Fort Lauderdale Magazine

What Fort Lauderdale Magazine does

Fort Lauderdale Magazine is a privately held city magazine published twelve times a year by PD Strategic Media, headquartered at 2020 NE 17th Court, Fort Lauderdale, FL. The publication covers the people, places, events, and lifestyle concerns of Fort Lauderdale across 12+ editorial categories including Features, Fashion, City Life, Good Life, Guide, Food & Drink, and Around Town. Core products include the monthly print magazine, one-year and two-year print subscriptions (delivered by mail), and the DINE Fort Lauderdale annual culinary wine-pairing event series, which is now in its seventh annual iteration. The subscription business is sold direct via WooCommerce on the company website, with current pricing of $25 for one year and $40 for two years — heavy discounts from the original MSRP of $71.40 and $142.80 respectively.

The company operates three revenue streams: recurring print subscriptions, advertising space sold through a sales force to local businesses (restaurants, hotels, luxury brands, real estate firms), and transaction-based ticketing from the DINE Fort Lauderdale event. The magazine's go-to-market combines a sales-led motion (advertising account executives) with an event-driven motion (the DINE culinary series, which hosts a Fusion Experience finale with a silent auction benefiting the Emeril Lagasse Foundation, title-sponsored by Holman Motorcars). Distribution is hyper-local, confined to Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, and South Florida, via direct mail subscription and pickup locations.

The underlying technology is a standard digital publishing platform with online subscription management, event ticketing, and a community events calendar — no proprietary AI/ML, data assets, or differentiated technology stack is disclosed. The company is privately held, has 11-50 employees, has no institutional investors or funding rounds, and falls under the parent entity PD Strategic Media. The magazine has continuously published with content spanning from approximately 2015 to the present July 2026 issue.

Name

Fort Lauderdale Magazine

Legal name

Fort Lauderdale Magazine

Website

https://fortlauderdalemagazine.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fort Lauderdale Magazine is a privately held city magazine published monthly by PD Strategic Media, covering local lifestyle, dining, fashion, and community events for Fort Lauderdale residents and visitors, with revenue from subscriptions, advertising, and the annual DINE Fort Lauderdale culinary event series.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

City Magazine Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312), Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts, Culture & Literary Magazines (MPAJAEAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Travel & Outdoors Magazines (MPAJAEAH)

Keywords

• City magazine publishing
• Lifestyle print media
• Local advertising sales
• Print subscription service
• Culinary event series

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Lauderdale

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, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Print Magazine Subscriptions: The magazine generates revenue through annual and multi-year print subscription sales. Subscriptions provide 12 issues per year delivered via mail to subscribers. Foreign subscriptions are available by contacting the publisher.
2. Advertising: Fort Lauderdale Magazine sells advertising space to local and regional businesses. Available ad placements include 2-page spreads, full pages, inside front/back covers, back cover, and fractional page sizes. The magazine maintains a sales team to prospect and manage advertiser relationships.
3. DINE Fort Lauderdale Event: The magazine hosts the annual DINE Fort Lauderdale wine-pairing experience featuring five-course dinners at partner restaurants. The series culminates in a Fusion Experience event with silent auction benefiting the Emeril Lagasse Foundation. Revenue generated through ticket sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fort Lauderdale Magazine is a privately held city magazine published twelve times a year by PD Strategic Media, delivering hyper-local lifestyle, dining, fashion, real estate, culture, and community news content to Fort Lauderdale and South Florida readers. The company monetizes its publication through consumer print subscriptions, advertising sales to local businesses, and ticket revenue from its annual DINE Fort Lauderdale culinary wine-pairing event series.

Product overview

Fort Lauderdale Magazine is a single unified print and digital publication delivering lifestyle content to the Fort Lauderdale area. The product portfolio includes the core Fort Lauderdale Magazine (published 12 times yearly), print subscription products (One-Year and Two-Year options), and DINE Fort Lauderdale, an annual culinary wine-pairing event series. The magazine covers local features, fashion, city life, health, travel, food and drink, and community events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DINE Fort Lauderdale: An annual exclusive culinary wine-pairing experience featuring 5 courses from the best restaurants in South Florida, presented by Fort Lauderdale Magazine. The series culminates in a Fusion Experience with a silent auction benefiting the Emeril Lagasse Foundation.

