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Background and Format: The Drum is a fortnightly marketing business magazine and news-led website covering the advertising/design/digital media sectors. The magazine is specifically aimed at the media, marketing and design community outside of London where they are served by the London-based media and marketing titles. The English and Scottish editions of The Drum merged into one publication on August 2008. The magazine is aimed at top level management and key decision makers. When sending press to the publication, the deadline falls on the last Wednesday of the month prior to publication, the title is then published a week later. The website that accompanies the publication has a monthly unique user figure of 1 million (source: publisher). The circulation is currently not disclosed as 9 months ago they took the company global and are waiting on their most recent figures. The magazine is available through subscription across the globe. Advertising information can be found at www.thedrum.com/advertise Awards: 2017 - PPA Awards, Business Media Brand of the Year (nominated) 2017 - PPA Awards, Business Magazine of the Year (nominated) 2017 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Best Online Media Property / Brand B2B (nominated) 2017 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Digital Editorial / Content Development Team of the Year, B2B (nominated) 2017 - British Media Awards, Commercial Content Team of the Year: The Drum Studios (bronze) 2016 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Digital Publisher of the Year (B2B) (nominated) 2016 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Best Online Media Property / Brand (B2B) (nominated) 2016 - PPA Awards, Business Media Brand of the Year (nominated) 2016 - PPA Awards, Event of the Year (business media): Do It Day (nominated) 2016 - PPA Awards, Publishing Innovator of the Year (nominated) 2016 - British Media Awards, Print Product of the Year (bronze) 2016 - British Media Awards, Event of the Year: Do It Day (winner) 2015 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Digital Publisher - Business to Business (nominated) 2015 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Commercial Partnership: The Drum & SapientNitro (nominated) 2015 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Editorial Team - Business to Business (winner) 2015 - PPA Awards, Business Media Brand of the Year (nominated) 2015 - PPA Awards, Business Magazine of the Year (nominated) 2015 - PPA Awards, Gamechanger of the Year (nominated) 2015 - PPA Awards, Event of the Year (business media): The Drum Live (winner) 2015 - PPA Awards, Digital Innovation of the Year (business media) (nominated) 2015 - British Media Awards, Event of the Year: The Drum Live (bronze) 2015 - British Media Awards, Content Team of the Year (bronze) 2014 - PPA Awards, Event of the Year - Business Media: The Drum Live! (nominated) 2014 - PPA Awards, Business Media Brand of the Year (nominated) 2014 - PPA Awards, Business Magazine of the Year (nominated) 2013 - PPA Awards, Event of the Year (Business Media): Dadi Awards (nominated) 2013 - PPA Aw

Devoted to exploring the Internet as both an advertising medium and a revolutionary tool for planning and buying all media. Helps busy media buyers, planners and sellers in taking full advantage of the Internet. Provides insider knowledge of new sites and tools for buying offline media, offers advertising insight, gives focused searching on industry trade news and offers one-click access to the best ad/media resources on the Web. MediaPost DOES accept bylined articles/submissions. Columns must be original submissions that have not appeared in other print/online publications. Op Eds reflect thought leadership, and should not be focused on the business model of the author’s company. Copy must be non-promotional, with no direct references to the author’s company or its products, services, or campaigns. References to clients should be made in third-party terms. Provide attribution for any content drawn from another source (for example, studies cited should be linked to the source). Style: Insight, analysis, report, perspective, advice, etc. Avoid personal narratives. Target wordcount is 500-700 words, with rare flexibility. Send completed copy in a Microsoft Word document (no docx, please), in 12 pt. Times New Roman font.

Background and Format:Contagious is published by Contagious Communications quarterly and is aimed at marketers, advertising strategists and brand experts who work with emerging technologies and non-traditional media. Covers news, case studies of campaigns, special reports like gender equality in the workplace, new apps and artificial intelligence. For more information about advertising rates, the team can be reached on +44 (0) 203 206 9260Circulation:Source: PublisherAlerts:Gorkana Alert: Tuesday 29 October 2013E-mails for the team at Contagious Magazine have now changed to firstname@contagious.com

Background and Format: Launched in December 2012, Vada Magazine is a gay lifestyle and opinion website that covers arts, entertainment, fashion and travel, among others. Audience and Readership: Their core audience is ABC1 professionals and graduates living in cities, who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. Readers are primarily from the UK (27.4%) and USA (25.2%). Their main hubs are cities with high proportions of LGBT people. These include London, Manchester, Brighton, Sheffield, Birmingham and Leeds in the UK; and Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, LA, New York, San Francisco, Orlando and Miami in the US - although they have readers right across the English-speaking world (including Canada, Australia and Europe). Of those readers who visit the website at least once a week, the gender split is about even between men and women. Their primary audience is aged 25-44, with almost all readers having university degrees or postgraduate qualifications (90%) (Source: Publisher). Monthly Unique Users: 90,000 hits per month, 60,000 monthly unique users (Source: Publisher). Ad rates: Advertising details and a contact can be viewed here. Other information: There is no generic email, postal address or switchboard number, contact the editorial staff directly. Gorkana Alert: Monday 2 June 2014 Vada Magazine, a gay lifestyle and opinion website, has relaunched with a new look and a new editorial line-up: Scott McMullon, previously Literature Editor at So So Gay, joins Vada Magazine as the Editor-in-Chief. He will oversee the running of the publication and has previously written for GT and Lustral Boy. He can be reached at scottmcmullon@vadamagazine.com and can be found tweeting at www.twitter.com/poisonedessence Taking over as Geek Editor is Jake Basford. Previously Gadgets, Games and Technology Editor at So So Gay, Jake is looking for releases on everything from gaming and technology, to comic conventions and Doctor Who exhibits. He can be reached at jakebasford@vadamagazine.com and can be found tweeting at www.twitter.com/mooseyjake Reggie Myers will head up the music section as Music Editor. He will be responsible for coverage of new releases, music videos and interviews with musicians and artists. He can be reached at reggiemyers@vadamagazine.com Amy Gunn continues as Arts Editor and is looking for material on arts and culture (including reviews of plays, books and art house cinema). Amy can be reached at amygunn@vadamagazine.com Elliot Rose will continue to manage the Fashion section as Fashion Editor. He can be reached at elliotrose@vadamagazine.com and can be found tweeting at www.twitter.com/elliot_rose Events Editor Adrian Everett is responsible for coverage of pride events and festivals. He can be reached at adrianeverett@vadamagazine.com For all other releases, Vada Magazine Publisher Adam Lowe is accepting all enquiries. Adam is also Co-Owner and Co-Director of Vada Magazine - with Creativ