WHAT MAGAZINES ARE WORTH PUTTING ADS IN?
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ITS GOOD TO SEE ALL THE MAGAZINE PEEPS COMMUNICATING WITH EACH OTHER...
ALL OF YOU HAVE VERY GOOD POINTS. MY THING IS STATS. I WISH MAG'Z WOULD SHOW STATS. WE SEE THEM ON SHELVES BUT HOW MANY ARE ACTUALLY SELLING. ITS HARD TO PUT TOGETHER A MAGAZINE BUT EASY TO PAY FOR (WITH AN ORGANIZED BUDGET SYSTEM) WHEN YOU HAVE SPONSORS AND/OR ARTIST BUYING IN. TO ME WHEN I SPEND MONEY, I MAKE SURE IM INVESTING IT TO RECEIVE THE BIGGEST RESULTS FOR MY MONEY (THATS NOT IN ALL CASES..LOL) ALSO I LIKE TO SEE WHAT PLACES THESE MAGAZINES ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED TO. I THINK IF MAG'Z STARTED INCLUDING THESE TYPES OF RESULTS ADS MY INCREASE. (ONLY SPEAKING ON THE NEW MAGAZINES, MAG'Z LIKE SOURCE, XXL, HAVE AWARD SHOWS ETC. WE ALL GREW UP ON EM...) BUT ANYWAYZ, THANKS AGAIN. IM READING EVERYTHING.
ALL OF YOU HAVE VERY GOOD POINTS. MY THING IS STATS. I WISH MAG'Z WOULD SHOW STATS. WE SEE THEM ON SHELVES BUT HOW MANY ARE ACTUALLY SELLING. ITS HARD TO PUT TOGETHER A MAGAZINE BUT EASY TO PAY FOR (WITH AN ORGANIZED BUDGET SYSTEM) WHEN YOU HAVE SPONSORS AND/OR ARTIST BUYING IN. TO ME WHEN I SPEND MONEY, I MAKE SURE IM INVESTING IT TO RECEIVE THE BIGGEST RESULTS FOR MY MONEY (THATS NOT IN ALL CASES..LOL) ALSO I LIKE TO SEE WHAT PLACES THESE MAGAZINES ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED TO. I THINK IF MAG'Z STARTED INCLUDING THESE TYPES OF RESULTS ADS MY INCREASE. (ONLY SPEAKING ON THE NEW MAGAZINES, MAG'Z LIKE SOURCE, XXL, HAVE AWARD SHOWS ETC. WE ALL GREW UP ON EM...) BUT ANYWAYZ, THANKS AGAIN. IM READING EVERYTHING.
Stash Magazine is the only free hip-hop/urban music and lifestyle magazine. Being free, pickup rate is way high. We also have hundreds of subscribers all over the country that include industry, fans, incarcerated, dj's producers, people in the army, etc. In addition we're distributed in urban stores like clothing (True, Against All Odds), record shops (Rasputins, Creative Music, Amoeba, VIP), shoe stores (Huf, Undefeated), events (Rock The Bells, Paid Dues Festival), concerts, clubs, streets.. the other day homey got out of jail and i sent him 20 mags and told me everyone took em.
Aside from print, we do weekly e-mail blasts that go out to music industry, fans, artists, dj's producers, clothing lines, and more! People that drop an ad in there get seen by them as well as our website that gets about 1million hits per month because we got new music, videos, interviews and more.
That way, you see the ad in the mag and you get to hear the music online. 2 birds one stone.
So like we say, "Reach out to more than just your block. Get in Stash"
email [email protected] or call 415-350-2196
keep on grinding! let's get it!
Aside from print, we do weekly e-mail blasts that go out to music industry, fans, artists, dj's producers, clothing lines, and more! People that drop an ad in there get seen by them as well as our website that gets about 1million hits per month because we got new music, videos, interviews and more.
That way, you see the ad in the mag and you get to hear the music online. 2 birds one stone.
So like we say, "Reach out to more than just your block. Get in Stash"
email [email protected] or call 415-350-2196
keep on grinding! let's get it!
