Founded in 2005 by Nikki N. Wood and her husband Jim Wood, Marin Magazine was the first lifestyle magazine to hit the shelves in Marin County in over ten years.
This award-winning print magazine was created with the goal of bringing the lives and lifestyles of Marin together into one beautiful package. We feel very proud of the work that we have done to make Marin Magazine what it is today and the resource it has become for the businesses who have chosen to partner with our brand.
Marin Magazine has grown to be the single best resource for reaching the region’s most affluent readers. Partnering with Marin means partnering with our dedicated subscribers and readers — many of whom have been with us since the beginning.
Our audience has a wide variety of interests such as travel, health, golf, wine and personal finance — with one of the top interests being real estate. Co-founder Nikki N. Wood said “for 20 years the Marin Magazine real estate department has been one of the most popular sections in the magazine. It is the go-to resource for readers to discover the latest and best real estate properties for sale at any given time. And, it is the most effective place for real estate agents to market their listings and satisfy sellers’ desire for their home’s optimum marketing exposure.”
Did you know that 80% of our readers read every issue cover to cover? Or that 95% of them take action after reading it?
But don’t just take our word for it. Morley Fredericks Real Estate Services promoted their business in Marin Magazine and saw great results. “Our experience working with Marin Magazine has been fantastic. We noticed a significant increase in our website traffic immediately upon running our first advertisement with them. Their creative team made things quick and easy by assisting with our ad design. We’ve experienced great value from our work together,” said Steve Crane, principal broker at Morley Fredericks Real Estate Services.
Print is not the only way to get noticed with Marin Magazine — we do a great deal of digital advertising as well. You can advertise your listings through our website, emails or social media channels. MarinMagazine.com gets an average of 54,000 pageviews a month, which makes it the perfect location to place an ad. You can also create a custom partner article which will live on our homepage for 30 days but will be on our website forever. Partner articles also get an added bonus of being promoted in one of our weekly e-newsletters.
Speaking of e-newsletters — this is another great tool to get eyes on your real estate listings. Our Marin e-newsletter, which has 36,000 opt-in subscribers, contains vibrant community resources with tips, trends, articles and more. Over that last year, our e-newsletter has had an average open rate of 49% and an average click rate of 2.58%. In 2024, the real estate ads placed in our weekly e-newsletters received 82 clicks on average, with the highest being 171.
Alongside our e-newsletter is our dedicated email. Dedicated emails are one of the fastest, most effective tools a company can use for marketing, especially when using our opt-in subscriber base of 40,000 people. Our real estate clients love these emails because they typically receive above average open and click rates. According to Constant Contact, real estate emails have a standard open rate of 36% and click rate of 1.41%. In 2024 our real estate clients have seen an average open rate of 45% and click rate of 2.3%.
In addition to our email marketing, we are very active on social media and have around 27,000 followers across all our Marin platforms. Want to take advantage of our unique social network? We can push out your message as a paid partnership or a collaboration on Instagram, Facebook or LinkedIn.
Increase business and grow your brand with Marin Magazine — you won’t regret it.
Interested? Please contact advertising@marinmagazine.com for rates and availability.
Promote your business in our annual Faces of Marin special section. Whether you are the face of a jewelry or clothing boutique, a medical practice, a beauty or skin care line, a bakery, a grocery store, a restaurant, a design firm, a real estate agent, a law practice, an auto dealer or the face of any local business, you have a unique story to tell.
Publicize your professional successes and personal achievements with a profile in Marin Magazine’s special Celebrating Women section. Readers will learn about women in our community who are making a difference as entrepreneurs, executives, business owners, and leaders whose talents are unique to their endeavors. Profiles will live in print, in our digital edition and online.
Advertise in our real estate section within the magazine.
Marin Magazine offers partner content options for those interested in digital native advertising. Partner content articles live on our website and are promoted in our e-newsletter. Submit copy, add all your valuable links for maximum SEO, and include your logo, images and even video.
