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Let's work together - FREE promotion in INDULGE Magazine
Hello, Wednesday February 25th, 1999
I was referred to your site by wine bidder. They thought you
would be interested in our great offer and suggested I contact
you.
I am the Director of Marketing for the award winning INDULGE
magazine - The Art of Fine Living. I have a great opportunity
for your site and our magazine to work in a partnership together
THIS IS A SPECIAL INVITATION - NOT A BROADCAST- AND ONLY BEING
OFFERED TO A LIMITED NUMBER OF COMPANIES.
As a major publication, we have the tools and resources to
promote your company through premium print media. THIS IS A
LEGITIMATE OFFER. Please print a copy of this message and take
a moment to read this very important Internet and business
opportunity. With our generous offer we will extend to you your
choice of either a four-color editorial(s) or a four-color
advertisement(s) in INDULGE magazine along with receiving a
minimum of $750 for your efforts and support. There is no cost
to you to partnership in this promotion with INDULGE.
INDULGE'S objective is to dramatically increase our subscription
base for the first quarter of 1999. To reach our goal we have
implemented a media campaign of several different mediums
including 60-second national TV and talk radio spots. Our next
step is web promotion and creating web partnerships. In
discussion with several major web sites their objective is to
acquire national exposure to their site and of course make a
profit.
INDULGE has created the solution and with a partnership together
we both can benefit tremendously. (Please note our demographics
below).
INDULGE magazine features a prestigious advertiser client list
such as: Cartier, Mercedes, Buick, Fidelity, E-Trade, Datek,
Lind-Waldock,the Ritz Carlton, Mirage Hotel, House of Blues,
Absolute Vodka, Bacardi, Tanqueray, Forest Glen, Chateau St.
Michelle, Macanudo, Punch, Arturo Fuente, Bertolucci,
Girard-Perregaux, Soho Editions,Axell Editions, Masterpiece, The
Smithsonian and Warner Brothers.
As a starting point, with every 150 INDULGE magazine
subscriptions sold from your site/business, INDULGE WILL GIVE
YOU your choice of either a ½ PAGE COLOR EDITORIAL or a ½ page
four-color ad in an upcoming issue of your choice ABSOLUTELY
FREE. ($3650 rate card). AND you'll be paid $5.00 (25%) for
every INDULGE subscription sold from your site/business. That's
an additional BONUS income of $750 TO START! It's very simply
and very generous. Your site/business sells just 150 one-year
subscriptions to INDULGE magazine and you receive $4300 package
in return. There is
no cost or expense to you!
Our national TV and radio campaign offer is $19.95 (45% off )
for a one-year subscription (newsstand rate is $36). Your
subscriber will also receive with their paid subscription
through Chek Faxx, an additional FREE BONUS of a gourmet CD-ROM
(a $39.95 *while supplies last). A $75 promotion for just
$19.95.
To keep an accurate accounting of the subscriptions sold from
your site you will have a company ID. A copy of your
subscription order will be sent to your e-mail and a copy will
be forwarded to INDULGE. All orders are shipped within five
days.
With only 280 subscription sold, you'll receive a full-page
four-color advertisement or editorial ($5950 rate card) and
$1400 in earned sales commission -- a $7350 package. You may
also divide this into two ½ pages. INDULGE is published
bi-monthly (six times a year) and with our unique offer it
enables you to receive advertising for your site in over 750,000
copies and reach over 2.4 million exposures to a very upscale
internet, savvy clientele.
INDULGE is a premier award winning international food, wine and
lifestyle publication featuring dining around the globe,
Hollywood's top celebrities, great exotic travel, noted
international chefs, fabulous recipes, the world of art, music,
investments, CIGARS and the latest rage in fashion and fine
living. The current issue of INDULGE it features the beautiful
Julia Roberts on our cover along with Judd Nelson, Steve Harvey,
Michael Bergin (Baywatch) and Ralf Moeller (Conan).
Celebrating our sixth year, INDULGE boasts a circulation of over
125,000 throughout the U.S and Canada, a current subscriber base
of over 40,000 and an influential readership of nearly 400,000.
Male: 46% Female: 54%, Median age 28 - 50. Issue shelf life is
an
eye opening one-year. Our average household net worth is an
impressive $873,000 and household income over $121,000!
INDULGE is available at major newsstands everywhere throughout
the U.S. and Canada. INDULGE also distributes an additional
10,000 copies throughout Europe.
INDULGE is hot and has been recently featured on CNN, CNBC,
A&E, Lifetime, Discovery, The Food Network, The Home & Garden
Network and the Travel Network to list a few.
New York Times recently noted "INDULGE as
being one of the top publications available on newsstand today"
The 1998 award winner for "Outstanding Publication"
by the International Society of Periodicals
Be creative with this exciting wonderful opportunity and don't
let it pass you by. To make this a successful venture for you,
include a cover(s) image on your website of INDULGE magazine and
you can link to our site. Offer our discount subscription and
FREE CD ROM promotion to your clients and visitors and ask them
to assist you in gaining your feature editorial or
advertisement in INDULGE magazine by simply ordering a
subscription. Include our premium subscription offer in your
site's newsletter or do numerous special e-mailings. When
shipping your clients order, include the INDULGE subscription
offer in their package. Use our offer as a package deal, e.g.
when they order two of your products your client will also
receive an INDULGE one year subscription and BONUS gourmet CD
ROM. You may wish to join forces with one of your associate web
sites or business.
For your information, in 1998 INDULGE received an average of
1500 new subscribers each month just from our issue bind in
cards.
To assist you in our subscription campaign, INDULGE currently
has over 9,000 60-second radio spots airing on talk radio
nationally.
If you would like to take adavantage of our special offer and
receive your businesses FREE editorial / advertisement in
INDULGE magazine plus your extra income please give me a call
immediately. My support staff will be happy to send you an
agreement, media kit, editorial calendar, subscription template
and any Internet images that you will need to successfully take
advantage of this unique business opportunity. I look forward to
a successful relationship together.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Barrington
818-704-7074 ext 231
818-704-7094 fax
web_promo AT cheerful DOT com
www.indulgemagazine.com
Corporate Offices: 21755 Ventura Boulevard Suite 252 Woodland
Hills, CA 91364
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