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2014 marks the 20 Anniversary of Natural Awakenings magazine!
HOW TO ADVERTISE To advertise with Natural Awakenings or request a media kit, please contact us at 303770-1981 or email publisher@ MileHighNaturalAwakenings.com. Deadline for ad commitment is the 10th of the month prior to the month of publication.
EDITORIAL SUBMISSIONS Please submit all articles and news items via website, MileHighNaturalAwakenings.com. Deadline for editorial: the 10th of the month prior to the month of publication.
CALENDAR SUBMISSIONS Calendar events are $10/listing for Non-Advertisers. $5 for Nonprofits. Free events are free (max of 2). Advertisers receive the 1st 5 free; 6+ $10/ listing. Distribution sites receive 2 free; 3+ $10/listing. Save The Date: $75 ea. Please submit all listings at website, MileHighNaturalAwakenings.com.
REGIONAL MARKETS Advertise your products or services in multiple markets! Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp. is a growing franchised family of locally owned magazines serving communities since 1994. To place your ad in other markets, call us at 303-770-1981. For franchising opportunities, call Anna Romano at 770-917-8305 or visit NaturalAwakeningsMag.com
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ome of our readers may not know that Natural Awakenings is a network of over 90 sister publications across the country, with headquarters in Naples, FL. The Natural Awakenings family is the largest buyer of eco-friendly, recyclable newsprint in the country. Here in Colorado, we are proud to be a part of this large and ever-growing family, and look forward to bringing you pioneering, progressive and sometimes controversial information that no other magazine offers. See more information on our 20th Anniversary on page 6. Across the country, Natural Awakenings publishers are genuinely humbled and grateful for our combined 3.8 million loyal readers who make our jobs fulfilling each month.
Meet your fellow Natural Awakenings Reader! Every other year, Natural Awakenings commissions the Circulation Verification Council (CVC) to audit our readership. The CVC is an independent, third-party reporting audit company which audits thousands of magazines nationwide with a combined circulation of more than 55 million. Savvy media decision-makers responsible for planning and placing print advertising know CVC is an impartial and trusted source for information regarding market penetration and readership in an ever-changing industry. You won’t find another local publication that really knows who their readers are. If you don’t see a third-party seal like CVC, you know they are just guessing! This kind of information is invaluable for potential clients, but also it helps us give YOU what you want - healthy and green living information that helps you make smart decisions for yourself and your family.
In our recent 2013 Readership Survey, respondents tell us: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)
61.5% have been reading Natural Awakenings for more than 2 years 21% purchase from our advertisers between 1 and 3 times per month 34.7% share their monthly copy of our magazine with 2 or more additional readers 80.5% are female 48.6% are between 35 and 54 years of age 59.8% have one or more college degrees 57% have an annual income in excess of $45,000 per year 89.1% purchase healthy or organic food 51.5% attend spiritual or healing events 45.9% attend exercise or fitness events
*Demographic results from audits conducted by the CVC Verification Council for Natural Awakenings magazines.
We are excited to begin another year with you and Natural Awakenings. As publishers, we learn just as much from our readers’ feedback and our advertisers’ businesses as you learn from Natural Awakenings.
Thank you, and best wishes for a wonderful New Year.