Turn more opportunities into revenue while reducing the cost of running your publishing business.
The Magazine Manager streamlines ad sales, billing, production, and subscriber management for magazine publishers. Trusted by 33,000+ media products worldwide, our platform reduces overhead costs while increasing revenues through intelligent automation.
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Everything you need to run a modern publishing operation, integrated seamlessly
Centralize contact management, sales pipeline tracking, and customer relationships in one intuitive system designed specifically for publishers.
Learn moreStreamline proposals, contracts, ad orders, revisions, invoicing, and fulfillment with automated workflows that save time and reduce errors.
Learn moreAutomate invoicing, payment processing, subscription renewals, and accounts receivable with transparent reporting for accounting teams.
Learn moreCoordinate editorial timelines, production schedules, and layout workflows with digital pagination tools that keep your team aligned.
Learn moreGenerate custom reports on sales performance, aging accounts, ad schedules, and revenue forecasts with just a few clicks.
Learn moreBuild flat plans, place confirmed ad orders on the page, route proofs to advertisers, and trigger tearsheets and invoices without switching applications.
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A platform purpose-built for the publishing industry — not a generic tool retrofitted to fit your workflows.
Unlike generic CRMs, our platform understands the unique workflows of magazine publishing, from ad sales cycles to production deadlines.
Replace multiple disconnected systems with one integrated platform, eliminating redundant software costs and reducing training time.
Empower your sales team with targeted email lists, automated follow-ups, and transparent client portals that accelerate the sales cycle.
Advanced user permissions, role-based access controls, and multi-brand management capabilities grow with your organization.
Every client receives included training hours to get up and running. Our full help site — including video tutorials, on-demand courses, and live webinars — is free to access anytime, backed by a responsive support team that truly understands publishing workflows.
Our intuitive interface is designed to minimize the learning curve. Most teams are fully operational within weeks, with structured onboarding and self-serve resources available every step of the way.
Join 33,000+ media products that have automated their operations with The Magazine Manager. Book a personalized demo to see how our platform can reduce costs and increase revenue for your organization.
This software changed our lives at work! Magazine Manager is specifically designed for those of us in the print and digital publishing industry and it is crucial to our sales success. It is extremely easy to learn and apply immediately. As a past Salesforce user, this is SO much easier to use and because it is made for ad sales, the company deeply understands the details of exactly what we need.
This software has saved me hundreds of hours of time since I started using it. We used to do our sales management and tracking on spreadsheets. It took endless hours cross checking spreadsheets to make sure we had everything accounted for. Magazine Manager does it on the fly, so when information is entered in on one form, it automatically is duplicated where needed on all other reports.
I've tried all the major CRMs but for the publishing industry, no one does it better than Magazine Manager. It streamlines the sales process with integrated tools. Everything works together!
Our reps [manage] far more clients, allowing us to bill more and them to earn more in commissions. Better fit, had all the fields and data we needed, no customization required, low cost.
The best thing I can say about The Magazine Manager is that we can say without a doubt this is the most UX-friendly interface we have used for an integrated publishing management platform. The ease of use, the efficiency of scheduling calls and clearing them, and entering notes from a singular screen are priceless. The training has also been great and the video library is extensive.
The logic in how it's built and the ease of use is what sold me on The Magazine Manager 7 years ago, and its upgrades are what keep me a happy customer. It's easy to navigate and does everything we need. Everyone who was involved at The Magazine Manager was helpful. That was in 2013 and still holds true today.
See why a purpose-built publishing platform beats a generic CRM for magazine publishers
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Built for Magazine Publishing
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Purpose-built around ad sales cycles, production deadlines, and subscriber management — no workarounds needed.
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Designed for generic sales pipelines; publishing workflows must be forced in with custom fields and add-ons.
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Native proposals, contracts, ad orders, revisions, and fulfillment in one connected workflow.
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No concept of ad orders or insertion schedules — requires third-party tools or manual tracking.
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Publishing-specific invoicing, payment processing, and accounts receivable built in.
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Basic or bolt-on billing that isn't aware of ad schedules, issues, or media products.
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Production & Layout Workflow
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Editorial timelines, production schedules, and digital pagination tools included.
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No production or layout capability — handled entirely outside the CRM.
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Setup & Customization
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Works out of the box with the fields publishers actually need — minimal configuration.
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Extensive customization, consultants, and ongoing admin time to fit publishing use cases.
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Reporting for Publishers
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One-click reports on ad schedules, aging accounts, sales performance, and revenue forecasts.
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Generic dashboards that require custom report-building to surface publishing metrics.
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Ease of Adoption
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Intuitive for publishing teams; most are fully operational within days.
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Steep learning curve and long onboarding for features publishers don't use.
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Support & Training
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Free ongoing training and a support team that understands publishing workflows.
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General-purpose support with limited understanding of magazine operations.
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Total Cost of Ownership
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One integrated platform replaces multiple disconnected systems, reducing overhead.
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Add-ons, integrations, and admin overhead drive up the true cost over time.
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The Magazine Manager streamlines ad sales, billing, production, and subscriber management for magazine publishers. Trusted by 33,000+ media products worldwide, our platform reduces overhead costs while increasing revenues through intelligent automation.
See why publishers trust The Magazine Manager to automate ad sales, billing, production, and pagination in one connected CRM.
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