Portland Monthly

Name

Portland Monthly

Legal name

Portland Monthly

Website

https://pdxmonthly.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Lifestyle Magazine

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Consumer Lifestyle & Fashion Magazines (MPAJAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Arts, Culture & Literary Magazines (MPAJAEAN)

Keywords

• Regional lifestyle magazine
• Local news publisher
• Dining guides
• Arts culture coverage
• City magazine

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Advertising: The magazine generates revenue through display advertising and sponsored content. Multiple sponsored articles and partnerships are visible throughout the website, including travel guides and local business features.
2. Subscriptions: Print and digital magazine subscriptions provide recurring revenue. Options include subscription renewals, new subscriptions, and back issue purchases.
3. Single Copy Sales: Physical magazine sales at newsstands and retail locations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Portland Monthly is a regional lifestyle magazine and digital publisher covering Portland, Oregon's dining, arts, culture, travel, real estate, and local news content. It delivers curated editorial content through a monthly print magazine, the pdxmonthly.com website across seven content channels, email newsletters, and annual ranking guides such as 'Best of the City'.

Product overview

Portland Monthly is a regional lifestyle magazine and digital platform published by Pacific Media Group, covering Portland, Oregon. The company's product portfolio includes the print and digital Portland Monthly Magazine (featuring content on restaurants, arts, culture, travel, real estate, and local news), the pdxmonthly.com website hosting all digital content across seven main channels (Eat & Drink, Style & Shopping, Arts & Culture, News & City Life, Travel & Outdoors, Home & Real Estate, and Health & Wellness), digital newsletter subscriptions including the weekly 'Seeing Things' events column, magazine subscription management services, themed gift guides, and annual 'Best of the City' rankings. The publication operates as part of Pacific Media Group alongside sister publications including Seattle Met, Houstonia, Aspen Sojourner, Vail-Beaver Creek Magazine, and Park City Magazine.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portland Monthly Magazine Print and digital magazine covering Portland, Oregon lifestyle content including restaurants, arts, culture, travel, real estate, and local news. Published by Pacific Media Group.
• pdxmonthly.com Website Online digital platform hosting articles, guides, restaurant reviews, event listings, and multimedia content across categories such as Eat & Drink, Style & Shopping, Arts & Culture, News & City Life, Travel & Outdoors, Home & Real Estate, and Health & Wellness.
• Digital Newsletters Email newsletter offerings including the weekly 'Seeing Things' column featuring concerts, art shows, comedy sets, movies, readings, and plays to attend, plus other curated content delivered to subscribers.
• Subscription Services Magazine subscription management including renewals, address changes, subscriber FAQ, and back issue purchases for print and digital readers.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Pacific Media Groupparent companyOthersPortland Monthly is owned and operated by Pacific Media Group, which also owns several other regional city magazines including Seattle Met, Houstonia, Aspen Sojourner, Vail-Beaver Creek Magazine, and Park City Magazine. This corporate structure provides shared resources and cross-promotional opportunities.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Portland Mercury: Portland Mercury is a Portland alt-weekly focused on news, arts, food, and culture. It competes with Portland Monthly for Portland-area reader attention and local advertiser budgets across dining, events, and lifestyle coverage.
• Willamette Week: Willamette Week is a Portland-based alternative weekly covering local news, dining, arts, and culture. It directly competes with Portland Monthly for Portland-area readers and local advertising dollars across overlapping verticals like restaurants and events.
• Houstonia Magazine: Houstonia is another Pacific Media Group sister city magazine covering Houston lifestyle, dining, and culture. Comparable as a fellow PMG regional city title with the same business model, distribution approach, and content verticals.
• Park City Magazine: Park City Magazine is a Pacific Media Group sister publication covering Park City, Utah lifestyle, dining, and travel. Comparable as a fellow PMG city title with shared revenue model and content mix.
• Seattle Met: Seattle Met is a sister city lifestyle magazine under the same Pacific Media Group parent, covering Seattle dining, arts, culture, and travel. It is the most direct structural and operational peer given shared ownership, shared back-office, and parallel content verticals.
• Aspen Sojourner: Aspen Sojourner is a Pacific Media Group sister title covering Aspen-area lifestyle, travel, and culture. Directly comparable as a fellow PMG regional city magazine with shared operational infrastructure.
• Vail-Beaver Creek Magazine: Vail-Beaver Creek Magazine is another PMG sister title focused on a mountain resort lifestyle market. Comparable as a fellow PMG regional lifestyle magazine within the same parent portfolio.

Regional players

• Portland Tribune: Portland Tribune is a Portland-area local newspaper covering community news, business, and lifestyle. It competes with Portland Monthly for Portland metro advertising and reader attention, particularly around local news and community events coverage.

Broad incumbents

• The Oregonian / OregonLive: The Oregonian is Oregon's dominant legacy newspaper, with OregonLive as its digital platform. It serves as the broad incumbent competing for Portland-area advertising across news, dining, real estate, and lifestyle, though its coverage scope is much wider than Portland Monthly's regional lifestyle focus.

Emerging players

• Eater Portland: Eater Portland is the local edition of Eater, a digital-native food publication network. It competes with Portland Monthly specifically in restaurant coverage and dining recommendations, representing the emerging digital-first model that challenges traditional city magazines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PoMoMagazine
• Facebookfacebook.com/portlandmonthly
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/portland-monthly
• Instagraminstagram.com/pomomagazine
• Pinterestpinterest.com/portlandmonthly

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 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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