Be part of the “what’s happening” buzz with our popular weekly e-newsletter delivered Wednesdays. The Marin e-newsletter contains vibrant community resources, with tips, trends, articles and more. It is emailed to our opt-in subscribers once a week with content relevant to our local audience.
We also offer Custom E-Newsletters, which allow you to send an e-newsletter similar to our weekly e-newsletter, but with your content only. Simply provide us with content and we will deliver the email on your behalf to our opt-in subscribers.
Email your promotion, message, or event invitation to our opt-in email subscriber base. Provide us with content and we’ll deliver the email blast on your behalf. We also offer enhanced e-blasts, which provide our clients the opportunity to combine custom messaging with advanced audience and demographic targeting to reach the most desirable consumers in our subscriber base. In addition, we offer lead generation campaigns. Utilizing first-party data, businesses can craft highly targeted campaigns tailored to the preferences, behaviors, and demographics of their preferred audience base.
Run of Site Display Ads rotate on most of our website pages to give advertisers maximum exposure. Provide four different sizes of your ad — leaderboard, anchor, half page and mobile leaderboard, and all four rotate on our site for one month.
Our social campaigns are available for Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn, offering access to our curated audience.
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Reach our users organically through custom content that has the same look and feel as Local Getaways popular editorial features.
PACKAGE INCLUDES: Partner promotion within our weekly newsletter to our opt-in data base, and social media promotions. Native articles will run on the home page for 12 months rotating on a carousel under the Hot List.
This popular twice-a-month e-newsletter includes content about interior design, architectural features and the latest in home trends. It deploys the first and third Sunday of every month, perfect timing for home-centric businesses and Bay Area real estate agents to market their latest listings and weekend open houses.
Email your promotion, message, or event invitation to our opt-in email subscriber base. Provide us with content and we’ll deliver the email blast on your behalf. We also offer enhanced e-blasts, which provide our clients the opportunity to combine custom messaging with advanced audience and demographic targeting to reach the most desirable consumers in our subscriber base. In addition, we offer lead generation campaigns. Utilizing first-party data, businesses can craft highly targeted campaigns tailored to the preferences, behaviors, and demographics of their preferred audience base.
Elevate the visibility of your listing on our SPACES luxury home-centric website: the Open House Listing & Virtual Tour Calendar. With your open house listing and virtual tour, you will increase exposure and engagement for your property. All tours are promoted through our Real Estate calendar and the SPACES newsletter. Your listing will be featured for one week and then will remain on the calendar indefinitely.
Present your brand messaging with relevant content across our site, including targeting by region or by category.
SPACES offers an exclusive sponsored position, Featured Property of the Week, on spacesmag.com The Featured Property is dedicated to showcasing the leading home for sale to interested and prospective buyers. This sponsorship is available on a weekly basis.
With the Featured Property of the Week integrated campaign, our audience will be directed to your property through prominent module placement on the Real Estate landing page, display ads, a social media post and promotion in our Marin e-newsletter. Generate new leads and create buzz around your listing.
This exclusive sponsored content placement on spacesmag.com is dedicated to showcasing leading homes to interested and prospective buyers.
Hot Property will offer an inside look into unique homes currently on the market and showcase ‘behind the For Sale sign’ information. This sponsorship is available on a monthly basis. Generate new leads and create buzz around your listing.
With the Hot Property integrated campaign, our audience will be directed to your property through a partner article hosted on the Real Estate landing page, a social media post, a promotion in our Marin e-newsletter and will remain in spacesmag.com archives after first month.
Publicize your professional successes and personal achievements with a profile in Marin Magazine’s special Celebrating Women section. Readers will learn about women in our community who are making a difference as entrepreneurs, executives, business owners, and leaders whose talents are unique to their endeavors. Profiles will live in print, in our digital edition and online.
The Best of the County section in Marin Magazine celebrates some of the most amazing places and people in our community. From dining and shopping to fitness and recreation, the Best of the County section puts a spotlight on the businesses that keep the heart of our towns pumping. Show your support in celebrating these businesses and remind our audience of your vital presence.
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