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From hand-written letters to emails, texts, phone calls and even social media endorsements, we’re grateful for the many wonderful reviews coming our way. |
“The new (Fall 2019) issue of Living Luxe is absolutely wonderful! We have gotten tons of positive feedback on both ads as well! We are so pleased with it all and are excited to be a part of such a quality publication.”
“I’m calling to see if you can have more magazines delivered, as the copies at the Downtown and Beaches offices are all gone already. People really love the [Summer 2019] Chihuly story.”
“As soon as we began with you our sales started to increase and our restaurant is now the highest grossing store in the whole chain. Advertising in Living Luxe was the only thing we did differently. We love your magazine.”
“I recognize that magazine! We picked up copies of it just last night at Roy’s and I’ve already read it cover to cover. Do you have any more copies we can take? I’d like to give some to my daughter and friends.”
“Our customers love this magazine! They specifically ask for it to read while their cars are being serviced.”
“I got a text from a friend who had already seen my ad before I’d even seen the issue myself. Customers have been coming in and calling, talking about the magazine and saying they’ve seen our ad.”
“We have now handed out more than 400 copies of the magazines you gave us, and still we have people coming in asking for more.”
“They’re gone [from the rack] in no time.”
“Just saw your latest issue... wanted to say kudos on raising the bar on an already high standard. Great content, photos, spectacular cover.”
“One of our elderly patients wanted me to read to her while in the waiting room, so I grabbed your magazine as it’s the best one we carry.”
“Your last issue with the wood duck on the cover is on my patio table; We love birds and have also seen it at Wild Birds Unlimited, we were talking with the owner all about Living Luxe.”
“Can we have more magazines delivered? People are asking for them and we’ve already run out.”
“A patient came up to me just today asking if the next issue of Living Luxe was out yet, and here you are! As soon as you leave the magazines, our volunteers take them to all the reception areas on all floors and they’re gone in no time. The patients love your magazine.”
“This thing bleeds quality.”
“Dear Ms. Anderson, I have been meaning to reach out to you for quite some time regarding Living Luxe and how much I have been enjoying each issue. As a long-term resident of Ponte Vedra Beach, your magazine is a breath of fresh air. As soon as it lands in my mailbox, I am reading it from cover to cover. It is such a high-quality magazine that truly stands out. I have witnessed on a few occasions people reading it while I’m out and about at places like Bonefish, Bold Bean, Starbucks, Art Walk, Picasso Day Spa, Marsh Landing and the PV Lodge to name a few. Even my bank in Marsh Landing always has it displayed. This week I had been at the Ponte Vedra Lodge gym when I noticed the gentleman in the attached photo reading a magazine. I have met him before and went over to him joking about how he’s goofing off while everyone else was working out when I noticed it was YOUR magazine he was reading. Our conversation did turn to the magazine and he echoed the popularity and how he can feel the difference literally in his hands with your magazine. ‘The paper quality and selection of cover make people want to pick it up’ were his words. This made me want to covertly take his picture so I can send to you and introduce myself to you. He lives in The Carlisle (which are those beautiful condos across from the PV Lodge) and told me there are copies on each floor of the building. He noticed you had a color theme between the winter issue and this one. I hadn’t picked up on that but evidently he did and also enjoys each issue. Your magazine, contributors and advertisers are just getting better and better with each issue. I hope this email conveys the appreciation of having our coast properly represented. A quality place needed a quality magazine. Well done!”
“Great magazine. Good articles, beautiful homes. Really enjoy it.”
“I have been very fortunate to have obtained a copy of both the Winter 2018 and Spring 2019 issues of your fabulous magazine. It is filled with great stories and some of the most beautiful photography I have ever seen. Even the ads are spectacular. I would like to send you a check for $26 for a yearly subscription.”
“My husband and I visited Nocatee recently and may relocate to that area. We picked up your March - May 2019 magazine at one of the restaurants in Nocatee and my husband really liked it. Is there any way we can purchase all previous issues? Also, I would like to subscribe starting with Summer 2019.”
“Thank you, thank you, thank you. Once again, a couple walked into the sales center holding your beautiful magazine. They had just come from The Metro Diner where there was a long wait which gave them time to peruse the magazine. They came over immediately and stayed for an hour. This is a likely sale… I am honored to have Waterfall in your magazine and am so impressed by your keen sense of where to place this publication so that it reaches discerning and affluent consumers.”
“Hey, Katie, Matt (lead cook) says that business is booming on account of Living Luxe, and that you’re even having to hire more staff to handle the demand. In fact, he calls these new clients the ‘Golden Crescent’ crowd, saying that they come in with our magazine in hand. Is this true?” “Oh gosh, yes! We’re getting a ton of comments about the magazine and couldn’t be happier!"
“We love your magazine! We’re getting so many call and clients raving about our ads.”
“We sold 15 memberships this month, alone!”
“A couple came in today with our ad from Living Luxe torn out of the magazine, wanting to learn about the condos! They said they’d picked up Living Luxe at their doctor’s office and were here on account of it!”
