A media kit is your magazine’s opportunity to make a great first impression on potential advertisers. You want to introduce your magazine in a quick, engaging, and meaningful way. Put together a packet that tells the advertiser who your magazine is, how it can benefit their company, and what advertising options you can offer.

A media kit can be as simple as a page on your magazine’s website or as complex as a package of information assembled by your magazine to provide to prospective advertisers.

Items that are often included in a media kit are:

• A cover letter introducing the media kit
• A printed presentation folder
• Rate card
• Subscriber profiles – for print, digital, newsletters, eBlasts, and website
• A sample of the magazine
• Advertising options – organized by audience
• The editorial schedule
• Special opportunities – classified ads, gift guides, regional eBlasts, regional banners
• Additional digital opportunities
• Advertisement dimensions
• Advertisement specifications
• Print/Online/Broadcast/Podcast properties
• Testimonials

We have gathered several samples of media kits on our website. For more ideas go to “Top 10 Media Kit Tips for Magazine Publishers.”