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Hi, we're D Magazine.
Let us introduce you to the best audience,                                                        AT A GLANCE:

editorial product, and engagement                                                           AV E R A G E R E A D E R S H I P

opportunities in Dallas.                                                                            PER ISSUE

                                                                                            499,804*
Since 1974, we’ve dominated the Dallas media market through influential editorial and a
renowned brand. Our business model is simple: Attract high-value readers. Connect them
to our advertisers. Build our advertisers’ businesses.

                                                                                            OUR READER HAS AN
It’s a virtuous circle, and we’d love for you to be a part of it.
                                                                                            AV E R A G E H O U S E H O L D
                                                                                                   INCOME OF

                                                                                          $330,018**
     WE WANTED TO CONNECT WITH, AND EXPAND, OUR CUSTOMER
     BASE IN THE DALLAS MARKET THROUGH A PUBLICATION WITH
     BEAUTIFUL CREATIVE AND TOP-DRAWER EDITORIAL. WE FOUND
                                                                                            OUR READER HAS AN
     AN OUTSTANDING PARTNER IN D, AND LOOK FORWARD TO                                     AV E R A G E H O M E VA L U E O F

     CONTINUED SUCCESS.”
                                                                                          $749,446**
     — ORVIS

                                                                                                SOURCE: *Media Audit 2013
                                                                                           **Circulation Verification Council 2017
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AUDIENCE

Who are our readers?
The Educated. Affluent. And Highly Loyal.

    Our audience is a                                                    52                              80.1%
    marketer’s dream.                                                    AVERAGE
                                                                         READER
                                                                                                         of readers say they
                                                                                                         frequently purchase
                                                                                                         products seen in

                                                                                   77%
                                                                         AGE
                                                                                                         D Magazine.

    Whether they are picking up the magazine,
    perusing online, or engaging at an event,
    they trust us and our partners to deliver                            64%
                                                                                   of our readership
                                                                                   has completed a
                                                                                   college degree
                                                                                   and above. Our
                                                                                                         53%
                                                                                                         of readers keep
                                                                         FEMALE    audience is 2.5
                                                                                                         their copy of D
    the best. So let’s introduce you, shall we?                                    times more likely
                                                                                                         Magazine for more
                                                                                   to graduate college
                                                                                                         than one month.
                                                                                   than the average
                                                                                   Dallas resident.

                                                                         36%                             96%
                                                                                                         of our readers
                                                                         MALE
                                                                                                         took at least one
                                                                                                         vacation last year.

                                     SOURCE: Certified Verification Council 2017
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LO C A L R E AC H

Where do we reach?
Wherever our readers are, so is D.

 PRINT                                 D I G I TA L             EVENTS

                                                                                D MAGAZINE WAS OUR GO-TO FOR

59,829                               4,000,000+                 Our team        LAUNCHING HOIST IN TEXAS. D’S
                                                                                STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND
AVERAGE NET                          AVERAGE MONTHLY            helps produce   IMPACTFUL OFFERINGS HELPED
CIRCULATION                          PAGE VIEWS
                                                                an average of   US CONNECT WITH THE AUDIENCE
                                                                                THAT INFLUENCES DALLAS IN AN
                                                                75+ events
51.66%
PAID SUBSCRIBERS
                                     1,000,000+
                                     AVERAGE MONTHLY
                                                                a year
                                                                                AUTHENTIC WAY."
                                                                                — HOIST

                                     UNIQUES

26%
DISTRIBUTED IN
                                     10%
                                     DIGITAL GROWTH
WAITING ROOMS AND                    YEAR OVER YEAR
HOTELS

27%
DISTRIBUTED ON
                                     146, 211
                                     AVERAGE EMAIL
NEWSSTANDS                           DATABASE MEMBERS

SOURCE: Certified Verification Council 2017, Google Analytics
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PRINT

 Leverage the most powerful
 print product in town.
 499,804
 Average Readership
                                  *
                                                59,829
                                                Monthly Net Circulation
                                                                        **

 Since 1974, D Magazine has remained the trusted monthly resource for city and
 business leaders, curious newcomers, and passionate residents. Spanning style
 coverage, dining reviews, investigative journalism, and reader service, it is the ultimate
 guide to Dallas with unparalleled influence.

