Savannah Magazine

What Savannah Magazine does

Savannah Magazine is a privately held regional lifestyle publication produced by Southeastern Newspapers Company LLC and founded on May 1, 1990. Operating from Savannah, Georgia, the company publishes 10 issues annually across three magazine titles — Savannah Magazine (6 bi-monthly themed issues covering dining, culture, health, and events), Savannah HOMES (4 seasonal issues featuring home tours, design trends, and a home-professional directory), and Southern Coastal Weddings (a Coastal Georgia and South Carolina wedding title). The publication also produces a Best of Savannah Doctors annual survey, bringing the portfolio to a broader vertical mix.

The business operates a multi-stream revenue model: annual subscriptions priced at $25.99 for 10 issues (marketed as more than 60% off newsstand), single-issue sales through an owned e-commerce store (shopsavannahmagazine.com), print and digital advertising, and sponsored editorial content (including a "Women in Business" feature series). Distribution combines direct-mail subscriptions, retail/newsstand presence, and digital channels — a WordPress-hosted website (savannahmagazine.com) with category sections across Taste, Homes, Style, Health, Weddings, Best of, and Seen, plus a weekly e-newsletter delivered via MailChimp.

The customer base is split between individual consumers (Savannah-area residents, homeowners, engaged couples) and local businesses advertising across print and digital inventory. Annual reader-voted award programs — Best of Savannah (500+ winners), Best of HOMES (150+ winners across 70+ categories), and Best of Savannah Doctors — function as both community engagement vehicles and advertising inventory anchors. The company serves a defined regional geography spanning Savannah, the Coastal Georgia/Lowcountry corridor, and adjacent South Carolina markets (Tybee Island, Bluffton, Hilton Head Island, Beaufort, Golden Isles), with no international footprint.

Name

Savannah Magazine

Legal name

Southeastern Newspapers Company LLC

Website

https://savannahmagazine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Savannah Magazine is a privately held regional lifestyle publication in Savannah, Georgia, publishing 10 annual issues across three titles (Savannah Magazine, Savannah HOMES, Southern Coastal Weddings) and monetizing through subscriptions, single-issue sales, and local advertising. It serves Savannah-area residents, homeowners, engaged couples, and regional SMB advertisers via print, website, and weekly newsletter.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Lifestyle Magazine Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Consumer Lifestyle & Fashion Magazines (MPAJAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Home, Garden & DIY Magazines (MPAJAEAG)

Keywords

• Regional lifestyle magazine
• Home design publication
• Wedding editorial content
• Local advertising media
• Magazine subscription services

Headquarters

HQ city

Savannah

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Magazine Subscriptions: Annual subscription model offering 10 issues (6 bi-monthly Savannah magazine issues and 4 seasonal Savannah HOMES issues) delivered via direct mail. Subscriptions available at subscribe.savannahmagazine.com or by calling 800.453.1049.
2. Single Issue Sales: Individual magazine issues sold through their e-commerce store at shopsavannahmagazine.com. Single issues available for purchase in various formats.
3. Advertising: Print and digital advertising opportunities across Savannah magazine, Savannah HOMES, Southern Coastal Weddings, website, social media, and weekly e-newsletter. Advertisers can contact Director of Advertising Jane Townsend or access Print and Digital Media Kits.
4. Sponsored Content: Sponsored content sections including 'Women in Business' features and sponsored articles throughout the publication. Advertisers sponsor specific editorial content.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Savannah Magazine publishes a portfolio of three regional lifestyle magazines—Savannah Magazine (6 bi-monthly issues covering local culture, dining, health, and events), Savannah HOMES (4 seasonal issues featuring home tours and design), and Southern Coastal Weddings (covering weddings in the Coastal Georgia/South Carolina region). The publication distributes 10 issues annually via annual subscriptions delivered by direct mail, single-issue sales through an online store, and retail newsstand channels, while also selling print and digital advertising to local Savannah-area businesses.

Product overview

Savannah Magazine is a print and digital publication under Southeastern Newspapers Company LLC, producing 11 issues annually across three magazine titles. The portfolio consists of the flagship Savannah Magazine (6 bi-monthly issues covering local culture, dining, health, arts, and events with themed editions like Family & Fun, Leading Ladies, and Best of Savannah), Savannah HOMES (4 seasonal editions featuring home tours, interior design, and an annual Best of HOMES poll), and Southern Coastal Weddings (a sub-brand covering wedding inspiration, real weddings, and vendor resources for the Coastal Georgia and South Carolina region). All three publications share editorial alignment on the Savannah Magazine website, with the main title serving as the umbrella brand for subscriptions, advertising sales, and community content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Savannah HOMES: Dedicated home design and real estate magazine covering area's most interesting homes from grand and historic to creative and mid-century, featuring design trends and tips from area experts.
• Southern Coastal Weddings