FIRST..BIG UP TO STASH...I GREW UP READIN RUCKUS MAG...THEN STASH...I REMEMBER BEING DEPLOYED & MY CUZIN SENDIN ME THESE MAGS...COZ THEY'RE EASY TO CARRY ANYWHERE...STATS ARE EASY..I CANT SPEAK FOR MAGS DATS BEING SOLD...BUT OUR MAGAZINE IS ALSO FREE..WE'VE ONLY BEEN AROUND FOR A LIL OVER A YEAR BUT WE'VE DISTRIBUTED IN EVENTS SUCH AS MAGIC CONVENTION IN LAS VEGAS,HOT IMPORT NIGHTS,SUPER HYPHY CONCERTS...AND SO ON..WE HAVE SEVERAL URBAN STORES WHOS BEEN DOWN WIT US SINCE DAY ONE, BALANCE @ RASPUTINS HAS ALWAYS BEEN DOWN WIT US...RYAN WIT URBAN LIFE...(NOW HAS A STORE IN CONCORD...RITE BY DA INFAMOUS TIMEOUT BAR WHERE U CAN FIND LEE MAJORS,SPICE1,DRUDOWN PERFORM IN SPECIAL EVENTS)...RAPBAY.COM...OFF COURSE SICCNESS.NET...202O FASHIONS...SHIEKKS...FILTHY DRIPPED IN BERKELEY, ALL DA STREETSHOW STORES...SHOUT OUT TO HUNID RACKS!!!...WE PARTY HARD WIT DJ MANIAKAL,DJ DIRTEE DAVE,...DJ AMEN...WE SUPPORT MIND MOTION,BIG VON & DA KMEL FAM...WE PROMOTE WIT WILD949 & ST. JOHN DURIN CONCERTS LIKE KANYES....WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN DOWN WIT NUMP & DA WHOLE FILIPINO MOVEMENT...ROSCOE UMALI FROM LA, BAMBU,ROM DIGGS,APL FROM BLAK EYED.PEAS....WE SUPPORT ALL DA INDEPENDENT VIDEO SHOOTS...MONEY TREE ( FREE DREW DEEZY!!!) METAL MOUTH DJS!!!, PRIME ZERO...MY HOMIE...DA ILLEST VIDEO DIRECTOR...GINOROCKS AKA HYPHY WILIAMS!!!...WE SUPPORT BAYS SHOES, REP YOUR CODE CLOTHING LINE, KAMA 4K, SOIL,CALI SWAGGER, PLANET OF THE GRAPES, GOT BAY...WE'RE ALWAYS DOWN WITH MIAMI & DA WHOLE THIZZ NATION,BLACK & BROWN,THIZZ LATIN, DA WHOLE SICK WID IT, DADDY RICH& B LEGIT WIT
BLOCK MOVEMENT, DA WHOLE LIVEWIRE RECORDS,P.T.B., DA WHOLE GOLDEN MEAN MANAGEMENT(MOBFIGAZ,DJ JUICE,DJ BACKSIDE),STREET CRED,DONE DEAL,RAP ALOT,BLACK FAM, CURRENCY & DA MOVEMENT, LIGHT BRITE ENT.,M1 PROMO(SHOUT OUT TO JON,SEF,DEVAN)...AND THIS IS JUS HALF OF OUR PERSONAL FRIENDS...SOO WHEN YOU SEE THEM IN YOUR TOWN...SOMEWAY U SEE US TOO...BCOZ NO MATTER WAT BOSS STATUS MAGAZINE WILL ALWAYS REP FOR THE BAY AREA...DATS WHY WE GOT PLAYA PRICES...WE LET XXL,SOURCE,VIBE CHARGE THEM $1500 ADS TO DIDDY,JAY-Z,LIL WAYNE...BECOZ ITS THEM...THEY CAN AFFORD THAT...OUR MAG IS FOR DA PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE...SOO IF UR FROM DA BAY...U SHOULD SUPPORT BAYAREA BASED MAGAZINES THE WAY THEY SUPPORT YOUR BAYAREA HIPHOP INDUSTRY...CAN U IMAGINE DA BAYAREA WITHOUT RAP...THEN WE'LL ALL BE STUCK LISTENING TO GARTH BROOKS & SHANIA TWAIN (AS OTHERS R SAYIN "WHO IS DAT? LOL!),...NOT DAT COUNTRY IS BAD...BUT LETS B HONEST...IT'S JUS NOT US!!!...BAYAREA IS HIPHOP...JUS BEING BORN & RAISED HERE IS AN HONOR...IT MEANS U COME FROM A SOIL WHERE REAL LEGENDS LIKE TUPAC,MAC DRE,TOO SHORT,E40,ANDRE NICKATINA, HIEROGLYPHICS STARTED THEIR GRIND...SOO THERE...THERES OUR STATS...AND THRU THIS ALL WE STAY HUNGRY & HUMBLE....& YUP WE DO GET AROUND...LIKE A RIPPER ON A POLE!!!
