Jennifer Becker, Will Wyatts Cowboy Couture
Love the new issue! Rockstar! Congratulations.


Kelly Kuhn, Blue Gallery
The July 2010 issue of KC Magazine is spectacular. I love the new format! Congratulations!


Jenny Wheat, Wheat Photography
We are studying the redesigned magazine today and it’s AMAZING.  I really just love the clean, modern, fresh style that is running through it.   It is saying that your reader is [the type of] person who loves the arts, doing fun things all over KC... really the “do-er” of Kansas City. Your readers are the ones trying the new restaurants or seeing a movie at a new venue or going to see a Quixotic show—the people who are making KC grow and be exciting.


Cori Gilbert Wallace, KC Magazine subscriber
You get the thumbs’ up from Jenny Wheat, and you’ve heard the thoughts of many. She took the words right out of my mouth: LOVE the inspired format you’ve developed. Thanks for taking a risk on what your readers want!


Becky Harris Wilson, WDS Marketing and Public Relations
KC Magazine represents our city as being a bright, modern, classy, friendly community with just a touch of cow town flavor!

Matt Shatto to KC Magazine regarding their open house Saturday, June 19th
Thanks so much for sharing our event with your fans. You have a great publication and we are so appreciative
of the opportunity to call you friends! See you Saturday.
              

From Michael Nolte regarding his In The Moment essay
I received a note from a bride of 17 years ago who read my 'In the Moment' column in the June issue. She was on of my first customers at my Hawthorne store. Today at church there were several mentions as well. (Just when you think the world has all gone online!)



Overheard at the August fashion shoot at beautiful Lake Waukomis
“What are the photos for?”
“KC Magazine. You know, it’s like The New Yorker but for Kansas City.”

Mary Long, long-time KC Magazine subscriber
Dear Dara & Colleagues,
I was so surprised to receive your message that I had won the Bulova watch. I have received many compliments when wearing the watch.
As I told you over the phone, I have been an avid reader of KC Magazine since returning to Kansas City in 1995. I always look forward to receiving the next issue and make time to go through the magazine from cover to cover as soon as I receive it. It is nice to stay current on the local scene as well as learn what is new. I look forward to many more years of enjoying the magazine that your staff produces.
Please give your staff accolades for a well produced publication.

Greg Morey, KC Originals and Urban Picnic
The Kansas City Originals is an association of independent restaurant owners with a 10 year history in the KC metro. More than 40 of Kansas City's most popular & unique locally owned restaurants are active members. For the last 9 years we/ve present a unique culinary event called Urban Picnic that not only showcases the food of our members but helps support local charitable organizations. Funds raised at this year's event, for instance, will benefit the culinary training programs at two local schools - DeLaSalle Education Center and the Broadmoor Bistro at Broadmoor Technical Center. Details are on line at www.urbanpicnickc.com
What do you like about KC Magazine?
KC Magazine is a beautiful publication that is known or its style, quality, and focus on the Kansas City community.  It reaches a wide variety of local families and individuals as well as visitors to the metro with articles that address fashion, style, business, and food.  Always interesting & beautifully presented!
What made it a good fit for you?
We have been impressed with the commitment KC Magazine has to the local community.  They not only help support & promote local businesses & events, but are consistently engaged in showcasing not-for-profits throughout the area - partnering with them to provide visibility and encourage community participation in their events.  This made KCM a logical choice as a Media Partner for our Urban Picnic 2010 event.  We are very grateful for their support and look forward to seeing them on April 25th.

Darrel Wingo, Alan Karlin Design
I'm originally from Oklahoma. I moved to Kansas City in 1985 to pursue my decorative interior painting career, since work was slow at the time in OK.  Painting jobs took off immediately upon meeting and starting to work with Jack Rees and several other interior designers.  One day I started looking for rugs to help a paint client and that is how I got in the Oriental rug business also.
What do you like about KC Magazine?
So many things, they really embrace and support all the great things going on in our city.  It is easy to forget what a wonderful & eventful city we live in.
What made it a good fit for you?
We feel like the readers are our clients and people that are interested in supporting great local businesses.
Please share with us a few of your favorite places or things about Kansas City and why?
1. The friendly & good people are number one.
2. Good BBQ (Oklahoma Joe's)
3. Ragtime Music & early jazz - The New Red Onion Jazz Babies, where ever they are playing & the new restaurant & music venue Gaslight Grill on 135th St.

