Long Island Lifestyle & Arts Magazine

Long Island Dining, Nightlife & Entertainment Magazine

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We’re fortunate on Long Island, to have so many lovely villages that act as the heartbeat of each town that they reside in. Though each has its own personality, they are common in their abundance of world-class dining, shopping, history, art, nightlife and so much more.

My goal, as publisher of Village Connection Magazine, has always been to help local business by telling our readers about all of the great things each town has to offer. We’ve done that successfully in Huntington for over 14 years, and now we have expanded our reach into the North Shore with our Long Island Sound Edition and into the South Shore with our Great South Bay Edition.

At Village Connection Magazine, we have an opportunity to share the words and art of so many local talents. As a result, our readership has continued to grow across Long Island and beyond. Our digital edition and social media network has expanded our reach into numbers in the tens of thousands and our network just keeps getting stronger every day.

Village Connection offers our customers creative marketing options that are cost effective. Advertising in our print edition includes a digital edition link to your website at no extra cost. We also help to promote our partners on all of our social media channels. Our website (villageconnectionmagazine.com) is a local hangout where members come to share news about what’s going on in their Long Island community. It’s also a place to access free digital coupons, classified ads, band and artist profiles and so much more.

As we move into our second decade, we look forward to welcoming you into our network and helping you grow your business. Please give me a call or send an email to villageconnection@live.com if you’d like to find out more.

See you in the Village...

Jim SavalliPublisher631-988-5465

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Village Connection is a full-service marketing company with our monthly print magazine serving as the foundation of our business. But creating and publishing your ad is only the beginning of our relationship. We are consistently ahead of the competition as we add new programs, upgrades and opportunities for our customers, while keeping our costs low and maintaining our commitment to serve the community.

We use our magazines to promote your business through our coverage of dining, shopping, nightlife, local people, art and entertainment, and so much more. Our editorial content is the most complete guide to what’s going on in your area and it ensures that our magazine is kept around month after month. Our complete marketing program is available to everyone in our network.

social media - Most people doing business today are starting to feel the pressure to be involved in “social media” but may not be sure what they should be doing with it. If you are not using social media, you are missing out on an opportunity to share your news and promotions and drive traffic back to your website. At Village Connection, we spend a lot of time keeping up with everything that is going on in social media so that we can use our connections to help promote our advertisers.

digital edition - By the time our print magazines hit the streets each month, thousands of people have already had a chance to flip through their pages. Our digital editions have not only allowed us to distribute the magazines days earlier, but also to an audience that now expands far beyond the boundaries of our print editions. Links to our advertisers websites, videos and additional content allow us to create a truly interactive experience.

memberships & partnerships - We continue to develop relationships with many local organizations, including the Cinema Arts Centre and Huntington Arts Council, Long Island Music Hall of Fame, The Paramount Theater, Local Chambers of Commerce as well as libraries, museums, art galleries and historical societies, strengthening our network and helping us to promote the arts and history of Long Island.

marketing events and sponsorships - Our commitment to promoting our community continues to open doors for our involvement in local events, including our media sponsorship of the Long Island Hospitality Ball, Huntington Lighthouse Musicfest and sponsorship of the music stage at the Long Island Fall Festival and the annual Long Island Family Fun Festival to name a few.

villageconnectionmagazine.com - Our website is a local hangout where members come to share news about what’s going on in their Long Island community. It’s also a place to access free digital coupons, classified ads, band and artist profiles and so much more.

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Publications:Each of our FIVE publications is targeted to a specific hyper-local audience. Village Connection targets geographically defined areas that make sense based on the distance people are likely to travel to meet their everyday shopping and service needs. Editorial content includes features on local art, news and events as well as monthly columns on fitness, beauty, gardening and more.

LIVE Magazine targets a wide audience of readers who are looking for information about restaurants, nightlife and entertainment across Long Island. Editorial content includes features on Long Island bands and venues, restaurants and nightclubs. LIVE is distributed at many of the areas top entertainment venues.