BLOCK MOVEMENT, DA WHOLE LIVEWIRE RECORDS,P.T.B., DA WHOLE GOLDEN MEAN MANAGEMENT(MOBFIGAZ,DJ JUICE,DJ BACKSIDE),STREET CRED,DONE DEAL,RAP ALOT,BLACK FAM, CURRENCY & DA MOVEMENT, LIGHT BRITE ENT.,M1 PROMO(SHOUT OUT TO JON,SEF,DEVAN)...AND THIS IS JUS HALF OF OUR PERSONAL FRIENDS...SOO WHEN YOU SEE THEM IN YOUR TOWN...SOMEWAY U SEE US TOO...BCOZ NO MATTER WAT BOSS STATUS MAGAZINE WILL ALWAYS REP FOR THE BAY AREA...DATS WHY WE GOT PLAYA PRICES...WE LET XXL,SOURCE,VIBE CHARGE THEM $1500 ADS TO DIDDY,JAY-Z,LIL WAYNE...BECOZ ITS THEM...THEY CAN AFFORD THAT...OUR MAG IS FOR DA PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE...SOO IF UR FROM DA BAY...U SHOULD SUPPORT BAYAREA BASED MAGAZINES THE WAY THEY SUPPORT YOUR BAYAREA HIPHOP INDUSTRY...CAN U IMAGINE DA BAYAREA WITHOUT RAP...THEN WE'LL ALL BE STUCK LISTENING TO GARTH BROOKS & SHANIA TWAIN (AS OTHERS R SAYIN "WHO IS DAT? LOL!),...NOT DAT COUNTRY IS BAD...BUT LETS B HONEST...IT'S JUS NOT US!!!...BAYAREA IS HIPHOP...JUS BEING BORN & RAISED HERE IS AN HONOR...IT MEANS U COME FROM A SOIL WHERE REAL LEGENDS LIKE TUPAC,MAC DRE,TOO SHORT,E40,ANDRE NICKATINA, HIEROGLYPHICS STARTED THEIR GRIND...SOO THERE...THERES OUR STATS...AND THRU THIS ALL WE STAY HUNGRY & HUMBLE....& YUP WE DO GET AROUND...LIKE A RIPPER ON A POLE!!!
I am proud of all of the Magazines that were founded in the BAY. I know alot of the owners of the Bay Area Magazine and respect them. I have known Deebo owner of Boss Status for years on the Music Tip. I met Big Jon at his birthday a year ago at the Time Out Club and dude is a cool cat. I know Ron at Under Dog Records who is the owner of Xplosive Magazine, I know Dj Pimp (Whatz Up Pimp?) and have met Ceza. Everyone is doing their respective things in a Magazine Game that has become more flooded then the Rap Industry itself.
I personally was blessed to be sought out by a SOUTHERN FOUNDED Publication. Street Masters Magazine was founded in Memphis TN, Scott Bejda of MURDER DOG MAGAZINE runs the EXECUTIVE EDITOR part of Street Masters Magazine (Everyone Big In The Bay Has Been Interviewed By Scott Bejda for Murder Dog Magazine) and he told the owner that they had to bring me on, so I got the call. It is an HONOR to be sought out and to bring a Southern Based Publication to the California Bay Area.
I have been at the Publication 3-Years Now. In my very first year I got us Distribution with News Waves of which was also Distributing Murder Dog Magazine at the time. I also landed us Distribution with the Largest Magazine Distributor in New York (my boss won't allow me to list their name) and also rapbay.com. I also got the Publication to hire on C-4 as another staff writer to help aide Scott Bejda and that has made the Publication that much better.
Being that we are not BAY AREA founded, we have an different overall sales market then most of the Bay Area Magazines. We focus on The South, The West Coast and The East Coast. We ship 50,000 Magazines to the Southern Region, we ship 50,000 Magazines to the Western Region and we ship the final 50,000 Magazines to our Distributor on the East Coast. Our circulation size is 150,000 units. With extras and errored copies being given out for "Free" in the Bay Area at Rap Events and Clothing and Shoe Stores (I know alot of your catz have picked them up).
Which ever Magazine you artists run an ad in or an ad "Campaign" in. Make sure you work that issue like you are working your cd. Ask the Magazine for an Extra Box of that Issue and go out into the Streets and the Stores and work that Issue. Make sure everyone that you want to buy your cd sees that Issue and that they know your in it. You as an artist still have to do your part.
Just my 2 Pennies.
I personally was blessed to be sought out by a SOUTHERN FOUNDED Publication. Street Masters Magazine was founded in Memphis TN, Scott Bejda of MURDER DOG MAGAZINE runs the EXECUTIVE EDITOR part of Street Masters Magazine (Everyone Big In The Bay Has Been Interviewed By Scott Bejda for Murder Dog Magazine) and he told the owner that they had to bring me on, so I got the call. It is an HONOR to be sought out and to bring a Southern Based Publication to the California Bay Area.
