CHA Magazine is published two times per year and distributed throughout the Cape & Islands. It’s robust online website and live magazine assures visitors easy access and search functions for relevant articles, practitioners and businesses in the areas they are seeking.
Please contact us or call us at 508.896.7117 for more information on advertising.
Contact Info
CHA Magazine
1275 Millstone Road
Brewster, MA 02631
ph 508.896.7117
fx 508.896.1511
CLICK HERE TO CONTACT CHA
Listing Options:
Expanded Directory
Text-rich description of 120 words (additional words and color possible), and a photo or logo.
Easy Reference
A 90-character categorized listing. All letters, spaces and punctuation must be included in the 90 characters.
Calendar Listing
A 40-word announcement for a class, workshop, expo or event, listed by town or island. General ads not accepted.
AD Sizes / positions
Home Page Splash: 588 x 265 pixels / Rotating
Top #1: 300 x 250 pixels / Rotating
Extra Large #2: 300 x 600 pixels / Rotating
Horizontal #3: 300 x 150 pixels / Rotating
Publishing & Closing Dates
Spring/Summer (May, June, July, August): March 25
Fall/Winter (September, October, November, December): July 25
chaMagazine.com ~ A Worldwide Network
Content-rich and robust, chamagazine.com assures high-viewership with easy access links through all advertising and directories. Each print ad and listing comes with a live magazine direct link to website included in the price – unlimited viewership direct to your website.
Chamagazine.com’s search function instantly finds your listing or directory along with other relevent articles for visitors seeking information about your business or service.
• Showcasing the best of the local Cape and Islands community; quality of life and sustainable living
• Community Resource Listings; EZ Reference, Expanded Directory and Verified Green Business Listing
• Up-to-date listings of events, classes, workshops, support groups, and clinics
• Hundreds of indexed and archived articles
• Direct resource link from Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce site
• Constantly promoted. Continuous traffic driven through print, events and social media sites
Editorial Mission
Grown from a seed, CHA Magazine and chamagazine.com continue to blossom in new directions through the support and contributions of local businesses and professionals. CHA Magazine is a publication showcasing inspirational stories, work and passionate connection to our native life, community and culture.
Casting a broad umbrella, CHA Magazine and chamagazine.com invite all aspects of life on these sandy outcroppings to be under one roof. People on Cape Cod, the Islands and in Plymouth County find joy, work, health, healing and humor in all kinds of places and in all kinds of ways. CHA Magazine strives to include the broad range of inspiration for ourselves and our planet into one valuable and accessible resource that is both locally grown and locally supported by this unique community and place.
This premier resource and guide for dynamic individuals and businesses includes:
• Green Scene – Focused on nature, our connection to nature, sustainable practices and making
concious choices about how we live in balance with the earth.
• Features and Stories – From our Wellness Showcase and Green Spotlight, to stories of community connection, sustainable practices, involvement and individual (self) discover; these stories inspire and educate while creating increased visibility for local individuals, businesses, groups and professionals here on the Cape and Islands.
• Columns – Always changing, columns have included: Great Taste: Healthy Eating, Food & Recipes,
Self-Care, Yoga & Bodywork, Integration, From the Roots Up: The Spirit and Practice of Sustainability,
Environmental Awareness, Astrology and Stress Reduction. Current columns include regular reporting on the Cape & Islands Green Small Business Verification Program and complimentary listings of all green
verified local businesses.
• What/Where Calendar – A handy 3-month guide to a full-range of classes, events and workshops on the Cape, Islands and Plymouth County.
• Expanded Directory (with special Green section)– A descriptive summary of a business or
practitioner’s work. Expanded Directories can include relevant experience or history, define a particular approach, list products and services or explain a session or modality. Expanded Directory has an online component with a robust search function and links.
• Easy Reference – A useful quick-guide to finding resources in the area. Easy Reference has an online component with a robust search function and links.
• Easy Green Reference – A useful quick-guide to finding green resources in the area. Easy Green Reference has an online component with a robust search function and links.
Print Circulation and Distribution
Open Eye Communications, Inc. publishes 20,000 issues of CHA Magazine bi-annually, with excellent distribution to over 500 locations. Over 180,000 people read CHA Magazine every year.*
Distribution includes Cape Cod, Plymouth County, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard.
Professional distribution services include uniformed drivers and a fleet of vans to keep racks replenished.
CHA Magazine is available free-of-charge to the general public and can be found at:
• Supermarkets
• Grocery markets
• Whole food markets
• Cafés
• Restaurants
• Whole health centers
• Fitness centers
• Gift shops
• Gyms
• Bookstores
• B&Bs (in season)
• Newsstands
• Hospitals
• Clinics
• Doctor’s offices
CHA Magazine provides a subscription service for its readers, ensuring delivery directly to their homes or place of business. This service accommodates year-round residents, seasonal visitors, and waiting rooms.
Rates are $20.00 for a one-year subscription, $35.00 for a two-year subscription.
*Based on CHA Readership Survey and distribution locations
Social Media Networking
www.chamagazine.com
facebook.com/chamagazine
twitter.com/chamagazine
youtube.com/chamagazine
issuu.com/chamagazine
Harnessing the value of good public relations, communications, marketing, friendships, and dynamic engagement, social media real-time online communications vehicles constantly drive traffic and raise awareness of both CHA Magazine and chamagazine.com content.
The social online interaction, real time events and physical print manifestation of articles, stories, advertisements, and community news create a socially dynamic community with strong voice and visibility.
CHA Magazine is a valued and well-respected community resource. Physically publishing and distributing each new issue is exciting and inspiring as it is so often received with joy. Publishing CHA Magazine online and expressing it throughout social media channels allows for a building on, and natural extension of, this wonderful community energy.
Audience Profile
An Interactive Readership
CHA Magazine is the leading resource for optimal living on the Cape and Islands and Plymouth County. Its readership is thoughtful and pro-active, making conscious decisions for their lives every day. That’s why CHA Magazine readers:
• Read every issue – 62%
• Read CHA Magazine cover-to-cover – 58%
• Keep CHA Magazine for more than two months – 23%
• Collect them – 15%
Educated, curious, thoughtful and decisive, CHA Magazine readers have:
• Learned something new from reading CHA Magazine– 65%
• Found programs and services that they were not previously aware of – 54%
• Used a service as a result of learning about it – 36% (more than 1 in 3)
50% of CHA Magazine readers pass along the magazine to another reader.
Events ~ Building Community and Local Resources
From informal pot luck gatherings to large conferences and expos, events are a natural extension of CHA Magazine and chamagazine.com. They are an extraordinary way to strengthen the community bond that sustains us. Creating awareness of what we each have to offer, educating, and providing support – for ouselves and our environment – nourishes and strengthens us in so many ways.
Media planning and promotion for the events are managed by OpenEye Communications, Inc., a graphic design and marketing communications firm. OpenEye Communications, Inc. is the parent company of CHA Magazine.
To learn more about upcoming events, including sponsorship opportunities, visit chamagazine.com or call 508-896-7117.
Publisher/Editor
Beth Draper
Community Liaison
Ginia Pati 508-896-7117
Account Representative
Jeff Tavares 508-566-4989
