Edra Sefton, Manager, Professional Development and Events, for Magazines Canada, advised me that 81 people have already pre-registered for the 2011 Newsstand Cover Quiz Show.  The room capacity is 110.

That means that there is only room for 29 more participants.

At stake:  Someone will be walking away with a $2000 retail promotion at Presse Commerce. It might as well be you!

Here's another teaser clue: her or him?

The Summer 2011 issue of FASHION sizzles with Katy Perry on the cover.  Shall we talk about eye-contact!

The white cover provides the high-contrast background for the dark-haired beauty to shine, as she stands tall above the logo.

Tons of additional benefit-oriented hooks, like  65+ swimsuits, sandals, shades and sunscreens… I’m sure ready to escape, are you?

The starburst also is good news:  Biggest Summer Issue Ever! My guess is that the newsstand sales will be the best ever for a Summer issue too.

This just in from the Huffington Post. Dossier magazine has been relocated to an opaque plastic bag for being to risque.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/16/dossier-andrej-pejic-cover-censored_n_862424.html

Click on the link above to place your vote on this cover…do you think it is offensive? I certainly don’t.

The June 2011 issue of Azure hits stands this week. Karen Simpson, art director, has delivered another sophisticated, elegant and refined cover for the award-winning magazine.

The cover lines take maximum advantage of the left-hand “real estate”.

Look for a special promotion at Presse Commerce locations.

On Wednesday, May 11th, The Grid was launched. It was a classic launch party at Queen and Bathurst, in the old Burroughes Building, complete with a line-up to get in, by invitation only. The 6th floor warehouse style space was packed to bursting with trend-setters, eagerly consuming mixed drinks from a seemingly endless set of serving stations, all offering something unique to get the buzz going fast. Not to worry the MADD crowd, Zip Car was on hand as a valued sponsor, offering free rides home.

It was so refreshing to see the energy of the crowd, eager to particpate in the launch of The Grid, whose bold new graphic design puts NOW to shame, and appears to be aimed in equal measure at Toronto Life, or shall I say advertisers eager to reach the restaurant-going, high end beverage consuming, nightlife-loving, upwardly mobile urban sophisticates.

“We feel like there’s a need for a city magazine that’s accessible and focused on the needs of people in their 20s and 30s,” says Laas Turnbull, the publisher and editor-in-chief. “Our goal is twofold: completely separate ourselves from NOW in terms of positioning; and fill a gap that’s existed in this marketplace, well… pretty much forever.”