I have been at the Publication 3-Years Now. In my very first year I got us Distribution with News Waves of which was also Distributing Murder Dog Magazine at the time. I also landed us Distribution with the Largest Magazine Distributor in New York (my boss won't allow me to list their name) and also rapbay.com. I also got the Publication to hire on C-4 as another staff writer to help aide Scott Bejda and that has made the Publication that much better.
Being that we are not BAY AREA founded, we have an different overall sales market then most of the Bay Area Magazines. We focus on The South, The West Coast and The East Coast. We ship 50,000 Magazines to the Southern Region, we ship 50,000 Magazines to the Western Region and we ship the final 50,000 Magazines to our Distributor on the East Coast. Our circulation size is 150,000 units. With extras and errored copies being given out for "Free" in the Bay Area at Rap Events and Clothing and Shoe Stores (I know alot of your catz have picked them up).
Which ever Magazine you artists run an ad in or an ad "Campaign" in. Make sure you work that issue like you are working your cd. Ask the Magazine for an Extra Box of that Issue and go out into the Streets and the Stores and work that Issue. Make sure everyone that you want to buy your cd sees that Issue and that they know your in it. You as an artist still have to do your part.
Just my 2 Pennies.
"Which ever Magazine you artists run an ad in or an ad "Campaign" in. Make sure you work that issue like you are working your cd. Ask the Magazine for an Extra Box of that Issue and go out into the Streets and the Stores and work that Issue. Make sure everyone that you want to buy your cd sees that Issue and that they know your in it. You as an artist still have to do your part." -SMMWest
SPEAK ON 'EM FAM....THIS IS ONE MISCONCEPTION DAT CLIENTS HAVE ABOUT MAGAZINES...WE CAN TELL PEOPLE ABOUT U,HELL WE MIGHT EVEN MAKE U FAMOUS...BUT WITHOUT YOU PROMOTING UR ARTICLE/AD AS AN ARTIST IT'S JUST ANOTHER LOOSING EFFORT....U CAN'T HELP PEOPLE WHO WONT HELP THEMSELVES...EVERYDAY I HOPE DAT DA BAYAREA WORKS TOGETHER JUST LIKE HOW DA SOUTH ALL LOOKS OUT FOR EACH OTHER...THAT IS DA SOUTHS MAIN SECRET FOR THEIR SUCCESS...ONE DAY WE TOO SHALL PREVAIL...
SPEAK ON 'EM FAM....THIS IS ONE MISCONCEPTION DAT CLIENTS HAVE ABOUT MAGAZINES...WE CAN TELL PEOPLE ABOUT U,HELL WE MIGHT EVEN MAKE U FAMOUS...BUT WITHOUT YOU PROMOTING UR ARTICLE/AD AS AN ARTIST IT'S JUST ANOTHER LOOSING EFFORT....U CAN'T HELP PEOPLE WHO WONT HELP THEMSELVES...EVERYDAY I HOPE DAT DA BAYAREA WORKS TOGETHER JUST LIKE HOW DA SOUTH ALL LOOKS OUT FOR EACH OTHER...THAT IS DA SOUTHS MAIN SECRET FOR THEIR SUCCESS...ONE DAY WE TOO SHALL PREVAIL...
Street Masters "GOES FASSSST", but I made sure this new issue with J-Hype on the cover was at:
Rock Bottom Records in Antioch
Replay Records in Stockton
Vallejo Street Show in Vallejo
Rasputin Music in Vallejo
Urban Life Records in Concord
Street Light Records in San Jose
Rasputin Music in Campbell
The Hat Spot in San Jose
Filthy Dripped in Berkeley
New Era in Berkeley
every single clothing shop on Market Street in San Francisco. I am going to go ahead and put up a particial list from our Distributor which is going to anger my boss and maybe even get me fired but some people just gotta know!
Rock Bottom Records in Antioch
Replay Records in Stockton
Vallejo Street Show in Vallejo
Rasputin Music in Vallejo
Urban Life Records in Concord
Street Light Records in San Jose
Rasputin Music in Campbell
The Hat Spot in San Jose
Filthy Dripped in Berkeley
New Era in Berkeley
every single clothing shop on Market Street in San Francisco. I am going to go ahead and put up a particial list from our Distributor which is going to anger my boss and maybe even get me fired but some people just gotta know!
Here is part of our Distribution List directly from the "#1" Magazine Distributor on the West Coast News Waves. I am sure that other Magazines will use this list now, but I had to let the Artists, Record Labels, Clothing Stores, Hat Shop, Shoe Stores and Ect know a tiny bit about what we are doing.
