MBQ: Inside Memphis Business is published six times a year by Contemporary Media, Inc., publishers of Memphis magazine, The Memphis Flyer, and Memphis Parent.
MBQ Memphis
P.O. Box 1738
Memphis, TN 38101
901.521.9000 phone
901.521.0129 fax
What is MBQ?
MBQ is a bi-monthly business magazine that digs deeper to tell the real stories behind the headlines. From the publishers of the award-winning Memphis magazine, MBQ gives professionals, corporate executives, business owners, and potential newcomers a glimpse into the smart and diverse cultural center that is uniquely Memphis. Business executives from around the country identify Memphis as a powerful logistics hub, a growing biotechnology center, a financial hotspot, an important music center, and a successful incubator for emerging enterprise. But we’re more than that. Each issue of MBQ focuses on Memphis’ cosmopolitan charm, featuring articles on local business and in-depth personal interviews with intriguing Memphis business figures. In each issue, MBQ also includes a special section devoted to the latest news in Memphis’ most valuable business sectors. Think of MBQ as one of the most important recruitment tools for your business and, more significantly, for the future of the Memphis and Mid-South regional economy.
In every issue:
Power Players: A who’s who of the dealmakers, movers-and-shakers, and executives you need to know in the most influential Memphis industries.Vision: Profiles of local entrepreneurs, telling the story of their road to success in business enterprise. MBQuotient: Highlights intriguing facts and figures on the Memphis business climate in an easy-to-read graphic.
The Five Best: Local executives giving you their take on what to do, where to go, and what to wear in Memphis.
Community: Profiles the inspiring local nonprofit community and highlights what business people are doing to give back.
Before MBQ: Snapshots from Memphis business yesteryear, by award-winning historian Vance Lauderdale.
Made in Memphis: A look at unique products, made right here in Memphis.
John Malmo: Memphis’ dean of marketing and advertising shares his insight with MBQ readers each month.
Announcements: The coming, goings, and achievements in the Memphis business community.
News Digest: A review of the top 10 stories to occur in Memphis business since our last issue.
From the Web: Highlights from the MBQ blog.
How is MBQ distributed?
24,000 copies of each issue of MBQ are distributed. • MBQ has a unique distribution partnership with the Greater Memphis Chamber, and more than 7,000 copies of every issue of MBQ are mailed directly to a meaningful list of business leaders, both in the Memphis region and across the country.
• Many more are distributed in the rooms of the Memphis hotels The Madison and Hilton, in the Delta Air Lines Sky Club in the Memphis International Airport, in all business and relocation packages for the Greater Memphis Chamber, at the Lipscomb and Pitts Breakfast Club meetings, and on select area newsstands.
• 13,000+ copies of MBQ are polywrapped and delivered with the award-winning Memphis magazine to a select list of the most affluent homes in the Memphis area, as well as all out-of-town subscribers.
Special supplements:
HUB January/February 2012
HUB is a bi-annual special supplement within the pages of MBQ highlighting the world-class logistics, transportation and distribution operations found in the Memphis region.
July/August 2012
Music and Entertainment
September/October 2012
Legal
November/December 2012
Healthcare