 With the most affluent readership of any city and regional magazine, aligning your brand
 and business with D will ensure that you stay top of mind among this coveted audience.

                84%***                                               82%****
DID YOU KNOW?

                                                                                                                 D Magazine sells
                                                                                                                 more newsstand copies
                of women say they are more engaged when              of U.S. internet users say                  in Dallas than People and
                reading a magazine than                              they trust print the most                   Vanity Fair combined.*****
                any other form of content.                           out of all media.

 SOURCES: *Media Audit 2013, **Circulation Verification Council 2017, ***Bauer Media, ****Marketing Sherpa 2017, *****Centofante Group
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Editorial Calendar
              2018                                                                                                                                                   NEWS
                                                                                                                                                                     STAND
                                                                                                                                                                              AD
                                                                                                                                                                             CLOSE
                                                                                                                                                                                     ART
                                                                                                                                                                                     DUE

                                                                              JAN JOURNALISM                                                                         DEC     NOV     NOV

                                TWITTER                      INSTAGRAM
                                                                                      Ad Sections: Annual Retirement Guide for North Texas; Best Lawyers Under
                                                                                      40; Collin County Medical Directory; Travel                                    21 10 14
                The Worst Billionaire in
                 Dallas: A Tweetstorm
                                                      Dallas Through My
                                                     Father’s Eyes: Photos    FEB     CHEAP EATS
                                                                                                                                                                     JAN     DEC     DEC

                                                                                                                                                                     18 6            8
                                LINKEDIN
                                                    From the 1940s and ’50s
                   SMU Is Trying to                          FACEBOOK                 Ad Section: Travel
                Save Dallas’ Prehistory.            “I Let My Beloved Home

                                                                              MAR LOST DALLAS, EXCELLENCE IN NURSING
                  Yes, We Have One.                    Become an Airbnb”
                                                                                                                                                                     FEB     JAN     JAN

                    BEST NEW
                                                                                      Ad Sections: Aesthetic Beauty; Private School Guide; Doctor’s Orders; Travel
                                                                                                                                                                     22 19 23
                                                                              APR 50 THINGS EVERY DALLASITE MUST DO, COLLIN COUNTY BEST DOCS
                  RESTAURANTS
                                                                                                                                                                     MAR     FEB     FEB

                                                               WITH
                                                                                      Ad Sections: Best Doctors in Collin County; Travel
                                                                                      Event: Best Lawyers in Dallas                                                  22 16 20
DALLAS/FORT

                                                             THE 2017
                                                           RESTAURANT         MAY BEST STEAKHOUSES, BEST LAWYERS                                                     APR     MAR     MAR
                                                              OF THE
                                                               YEAR                   Ad Sections: Best Lawyers in Dallas; Doctor’s Orders; Private School Guide;
                                                                                                                                                                     26 23 27
WORTH

                                                                                      Travel

                                                                              JUN TRAVEL                                                                             MAY     APR     APR
                                                                                      Ad Section: Travel
                                                                                      Events: Best Real Estate Agents; Best Mortgage Professionals                   24 20 24
                    FRIJOLES DE LA OLLA
                                                                              JUL     REAL ESTATE                                                                    JUN     MAY     MAY
                                                                                      Ad Sections: Best Real Estate Agents, Mortgage, Insurance; Travel
                                                                                                                                                                     28 25 29
                       AT TAQUERO
                      IN WEST DALLAS