“We’ve been blowing through a ton of the magazines. People really like it because it looks like an expensive magazine you’d have to pay for. We get better tips when we hand them out.”
“I was wondering if you’d mail a copy (of Living Luxe) to my friend, because I want her to see this magazine, but I don’t want to give up mine.”
“I saw LL on the counter at Bonefish last night.”
“I had brought a copy of the spring issue to show my accountant. As it turns out, she’d already seen it, as just that same day another client had brought her a copy of Living Luxe, saying ‘You’ve got to see this magazine.’”
“A couple came in from Nocatee, saw the magazines (at the front reservation desk), said they love it, and asked if they could take like 10 copies or more to give to friends. I said ‘Absolutely!’”
“My staff tells me whenever you’ve come in delivering new copies. I ask ‘Where are they?’ They tell me, ‘They’re already gone.’”
“Pam, your beautiful magazine is flying of the shelf!! I have been restocking the ones at the Ponte Vedra YMCA. I'll put out 10 or 20 and they are gone within a day or two. The other day I was working out and went down the hall way to the pool to talk to my friend Alex. He said he wanted to see the magazine and I told him I just saw there was one left. We walked back inside and it was gone! You guys did a great job with the current issue! So many people are talking about the magazine.”
“I like the new ‘listings’ section.”
“We sold another membership today off our ad!”
“Our patients LOVE this magazine! They like reading it because it’s so peaceful looking and helps get their minds off of why they’re here. Once all the issues on the coffee tables are gone, they’ll come around the backside of my desk and try and grab more copies when they think I’m not looking.”
“Our customers love this magazine. I love that you open it up and you’re not clobbered by ads.”
“I’ve been raving about your magazine to everyone at our office. The content is great! It’s always at the (Ponte Vedra Inn & Club) gym and members like to have something like this to read while relaxing.”
“I was at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club Spa today and Living Luxe was on all the tables. It looked great!”
“This magazine is perfect for our front desk, as a lot of our guests are here because they’re looking for a home, and it’s such a classy magazine about the area.”
“Your new issue is incredible. I’ve been handing it out to all our guests.”
“When I first saw your magazine, I came back to the office and instructed my staff to contact you. I told them ‘This is where I need to be.’”
“Pam, this publication is beyond beautiful... well done again! With every issue, you raise the bar.”
“Hey Pam, I had a meeting today at Fortress Wealth in Ponte Vedra Beach, and they have every single issue of yours on the lobby coffee table for guests to read. They said they LOVE your magazine! (And they’re heavy hitters!)”
“I definitely recognize your magazine, as I see it on coffee tables in homes throughout the Beaches.”
“The (Living Luxe) Underwood’s Special Christmas Edition was the most successful issue we’ve ever done. We got calls from as far away as Philadelphia — like the client who said it was the most beautiful magazine he’d ever seen. And the marketing manager for David Yurman was visiting at that time, and stayed at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club. She picked up a copy of Living Luxe at the resort, and said her Dad, who was travelling with her, could not put it down.”
“Our partner brands are all so impressed with the magazine, Pam. We get rave reviews from them about how it looks and feels.”
“We got two calls today off our ad! Both said they loved the ad and the magazine, and wanted to schedule a tour.”
“We got a call just a few days after the (December) issue came out. A man wanted to buy the exact shoes in our ad for his wife.”
“A woman after church today said she was at the Lexus dealership and saw my ad in a beautiful magazine.”
“I know the magazine is out there, because I keep getting texts and emails from clients saying they are reading this beautiful new magazine and see my name in it.”
“I have to say... we are thrilled with the new magazine. The publication looks great, the articles are interesting and, most importantly, our ad is AWESOME!”
"We are getting tons of positive comments regarding the magazine... we also had our first tour this weekend that identified Living Luxe as how they learned about us!"
“We truly appreciate all the kindness you have shown to Bold Bean. This is incredible the amount of exposure your lovely magazine is getting!”
“Thank you for the great placement and I thought the magazine turned out wonderfully.”
“I know this magazine! We get it mailed to our home — my wife loves it! We’ve never seen anything like it here.”
"Thank you, Pam, for a beautiful and professionally done article. Many of my patients have been asking where they can buy a copy of the magazine!"
"Pam, thank you for allowing us to see your latest creation. After meeting you in person and seeing your first issue, we could not wait to see how you would follow that amazing start. Well, we were not disappointed! We have only seen the latest issue electronically so far, but we were delighted to see that it is the same high-end magazine, such a thrill to see top notch quality in this day and age. Still, there is something to be said for the beautiful, vibrant colored, glossy pages in your hands! I cannot wait to get “my hands” on the latest happenings and stories from the “Golden Crescent”. Your magazine is top notch!"
"Thank you for your beautiful publications that you provided to our store. The pages for our product were outstanding!"
