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      Powered by our automation technology, we make the process of designing your publication a breeze with a fully integrated end-to-end process. Offload extra projects or your regular titles to our team.

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      Get expert designers to design those small intricate elements your team doesn’t have time to do. Submit your request and we’ll provide an estimate or quote or simply bill for time by request.

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      Headshot-Ross-Furukawa

      Ross Furukawa

      Santa Monica Daily Press

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      Omaha Publications

      mike_dragsovich

      Mike Dragosavich

      Spotlight Media

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      Laurie Laykish

      Local Life

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      Charity Huff

      January Spring

      New Releases

      ASG-PS-Whats-Next-Todd-BestOf-CS

      Best-Of Contest Voting Done Right

      Publisher Todd Lemke gives us the lowdown on how he built his 220,000+ voter Best of Omaha contest.

      ASG-PS-Whats-Next-Todd-BestOf-CS

      Ensuring Best-Of Contest Credibility

      A successful Best-Of contest is built on trust—from your voting public and from your local businesses.

      ASG-PS-Whats-Next-Todd-BestOf-CS

      Tips for Your Magazine Best-Of Contest

      Whether you're starting a Best-Of contest or you're a seasoned veterans, you'll want to hear these tips.

      Viewer Favorites

      Watch SEO Sales 101 for Publishers Featuring Charity Huff

      SEO Sales 101 for Publishers

      Sales coach and January Spring CEO Charity Huff discusses the basics of SEO and packaging it for advertisers.

      ASG-PS-Whats-Next-Laurie-NA

      Building Long-Term Ad Sales Relationships

      Laurie Laykish explains how her team's focus on long-term ad sales contracts has improved their magazine's business.

      Learn why publishers have the upper-hand when it comes to publishers vs. ad agencies.

      Expanding Into Marketing Services

      Publisher Mike Dragosavich lays out the basics on why publishers have the upper hand against agencies.

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Laurie Laykish

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Local Life Magazine (SC)

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Productivity & Revenue

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Has 2 Bernese Mountain Dogs

Experience

30+

YEARS

Grow your media business with a lean, mean approach.

Laurie Laykish is a 30+ year marketing executive with experience in multiple industries (food, airline, telecommunications) and multi-media (print, broadcast, digital, direct response, and events). 
 
Prior to founding and launching LOCAL Life, an upscale lifestyle media in the Hilton Head area, Laurie’s positions included SVP Marketing and Strategy at McDonald’s, Porter Airlines, and Sprint.
 
When she’s not working on increasing productivity and revenue for LOCAL Life, she spends time at local patio happy hours, walking her 2 Bernese Mountain Dogs and dreaming about traveling again.

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