Products and services

• Savannah Magazine Savannah Magazine is the flagship bi-monthly publication covering local culture, commerce, dining, health, arts, shopping, and community events in Savannah, Georgia. Published 6 times per year with themed issues including Family & Fun (Jan/Feb), Shop | Do | Dine (Mar/Apr), Leading Ladies (May/June), Life on the Water (Jul/Aug), Best of Savannah (Sep/Oct), and Holiday (Nov/Dec). Distributed via annual subscriptions delivered by direct mail, single-issue sales, and retail newsstand.
• Savannah HOMES Savannah HOMES is a dedicated home-focused publication published 4 times per year covering home tours, interior design trends, remodeling tips, and featuring an annual Best of HOMES reader-voted poll of top home professionals in over 70 categories including contractors, designers, and home service professionals. Published seasonally with editions for March-June, July-September, October-November, and December-February.
• Southern Coastal Weddings Southern Coastal Weddings is a wedding-focused publication covering the Coastal Georgia and South Carolina region (Savannah, Tybee Island, Bluffton, Hilton Head Island, Beaufort, Golden Isles). Features real weddings, vendor listings, ceremony sites, reception venues, florists, bakers, photographers, and wedding planning resources for couples planning weddings in the region.
• Savannah Magazine Weekly E-Newsletter A weekly e-newsletter featuring Savannah Magazine's best content, local event information, and sponsored emails highlighting news from advertisers. Delivered via MailChimp marketing platform to subscribers.
• Print and Digital Advertising Services Advertising sales across Savannah Magazine, Savannah HOMES, Southern Coastal Weddings, the website, social media, and weekly e-newsletter. Includes print ad placements, digital banner ads, sponsored content (e.g., Women in Business features), and access to Print and Digital Media Kits. Sold by the advertising sales team led by Director of Advertising Jane Townsend.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ reader-voted Best of Savannah winners featured annually
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MailChimpsupportingTechnology or IntegrationMailChimp is used as the marketing platform for Savannah Magazine's weekly e-newsletter distribution. Subscribers acknowledge that their information will be transferred to MailChimp for processing when signing up for email communications.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Garden & Gun: Garden & Gun is a Southern lifestyle brand covering culture, food, travel, and homes across the Southeast. It overlaps with Savannah Magazine's content mix (especially homes and weddings) but operates at a multi-state rather than metro scale.
• Southern Living: Southern Living is the dominant regional lifestyle magazine for the broader American South, owned by Dotdash Meredith. It competes with Savannah Magazine for Southern lifestyle advertising dollars but at a national scale rather than a hyper-local one.
• Dotdash Meredith: Dotdash Meredith (formerly Meredith Corporation) is the largest operator of regional lifestyle magazines in the US, publishing titles like Southern Living, Coastal Living, and Real Simple. It is the dominant industry incumbent against which small regional publishers like Savannah Magazine compete for ad spend.
• Coastal Living: Coastal Living is a national lifestyle brand focused on coastal communities, with strong overlap to Savannah Magazine's Lowcountry and coastal Georgia audience. It is a much larger brand (Dotdash Meredith) but competes for the same coastal homeowner and advertiser dollars.

Direct peers

• Nashville Lifestyles: Nashville Lifestyles is a city lifestyle magazine covering dining, homes, weddings, and culture in the Nashville metro. Comparable in scale, format, and revenue mix to Savannah Magazine.
• Atlanta Magazine: Atlanta Magazine is the dominant city lifestyle magazine for metro Atlanta and is the closest large-market analog to Savannah Magazine in terms of editorial format (city lifestyle, homes, dining, events) and subscription-plus-advertising business model.
• Charlotte Magazine: Charlotte Magazine is a regional city lifestyle publication serving the Charlotte, NC metro with a comparable editorial mix of dining, homes, weddings, and best-of awards. It is a near-twin in format and business model to Savannah Magazine.
• Charleston Magazine: Charleston Magazine is a regional city lifestyle magazine covering the Charleston, SC metro — the most direct geographic and editorial peer to Savannah Magazine, covering dining, homes, weddings, and culture in a competing Lowcountry market.

Emerging players

• The Local Palate: The Local Palate is a regional Southern food culture magazine covering the same Lowcountry and broader Southeast dining scene that Savannah Magazine covers. It is a partial-overlap niche player competing for the same affluent foodie reader and restaurant advertiser.

Regional players

• Hilton Head Monthly: Hilton Head Monthly serves the Hilton Head Island and Bluffton markets, which sit squarely within Savannah Magazine's Coastal Georgia / Lowcountry distribution footprint. It is a partial-overlap regional competitor for the same advertisers and readers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/savmag
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/savannah-magazine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

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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