Thursday, November 19, 2009
Letters to the Editor
We want to make sure that our readers know that we now have a regular section for letters to the editor, and we welcome submissions. We love to hear from folks around the California desert region - and beyond.
Exciting news this fall at The Sun Runner Magazine!
Hello all,
I'm writing this to try to catch everyone up on what's going on with The Sun Runner Magazine these days. Things have been harder for desert businesses, and therefore harder for us this year with the recession. The talking heads on TV keep saying the recession is over, but I wouldn't be so sure that our local economy is listening.
The recession though, has resulted in us offering incredibly reasonable offers on advertising, and has led to the launch of our new value-oriented website, www.DesertFunCoupons.com. All of our print advertisers are now listed there, with links to their websites, online maps to make it easier to find them, and discount offers for desert locals and visitors to take advantage of!
We're assembling a great team here at The Sun Runner - with Barbara Buckland helping as calendar and new media editor (you can find us now on My Space, Facebook, and Twitter). With demand continuing to grow for the magazine (LA, Orange County, up Highway 395 toward Mammoth, etc.), I think it's exciting for us to reach all these new readers (at 36,000 per print issue, that equals almost a quarter of a million readers per year!
We're also on our third edition of the visitors map we produce for the Twentynine Palms area, and we'll be featuring some delightful additions to this year's version.
I was elected president of the California Deserts Visitors Association in September, and we've been busy recruiting a fantastic board of directors from around the desert, and properly organizing. The CDVA is the California desert's regional tourism marketing organization that works with the California Travel & Tourism Commission to promote the desert as the great visitor destination it is. Look for us again at the LA Times Travel & Adventure show in February 2010!
Right now, as we prepare for our December 2009/January 2010 issue - the issue that takes us into our 16th year of publishing - I can tease that it looks like we'll have a pretty famous personality grace our cover for this issue, along with some impressive art. I don't want to give everything away quite yet, but Associate Editor Ed Munson is busy as we speak!
Finally, as we approach Thanksgiving, I want to thank all our advertisers, subscribers, readers, and supporters for your help and backing. The Sun Runner wouldn't be where it is today without all of you, and we're all grateful!
I'm writing this to try to catch everyone up on what's going on with The Sun Runner Magazine these days. Things have been harder for desert businesses, and therefore harder for us this year with the recession. The talking heads on TV keep saying the recession is over, but I wouldn't be so sure that our local economy is listening.
The recession though, has resulted in us offering incredibly reasonable offers on advertising, and has led to the launch of our new value-oriented website, www.DesertFunCoupons.com. All of our print advertisers are now listed there, with links to their websites, online maps to make it easier to find them, and discount offers for desert locals and visitors to take advantage of!
We're assembling a great team here at The Sun Runner - with Barbara Buckland helping as calendar and new media editor (you can find us now on My Space, Facebook, and Twitter). With demand continuing to grow for the magazine (LA, Orange County, up Highway 395 toward Mammoth, etc.), I think it's exciting for us to reach all these new readers (at 36,000 per print issue, that equals almost a quarter of a million readers per year!
We're also on our third edition of the visitors map we produce for the Twentynine Palms area, and we'll be featuring some delightful additions to this year's version.
I was elected president of the California Deserts Visitors Association in September, and we've been busy recruiting a fantastic board of directors from around the desert, and properly organizing. The CDVA is the California desert's regional tourism marketing organization that works with the California Travel & Tourism Commission to promote the desert as the great visitor destination it is. Look for us again at the LA Times Travel & Adventure show in February 2010!
Right now, as we prepare for our December 2009/January 2010 issue - the issue that takes us into our 16th year of publishing - I can tease that it looks like we'll have a pretty famous personality grace our cover for this issue, along with some impressive art. I don't want to give everything away quite yet, but Associate Editor Ed Munson is busy as we speak!
Finally, as we approach Thanksgiving, I want to thank all our advertisers, subscribers, readers, and supporters for your help and backing. The Sun Runner wouldn't be where it is today without all of you, and we're all grateful!
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