Distribution List (This isn't what I am targeting this is what our "DISTRIBUTOR" hit:
> OAKLAND,CA STORES
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> 1. OASIS STORE #611 1800 HARRISON ST.
> 2. CIGARETTE DEPOT #2541 2541 TELEGRAPH AVE.
> 3. BOTTLES LIQUOR 1150 MARKET ST.
> 4. BOTTLENECK LIQUOR 3151 98TH AVE.
> 5. SAVEMORE LIQUOR 4219 PARK BLVD.
> 6. BON FAIRE MKT. 335 HIGHLAND AVE. PIEDMONT,CA
>
>
> SAN LEANDRO,CA STORES
>
> 1. E-Z SHOP MARKET 650 MACARTHUR BLVD.
> 2. SAN LEANDRO EXPRESS LIQUOR 138 W. JUANA AVE.
> 3. TOWN & COUNTRY LIQUOR 16211 E. 14TH STREET
>
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> ALAMEDA, CA
>
> 1. BONFARE MARKET #03 1505 HIGH STREET
> 2. BONFARE MARKET #25 650H CENTRAL AVE.
> 3. SBC LIQUORS 40645 FREMONT BLVD. FREMONT,CA
>
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> WEST HOLLYWOOD,CA STORES
>
> 1.SWING BROS. NEWSTAND 8224 SUNSET BLVD.
> 2. KING'S NEWSTAND 8361 BEVERLY BLVD.
> 3. THE SUNSET RACKS 8410 SUNSET BLVD.
>
>
> HOLLYWOOD,CA
>
> 1. MELROSE NEWS 647 MARTEL
> 2. CENTERFOLD NEWSTAND 716 N. FAIRFAX AVE.
>
> WEST LOS ANGELES,CA
>
> 1. ROBERTSON NEWS 1414 SOUTH ROBERTSON BLVD.
>
>
> WESTWOOD,CA
>
> 1. VILLAGE CENTER NEWSTAND 10902 KINROSS
> 2. FIGUEROA & 77TH NEWSTAND 735 SOUTH FIGUEROA STREET
Distribution List (This isn't what I am targeting this is what our "DISTRIBUTOR" hit:
> OAKLAND,CA STORES
>
> 1. OASIS STORE #611 1800 HARRISON ST.
> 2. CIGARETTE DEPOT #2541 2541 TELEGRAPH AVE.
> 3. BOTTLES LIQUOR 1150 MARKET ST.
> 4. BOTTLENECK LIQUOR 3151 98TH AVE.
> 5. SAVEMORE LIQUOR 4219 PARK BLVD.
> 6. BON FAIRE MKT. 335 HIGHLAND AVE. PIEDMONT,CA
>
>
> SAN LEANDRO,CA STORES
>
> 1. E-Z SHOP MARKET 650 MACARTHUR BLVD.
> 2. SAN LEANDRO EXPRESS LIQUOR 138 W. JUANA AVE.
> 3. TOWN & COUNTRY LIQUOR 16211 E. 14TH STREET
>
>
> ALAMEDA, CA
>
> 1. BONFARE MARKET #03 1505 HIGH STREET
> 2. BONFARE MARKET #25 650H CENTRAL AVE.
> 3. SBC LIQUORS 40645 FREMONT BLVD. FREMONT,CA
>
>
> WEST HOLLYWOOD,CA STORES
>
> 1.SWING BROS. NEWSTAND 8224 SUNSET BLVD.
> 2. KING'S NEWSTAND 8361 BEVERLY BLVD.
> 3. THE SUNSET RACKS 8410 SUNSET BLVD.
>
>
> HOLLYWOOD,CA
>
> 1. MELROSE NEWS 647 MARTEL
> 2. CENTERFOLD NEWSTAND 716 N. FAIRFAX AVE.
>
> WEST LOS ANGELES,CA
>
> 1. ROBERTSON NEWS 1414 SOUTH ROBERTSON BLVD.
>
>
> WESTWOOD,CA
>
> 1. VILLAGE CENTER NEWSTAND 10902 KINROSS
> 2. FIGUEROA & 77TH NEWSTAND 735 SOUTH FIGUEROA STREET
murder dog & ozone dat showcase underground muzik is the only magazine i seen @ 7-11s in Colorado....but lowrider mag is pretty much dem everywhere @ tha wal-marts,7-11s,safeways,etc & etc....i would go wit a mag dats goin to reach tha masses not just ur neck of tha wood....nothings against tha other mag... keep doin ya thang....