Contest ad question????

[Tom Kren]

How do i go about getting our flyer put in the magizine for our how for 2025 also price? i have put a email to Gregg but no reply. HOPE TO HEAR BACK SOON.

 

 Tom Kren

[vintagerpm]

Go to the masthead (list of magazine editors, contributers, etc.) in the front of the magazine and look for "Sales & Marketing" under "Adverting Inquiries".

The latest issue I have on hand is #222 from 2023. It lists Wes Hofferber (wes@modelcarsmag.com), but I do not know if he still holds that position.

[Matt Bacon]

The most recent issue also lists Wes at the above email address as the guy to contact for "Advertising Inquiries", so I suspect he's your man...

best,

M.

[peteski]

Some model magazines (like FineScale Modeler) had a special discounted rate in the ad section for advertising model contests and similar events.  But realistically, this is year 2025 and the advertising section in printed magazines is pretty much non-existent. Most of this happens online now.  Using social media for show announcement provides much larger (and free) audience, which then gets to even larger audience by others sharing the info with their friends.

The club I belong to has our show flyer downloadable as a PDF file on our website and it is also shared on Facebook.  That is likely better coverage than just a printed version in a magazine.  I'm old-fashion  and I enjoy reading hard copy magazines, but I also realize that I'm a dinosaur and the future is on the Internet.

[Dave Ambrose]

A successful publicity campaign for a model contest needs multiple channels. Print is good if you can run for a few months prior. At a minimum, you need flyers, preferably with QR codes, in local hobby shops, game shops if you have a figure category, and anywhere else builders congregate. You also need social media. Facebook, BlueSky, and Instagram are the essentials. 

[Haree76]

Try calling the magazine office directly if you haven’t heard back—could speed things up.

[Bugatti Fan]

Apart from the IPMS USA Nationals most model shows / contests appear to be regional in nature. So maybe targeted advertising might be worth while besides the usual suspects on the internet.

Realistically, using this forum and other auto modelling forums might be your best bet as a much better spread for targeted advertising for shows / contests etc. There is usually an announcements or what's on thread in many forums. I guess that more auto modellers scan the different forums than take paper magazines these days.

I personally like a printed magazine but to get your message out there, the various Auto Modelling forums look to be your best vehicle (excuse the pun) for getting your message across, particularly when closer to the event taking place.

 

[thatz4u]

try local TV stations, they cover interesting stories in their areas

[Bugatti Fan]

Local TV tends to cover events when they are actually happening.  Probably not much use to publicise a show beforehand as a show is just another news item to them.

Having said that, show coverage on TV is good for for publicising the hobby generally.