Kept Your Eyes Opened This Holidy Season
Statement Calabasas Magazine Makes Its National Debut
MEDIA CONTACT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Galit Hadari and Rich Pedine / Ink PR Group
310.860.0806
Los Angeles, CA (December 2005) - Statement Calabasas Magazine, the premium upscale luxury magazine out of Southern California is hitting the big apple in time for the holidays. The magazine has been creating a nationwide buzz with recognition on television ("LIVE with Regis and Kelly" and "Extra!") and prints publications (Celebrity Living Weekly, Soap Opera Weekly) and now it’s available in New York. The magazine began just over a year ago with a direct-to-mail circulation of 20,000 copies and 40 pages of paid advertisements. Currently, it goes out to 56,000 homes and features 90 pages of paid advertisements. With continually climbing numbers in both readership and advertising the magazine has become one of the top notch publications to come out of Los Angeles in just one year.
This months issue boasts celebrities galore including cover star Wilmer Valderrama, Hollywood's hottest bachelor, from That 70's Show, as well as Chris Harrison, the host of The Bachelor. You can also read about Praminder Nagra of ER, Neil Patrick Harris from How I Met Your Mother and Lisa Edlstein of House. As well as their second-annual Hollywood studded holiday gift guide where Justin Baldoni from Everwood and Ayda Field from Blue Collar TV, model the latest and greatest gifts.
The magazine continues to receive a great deal of praise for its gorgeous layouts and artistic style, winning numerous awards including the 2005 Maggie Award for "Best Consumer Cover of the Year" for the magazines exceptional issue featuring actress Janel Maloney. Not only does Calabasas' photography rival national publications, its content does the same. Thanks to publisher/creative director Rich Bleiweiss, top notch photographers and journalists turn out original stories and artwork solely for Calabasas.
Over the last year, this under-funded startup blossomed into a publication with numbers matching those of regional magazines. They have been profitable since their second issue and now they've hit the east coast.
THE DECEMBER/JANURARY ISSUE is on stands now in New York and Los Angeles.
About Calabasas: Life at its Best
A bi-monthly publication, Calabasas: Life at its Best has captured the attention of many Angelenos, trendsetters and industry executives. Already, Calabasas Life at its Best has won a "Best Consumer Cover of the Year" award for its exceptional issue featuring actress Janel Maloney, as well as a “Best Regional City Magazine" nomination after publishing only 2 issues! High profile celebrities are requesting to be in the magazine and copies are selling out at newsstands. With a skyrocketing readership of over 140,000, Calabasas: Life at its Best delivers a fresh and exciting look at upscale life in Southern California, including features on celebrities, cuisine, health, fashion, and entertainment.
