Metro Corp.

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Metro Corp. (legal entity Citizen Media Group) operates Philadelphia Magazine, a digital-first regional media platform serving the Greater Philadelphia area with editorial content, the Find It Philly local business directory, signature events, newsletters, and a membership program.

Company typePrivate
Founded-
HeadquartersPhiladelphia, United States
Headcount1–10
GTM typeB2B and B2C
OfferingDigital Commerce or Content

What Metro Corp. does

Metro Corp. is the parent entity (operating through legal entity Citizen Media Group) behind Philadelphia Magazine, a privately-held, digital-first regional media platform headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and serving the Greater Philadelphia metropolitan area including South Jersey, Bucks County, Montgomery County, Delaware County, and parts of New York. The core product is a local news, culture, dining, and lifestyle publication distributed via its website (phillymag.com), email newsletters, and a daily podcast (Philly Mag Today), with a stated headcount of 8 employees.

The company's product portfolio is built around four monetization pillars: editorial content (news, restaurant reviews, lifestyle features) that drives audience; the "Find It Philly" directory service connecting consumers with local professionals across healthcare, home design, senior living, wedding, real estate, and private school verticals; a recurring events platform headlined by the Best of Philly Party and supported by enterprise sponsors such as Penn Medicine; and a paid membership program offering premium content access and ad-free reading. Underlying technology is a standard digital publishing platform with content management, newsletter delivery, event ticketing, and directory search functionality.

The business model is a hybrid of advertising and sponsorship (sponsored directory listings, branded content, event sponsorships), consumer subscription and membership revenue, and transactional event ticketing. Customer composition is SMB-heavy on the advertiser side (local practices, vendors, restaurants) with selected enterprise event sponsors (Penn Medicine), and consumer-heavy on the audience side. The company does not publicly disclose pricing, revenue, or ownership and operates without disclosed external funding, M&A activity, or institutional investors in the source material.

Metro Corp. firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Metro Corp.
Legal name: Citizen Media Group
Website: https://metrocorpmedia.com
Company type: Private
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 1–10 employees
Short description: Metro Corp. (legal entity Citizen Media Group) operates Philadelphia Magazine, a digital-first regional media platform serving the Greater Philadelphia area with editorial content, the Find It Philly local business directory, signature events, newsletters, and a membership program.
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Metro Corp. industry classification

Industry

Product category: Local Media & Lifestyle Publishing
NAICS: Periodical Publishers (513120), Periodical Publishers (51312)
SIC: Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)
akta.pro primary industry: Consumer Lifestyle & Fashion Magazines (MPAJAEAA)
akta.pro secondary industry: Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

Keywords

Local media publishing
Regional lifestyle content
Local business directory
Event ticketing platform
Newsletter subscriptions

Where Metro Corp. is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Philadelphia
HQ country: United States
HQ region: North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

Metro Corp. business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B and B2C
Offering type: Digital Commerce or Content
Cost components: Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

Advertising and Sponsorships: The magazine generates revenue through sponsored content, advertising placements, and featured business listings in their Find It directories. Highpoint Dental Medicine is shown as a sponsored dental practice in the Find It Dentists section.
Subscriptions and Memberships: Revenue from magazine subscriptions and membership programs, including premium content access and exclusive benefits.
Events and Ticketing: The magazine sells tickets to signature events including the Best of Philly Party (August 4th event presented by Penn Medicine).
Event Sponsorships: Partner brands like Penn Medicine sponsor major events such as the Best of Philly Party, providing sponsorship revenue.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Subscription	Annual	Membership subscription

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Metro Corp. product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Metro Corp., operating as Philadelphia Magazine through its parent entity Citizen Media Group, publishes a regional lifestyle magazine and operates a portfolio of digital media products serving the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Core offerings include editorial news and dining content, the annual Best of Philly awards program and party, the Find It Philly local business directory for doctors/dentists/wedding vendors/real estate/schools, the Philly Mag Today podcast, email newsletters, an events platform with ticketing, and a premium membership program.

