Advontemedia

Name

Advontemedia

Legal name

Advontemedia Inc.

Website

https://advontemedia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Publishing Platform

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Periodical Publishers (51312), Directory and Mailing List Publishers (51314)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741), Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Direct Mail Advertising Services (7331)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPACAIAJ

White-Label/Hosted Publishing Platforms

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Digital Media & Content Platforms (Online Video, Podcasts, Creators)/Digital Publishing Platforms (Blogging/Newsletters)

SECONDARYMPACAIAE

Email Marketing + Newsletter Publishing Suites

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Digital Media & Content Platforms (Online Video, Podcasts, Creators)/Digital Publishing Platforms (Blogging/Newsletters)

SECONDARYMPAJAMAD

Digital Magazine & Newspaper Subscription Platforms (Paywalls, Membership)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Digital Publishing Platforms (E-books & Online Articles)

Keywords

• Digital publishing platform
• Magazine web design
• Digital strategy consulting
• Publication CMS
• Vertical digital editions

Headquarters

HQ city

Murrieta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Digital Strategy Officer Consulting: Month-to-month retainer consulting engagement at $5,500/month where Advontemedia acts as the publisher's Digital Strategy Officer. Includes discovery, revenue strategy, marketing, requirements and architecture definition. Includes two primary conference call sessions in initial month with weekly calls thereafter.
2. VERTIQUL Platform Subscription: SaaS-based recurring fee for the VERTIQUL vertical digital edition platform, custom designed per publisher from existing InDesign print assets. Branded to publisher domain. Includes ongoing custom graphic designer production per issue. Premium tier vs. self-service tools like Issuu.
3. Publisher Website Design Services: Custom magazine website design, redesign, and CMS migration/upgrade projects scoped per publisher. Includes PSD files delivery or full design + theme implementation options.
4. Managed Digital Publication Services: Full service managed offerings including newsletter management, ad systems management, web editor services, SEO services, social media marketing, and resource directory development for publishers.
5. Digital Strategy Consulting Program: Custom consulting engagements priced from $5,500/month focused on digital revenue maximization, including strategy audit, recommendations, and ongoing consulting collaboration.
6. Magazine/Newsletter Startup Consulting: Publication startup assistance program for new print/digital or digital-only magazines and newsletter publications, guided by media professional Charles Sosnik.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Advontemedia provides magazine publishers with a hosted SaaS digital publication platform called VERTIQUL, which delivers HTML5 responsive vertical-scroll digital magazine editions branded to the publisher's own domain, requiring no apps or downloads. The company complements VERTIQUL with custom magazine website design, publication CMS implementations (WordPress/Joomla), digital strategy consulting, and managed digital publication services, serving trade, consumer, B2B, university, and association publishers primarily in North America.

Product overview

Advontemedia operates a single integrated go-to-market around magazine publishing, centered on its flagship SaaS platform VERTIQUL — a modern, responsive, HTML5 vertical digital publication platform that delivers magazine editions and digital newsletter publications without apps, downloads, or flip-page replicas. The core VERTIQUL product is supported by a portfolio of agency services that include Magazine Web Design, Publication Web CMS implementations, Publisher Web Strategy consulting, Publisher Marketing Services (digital editions management, newsletter management, ad systems, SEO, SMO), the Digital Strategy Officer Consultant Program, and a New Magazine and Newsletter Startup Consulting offering. Together the platform (VERTIQUL with its sub-products Vertical Magazine Digital Editions and Digital Newsletter Publications) and the consulting/service modules form a unified publisher solution from digital strategy through design, CMS, and hosted digital editions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VERTIQUL: Vertical digital magazine edition publishing platform offered by Advontemedia; responsive HTML5 vertical-edition SaaS for magazine publishers.