Brent Welch, RA Sushi
I have been in the restaurant industry for twenty years. I have a culinary degree from the Culinary Arts Institute of Louisiana.  I have a wife and 4 children, ages 9 through 17. I love reading KC Mag because of the fashion features, the interesting food and home articles and the facts I gain about my city. This is the one magazine where I feel like I can remain on the cutting edge of “everything Kansas City.” If you’ve ever been inside RA Sushi in Leawood, you know that environmental design, colors and even our food styling on your plate are important to us. That is why we knew we had to be a part of KC Mag. Clearly it’s a magazine that believes in the significance of design and the beauty of this city. I’ve lived here most of my life. I moved my family back here from Baton Rouge because of the great schools, the incredible culture and the small town feel in a large city.

Janiece Rejba, Shine Marketing Group
What do you like about KC Magazine?
KC Magazine is designed with the lifestyles of the entire community in mind.  The editorial and marketplace features give KC Magazine and advertising edge.  KC Magazine also proves that subscriptions lead to results.  It is reassuring to be able to tell my clients that they can receive circulation results complete with demographics, so they know who is reading and seeing advertisements. Having one point of contact in sales who dedicates to me and my business philosophy is so refreshing.  I can even submit press releases to her and know that it will get to the right place.
What made it a good fit for you?
KC Magazine is a good fit for my business and my clients because it is geared to the entire Kansas City community of shared values and interests.  It is also relief that it does not rely heavily on advertising and here to stay.  Fashion evolves and my clients need a publication like KC Magazine to unite with it.
Please share with us your favorite places or things about Kansas City and why.
My favorite place area in Kansas City is the Crossroads Art District.  I love the brilliant artistic talents that merge together and their passions for the community.  It is a terrific area for anything locally true in art, fashion and good eats!
Tell us about your business.
We specialize in consulting for strategic marketing plans in online, traditional and advance pr mediums with excellence in implementation, execution, and driving results for local fashion.  I am also the innovator behind http://theshiningstyle.com, a directory for consumers and also a resource for those in the fashion and beauty industry launching in March 2010.  It began as a boutique advertising strategy, and has grown in support and the need for expansion.

Cory Childress, Evan-Talan Homes
Why did you choose KC Home Design?
My relationship was originated through Chuck Campbell with Loch Lloyd and The National  as he was engaging with Home Design to market his subdivisions and we looked at doing a joint project together ... and felt it was a good platform for marketing because it targeted our level of clientele. We ... felt this publication reached many of our clients.

Karen Badgett, Marketing Manager for the KC Ballet
KC Mag puts us in front a great potential audience! We love involving ourselves with other arts groups that advertise in this publication, as well as the great photos and articles! We are really excited to watch the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts grow in front of our faces. We can’t wait to perform there in 2011!

Sunlighten Day Spa
Sunlighten Day Spa encourages health and vitality of individuals, the community and the planet. Readers look to KC Magazine for its exploration of Kansas City’s essential luxuries and its spotlight on the people and places that make for a vital community. Sunlight Day Spa shares this appreciation with the magazine’s readers, and likewise focuses on distinctive ways to encourage the health and vitality of individuals, the community and the planet. Sunlight Day Spa, located in Overland Park, provides stress relief and wellness through a variety of therapies, including massage, infrared sauna treatments, body wraps, facials, microdermabrasion and men’s services. The spa also recently introduced all-natural manicures and pedicures. Sunlight Day Spa was voted one of the top day spas in the metropolitan area in KC Magazine’s 2010 City’s Best competition. Spa Manager Julie Palitto says clients appreciate the lasting impact of a massage or infrared sauna session. “People don’t want to wake up the morning after a day spa visit feeling as stressed as usual,” she said. “It’s doubly advantageous to couple short-term gratification with longer-term benefits like weight loss, detoxification, heart health and more vibrant skin.” Just as the spa is devoted to the well-being of its clients, it also focuses on encouraging a vibrant, healthy community.  Along with parent Sunlighten, the company partners with the American Heart Association on several charitable efforts. The team also volunteers regularly at Harvesters, Kansas City’s only food bank. Sunlight Day Spa also considers the planet’s health with an environmentally-friendly mindset, from opting for refillable skin care line to pursuing LEED certification for its renovated headquarters. “Our business is all about encouraging wellness, so it’s a natural fit for us to consider our environmental impact as well,” said Director of Marketing Rob Persaud. “It’s our goal to continuously expand our green commitment as our company grows.”Palitto is always happy to see the spa’s priorities echoed in the pages of KC Magazine. “KC Magazine offers a perfect snapshot about what’s interesting in Kansas City,” she said. “It’s nice to read about people in our community doing wonderful, beneficial things—making people happy with an eye to the bigger picture as well. We’re privileged to be a part of it.” Sunlight Day Spa in Overland Park, Kansas is a healing spa devoted to luxurious offerings that help detoxify and rejuvenate the body to alleviate stress. For more information, visit http://www.sunlightdayspa.com or http://www.sunlighten.com.