Products and services

• Fort Lauderdale Magazine (Print Edition) A city magazine published twelve times per year by PD Strategic Media, covering people, places, events, issues, and concerns that shape life in Fort Lauderdale across content categories including Features, Fashion, City Life, Good Life, Guide, Food & Drink, From the Publisher, Around Town, Goods, Old Lauderdale, and The List.
• One-Year Print Subscription Annual print subscription delivering 12 issues of Fort Lauderdale Magazine by mail to subscribers. First issue ships within 6 weeks of subscription.
• Two-Year Print Subscription Two-year print subscription delivering 24 issues of Fort Lauderdale Magazine by mail. Foreign subscriptions available by contacting the publisher.
• DINE Fort Lauderdale An annual exclusive culinary wine-pairing experience presented by Fort Lauderdale Magazine featuring five-course dinners from top South Florida restaurants, culminating in a Fusion Experience event with silent auction benefiting the Emeril Lagasse Foundation.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Holman MotorcarscoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Title Sponsor of DINE Fort Lauderdale 2026. Holman Motorcars showcased vehicles including an exotic Aston Martin at event venues. Primary corporate sponsor enabling the annual culinary event series.
• Morton's The SteakhousecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026DINE Fort Lauderdale restaurant partner hosting one of the five-course wine-pairing dinners. Located in downtown Fort Lauderdale one block from Las Olas Blvd.
• The Capital GrillecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026DINE Fort Lauderdale restaurant partner. Part of the growing group elevating the dining scene at the Galleria shopping center.
• Truluck's Ocean's Finest Seafood & CrabcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026DINE Fort Lauderdale restaurant partner committed to serving fresh seafood and creating memorable moments for guests.
• Timpano Las OlascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026DINE Fort Lauderdale restaurant partner offering contemporary Italian with modern twists on classic dishes, extensive wine list, rare whiskey program, and craft cocktails.
• Shooters WaterfrontcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026DINE Fort Lauderdale restaurant partner. Waterfront venue hosting Pink Cabana Club summer rosé event series.
• The Grateful Palate Catering & EventscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026DINE Fort Lauderdale restaurant partner hosting the Fusion Experience finale event where all partner restaurants contribute one course. Also serves as the event venue for the culminating evening.
• Papa's Pilar RumminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Rum partner for DINE Fort Lauderdale. Ultra-premium rum crafted from aged rums worldwide, blended and bottled in Florida (Key West and Lakeland). Inspired by Ernest Hemingway and his boat Pilar.
• Birds of Paradise WinesminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Wine sponsor supporting the DINE Fort Lauderdale event series.
• Coco & Jojo Luxury FloralsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Floral sponsor providing decorative arrangements for DINE Fort Lauderdale events. Also featured in magazine editorial content as a local business.
• Miami SaxminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Entertainment sponsor providing live saxophone performances at DINE Fort Lauderdale events.
• Emeril Lagasse FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Charitable beneficiary of DINE Fort Lauderdale Fusion Experience silent auction. Foundation supports culinary education and community programs. Events held at Emeril Lagasse Foundation Innovation Kitchen at Arc Culinary.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Palm Beach Illustrated: A regional luxury lifestyle magazine covering Palm Beach, Florida. Comparable as a South Florida lifestyle magazine with a similar affluent demographic and print-plus-events revenue mix.
• Aventura Magazine: A South Florida lifestyle magazine covering Aventura and surrounding areas. Comparable as a regional Florida lifestyle magazine with similar content mix and audience targeting.
• Boca Raton Magazine: A monthly city lifestyle magazine covering Boca Raton, Florida with dining, fashion, and community content. Directly comparable as another South Florida city magazine targeting an affluent local audience with the same print-plus-events model.

Broad incumbents

• Miami New Times: A major alternative weekly publication covering Miami and South Florida. Comparable as a regional lifestyle/events publication, but operating primarily as a digital-first outlet with broader South Florida reach.
• SagaCity Media: A publisher of multiple regional city magazines across major U.S. metros. Comparable as a multi-title regional magazine operator with similar business model but broader scale and resources.
• Coastal Living: A national lifestyle magazine focused on coastal living, including coverage of waterfront communities. Comparable as a lifestyle magazine covering similar themes (waterfront living, dining, design), but at national scale rather than local.
• Gulfstream Media Group: A Florida-based publisher operating multiple regional city magazines across South Florida. Comparable as a larger multi-title publisher in the same regional magazine space with broader scale.

Others

• Local Media Association: An industry association serving local media outlets including city and regional magazines. Comparable as the relevant trade body and ecosystem connector for the same peer group of local publications.

Regional players

• Orlando Magazine: A monthly regional magazine covering Orlando, Florida lifestyle and dining. Comparable as a Florida city magazine with similar editorial verticals, though serving a different metropolitan market.
• Tampa Bay Magazine: A monthly city magazine covering Tampa Bay, Florida with similar content verticals. Comparable as a Florida city magazine, but operating in a different metropolitan market rather than competing directly in Fort Lauderdale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ftlauderdalemag

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 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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