Lavender directly connects your business to the loyal and lucrative GLBT market. We are proud to have advertisers from local and national markets, and here are some of the testimonials we have received over the past years.
I have been advertising in Lavender and Lavender Yellow Pages for the last 8 years. Based on the business I have received from Lavender readers, I would recommend the great team at Lavender to anyone. Thanks for helping my business!
– Tom Spears, Owner and Founder of Personal Pride Construction
“At Tangletown Gardens, we are proud of being part of a vibrant GLBT community. Lavender has been an important tool to reach out to our community as we have grown our business from day 1. Our success depends on our loyal customer base. The GLBT community has always been advocates of our business and there for us as we continue to grow our business. Thanks Lavender for helping to introduce new customers to Tangletown Gardens all the time.”
– Scott Endres, Tangletown Gardens
Lavender reaches an important segment of our ticket buying audience and always strives to provide the most value for our advertising dollars, which is why Hennepin Theatre Trust is a member of the magazine’s Community Connection.
– Lisa Krohn & Carl Lee, Hennepin Theatre Trust
”Our advertising experience with Lavender has been really great! It has resulted in wonderful additions to our customer list and continues to be one of our most successful advertising venues. In addition, the staff at Lavender has been first-rate in terms of building a win-win partnership with Max’s.”
– Ellen Hertz, Max’s
We have worked with Lavender Magazine for years for many reasons, local business, great product, amazing staff but mainly because it works! There is no better avenue to the GLBT community then this publication.
– Colleen Bertino, Fantasy Gifts
There’s no better way for our practice to keep in touch with our valued GLBT clients than Lavender Magazine. Time and time again, new patients say “I saw you in Lavender.”
– Dr. Jamie Graham, Fiant Dental
Lavender is not just a magazine we put an ad every other week but an opportunity to really get involved with the community and network with their readers and other advertisers. We absolutely feel we have had an increase in business due to our exposure in Lavender and the community opportunities they offer.
– Becky Austin, Tile Shop
Since starting our business in 2004, Lavender is the only publication where the Wilde Roast Cafe consistently advertised. Lavender is the only was to get noticed by the Twin Cities GLBTA market. The exposure has put our cafe as the leader in our market, and increased our sales consistently over the past two years. As a result, we are in the process of expanding.
– Tom DeGree & Dean Schlaak, Wilde Roast Café
“Advertising in every issue since the 1990’s has created name recognition with clients and colleagues, face recognition when we sometimes don’t expect it, and a steady stream new phone calls from clients who say ‘I’m calling because I saw your ad in Lavender and I need…’ AND we love working with the staff, who deliver creative strategies and great customer service!”
– Jerry Burg, Attorney at Law
The numbers speak for themselves. With an estimated 15 million GLBT consumers in the U.S. today, and the buying power projected to reach more than $610 billion this year, serving this market is not only the right thing to do, but it’s smart business.
– Kevin Shaw, Marketing Manger for Wells Fargo’s Metro Minnesota Region
Who knew advertising could be so much fun! Working with the staff at Lavender has not only been extremely successful, but entertaining as well. Lavender has been, and will continue to be a significant part of our marketing strategy for years to come. The clients we’ve met through Lavender have been wonderful, supportive, and have become good friends. Thanks to Lavender business is good, and a lot of fun.
– Ed Roskowinski, Vujovich Design Build, Inc.
