Improving "Swimmer"magazine

After finding out Swimmer takes 30% of our budget,I was thinking how to make it better.I think it is perhaps fine as it is now for what it does now,but if it is to help us grow... What do you think? Rodale had a magazine called "Fitness Swimmer' a few years ago and I thought it was excellent and I think implied that such a mag could be(almost) profitable.The current 4 in one format of "Swimming World" now seems excellent.Perhaps Swimmer should have sections:Competitive Swimmer,fitness swimmer,tri,noodlers(to be totally inclusive.)This might help with the problem of technique articles in Swimmer.The articles seem aimed for the middle and are too simple for elite swimmers and too advanced for beginners. If you want to sell issues how about more pictures of good looking Masters swimmers in swim suits(it worked for Sports Illustrated.) I don't find the "new product"section very helpful as it just gives what the company says.How about product testing? I expect a company would be glad to say"our goggles were the top rated by USMS-publicity for us.)If you really want to sell how about product testing on LZR vsTracer Rise,vs Nero Comp.I bet most swimmers,coaches,and parents would be interested in that.
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  • I'm curious: has the marketing department of Swimmer attempted to solicit advertising outside producers of swimming-related items? If so, what was the response? (Some "middle name" companies that have crossed my mind are along the lines of Harry and David , White Flower Farm, Williams Sonoma , SwimTrek, other destination travel National Geographic?], related sports equipment such as bicycles and trikes , yoga , running, moderately priced, functional watches ). Rosetta Stone, famously endorsed by M. Phelps, is advertising staff positions. I'd try for: --yoga mag --destination travel (Aqua Moon Adventures already runs a nice ad; this zone seems a good one to tap) --health and nutrition --business services (Barron's, Home Depot) Another idea percolating: A special issue focused on swimming-related destination travel would suddenly open the door to all things travel-related. I've already used Avis in my swimming-related destination travel. :) Took a Canon camera. Fossil watch (around $22). VB
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  • I'm curious: has the marketing department of Swimmer attempted to solicit advertising outside producers of swimming-related items? If so, what was the response? (Some "middle name" companies that have crossed my mind are along the lines of Harry and David , White Flower Farm, Williams Sonoma , SwimTrek, other destination travel National Geographic?], related sports equipment such as bicycles and trikes , yoga , running, moderately priced, functional watches ). Rosetta Stone, famously endorsed by M. Phelps, is advertising staff positions. I'd try for: --yoga mag --destination travel (Aqua Moon Adventures already runs a nice ad; this zone seems a good one to tap) --health and nutrition --business services (Barron's, Home Depot) Another idea percolating: A special issue focused on swimming-related destination travel would suddenly open the door to all things travel-related. I've already used Avis in my swimming-related destination travel. :) Took a Canon camera. Fossil watch (around $22). VB
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