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CEO & Editorial Director
Marcia A. Cole
mcole@ambermag.com

Vice President, Finance
Duane Felix
dfelix@ambermag.com


ADVERTISING & MARKETING

ADVERTISING SALES
Advertising Sales

Blackrock Digital
www.blackrockent.com
Sales@blackrockent.com
714-901-7127

MARKETING & PROMOTION


Garnell Shumate
The Margarett Group
Gshumate@ambermag.com

Public Relations
Michelle McKenzie
mmckenzie@ambermag.com

Theo Perry
Thee Public Relations
Theoperrypr@aol.com

Robin Lawson
Robin Lawson Pr
Robinlawsonpr.net

Public Relations Intern
Marjorie Desir
mdesir@ambermag.com

ADORE DEPARTMENT
Makeup. Hair. Skin. Health. Fitness
Contributing Beauty Editor
Tia Williams

ADORN DEPARTMENT
Style. Accessories. Shop

Contributing Style Editor
Lauren "Daisy" Llewellyn

Contributing Fashion Assistant
Keshia Crosby

Fashion Intern
Juwon Ajayi
Lenina Mortimer

AMUSE DEPARTMENT
Entertainment. Art. Travel


Contributing Writers
Patricia Jacobs, Michelle Horn, Tracy Hopkins, Mia Stokes, Monique Valeris

 


PRODUCTION

Associate Producer
Alecia Ward
Award@ambermag.com

Contributing Photographers
Paul Brissman, Hosea Johnson, Hassan Kinley, Keith Major
Peter Meretsky

Digital Enhancer
Marilynn Hawkridge

BEAUTY ADVISORY BOARD

Iman
Founder, Iman Cosmetics

Dr. Fran E. Cook-Bolden
Director of the Skin Specialty Group &
the Ethnic Skin Specialty Group, New York City

Ted Gibson
Co-owner, Ted Gibson Salon, New York City

Dr. Mike E. Jones
Founder and Director of Lexington Plastic
Surgeons, New York City

Marvin Carrington
Trichologist, hairstylist and educator, New York City

Juanita Diaz
Celebrity makeup artist

Carla Gentry
Celebrity hairstylist and owner of Styles Salon


Lanier Long
Celebrity makeup artist and image maker

 


Mission
AMBERmag.com is the ultimate online destination for multicultural women who are seeking specific cosmetics, hair, and skincare truths for them. AMBERmag.com uncovers their cultural beauty regimens traced from Africa, the Americas, and the Caribbean and marries them with modern looks found in music videos, from around the block, and on the catwalk to deliver up-to-the-minute reports about new makeup looks and hairstyle trends. Whether we are investigating innovative products and skincare treatments or inspiring readers to "dare to go there" with their personal style, AMBERmag.com delivers what's next, what's amazing, and what works best for an urban woman's sense of beauty and style.

Psychographic
Who is the AMBERmag.com Woman?

The AMBERmag.com woman is a nonconformist. She takes her beauty cues from her cultural heritage—African, Latin, Caribbean, or urban Americana—and embellishes them with contemporary beauty directives to define what becomes her most. The ultimate beauty enthusiast, she takes pride in learning the beauty rituals indigenous to her lineage and procuring the latest beauty and health intelligence. This includes the newest cosmetic and skincare innovations that work for her and her friends, who come in shades ranging from café au lait to espresso and are born with curly, wavy, or tightly coiled hair.

Difference
Beauty and hair experts she trusts. Trends sifted through her multicultural lens. Feature articles that enlighten. Inspirational looks she’s gotta have. Modern and free-spirited. Read, watch, and feel the AMBER experience.

Demographic
African-American - 75%
Caribbean and African - 15%
Latina/Black - 10%
Target Age: 18 to 34
Median Age: 30
Median HHI: $50,000

Contact
Editorial Contacts
AdoreEditorial@ambermag.com
AdornEditorial@ambermag.com
AmuseEditorial@ambermag.com

Marketing & Sales Contacts
Salesinfo@ambermag.com
Marketinginfo@ambermag.com
Publicrelations@ambermag.com

Ambermag.com
Ivy Communications, Inc.

1285 Avenue of the Americas, 35th Fl
New York, NY 10019
ph: 646-489-4248
www.ivycommunicationsinc.com

 


What AMBERmag.com Viewers Are Saying:

"AMBERmag.com is a site I would definitely go to. This is exciting! It’s just what we needed and I’m going to tell all my friends."

—Sharon,32, Chicago, Il

"Wow! The site looks amazing! This makes me want to shop!"

—Trisha, 25, Atlanta, GA

"I’m really impressed by AMBERmag.com. There’s nothing else online like it."

—Audrey, 30, Miami, Fl

"AMBERmag.com is gorgeous! I love everything on here, the trends, the videos, it’s fabulous and very high end."

—Elizabeth, 30, New York, NY

"I’m so impressed by this site. It’s exactly what we need."

—Michelle, 22, Washington, D.C.

AMBERmag.com is published by Ivy Communications, Inc., a privately held communications company.
http://www.ivycommunicationsinc.com/.


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