Dear Fellow Connecticut Business,

I am pleased to share with you the exciting news that our firm, Marketing Resource Consultants (publishers of Hartford Magazine, Home Living Connecticut, CT Concierge, Greater Hartford 2006 Charitable Events Guide and the CT Convention Center 2005-2006 Planning Guide) has recently acquired Connecticut Business Magazine from Nolan Media, and will be launching The NEW Connecticut Business Magazine this May! Please find attached the 2006-07 Editorial Calendar & Rate Card for The NEW Connecticut Business Magazine.

The NEW Connecticut Business Magazine remains the only publication of its kind in our market; a statewide, full-color, glossy business magazine dedicated to reporting on the issues, events and leaders that help shape and direct Connecticut’s economy. The NEW CBM will cover all of the state’s relevant industries including agriculture, education, finance, gaming, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, politics, technology and tourism, to name a few. Timely and topical feature stories, “key player” profiles and industry specific content presented monthly within a slick and sophisticated creative design will make The NEW Connecticut Business Magazine the most authoritative voice on business in the Nutmeg state.

The NEW Connecticut Business Magazine will be published eleven (11) times per year, and distributed monthly (with the exception of a combined July/August Summer Double Issue). The NEW CBM will be directly mailed each month to a precisely targeted business audience made up of C-level executives from Fortune 500 companies, and owners of businesses with minimum annual revenues of $1 million dollars and up, as well as leaders of economic development and elected officials. Also 200 copies per month will be distributed by the CT Economic Resource Center (CERC) in a new business mailer to companies exploring and or in the process of opening up operation in the state of CT. Additionally, the NEW CBM will be available monthly on newsstands statewide. Total circulation of the NEW CBM will be 15,000 copies per issue.

The NEW Connecticut Business Magazine is the ultimate vehicle to deliver your business-to-business marketing message. I believe this is an opportunity worthy of your consideration of advertising placement. I look forward to the prospect of working with you to help achieve your companies branding and B2B objectives in the Connecticut market through our new publication. To secure an advertising placement in the May 2006 Premier Issue of The NEW Connecticut Business Magazine please call 860.728.5700.

Sincerely,
Michael J. Guinan
Publisher and Editor-In-Chief