charleston business magazine

Name

charleston business magazine

Legal name

Charleston Business Magazine

Website

https://charlestonbusinessmagazine.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Business Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

Keywords

• Regional business news
• Business magazine publishing
• Industry award programs
• Sponsored content media
• Subscription news media

Headquarters

HQ city

Greenville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: The magazine generates revenue through paid subscriptions for both print and digital access to the publication. Subscriptions are managed through Mirabel Pages platform.
2. Advertising: The magazine sells advertising space to businesses targeting the South Carolina business community. The site references advertising-supported service model.
3. Sponsored Content / Partnered Content: The publication produces sponsored content features under sections like 'Below the Line', 'Giving Guide', 'Education Guide', 'Small Business Guide', and 'Faces of South Carolina'.
4. Events and Awards Programs: The magazine organizes and produces award programs including SC 50 Most Influential, SC 50 Fastest Growing Companies, SC Top Workplaces, and various industry-specific awards that generate participation and sponsorship revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Charleston Business Magazine is a regional business publication that produces monthly print and digital magazine editions covering South Carolina business news, industries, and economic development. The publication generates revenue through subscriptions for print and digital access, advertising sold to businesses targeting the SC market, sponsored/partnered content sections, and a portfolio of annual award programs including SC 50 Most Influential, SC 50 Fastest Growing Companies, SC Top Workplaces, and SC Women in Business.

Product overview

Charleston Business Magazine is a monthly business publication covering the Charleston, South Carolina metropolitan area. The publication operates primarily through its print and digital magazine editions, with an archive of e-editions available to subscribers. The company offers a suite of award programs including the SC 50 Most Influential, SC 50 Fastest Growing Companies, SC Top Workplaces, and SC Women in Business. Additional offerings include a daily Business Narrative Newsletter, a local Business Directory, the annual SC Economic Development Guide, and partnered content programs. The publication is part of Integrated Media Publishing, which also publishes related regional business magazines including Columbia Business Monthly and Greenville Business Magazine.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Integrated Media PublishingcoreOthersCharleston Business Magazine is published by Integrated Media Publishing, which also publishes B2B Pee Dee Business, B2B The Grand Strand, Columbia Business Monthly, and Greenville Business Magazine. This parent company structure provides shared resources and cross-promotion opportunities across regional business publications.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Greenville Business Magazine: Sister publication under Integrated Media Publishing covering the Greenville, SC business community with the same mix of print magazine, e-editions, awards programs, and sponsored content. It is the closest direct peer because it shares parent, business model, geography, and product mix.
• Columbia Business Monthly: Another Integrated Media Publishing sister title covering Columbia, SC. Direct peer because it shares parent ownership, format, advertising sales channels, and the SC regional B2B trade magazine model.
• GSA Business Report: Regional business publication serving the Greenville–Spartanburg–Anderson (Upstate SC) market with print, digital, and event products. Direct peer because it competes for the same SC business readership and regional advertising dollars with an analogous magazine-plus-events model.
• SC Biz News: Independent South Carolina statewide business publication producing a print magazine and digital coverage of SC business. Direct peer because it serves the same SC business-professional audience with similar editorial, advertising, and awards-event monetization.

Regional players

• Charlotte Business Journal: American City Business Journals regional business title covering Charlotte and the Carolinas. Regional peer because it targets a nearby Carolinas business-professional audience with print, digital, and events, partially overlapping with Charleston Business Magazine's readership and advertisers.
• Triangle Business Journal: American City Business Journals regional title covering Raleigh-Durham (Research Triangle), NC. Regional peer because it operates the same metropolitan business-magazine + events format targeting a comparable Southeast business audience.

Emerging players

• Industry Week: B2B trade publication covering manufacturing and industry with a growing digital and events portfolio. Emerging peer because it overlaps with Charleston Business Magazine's manufacturing, economic development, and workforce development verticals and competes for the same industrial advertiser.
• CREtech: Emerging digital media and events platform covering commercial real estate technology and the broader CRE industry. Emerging peer because it overlaps with the magazine's Commercial Real Estate and Southeastern Real Estate Awards coverage and competes for the same regional CRE advertisers and award sponsors.

Broad incumbents

• American City Business Journals: Parent of the regional Business Journals network (Charlotte, Triangle, Atlanta, etc.) and the broader Business Journals events franchise. Broad incumbent because it operates the same metro-business-magazine category at national scale, with overlapping audiences and a competing awards/events product line.
• Forbes: National business media brand with regional lists, newsletters, and awards (e.g., Forbes30 Under 30). Broad incumbent because it competes for both reader attention and executive-level sponsorship dollars with a portfolio of business lists and events analogous to Charleston Business Magazine's SC 50 Most Influential.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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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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