The Power of Custom Publishing

Choosing Great Lakes Bay Publishing [to produce our Bay Regional Cancer Center custom-published magazine-brochure] meant quality, proximity, and familiarity. We knew their work through Great Lakes Bay magazine and other area publications. They knew our work, too, because we share the same community.
Kurt Miller, Director of Marketing and Public Relations, McLaren Medical Center - Bay Region

65% of Americans say custom publications indicate a company’s regard for its customers.
2009 Roper Public Affairs Survey

69% of Americans say custom publications help them better understand the sponsoring company.
2009 Roper Public Affairs Survey

62% of Americans say the information within custom publications helps them make better purchase decisions and 60% say that they’re more likely to buy from the company whose publication provided the information.
2009 Roper Public Affairs Survey

85% of Americans say they would rather receive company information in the form of interesting articles than in an ad.
2009 Roper Public Affairs Survey

79% of Americans say custom publications provide interesting information.
2009 Roper Public Affairs Survey

65% of marketers believe branded content is superior to direct mail, and 63 percent believe it is superior to public relations.
2010 Spending Study, Custom Content Council

More than six in ten (63%) of consumers say they have bought something they saw mentioned or advertised in a custom publication.
2009 Roper Public Affairs Survey

Recipients of hospital-related custom publications feel much more favorable toward their local hospital than do non-recipients—from satisfaction with the hospital, to likelihood of recommending it to others, to feeling like the hospital keeps the community well informed.
2009 Roper Public Affairs Survey

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of companies are shifting from traditional forms of advertising and marketing to custom media, also known as branded content, content marketing, or custom publishing.

2010 Spending Study, Custom Content Council