                                                                                      Event: Best of Big D

                                                                              AUG BEST OF BIG D                                                                      JUL     JUN     JUN
                                                                                      Ad Sections: Best Dentists; Leaders in Law; Travel
                                                                                      Event: Best Dentists in Dallas                                                 26 22 26
                                                                              SEP     FALL FESTIVALS                                                                 AUG     JUL     JUL
              Best New Restaurants, December 2017                                     Ad Sections: Doctor’s Orders; Guide to Plastic Surgery; Travel
                                                                                      Event: Best Doctors in Dallas and Collin County                                23 20 24
                                                                              OCT BEST DOCTORS AND PEDIATRIC SPECIALISTS IN DALLAS                                   SEP     AUG     AUG

                                                                                      Ad Sections: Best Doctors in Dallas; Private School Guide; Travel
                                                                                                                                                                     20 17 21
                                                                              NOV JOURNALISM, BEST FINANCIAL PLANNERS AND TOP WEALTH MANAGERS                        OCT     SEP     SEP

                BEST IN THE U.S."                                                     Ad Sections: Best Financial Planners/Wealth Managers in Dallas;
                                                                                      Top Medical Centers; Family Law; Travel
                                                                                      Event: Celebrating the Best
                                                                                                                                                                     18 14 18
                                                                              DEC BEST NEW RESTAURANTS IN DALLAS                                                     NOV     OCT     OCT
                — CITY AND REGIONAL MAGAZINE ASSOCIATION,                             Ad Sections: Celebrating the Best; December Days of Giveaways; Doctor’s
                  2016, 2013, 2012, 2002, 1998, 1992                                  Orders; Holiday Gift Guide; Travel
                                                                                      Event: Best New Restaurants
                                                                                                                                                                     22 19 23
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D I G I TA L

Connect with the most
desirable up-and-coming
audience through     D Magazine.com has cornered the market on young,

dmagazine.com.       affluent professionals who take full advantage of their city.
                     Engage with them through custom content packages, answer
                     their need when searching for a local service, and appear in
                     their newsfeeds through a trusted source.

                     WHO DO WE REACH?                            THEY ARE READY TO ENGAGE
                                                                 WITH YOUR BRAND:

                     51%                                         77%      visit dmagazine.com
                                                                          at least monthly.
                     are between
                     25 and 44 years old.

                     65%                                         AND THEY’RE READY TO MEET YOU:

                     are female.                                          of dmagazine.com readers

                                                                 59%      are more or just as likely
                                                                          to click on an article

                     75%                                                  sponsored by a brand.

                     have a bachelor's or
                     professional degree
                     (MBA, M.D., J.D.).                          79%      of dmagazine.com readers
                                                                          trust sponsored content.

                     SOURCE: DMagazine.com Online Survey, 2017
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D I G I TA L

Social Reach
Our digital reach doesn’t stop on our site.
We are everywhere our audience is,
and your business can be too.

For select partnerships,        SOCIAL INFLUENCE
we can showcase and share
your native content, present
your Instagram imagery to
reach our engaged content,
                                   1,298,565 followers
                                   across D’s social channels
and continue to cultivate the
most relevant and engaged
audience in Dallas so that
your content is top of mind.
                                LET'S BREAK IT DOWN

Robust digital offerings
and program opportunities
available including:              343,303+                143,976+
                                  Twitter                 Facebook
E-NEWSLETTERS
                                  followers               followers
E-BLASTS
DISPLAY ADS                                                           YEAR AFTER YEAR D MAGAZINE DELIVERS
NATIVE POSTS                                                          A STEADY STREAM OF NEW BUSINESS
SPONSORED POSTS
SOCIAL PROMOTIONS                 136,358+                100,302+    FROM BOTH OUR PRINT AND ONLINE
                                                                      ADVERTISING. WE FIND D MAGAZINE TO BE
PROGRAMMATIC ADVERTISING          Instagram               Pinterest   PRODUCTIVE AND AN IMPORTANT PART OF
                                  followers               followers
CATEGORY SPONSORSHIPS                                                 OUR OVERALL MIX.”
DIRECTORY ENHANCEMENTS
                                                                      — MIRIAM MOORE,
                                                                        MARKETING MANAGER - KEY WHITMAN EYE CENTER
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EVENTS

No one does
events like we do.
D Magazine events bring together the best and brightest of Dallas. Whether
it’s the Best Doctors in Dallas, Young Professionals Networking Happy Hours, or
the 3,000 person Best of Big D bash, we create memorable and highly targeted
experiences across Dallas’ most-desired industries, communities, and audiences.

