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Central Ontario Business If you rely on B2B sales, then you absolutely need to be in Central Ontario Business. It’s the region’s only B2B magazine, a chance for you to get your message in front of 15,000 businesses throughout Simcoe, Muskoka and Southern Georgian Bay.

We’re delivering 15,000 copies to business owners – a captive audience ready to make decisions on the coming year’s fiscal budget. 

Want to stand out from the crowd and reach other business owners across Central Ontario? Give us a call.

Distribution begins October 19.

Melanie Marshall for Muskoka at [email protected] or 705-681-0709 Ext. 229

Jacklynn Tregunno for Georgian Bay at [email protected] or 705-681-0709 Ext. 231

Sarah Medd for Simcoe at [email protected] or 705-735-9669 Ext. 1

According to psychologists, the main reason networking is effective is because people like to work with those they know. We instinctively feel that knowing something about a person – even just knowing what they look like – makes them more likely to be trustworthy. It’s the same reason celebrities can get elected despite having no political experience: we’ve seen them on screen, so we feel we know something about them.

Networking events serve to make those connections. Two people meet at an event, learn a bit more about each other, and find a point of connection. Even the simple act of attending the same event can increase your comfort level and make it more likely that you’ll be able to do business together. The problem is that you only have time to attend so many networking events and still run your business. Which is why we created Dockside Business magazine. It’s the region’s only business-to-business magazine, a virtual networking spot where businesses can market themselves to other business owners.

Using strong photography, solid writing and creative designs from our expert team, Dockside Business lets business owners promote their services, skills and talents to an audience of their peers in Muskoka, Simcoe and Southern Georgian Bay. A Dockside Business feature lets others learn about the things that set you apart from the competition. And by putting a face to your business, it lets your customers feel that you’re not as much of a stranger.

The results have been impressive. “I had several new clients contact me after reading my Dockside Business spread,” says Will Hicks of D2DB (Dare To Be Different). “The overall quality of Dockside’s publications engages readers and helps grow your business.”

Dockside Business is hand-delivered business owners throughout the regions, with members of our team going door-to-door in all key commercial and industrial areas of your market. Additional copies are mailed to businesses, and others are distributed at key pickup locations, to ensure maximum market coverage.

It’s similar to the approach taken in our flagship Dockside magazine, but with a B2B focus. “For every dollar spent with Dockside Magazine/Dockside Business we had over five dollars of direct revenue,” says Chad Gilchrist of Roll-On Painting. “When the magazine comes out, the phone calls and emails don’t stop. I thought print advertising was dead... I was wrong. Dockside works wonders.”

Sales deadline for the fall edition of Dockside Business is September 28. To chat with one of our fabulous sales people about participating, please contact:

Melanie Marshall for Muskoka at [email protected] or 705-681-0709 Ext. 229.

Jacklynn Tregunno for Georgian Bay at [email protected] or 705-681-0709 Ext. 231.