352 Preview

Name

352 Preview

Legal name

352 Preview, LLC

Website

https://352preview.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Entertainment Magazine Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Sports & Recreation Magazines (MPAJAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Travel & Outdoors Magazines (MPAJAEAH), Food, Cooking & Beverage Magazines (MPAJAEAF)

Keywords

• Local entertainment magazine
• Community events calendar
• Magazine advertising sales
• Hyperlocal media publishing
• Family activity listings

Headquarters

HQ city

Ocala

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, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Magazine Advertising: 352 Preview generates revenue through advertising sales to local businesses, restaurants, venues, and community organizations featured in the monthly magazine and on the website. The publication offers tiered advertising options and targeted reach to Marion County's engaged readership.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

352 Preview publishes a free monthly entertainment-focused magazine and accompanying digital content covering local events, dining, performing arts, festivals, and family activities in the Ocala/Marion County, Florida region (the 352 area code). The company distributes the print magazine via direct-to-home delivery and rack placement and operates a WordPress-based events calendar and event submission platform that connects local organizers with Marion County readers. Revenue is generated primarily through advertising sales to local restaurants, venues, event organizers, and community organizations.

Product overview

352 Preview is an entertainment-focused magazine and digital media platform serving the Ocala/Marion County, Florida area (352 area code). The company operates a multi-format publishing business consisting of: (1) a print and digital monthly magazine distributed to 15,500 readers via direct-to-home delivery and rack locations, (2) an online events calendar featuring local concerts, festivals, performing arts, and community activities, (3) a community event submission platform built on WordPress with virtual event integration capabilities, and (4) an editorial blog covering local businesses, musicians, dining, and attractions. The magazine sections include Top 10 things to do, Watch (performing arts, concerts, local music), Explore (fairs, festivals, outdoor adventures, family activities), and Crave (restaurant openings, culinary events).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 352 Preview Magazine (Print and Digital Flip-Through) Monthly entertainment-focused magazine covering events, dining, festivals, live entertainment, and family activities in the Ocala/Marion County 352 area code region. Distributed free to readers in print and digital formats.
• 352 Preview Events Calendar Online events calendar listing local concerts, festivals, performing arts, and community activities in the 352 area, browsable by date with calendar feed subscription support.
• Community Event Submission Platform WordPress-based submission form that allows local organizers and businesses to submit events for publication on the 352 Preview calendar, including virtual event configuration with integrations for YouTube Live, Zoom, Facebook Live, Microsoft Teams, and Webex.
• 352 Preview Stories Blog Editorial blog featuring articles about local businesses, restaurants, attractions, musicians, and community events, organized into categories such as Family Fun, Ocala Eats, Outdoor Adventure, and Things To Do.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15,500 monthly print circulation reaching 13,000+ direct-to-home subscribers and 2,500+ rack locations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Thrillist: National digital media brand covering dining, entertainment, and local activities. Comparable in covering the same editorial categories (restaurants, events, things to do) and competing for the same digital advertising budgets, though at vastly larger scale and digital-only.
• Time Out: Global entertainment and city guide brand publishing both print and digital content on dining, nightlife, and events. Comparable as a print + digital entertainment guide with an events calendar component; differs in operating across major global cities rather than a single Florida county.
• Where Magazine: Nationally distributed entertainment and dining guide for travelers. Comparable in editorial focus (entertainment, dining, events) and rack-distribution model, but operates at national scale across multiple city editions rather than hyper-local.

Emerging players

• Visit Ocala/Marion County: Official tourism destination marketing organization for Marion County, publishing visitor guides, event calendars, and editorial content. Partial overlap — competes for the same advertiser dollars and reader attention on local entertainment content, but is non-profit and tourism-focused rather than a commercial magazine.
• Patch: Hyper-local digital news and events platform operating across U.S. communities. Comparable in providing local event listings, community news, and business advertising channels to local audiences, though Patch is digital-only and operates at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Gainesville Magazine: Monthly city/regional magazine covering Gainesville, FL — a market explicitly referenced by 352 Preview as part of its broader reach. Comparable as a community lifestyle and events publication serving North Central Florida readers.
• Ocala Style Magazine: Regional lifestyle publication covering Ocala and Marion County with dining, fashion, and community content. Closely comparable as a hyper-local lifestyle magazine in the same geography, targeting the same advertisers and reader demographics.
• Ocala Magazine: Long-running local lifestyle magazine serving Ocala/Marion County. Most directly comparable peer to 352 Preview — same city, same readership, overlapping editorial categories (dining, events, community features), and similar advertising-supported business model.
• 904 Magazine: Entertainment and lifestyle magazine serving the Jacksonville (904 area code) market in Florida. Strong structural analog — area-code-branded entertainment magazine with print, digital, and events content targeting busy families seeking weekend activities.

Regional players

• Citrus County Chronicle: Regional newspaper serving neighboring Citrus County, FL (352 area code region). Comparable as a regional Florida media outlet covering local events, dining, and community life for advertisers and readers overlapping with 352 Preview's broader service area.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/352preview
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/352-preview-magazine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 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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