What does this mean for you? A rare opportunity to engage and activate your
target audience through pre-promotion, onsite activation, and strategic follow-
                                                                                  OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH
up. Our marketing and events team will work with you to create a customized
                                                                                  D MAGAZINE OPENED GREAT
program to fit your needs. We promise a good, ROI-positive time.
                                                                                  OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE TOPO
                                                                                  CHICO BRAND. BEING FEATURED
                                                                                  AT BEST OF BIG D GAVE US
                                                                                  BRAND RECOGNITION AMONG
                                                                                  THE TOP INFLUENCERS IN THE
                                                                                  DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA.”

                                                                                  — TOPO CHICO
Welcome to the party.
EVENTS

Professional Bests: Meet your Prospects
D Magazine hosts numerous events throughout the year to honor and engage
coveted industries and city leaders, in addition to consumer-friendly events that
provide ample activation opportunities for Dallas’ most desirable audience.

 BEST LAWYERS UNDER 40                                   BEST LAWYERS IN DALLAS                                          BEST REAL ESTATE AGENTS AND TOP
                                                                                                                         PRODUCERS IN DALLAS

 EVENT: January                                          EVENT: April                                                    EVENT: June
 ISSUE: January                                          ISSUE: May                                                      ISSUE: July
 ATTENDANCE: 120+                                        ATTENDANCE: 300+                                                ATTENDANCE: 450+

 This event honors our newest group of Bests, the Best   D Magazine is proud to annually honor exceptional               Every year, we ask more than 15,000 homebuyers and
 Lawyers in Dallas Under 40. This desirable up-and-      lawyers, nominated by their peers across 34 categories.         esteemed members of the real estate and insurance
 coming group is enthusiastic and engaged and ready      This event is your business’ opportunity to connect with        communities to nominate professionals for recognition.
 to network and mingle.                                  a vast network of high-powered lawyers representing the         Winners are selected for their excellence in customer
                                                         people and institutions of Dallas with mastery. Ideal for       service, integrity, and market knowledge. This event gives
                                                         high-end consumer products, services, liquor, and auto.         your business unparalleled access to the key players in
                                                                                                                         the real estate industry.

 BEST MORTGAGE AND INSURANCE                             BEST DENTISTS IN DALLAS                                         BEST DOCTORS IN DALLAS
 PROFESSIONALS IN DALLAS
 EVENT: June                                             EVENT: August                                                   EVENT: September
 ISSUE: July                                             ISSUE: September                                                ISSUE: October
 ATTENDANCE: 125+                                        ATTENDANCE: 125+                                                ATTENDANCE: 400+

 We ask mortgage, title companies, and real estate       D Magazine annually invites thousands of local dentists         The Best Doctors in Dallas event brings together
 agents every year to nominate professionals to be       to publicly honor their most talented peers. Dentists may       esteemed members of the medical community,
 featured in D. The winners are invited to the Best      vote for other licensed dentists across multiple specialties,   nominated by their peers, for being exceptionally skilled
 Mortgage Professionals event—an intimate cocktail       whom are then vetted through an anonymous panel. We             and compassionate. This large-scale event allows your
 reception. Sponsoring this event allows your business   celebrate at a blowout Best Dentists in Dallas event—your       business to capture the attention of a wide range of
 to talk to the best mortgage professionals in Dallas    opportunity to get in front of the professionals making         high-value healthcare professionals.
 one-on-one.                                             Dallas smile.
EVENTS