From our culinary travel writer, Kelly Merritt, to her wide-ranging social media base: "Thank you all so much for your insight and photos in my research on Charleston for the inaugural issue of Living Luxe magazine. Though I have been to Charleston no fewer than a dozen times, it is impossible to keep up with such a dynamic place without your help. This new luxury market publication is the brainchild of Pamela Anderson (no, not that one) out of Jacksonville, FL for the Golden Crescent market, the swath of land from Nocatee, north through Ponte Vedra Beach and the Jacksonville Beaches. It pleases me to no end, that in this time and place in our business, someone would have the courage to start a magazine in print media and be so committed to quality and positive coverage. I hope you will not only enjoy the story and share it, but that you will support Pamela's new endeavor. Please flip through the pages and encourage your friends and clients to share this issue beyond this message of thanks." Kelly Merritt, specializing in culinary travel writing since 1999 for Forbes Travel, Southern Living, Plate Magazine, OpenTable, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, South Magazine, Restaurant Insider, Tasting Panel Magazine, LUXE Magazine, Sommelier Journal, Bespoke Concierge Magazine, Naples Daily News, Living Luxe, GO AirTran In-flight Magazine and Florida Weekly.
"I enjoyed reading your inaugural issue recently. The photography, content, and even the paper stock were all impressive."
"Congratulations Pamela on your new publication! What a beautiful publication! Love the imagery. Best of luck!"
"Another fabulous issue!"
"Pamela, the team sent me photos of the magazine while I was traveling. It looks fantastic! Thank you for doing a great job and showcasing our work so nicely. I also just received an email from our PR agency. They said you did a fabulous job and we were represented well."
"You're really upping the ante with this magazine. The second issue looks absolutely awesome!"
"We are all very excited to see the continued growth of "Living Luxe" in our community!"
"Pam, congratulations on a job well done! I took the magazine to New York with me and showed it to my Les Dames d'Escoffier group as well as the chefs team from Greece that traveled to New York to do the "Culinary Secrets of the South Aegean" dinner with us at the James Beard House. They were all very impressed with the magazine and with my article. A journalist from Athens was among the members of the Greek party, and he was asking me all sorts of questions about the magazine, the article, etc. Would you be able to send me a separate pdf of my article so I can post it and share it on Facebook? I have many Facebook friends all over the world: Italy, France, Greece, England, South Africa — and all the great wine regions of the world. It would be great exposure for you, your magazine and me!" Irene Moore, specializing in freelance luxury lifestyle writing, focusing on wine, culinary, and travel and holding an Advanced Sommelier/Mastery of Wines Certification from FIU's Chaplin School of Hospitality, plus an MBA from Fordham University’s Graduate School of Business in New York.
"KUDOS! I picked up your magazine in a doctor's office, wrote down your website address and after looking through it on the internet (very internet friendly, thanks to your designer), have decided to send in my check for a subscription! I have lived in Ponte Vedra for over 18 years and have seen publications come and go. Some, I've wondered why the effort and material was wasted. Others assume that you know everything about your hometown, i.e. THE PLAYERS and other info, which serves to make a reader feel like an "outsider." Your magazine offers truly something for everyone and feels very inclusive, which I think is that elusive quality that brings readers in. I really enjoyed the cactus article, which was complete with thorough information and also recommendations for further research through websites. Another magazine may have shown pretty pictures (of which yours are stunning) without making a reader's fantasy seem achievable. If you keep up the good work of informing, entertaining and inclusiveness with local flavor emphasized; either recipes, events, gardening, fashion... whatever feeds a magazine reader's thirst for knowledge or fantasy (isn't that why we read magazines?), I believe you will have a winning publication on your hands! In today's digital world — not easy. And oh, as a postscript of sorts, love the designation of the Golden Crescent!"
"I live in Nocatee and just sat down to read your magazine. It is terrific! Thank you for providing such a beautiful and interesting resource for our community. I have found most local magazines rather bland and poorly written. Yours is top notch! I plan to go buy a cactus… and look forward to more."
"It was a wonderful happenstance to meet you yesterday at the Surf Shop at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club. Your new magazine is stunning. Congratulations to you! I will spread the word on your beautiful new publication!"
"I picked up your inaugural issue of Living Luxe at Starbucks, and it is a beautiful publication. If you are looking for anyone to help provide content I would be happy to donate some time and/or introduce you to some of the people I know in the writing/photography space. I am in between London, England, and the U.S. currently split between business and hospital medicine."
"Congratulations Pam on the success of your inaugural issue! I've heard many wonderful comments about the magazine. Also, a client of mine that used to be a publisher in New York called to say it is a very high-quality magazine."
"Pam, your magazine is lovely! Why wouldn’t we want to be a part of this?"
"Pam, this is Robin from Sidney Cardel's. At work, reading your Inaugural issue of Living Luxe. It is awesome!! A beautiful, new magazine for the area. Loved the articles and the photos were amazing. Keep up the great work!!"
"IT IS BEAUTIFUL!!!! I LOVE IT!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!"
"Chris and I received your magazine yesterday and wanted to pass along our congratulations. You nailed the look and feel, and we are very grateful to be included in the issue. Many, many thanks!"
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