Products and services

• VERTIQUL Digital Publication Platform A hosted SaaS digital publication platform producing HTML5 responsive vertical-scroll digital magazine editions on any device, with no flipping pages, no apps, and no downloads. Branded to the publisher's own domain and used as a revenue-generating digital edition channel for trade, consumer, B2B, university, and association publishers.
• Magazine Web Design Custom publication website design service for magazine publishers covering editorial UX, responsive design, conversion strategy, SEO/SMO structure, and advertising/revenue maximization. Offered in combination with the VERTIQUL digital edition platform for publisher clients.
• Publication Web CMS Magazine publisher CMS solutions covering content management, responsive design, SEO/SMO, advertising/web revenue tools, and open-source CMS foundations such as WordPress and Joomla, typically combined with a VERTIQUL digital edition.
• Publisher Web Strategy Consulting Magazine digital strategy consulting service identifying keystone elements to maximize online revenue and digital media publishing growth, with consulting programs starting from $5,500/month.
• Publisher Marketing Services Comprehensive publisher website services covering digital editions management, newsletter management, ad systems management, resource directory development, web editor services, SEO, and social media marketing.
• Digital Strategy Officer Consultant Program Month-to-month Digital Strategy Officer / Digital Revenue Maximization consulting engagement for magazine publishers starting from $5,500/month, aimed at doubling digital revenue via discovery, revenue strategy, marketing, and architecture planning.
• New Magazine and Newsletter Startup Consulting Publication startup consulting program for starting print & digital or digital-only magazines and newsletter publications, led by media professional Charles Sosnik.
• Digital Solution Management Complete digital publication production and digital solution administration services for publishers, including custom platform configuration, ongoing issue production, and issue/cover updates across the VERTIQUL environment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15 years of experience as publication web designers with portfolio of 125+ publisher projects
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• David WarrencoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2024David Warren is a digital media, data, and marketing consultant partnered with Advontemedia for the Digital Strategy Officer consulting program. He brings 20+ years experience including VP roles at one of the largest B2B media companies in the USA, managing 40+ media businesses and 100+ digital properties. Industry group memberships include Connectiv/SIIA Digital Council, BPA Digital Officers Advisory Group, IAPP, and Chief Digital Officers Council. Holds an MBA from Oklahoma State University.
• Charles SosnikcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2024Charles Sosnik is a media professional with 30+ years experience starting, growing, and selling media properties. He has started, purchased, or directed relaunch of more than 20 titles including magazines in education, health/wellness, business, lifestyle, regional/national TV, radio, and digital media. Provides publication startup assistance for new print/digital or digital-only magazines and newsletter publications.
• NIMBLEcoreTechnology or IntegrationNIMBLE (nimble.com) is Advontemedia's marketing solutions vendor and CRM platform. All company clients and marketing contacts are stored by NIMBLE. Used to maintain publisher database and marketing communications.
• MailchimpcoreTechnology or IntegrationMailchimp is Advontemedia's email marketing vendor used to send the publisher tips email newsletter and marketing communications. Provides Inbox Preview powered by Litmus for newsletter testing.
• ZendeskcoreTechnology or IntegrationZendesk is Advontemedia's customer service application that contains contact information and supports customer service operations. Service Desk platform is support.advontemedia.com.
• Google (Analytics & AdWords)coreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Universal Analytics and Google AdWords are used for analytics, conversion tracking, and remarketing display advertising campaigns across multiple devices.
• Adobe (InDesign / Creative Cloud)coreTechnology or IntegrationAdobe InDesign and Adobe Creative Cloud are foundational publisher design applications used by Advontemedia and its publisher clients to design magazine content. VERTIQUL custom designs digital editions from existing Adobe InDesign print layout files.
• WordPressminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerWordPress is referenced as an open source CMS foundation option for publisher websites, with magazine CMS themes built on top. Advontemedia uses open source software so publishers own and host their website, with ability to modify and extend the publishing CMS.
• JoomlaminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerJoomla is referenced as another open source CMS option for publisher websites, supporting flipbook plugins and magazine publication infrastructure.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• FlipHTML5: FlipHTML5 provides flipbook and digital magazine creation software for publishers, with PDF-to-flipbook conversion and interactive features. It is a direct lower-priced alternative to VERTIQUL in the magazine-to-digital-edition conversion market.
• GTxcel: GTxcel is a digital publishing platform and services provider for magazine and newspaper publishers, offering digital editions, apps, and content management. It serves the same magazine and association publisher customer base as Advontemedia with overlapping digital edition and managed services.
• BlueToad: BlueToad is a digital publishing services company that converts print magazines into digital editions for publishers, offering design, distribution, and analytics. It is comparable to Advontemedia as a managed digital editions provider serving magazine publishers.
• Joomag: Joomag is an all-in-one digital publishing platform offering interactive magazines, catalogs, and brochures with CRM and content marketing tools. It targets the same publisher and brand marketer segment as Advontemedia with both self-service and enterprise tiers.
• Issuu: Issuu is the leading self-service digital flipbook and magazine publishing platform used by independent and B2B publishers. It directly competes with VERTIQUL in the digital magazine edition space, though positioned at a much lower price point and as a self-service tool versus Advontemedia's premium managed offering.
• MagLoft: MagLoft is a SaaS platform that converts PDFs and InDesign files into interactive digital magazines and flipbooks for publishers and brands. It overlaps with Advontemedia's VERTIQUL product in digital magazine edition delivery, serving similar B2B and consumer magazine customers.

Broad incumbents

• Zinio: Zinio is an established digital magazine newsstand and distribution platform that works with major publishers to deliver digital editions globally. It competes indirectly with Advontemedia in digital magazine delivery, though its newsstand/aggregator model differs from Advontemedia's branded-domain approach.

Emerging players

• Foleon: Foleon is a content experience platform used by B2B marketers to create interactive web-based publications such as magazines, reports, and whitepapers. It overlaps with VERTIQUL's premium digital editions use case, especially in B2B content marketing, though it targets marketing teams more than traditional publishers.
• Readz: Readz is a content creation platform for producing interactive web publications, magazines, and reports, used by brands and publishers. It overlaps with VERTIQUL in the premium digital publication space with a similar emphasis on responsive, interactive design versus traditional flip-page tools.
• Kitaboo: Kitaboo is a digital publishing and content distribution platform that enables publishers to create, deliver, and monetize interactive eBooks, magazines, and educational content. It overlaps with Advontemedia in interactive digital edition creation, particularly in the association and education segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/advontemedia
• Facebookfacebook.com/advontemedia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/advontemedia

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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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