Consumer Events:
Face Time with Our Audience
DISTILLED WHISKEY                                YOUNG PROFESSIONAL                             DALLAS INFLUENCER                                      BEST OF BIG D
EXPERIENCE                                       NETWORKING HAPPY                               CELEBRATION PARTY
                                                 HOURS                                                                                                 EVENT: August
                                                                                                EVENT: June                                            ISSUE: August
EVENT: April                                     EVENT: Quarterly                               ISSUE: June                                            ATTENDANCE: 2,500+
ISSUE: April                                     ATTENDANCE: 150+                               ATTENDANCE: 150+
ATTENDANCE: 200+                                                                                                                                       Throughout a yearlong integrated media
                                                                                                Cultivated through our marketing and editorial         campaign, a Best of Big D sponsorship
D Magazine will host one of our premier          D Magazine welcomes coveted                    teams, we will be bringing together the top            package exposes our massive and in a
liquor tasting events, an upscale whiskey        young professionals who are engaged            Dallas social media influencers for a one-             uential audience to your brand through
tasting, with modern American cuisine            in the city and are passionate about           night celebration. These men and women                 print, online, and social platforms. It also
and spirits that’s sure to be the talk of        making connections. Through a series           make Dallas look great, whether through                provides brand presence at our annual
the town. Enjoy a tasting flight of various      of quarterly happy hours with varied           their lifestyle, food, wellness, and photography       event, where hundreds of Dallas VIPs and
scotch whiskies. Reach Dallas’ drinkers with     audience targets including newcomers           followings, and they’ll make your brand look           influencers celebrate the Best of Big D
a refined palette and a taste for something      to Dallas, these are an ideal opportunity      great too. This is a rare opportunity to tap           winners. There’s no party like a Best of
old and new. Opportunities for fashion,          to make a good impression on the next          into these influential brand ambassadors in            Big D party, and you should be there.
retail, luxury goods, and male-targeted          generation of leaders in our city.             one place, with unique activation options and
activations in addition to liquor and auto.                                                     relationship-building.

PRIVATE SCHOOL                                                 10 MOST STYLISH PEOPLE                                             BEST NEW RESTAURANTS IN DALLAS
HANDBOOK SHOWCASE                                              IN DALLAS                                                          EVENT: December
EVENT: September                                               EVENT: September                                                   ISSUE: December
ISSUE: August                                                  ATTENDANCE: 100+                                                   ATTENDANCE: 120+
ATTENDANCE: 200+
                                                                                                                                  Every year, a multitude of new restaurants crop up in Dallas.
In conjunction with our annual Private School                  D Magazine will be celebrating the most fashionable                A handful of these restaurants survive and an even smaller
Directory, D Magazine will invite the top private              Dallasites of the year with both an exclusive, invite-only         number thrive. With one of the highest restaurants per
schools in Dallas to a one-day affair. Prospective             event and promoted photography online. This year, the              capita in the United States, the competition in Dallas for new
parents and kids can discover the perfect fit for              likes of Erykah Badu and Leon Bridges were honored, in             restaurants is stiff. So we celebrate them with the Best New
their needs. This is a coveted audience of affluent            addition to eight incredible style influencers who make            Restaurants event that also gives back to Cafe Momentum, a
and engaged families, and by sponsoring they’ll                Dallas more interesting and beautiful. A perfect match             local nonprofit restaurant. Mix and mingle with Dallas foodies
know that your company has their best interests                for luxury, retail, and high-end activation who want to            when you sponsor this high-profile event.
at heart.                                                      reach the style set.
Whether it’s impactful brand alignment in D Magazine, strategic content
      and engagement programs on dmagazine.com, or custom
 and targeted activations in front of Dallas’ most desirable audiences,
              we are here to help you grow your business.

 We have the audience, the offerings and innovations, and one of the
           most trusted and influential brands in the city.

   We can’t wait to see how we can help yours, and together make
                 Dallas an even better place to live.
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