Each month, readers pick up our monthly magazine for the locally focused stories, the art, the design and, of course, for our unique and creative covers.
Thanks so much!
But you want to know what I especially like hearing? Often, people compliment our ads, even tell me that they linger over them and—music to my ears—patronize our advertisers.
As it turns out, it’s not just our readers who think highly of our ads. Last month, TheBurg took a top prize in the annual “Advertising Contest” run by the state’s principal press organization—the PA NewsMedia Association Foundation.
In all, we won 22 awards across a myriad of categories, competing against some of the best news outlets in the commonwealth. And, for the third straight year, we won the coveted “Sweepstakes” award for best performance in our category.
For this, I want to recognize our amazing sales team—sales director Lauren Maurer and sales associate Natalie diSanto, with a big assist from our creative director Meg Caruso. At TheBurg, Lauren and Natalie operate a bit in the background, but, without them, our little news operation would not exist—no exaggeration!
You see, we make our money the old-fashioned way—mostly through display ads in our magazine. For us, this works better than chasing clicks or, egad, putting up a paywall. As a result, our magazine is well-curated, our stories uncluttered and our products and services all completely free.
Of course, I also need to thank our advertisers. We appreciate so much that they’ve chosen to do business with TheBurg, with the knowledge and confidence that their ads are appearing in one of the most highly regarded publications in the state.
So, please, flip ahead to see this month’s collection of beautiful, compelling ads. Along the way, you’ll also discover many interesting community stories, must-attend events, lovely art and so much more. Oh, did I mention that, like each May, we feature many stories, and a special advertising section, devoted to our area’s amazing dining scene? It’s all straight ahead!
Lawrance Binda
Publisher/Editor
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