On the January- KC EATS issue
The January issue with Entrée: Dining out with the KC Originals is fantastic! Thanks for all your help! Great Job.
- Christopher Youngers, Vice President of the Kansas City Originals

Just opened my January issue of KC Magazine - KC Eats. This is an issue that will be eaten up by discerning readers. Great articles, superb photos and a thoughtful, but exuberant celebration of all things food in KC. Bravo!
 - Greg Morey, Marketing & Strategic Partnering at Café Trio

Amanda Cox, Media Buyer at Buca di Beppo 
At Buca, we target women and families who like to entertain and hold parties. KC Magazine’s audience is a perfect fit for this target of ours. We particularly like city magazines like KCM because the audience enjoys attending community events and embracing what their city has to offer (like our restaurant). During the last stretch of the year (Oct-Dec), we are trying to promote parties and events at Buca di Beppo. Our restaurant is a great venue for parties of more than 15 people. The atmosphere is so lively and we serve all our food family style – great for large groups. We try to promote this as much as possible from general celebrations (like birthday parties) to family/corporate holiday parties in November and December.We are advertising our restaurant as a venue for celebrations. We can accommodate anything from small groups to large parties, and we are really pushing it at the end of the year. We are hoping to open the eyes of KC Magazine’s demographic to the idea of Buca as more than just an Italian restaurant. We are often categorized into just a place to eat, but we want them to realize that Buca can be a great place to gather and hold parties. Buca di Beppo is an Italian restaurant chain with over 85 locations nationwide. Owned by Planet Hollywood International, Buca is continually growing and creating a bigger name for itself across America. The one thing that sets Buca apart from other Italian restaurant chains – besides the great food – is the jovial and exciting atmosphere of the restaurant. As soon as you walk into the restaurant, you are immersed in true Italian culture. All the meals at Buca are served family style to share with your entire group, creating a real Italian-family social dynamic. Due to this, the restaurant is loud and inviting and really sets the stage for a great meal.

Sarah Henderson, Director of Marketing & Communications at Rose Brooks 
As a nominee for Best Philanthropic Organization, Rose Brooks Center chose to advertise in KC Magazine to show our appreciation of the public’s support and to educate readers on the services Rose Brooks Center provides to thousands of women and children throughout our community.  In addition, many of our supporters and donors read KC Magazine and we want to keep our brand visible. The campaign’s purpose was to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Rose Brooks Center in the Kansas City community by showcasing the women and children we serve each day.  Since 1978, Rose Brooks Center has saved 150,000 women and children from the deadly cycle of domestic violence. Rose Brooks Center’s 30-year advertisement was geared toward recruiting supporters, volunteers and donors, and educating the public on the importance of our work. Our hope is to attract additional support through gifts of time, talent or treasure. Rose Brooks Center is a comprehensive domestic violence agency that provides a full continuum of care including prevention programming, crisis intervention and other supportive services to thousands of women and children each year.

Michael Nolte, Nolte’s Bridal
I choose KC Magazine AGAIN because of the terrific job they did for my event last year. "When it ain't broke, don't fix it!" The purpose of my campaign is to let engaged couples and their parents know about an annual event that they shouldn't miss in their wedding planning journey: WHITE 2010, a bridal event that includes vendor browsing, sit down luncheon, a planning seminar and a couture fashion show. We raise the bar on what is available to area brides by showcasing only the best of the best in the category of wedding vendors. Nolte's Bridal, now 30 years old, brings couture gowns and wedding coordination service under one roof. With salons in Hawthorne Plaza in Overland Park and Briarcliff Village in Kansas City North the company serves brides on both sides of the river also with the largest inventory of mother's gowns and black-tie dresses. Nolte's is listed as one of the "Top 10 Salons in the U.S." by National Bridal Service and Michael Nolte is the Director of Wedding Planning Services i.e. he teaches others how to become effective coordinators in national conferences. He is the co-author of "Stylish Weddings" and also the designer of a 30 piece bridal collection that ranges $1,500 to $3,500 and is only sold in 40 salons in the country.

Greg Morey, Café Trio
2010 will be the 4th year that Cafe Trio will have regular ads in KC Magazine.  We have consistently been pleased with the results of the branding campaign that runs almost monthly.  It not only reinforces our message but also has reached new audiences, bringing new guests to our restaurant.  Working with the magazine staff is always a pleasure.  We feel like a business partner and not just an advertiser - a refreshing difference! KC Magazine's editorial focus on local KC businesses and sophisticated, cultured readership is also a great match for our business.  Locally owned & operated, Cafe Trio's restaurant operation, recently relocated to the Country Club Plaza area, offers a casual, fine dining experience that includes lunch, cocktails, and dinner in a chic, contemporary setting. Our friendly, award-winning service compliments an extensive American-eclectic menu with an extensive wine list with live music and local art on the walls.  At Trio, it's not just the food, but the experience!