VILLAGE CONNECTION LONG ISLAND SOUND EDITIONCovering the North Shore of Long Island

VILLAGE CONNECTION GREAT SOUTH BAY EDITIONCovering the South Shore of Long Island

LIVE MAGAZINE:Covering Dining, Nightlife & Entertainment and distributed at top venues across Long Island, including The Paramount, The Suffolk Theater, Cinema Arts Centre, Dix Hills Performing Arts Center, Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, The Emporium and many others. Long Island Dining, Nightlife & Entertainment Magazine

Long Island Lifestyle & Arts Magazine

Village Connection Magazine offers a unique opportunity to connect directly to residents of the Long Island community. Our strategic circulation offers business owners access to a wide variety of buyers who live, shop and work within our distribution areas.

VILLAGE CONNECTION MAGAZINE IS DISTRIBUTED:

In high profile sidewalk boxes throughout our community.

In partnership with area libraries, historical societies, museums, galleries and entertainment venues, including the Cinema Arts Center, Huntington Arts Council, Heckscher Museum of Art and many more.

At area physicians, dentists, financial planners, car dealerships and other waiting room locations.

Through our marketing partners as well as many of the stores throughout our distribution area.

At local, high profile events, including street fairs, festivals, concerts in the park and more.

Print Distribution: Village Connection

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LIVE Magazines offer a unique opportunity to connect directly to residents of the Long Island community. Our strategic circulation offers business owners access to a wide variety of buyers who live, shop and work within our distribution areas.

LIVE MAGAZINE IS DISTRIBUTED:

LIVE Magazine is distributed in top entertainment venues across Long Island, including: The Paramount in Huntington Village, The Emporium in Patchogue, Boulton Center for The Performing Arts in Bayshore, and many more popular locations. A full list can be found on our website. LIVE Magazine is also distributed:

• In high profile sidewalk boxes within our distribution area• In partnership with area museums, galleries and entertainment venues• At local physicians, dentists, financial planners, car dealerships and other waiting room locations • Through our marketing partners as well as many of the stores throughout our distribution area• At local, high profile events, street fairs, festivals, concerts and more• Our digital edition has expanded the readership of LIVE Magazine throughout Long Island and beyond, with numbers that continue to grow through our subscription based email list and social media shares.

Print Distribution: LIVE Magazine

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Our digital edition has increased our readership, which continues to grow every day. Each month the magazine is distributed through our facebook and twitter network, as well as to a growing subscription-based email list. Downloads are also available on our website.

Our digital edition includes special features to enhance the readers experience. Ads include direct links to advertisers websites, videos, commercials and more. Within hours of giving final approval to our printer, the full magazine is shared to a facebook community that numbers in the tens of thousands. We also send out an electronic version to an email list that continues to grow every day. Our digital publishing software allows us to track how many people are viewing the magazine online and how many are sharing, re-tweeting and forwarding their copy. We have only just begun exploring all that is possible with this new form of distribution.

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Long Island Lifestyle & Entertainment Magazine - September 2013

EAST OF NYC

A PHOTOGRAPHER’S VIEW OF BARRIQUE

KITCHEN & WINE BAR

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THREE DAYS OF FAMILY FUN IN TANNER PARK

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1/6 Vertical 2.292” x 4.646” (no bleed)

1/2 Horizontal7.375” x 4.646” (no bleed)

Spread16.75” x 10.875”

Full Page8.375” x 10.875”7.375” x 9.542” (no bleed)

1/2 Vertical4.063” x 10.875”3.563” x 9.542” (no bleed)

1/4 Vertical3.563” x 4.646” (no bleed)

Ad Specs: LIVE MagazineLIVE MAGAZINE DISPLAY AD SIZES

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1/2 Horizontal5” x 3.88” (no bleed)

Spread12” x 9”

Full Page6” x 9”5” x 8” (no bleed)

1/4 Vertical2.43” x 3.88” (no bleed)