FEATURED SPORTS
Cycling - Road Mountain Cyclocross Track Commuting Multisport - Triathlon Duathlon Aquabike Adventure Racing Running - Road Trail Swimming - Open Water Pool
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER (Streets Jul 25)
u Late
2011
EDITORIAL CALENDAR
Summer Issue
Includes the official guide for the Univest Grand Prix. Also, we examine the multisport scene in the region. Ad Deadline 7.5.11 Ad Materials Due 7.8.11
FEBRUARY/MARCH (Streets Jan 31)
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER (Streets Sep 19)
Featuring a comprehensive regional guide to athletic events, races, clubs and associations in the region for 2010.
Feature a guide to the rapidly growing cyclocross scene and a review of the fall running events.
u The
Keeper
Ad Deadline 1.17.11 Ad Materials Due 1.19.11
u Fall
Issue
Ad Deadline 8.29.11 Ad Materials Due 8.31.11
APRIL/MAY (Streets Apr 1)
DECEMBER/JANUARY (Streets Nov 21)
Thaw out with spring training for cycling, running and tri. We also checkout our favorite trails in the region.
Featuring the best ways to train when the freeze begins with winter sports, plus a holiday gift guide you won’t find elsewhere.
Ad Deadline 3.14.11 Ad Materials Due 3.18.11
Ad Deadline 10.31.11 Ad Materials Due 11.4.11
u Spring
Issue
u Winter
Issue
JUNE/JULY (Streets May 23) u Early
Summer Issue
Includes the Official Philadelphia International Cycling Championship Spectator guide as well as information on training for your first long run. Ad Deadline 5.10.11 Ad Materials Due 5.11.11
EVERY ISSUE HAS THE LATEST REGIONAL AND LOCAL CONTENT ON OUR FEATURED SPORTS. NO CANNED STORIES, NO RECYCLED CONTENT.
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• 4th largest MSA in US • Highest number of runners in US (American Sports Data) • Honorable mention Best Bicycling Cities (Bicycling Magazine) • More than 80 accredited colleges • Easy access to beach and mountains • Convergence of 2 waterways used for water sports • 2 hours by air to 50% of US population • Home of the longest running pro-cycling race, attracting over 500,000 people • 25% of nation’s population and consumer buying power lives within a day’s drive • 67% of visitors drive to Philadelphia • 65 neighborhood parks with over 8,900 acres • Greater Philadelphia Tourism & Marketing Corporation marketing region’s outdoor experiences and the recreational activities that go with them
Besides the obvious possibility of being able to reach our readers via the print version, we have multiple other opportunities. We can create custom packages to suit your marketing needs and help you tailor your efforts to best hit the target audience you desire. We are the only source in the Philadelphia region that can reach this tough to connect with group. Here is just a small number of the options available:
• Editor’s Letter • Food and Nutrition • Local Profile • Sports Medicine • Training • Future Athletes (youth in sports) • Trail Mix (short listing of area happenings) • Tyler’s Journal (column by local cycling pro Tyler Wren)
Calendar • Events Calendar
Product Reviews • Choice Gear
Professional Event Guides
• Cycling, Running & Triathlon event guides
OUR READERS Liberty Sports readers exercise, compete, and purchase products on a daily basis. They are cyclists, runners, triathletes and outdoor sport enthusiasts who take advantage of the resources in our area. Our readers are innovators: avid travelers with above average household incomes, and the majority are college graduates and avid users of technology. Our Philadelphia region is one of the top regions in the country for active sports, and a quick drive through will show you why. If you want to reach this audience, there is no better resource than Liberty Sports Magazine. We are the only magazine in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware dedicated to cycling, running and triathlon.
PUBLISHER Matt Reece Phone: (215) 508-0736 Email: matt@libertysportsmag.com Twitter @libertysportmag
DISTRIBUTION 45,000 • Readership: 90,000 Over 600 sites distribute Liberty Sports Magazine throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware including: • Races • Events • Bike Shops • Running Shops • Triathlon Shops • Whole Foods Market • Universities • Sporting Goods Stores • Health Clubs • Local YMCA’s • Swim Clubs • Sports Medicine Facilities • and more…
Digital (web, social media and mobile) Our website, libertysportsmag.com, has recently been completely revamped with a brand new look. We now feature immediate information updates on the latest events, and additional information on our print content you won’t find elsewhere. With local professional and amateur athlete blogs, picture feeds, comments and social media feeds we are now able to engage our readers like never before. Besides our website, new for 2011 we have an Ipad/Iphone compatible version of the magazine coming out that will take advantage of the special features it offers. And we are staying on top of social media with our Facebook page and Twitter account that we use to promote Liberty Sports and our partners. Also each issue of Liberty Sports gets posted to issuu.com where we have been averaging 5,000 visitors per edition.
Events/Sampling We have two events that we produce, the Endurance Sports Expo and the Granogue Cross Expo. After a very successful sell out event in 2010 we are doubling the size of the Endurance Sports Expo. Plus, we will be putting on the only full scale cross expo in our region. Besides our own events, we can place you into several other key events in the region including: • The Philadelphia International Championships • The Univest Grand Prix • Philly Tri • She Rox • Pocono Mountain Ironman 70.3 • and many, many more
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