Name

SRQ Magazine

Legal name

SRQ Media

Website

https://srqmagazine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Magazine Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

News, Politics & Current Affairs Magazines (MPAJAEAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Newsletters & Email-Based News Publishers (B2B/B2C) (MPAJADAJ)

Keywords

• Regional magazine publishing
• Local news media
• Branded content services
• Community event programming
• Digital newsletter media

Headquarters

HQ city

Sarasota

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Magazine Subscriptions: Print and digital magazine subscriptions published 10 times per year covering Sarasota, Bradenton Area and Barrier Islands. Subscriptions managed through SimpleCirc platform.
2. Branded Content and Advertising: Sponsored branded content sections across categories including Architecture, Arts and Culture, Business, Education, Family, Government, Health & Wellness, House & Home, Lifestyle, People, Performing Arts, Pets, Philanthropy, Real Estate, Recreation+Sports, Restaurants, Shopping, and Women Who Roar.
3. Events and Competitions: Revenue generation through events including SMARTgirl Mentorship Summit, Women Who Roar Leadership Awards, Giving Coast Luncheon, Best of SRQ Local, Top Doctors, Top Attorneys, 35 Under 35, Pets We Love, and Home of the Year competitions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SRQ Magazine is a hyper-local city regional publication covering Sarasota, the Bradenton Area, and the Barrier Islands on Florida's West Coast. It publishes a print and digital magazine 10 times per year, supported by daily and weekly email newsletters (SRQ Daily, RSVP Events, RocketKids), and generates revenue through subscriptions, branded content, advertising, and community events and competitions.

Product overview

SRQ Magazine operates as a multi-platform hyper-local media company with a portfolio of products spanning print and digital publications, newsletters, and community engagement programs. The core offering is SRQ Magazine, a city regional publication published 10x annually covering Sarasota, Bradenton Area and the Barrier Islands. Supporting the magazine are digital newsletters including SRQ Daily (daily local news), RSVP Events (weekly events invitations), and RocketKids (weekly family content). SRQ Media's divisions include Moving Stories (documentary/video production) and Story Project (non-profit development). The company also organizes community programs including SB2 Regional Symposia, SMARTgirl mentorship, Women in Business, SkillSHARE, and ProjecThink. Event programs include various leadership awards and recognition competitions including Good Hero Philanthropic Awards, Women Who Roar Leadership Awards, Top Doctors, Home of the Year, Best of SRQ Local, Pets We Love, and 4WALLS architectural awards. SRQ Magazine also offers branded content services across diverse categories including Architecture, Arts and Culture, Business, Health & Wellness, Real Estate, Restaurants and more.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Moving Stories: Documentary and video production division of SRQ Media
• Story Project
• SB2
• SMARTgirl
• SkillSHARE
• ProjecThink
• SRQ Daily
• SRQ Gives Back
• RocketKids
• SRQ Directories
• TGIF Best of SRQ Local

Products and services

• SRQ Magazine (Print & Digital Subscription) Hyper-local city regional magazine published 10 times per year covering Sarasota, Bradenton Area, and the Barrier Islands. Distributed in print and digital formats (via Issuu) to subscribers and newsstands, covering local people, culture, dining, arts, philanthropy, and lifestyle.
• SRQ Daily Newsletter Daily email newsletter covering local business news, shopping, new restaurants, arts and culture events, philanthropy, and local opinion pieces for Sarasota-Bradenton residents.
• RSVP Events Newsletter Weekly email newsletter providing invitations to community events, festivals, nonprofit galas, and performances in the Sarasota-Bradenton region.
• RocketKids Newsletter Weekly family-oriented email newsletter covering schools, activities, and events for families in the Sarasota-Bradenton region.
• Branded Content Sections Sponsored content service for local businesses and organizations featuring branded editorial sections across categories including Architecture, Arts and Culture, Business, Education, Family, Government, Health & Wellness, House & Home, Lifestyle, Real Estate, Restaurants, and more.
• SRQ Directories Local business and resource directory for the Sarasota-Bradenton region, allowing residents and visitors to discover and connect with local businesses.

