo placement. The magazine is distributed each April across U.S. and Canada. 100,000 copies hit the streets for free. That’s a lot of copies being snatched up and treasured!

• 7th year – annual Publication
• Over 100 pages chock-full of history, interviews, lifestyle, festivals, trivia, cuisine, more.
• 100,000 copies are shipped out via UPS to U.S. and Canada distribution points each April; and fans can pick them up for free through Blues Societies, clubs, cafes, radio stations, record stores, and of course festivals.
• Because it is an annual guide to festivals, readers retain the magazine and refer to it over and over. Fans anticipate the publication date, and when they obtain a copy, they hold on to it for years as a collector item.
• New for 2009: Digital Edition of Magazine which will be marketed heavily around the globe!

Website

Advertisers can also benefit from advertising on our website– www.Bluesfestivalguide.com - which is a constant source of information for Blues fans around the globe. Top-ranking Blues festival website for over 5 years (type in Blues festival(s) on Google or any top search engine).

• Our website receives approximately 500,000 hits, 20,000 sessions, 57,000 page views per month! (ask to see our web stats)
• Commercial site with lots of information for fans but also used by agents, promoters, vendors and bands too
• Daily updates invite constant repeat visitors
• A banner ad will drive traffic to your site where you can do your hard sell

E-Guide E-Newsletter

And in our weekly E-Newsletter, the Blues Festival E-Guide which reaches over 18,000 opt-in weekly subscribers, advertiser’s involvement can include exposure to these readers on a regular basis.

• Weekly electronic newsletter
• 18,000 opt-in subscribers (and growing daily)
• Popular and unique
• Immediate and effective
• CD releases and industry news, band tours, inspirational pieces, Blues trivia and, of course, upcoming Blues festivals and music!
• Reaches members of the Blues community around the world