Product overview

Philadelphia Magazine operates as a digital-first media platform with a portfolio of content products centered around its core publication. The product lineup includes the main Philadelphia Magazine (print and digital editorial content), the annual Best of Philly awards program and event, the Find It Philly directory service for local professionals (doctors, dentists, wedding vendors, real estate, schools), the Philly Mag Today podcast, the Events platform for ticketed experiences, newsletter subscriptions, and a premium membership program. The publication is published by Citizen Media Group and uses a Metro Corp.-branded theme infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

Philadelphia Magazine Primary digital and print publication offering news, culture, dining guides, events coverage, and lifestyle content for the Philadelphia region.

Companies that use Metro Corp.

Customer profile

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Metro Corp. technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Metro Corp. partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

Penn MedicineflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Penn Medicine is the presenting sponsor of the Best of Philly Party 2026, the magazine's flagship annual event celebrating Best of Philly winners. This sponsorship provides Penn Medicine with prominent brand visibility at a major Philadelphia social event and association with the trusted Best of Philly brand.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Metro Corp. competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

Yelp: Dominant platform for SMB directory advertising and consumer local-search across categories that Philadelphia Magazine's Find It Philly directory competes in (dentists, doctors, restaurants, wedding vendors).
Axios Media: National digital media company operating local Axios newsletters in major metros including Philadelphia. Overlaps with Philadelphia Magazine's newsletter, local news, and SMB sponsorship business, with a different distribution-first model.

Emerging players

Billy Penn at WHYY: Digital-first Philadelphia local news outlet competing for the same Philly metro readership and younger-skewing advertisers. Partial overlap in coverage areas (city life, dining, events) and audience.

Direct peers

Boston Magazine: Regional city magazine covering local news, dining, lifestyle, and events in the Boston metro. Operates a parallel business model to Philadelphia Magazine with directories, signature events, and a Best of Boston franchise, making it the closest functional peer.
Los Angeles Magazine: City magazine for Los Angeles covering news, restaurants, real estate, and lifestyle with a Best of LA franchise. Directly comparable product mix, audience, and advertiser base to Philadelphia Magazine, scaled to a larger metro.
Chicago Magazine: Chicago-focused city magazine publishing news, dining, and lifestyle content with an annual Best of Chicago awards franchise. Same regional magazine structure, directory services, and event-driven revenue model as Philadelphia Magazine.
Washingtonian Magazine: DC-area regional magazine covering dining, lifestyle, and local services, including doctor/dentist directories. Closely mirrors Philadelphia Magazine's mix of editorial coverage, service-provider directories, and curated annual awards.
Atlanta Magazine: Regional city magazine serving the Atlanta metro with news, dining, and lifestyle content plus home and real estate verticals. Comparable structure and GTM to Philadelphia Magazine in another major Southeast metro.
New York Magazine: Flagship city magazine for New York with deep verticals (Vulture, The Cut, Grub Street) and a robust events business. Direct comparator on city-magazine product, audience, and advertising model, though at substantially larger scale.

Regional players

The Philadelphia Inquirer: Primary daily newspaper serving the same Philadelphia metro, competing for local news readership and regional advertising dollars. While print-vs-magazine in format, it contests the same audience and ad budgets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Metro Corp. financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Metro Corp. leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Metro Corp. funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Metro Corp. M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Metro Corp.

What does Metro Corp. do?

Is Metro Corp. a public or private company?

Metro Corp. is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.

When was Metro Corp. founded?

Metro Corp. was founded in -1. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Metro Corp. based?

Metro Corp. is headquartered in Philadelphia, United States, in the North America region.

How does Metro Corp. make money?

Four revenue lines are on record. Advertising and Sponsorships are the primary driver. The others are subscriptions and Memberships, events and Ticketing and event Sponsorships.

Who are Metro Corp.'s main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Yelp and Axios Media. Billy Penn at WHYY is listed as an emerging player. Direct peers are Boston Magazine, Los Angeles Magazine, Chicago Magazine, Washingtonian Magazine, Atlanta Magazine and New York Magazine. The Philadelphia Inquirer is listed as a regional player.

Does Metro Corp. have an API?

No public API is recorded for Metro Corp..

What industry is Metro Corp. in?

Metro Corp.'s product category is Local Media & Lifestyle Publishing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAJAEAA, Consumer Lifestyle & Fashion Magazines, with a secondary code of MPAJADAB, Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital). Its NAICS code is 513120 and its SIC code is 2721.