Drum Magazine Issue 3 | Page 11

Drum: MAIL 9 Congratulations On Your Last Issue I know new magazines are not easy to establish unless they are from the big publishing houses. Thankfully Drum looks like it has certain built-in advantages. It doesn’t dwell on the negative, but the positive aspects of life. That’s a great selling point. If you also have distribution through established outlets, plus new research on the spending power of your audience, this will help you because that is what media buyers will need to put Drum on their schedules. It can be argued that if the client doesn’t have a black magazine on the schedule, it won’t look good — and more to the point they’ll miss out on your exclusive, hard cash audience. So don’t take no for an answer! I know the last thing you need in the middle of your struggle is a whole load of ad f