About Us ~ BigBlendMagazine.com
Big Blend Magazine has been published since 1997. Passionate and
dedicated to educating the public about the various and diverse
facets of the USA and the rest of the world, Big Blend Magazine is
operated by mother and daughter team Nancy J. Reid - Editor and
Production Director, and Lisa D. Smith - Editor and Marketing
Director. Together we offer over 40 years of marketing,
photography, and editorial experience in the travel, lifestyle,
leisure, special interest, hospitality, business and retail
industries.
BigBlendMagazine.com opened its doors as a print and online
publication in 1997. It became a completely online publication in
2006, and expanded to being national and international in coverage,
due to the number of readers being outside of the southwestern
states (where the magazine had its beginnings). Approximately 84.7%
of our readers bookmark our site.
Our Readership:
BigBlendMagazine.com (also known as www.BlendRadioandTV.com).
Online for over 12 years, our magazine www.BigBlendMagazine.com has
an average of 2.4 million monthly readers / unique visitors. We
only count someone as a visitor / reader once they have been on our
site for over 2 minutes.
Approx. 75% of our 2.4 million readers come from the US with
majority coming from CA, AZ, TX, NM, OR, WA, FL, NY, PA, TN, MI,
UT, MI, and the Midwest.
Approx. 25% of our unique visitors come from Canada, Europe
(especially Holland, Germany, Belgium, France & UK), Australia,
Asia, Mexico, and South Africa.
The majority of our readers are between the ages of 25 and 75 years
of age, they have a higher education, enjoy traveling, have special
interests and hobbies, are active in their communities, and care
about the environment.
The Daily Blend Email Newsletter is sent out to over 250,000
subscribers, keeping them informed of new articles, radio shows,
videos, giveaways, recipes and more. This newsletter has an 87.7%
average opening rate. Approximately 22% of our subscribers forward
the newsletter when they receive it.
Our Departments:
Art - Accessed an average of 1,570,000 times per month
Contest/Giveaway Page - Accessed an average of 2,385,000 times per
month
Body, Mind & Spirit Accessed an average of 1,185,000 times per
month
Books & Poetry - Accessed an average off 1,510,000 times per
month
Business & Professional - Accessed an average of 951,000 times
per month
Eco & Earth Friendly - Accessed an average of 1,075,000 times
per month
Events - Accessed an average of 1,728,000 times per month
Fashion, Beauty & Spa - Accessed an average of 955,000 times
per month
Food & Drink - Accessed an average of 1,476,000 times per month
History & Heritage Accessed an average of 1,166,000 times per
month
Hobbies & Crafts - Accessed an average of 931,000 times per
month
Holidays & Observances - Accessed an average of 1,092,000 times
per month
Home & Garden - Accessed an average of 1,417,000 times per
month
Kids & Family - Accessed an average of 988,000 times per month
Music & Entertainment - Accessed an average of 1,584,000 times
per month.
Nature, Wildlife & Science - Accessed an average of 959,000
times per month
Recreation & Sports Accessed an average of 821,000 times per
month
Shopping Accessed an average of 1,349,000 times per month
Travel Destinations - Accessed an average of 1,363,000 times per
month
Weddings & Event Planning Accessed an average of 966,000 times
per month
Area/City Town Guides Accessed an average of 2,517,000 times per
month
Contests & Giveaways: This is the page where we feature all
prize giveaways and contests. It is one of our readers favorite
destinations on BigBlendMagazine.com, and is a great place to
garner extra promotion with giveaways.
Blend Radio Shows: BigBlendMagazine.com has 10 monthly online radio
shows that can be listened to live or on demand as a podcast.
Shows include:
Champagne Sundays, (weekly) variety entertainment radio
Creative Celebrations, plan your event or holiday celebration radio
Eat, Drink & Be Merry! Foodies & cooking radio
Garden Gossip, home & garden radio
Rants, Raves & Rock 'n Roll radio music and variety radio
The Nature Connection, nature, wildlife & science radio
The Success Express, business career radio
The Vacation Station, travel & leisure radio
Ultimate Living, quality of life radio
Way Back When, history & heritage radio
Mission Statement:
Big Blend Magazine is a company based on the belief that education
is the most formidable weapon that can be waged against fear,
ignorance and prejudice. It is our belief that education starts at
home and branches outward. Education leads to travel, and travel
leads to understanding, tolerance, and appreciation of cultures and
customs different to our own, and ultimately to world peace. Our
company is further based on the principle that networking,
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