Atlanta Best Media

Name

Atlanta Best Media

Legal name

Atlanta Best Media

Website

https://atlantabestmedia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Media Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAJAEAN

Arts, Culture & Literary Magazines

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Magazine Publishing (Consumer & B2B/Trade Magazines)

SECONDARYMPAJAEAG

Home, Garden & DIY Magazines

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Magazine Publishing (Consumer & B2B/Trade Magazines)

Keywords

• Local media publishing
• Neighborhood magazines
• Community publications
• Digital publishing
• Local advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Local Business Advertising: Local businesses advertise within neighborhood-specific digital issues and publications to reach targeted local audiences. The 'Best of' contests also provide advertising and sponsorship opportunities.
2. Digital Subscription/Content Access: Digital issues and content accessible through website and newsletter signup, likely supplemented by premium content or sponsorship.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Atlanta Best Media is a local media publishing company that produces and distributes hyper-local digital and print magazines targeting individual neighborhoods across the Atlanta metro area. Its core product is the My Neighborhood Magazine Series covering 20+ Atlanta communities, complemented by two flagship branded publications (Best Self Atlanta and My Home Improvement), along with digital issues and annual 'Best of' community voting contests that drive local business visibility and audience engagement.

Product overview

Atlanta Best Media is a multi-platform local media company operating a portfolio of neighborhood-focused publications and digital products. The core offering consists of the My Neighborhood Magazine Series—a collection of hyperlocal print and digital magazines targeting individual Atlanta-area communities—alongside complementary publications My Home Improvement (home services focus) and Best Self Atlanta (lifestyle/wellness focus). The company also produces digital magazine issues for each neighborhood and runs annual 'Best of' community voting contests. The products collectively serve metro Atlanta residents seeking local business recommendations, community events, and neighborhood-specific content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• My Neighborhood Magazine Series: Localized neighborhood publications including My Alpharetta, My Buckhead, My Buford/Suwanee, My Brookhaven/Chamblee, My Cumming, My Decatur/Druid Hills, My Dunwoody, My East Cobb, My Gainesville/Flowery Branch, My Intown, My Johns Creek/Duluth, My Midtown, My Newnan, My Peachtree City, My Peachtree Corners/Norcross, My Roswell/Crabapple, My Sandy Springs, My Tucker/Stone Mountain, My Vinings/Smyrna, My West Cobb, My Woodstock/Canton

Products and services

• My Home Improvement

Segments2 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.

• Best Self AtlantacoreOthersBest Self Atlanta is a flagship branded publication focused on self-improvement and lifestyle content. It operates as a linked publication under the Atlanta Best Media umbrella.
• My Home ImprovementcoreOthersMy Home Improvement is a branded publication focusing on home improvement content. It operates as a linked publication under the Atlanta Best Media umbrella alongside neighborhood publications.
• My Neighborhood Magazine SeriescoreOthersMy Neighborhood magazine series includes 20+ hyper-local neighborhood publications covering various Atlanta metro communities, distributed both digitally and in print.
• FacebookminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSocial media platform used for content distribution and community engagement.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Axios Local: Axios Local is Axios's franchise of city- and neighborhood-level digital newsletters covering local news for SMB advertisers. Comparable in target customer (SMB advertisers) and hyperlocal content format, though newer and digital-only versus ABM's print-plus-digital model.
• Hoodline: Hoodline operates data-driven hyperlocal news sites for U.S. neighborhoods, monetized via local advertising and sponsored content. Comparable to Atlanta Best Media in the hyperlocal neighborhood news/advertising space, though digital-only and at smaller editorial scale.

Direct peers

• Patch.com: Patch.com is the largest dedicated U.S. hyperlocal digital news network, organized by neighborhood and town. Directly comparable to Atlanta Best Media's neighborhood publications because both serve as primary local news/community touchpoints for residents and compete for the same SMB advertiser dollars, though Patch is digital-only.
• Community Impact Newspaper: Community Impact publishes hyperlocal newspapers for individual neighborhoods and suburbs (currently across Texas, with expansion markets) supported by SMB advertising. Closely comparable to Atlanta Best Media's neighborhood-by-neighborhood coverage and local advertiser base.
• TAPinto: TAPinto is a franchised network of hyperlocal online news sites across multiple states, monetized through local business advertising and sponsorships. Comparable to Atlanta Best Media's hyperlocal, multi-title, SMB-advertising-driven model.
• City Lifestyle Magazine: City Lifestyle publishes franchised city and neighborhood lifestyle magazines across the U.S. targeting local residents and SMB advertisers, with a multi-title portfolio operating model that is structurally very similar to Atlanta Best Media's My Neighborhood series.
• American Lifestyle Magazine: American Lifestyle is a sister-title network of neighborhood lifestyle magazines distributed in select U.S. metros. Comparable to Atlanta Best Media because both monetize through SMB advertising inside local lifestyle publications with a portfolio-of-titles publishing strategy.
• Better Newspapers, LLC: Better Newspapers is a multi-title community newspaper group serving neighborhoods and suburbs (Georgia-based) with print and digital editions sold through SMB advertising. Directly comparable to Atlanta Best Media as a regional multi-publisher of neighborhood news targeting local advertisers.

Broad incumbents

• Nextdoor: Nextdoor is the largest neighborhood-level social platform in the U.S., offering local news, recommendations, and SMB advertising. Comparable as a hyperlocal, neighborhood-segmented media channel competing for Atlanta metro SMB advertiser spend and resident attention.
• Atlanta Magazine: Atlanta Magazine is the dominant city-level lifestyle magazine and media brand in the Atlanta metro, covering dining, culture, and local issues. Broader incumbent comparable to Atlanta Best Media because it competes for the same local advertiser budgets and audience attention at the city tier versus ABM's neighborhood tier.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/atlantabestmedia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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