CLEVELAND — Cleveland Business Connects (CBC) magazine has added three major players to its arsenal of Northeast Ohio retailers that distributes the monthly business-to-business magazine.
Beginning with the current November/December double-issue, CBC readers can purchase the publication at 54 Giant Eagle stores, 45 Walmart locations, and all 13 Buehler’s sites.
“This is one of the most significant distribution victories we’ve had,” CBC publisher Renée DeLuca Dolan says. “Adding 100-plus locations increases our newsstand distribution by 75 percent. We’re thrilled and honored to partner with these companies. They realize and celebrate our unique differences. Catering to professional businesswomen has really made a difference.”
CBC, which celebrated its third anniversary in November, covers the corporate scene in Northeast Ohio, with an emphasis on event planning and networking. Seventy percent of its readers are female, and 48 percent of its readers hold senior-level positions.
Six prominent retailers in Northeast Ohio now carry CBC. Barnes and Noble and Borders Books and Music began selling the magazine in May. Joseph-Beth Booksellers has sold the publication since February. CBC readers can also check out the magazine for free at every branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library system.
“CBC’s growth plan is aggressive. We’re looking to be the premier B-to-B and events magazine in Northeast Ohio,” DeLuca Dolan says. “We’re looking at partnering with two other publishers in 2010 to provide content that our readers are requesting. We listen, we analyze, and we publish what we feel is current, relevant, and explores the growth, expertise, and passion of the business professionals that make a difference in our communities.”
The newsstand price of the magazine is $3.95 plus tax.