Quantifiable outcome

• Published 10 times per year

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SimpleCirccoreTechnology or IntegrationSubscription management platform used for magazine subscriptions. Handles subscription fulfillment, renewal and account management for print and digital subscriptions.
• IssuucoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital publishing platform used to host and distribute digital editions of SRQ Magazine, making content accessible online via digital flipbook format.
• Community Foundation of Sarasota CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the Giving Challenge, a major 24-hour philanthropy event bringing together nonprofits and donors in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte and DeSoto counties. SRQ Magazine promotes and covers the event.
• SRQ Gives Back Program RecipientsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSRQ Media supports regional charitable, cultural and education organizations and nonprofits throughout the year with custom programs and sponsorships as part of their SRQ Gives Back initiative.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Issuu: Issuu is the digital publishing platform SRQ Magazine uses to host and distribute its digital flipbook editions. Comparable as a publishing infrastructure partner/enabler, not a competitor — its role is ecosystem-adjacent, providing the distribution layer for SRQ's digital magazine product.

Direct peers

• Your Observer (Observer Media Group): Your Observer is a local community newspaper and media group serving Sarasota, Longboat Key and Siesta Key. Directly comparable as a hyper-local Sarasota news and lifestyle publisher competing for the same readers and local advertising dollars in overlapping coverage areas.
• Gulfshore Life: Gulfshore Life is a regional lifestyle magazine serving Naples, Bonita Springs and Fort Myers on the Southwest Florida coast. Comparable in format (glossy monthly), audience (affluent coastal residents), and business model (subscription + branded content + events), though operating in an adjacent rather than overlapping geography.
• Naples Illustrated: Naples Illustrated is a luxury regional lifestyle magazine covering Naples, Florida. Closely comparable to SRQ Magazine in print cadence, hyper-local editorial focus, advertising-supported model, and event-driven community engagement targeting wealthy Florida residents.
• Tampa Bay Magazine: Tampa Bay Magazine is a regional lifestyle publication serving the broader Tampa Bay area on Florida's Gulf Coast. Comparable in regional magazine format, local-lifestyle editorial mix, and multi-channel monetization including events and branded content, though operating in a larger adjacent metro.
• Tampa Bay Business Journal: Tampa Bay Business Journal is a regional business news publication covering the Tampa Bay area. Comparable in business-vertical publishing, events programming (awards, recognition), and subscription + advertising revenue model, though with a strictly business focus rather than SRQ's broader lifestyle mix.
• Sarasota Magazine: Sarasota Magazine is a competing regional lifestyle magazine serving the same Sarasota/Bradenton market. It is the most directly comparable peer, targeting the same affluent local audience with overlapping editorial categories (arts, dining, real estate, philanthropy) and similar advertising-driven revenue model.

Emerging players

• Patch.com: Patch.com is a hyperlocal digital news network covering communities across the U.S. Comparable in its hyper-local editorial focus and reliance on local advertising, but operating as a digital-first national network rather than a print-anchored single-market publication like SRQ.
• Axios Local: Axios operates local newsletter-based media outlets in select U.S. metros. Comparable in its newsletter-driven local news product (similar to SRQ Daily) and short-form digital editorial approach, but as a national digital-native brand rather than a print/community-events-led regional media company.

Regional players

• Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Sarasota Herald-Tribune is the legacy regional daily newspaper covering the Sarasota/Bradenton market, now part of the USA TODAY Network. Comparable as a hyper-local news source in the same geography, but a broader incumbent with deeper resources and daily print cadence versus SRQ's monthly magazine format.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/srq_mag
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@srqmag
• Facebookfacebook.com/srqmag
• Instagraminstagram.com/srqmagazine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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