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DISTINCTLY MEDIA

Made you look.

Your customers would too.

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Advertise in Distinctly Montana

Montana's only statewide magazine. Plus everything that goes with it.

Print in the places Montanans wait, meet and gather. Email in 50,000 inboxes. Posts in 306,100 feeds. And YOUR business, right there in the middle of all of it.

70,000Copies an issue20,000 in print around Montana, plus 50,000 digital subscribers
1,000,000Annual readers*Across four issues a year
306,100Facebook and Instagram followersCombined. That's a lot of thumbs.
45,000Website visits a monthOn distinctlymontana.com

Somebody's going to be in front of them. Might as well be you.

*Readership calculated by industry guidelines.

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Rates, dates and who reads it. One PDF, about ten seconds, and nobody makes you sit through a webinar.

A real person from our team calls within one business day. Not a bot. A person, with a phone.

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Who's in the audience

A full house, and they're paying attention.

These aren't drive-by eyeballs. They sat down with the thing.

61%women
51%aged 30 to 59
36%household income over $100,000, and 23% over $200,000
53%full-time Montana residents, 11% part-time, 36% visitors
93%visit advertisers' websites
88%say DM introduced them to new products or services
64%more likely to buy what they see advertised in DM
25years of Montanans picking it up. Since 2001.

They read the ads. On purpose. Then 93% of them go look you up.

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Where Montana picks it up

You're reading this.

So are Montanans deciding where to go next.

We put copies where people sit still long enough to read: across our distribution areas in Montana, plus Albertsons, WinCo and Barnes & Noble across the Northwest. Subscribers in all 50 states get it in the mailbox.

Doctors, dentists and law officesThe waiting room is undefeated.
Hotels, resorts and lodgesVisitors planning tomorrow, tonight.
Salons, spas and health clubsForty minutes under the dryer is a lot of reading.
Hospitals and medical centersAnother waiting room. We love a waiting room.
Real estate officesPeople about to become your new neighbors.
Coffee shops and restaurantsRight next to the huckleberry scone.
Visitor centers and chambersFirst stop for people who don't know you yet.
Airport terminalsA captive audience. Especially when the flight's delayed.
When the next issue closes

Save your seat.

Be where Montanans plan their weekends.

Four issues a year, and ad artwork is due on these dates. Miss one and the next is three months away. No pressure. (Some pressure.)

Closing nextNovember 15Winter 2026-27
  • Road Trips: the Flathead
  • The Sacred Art of St. Ignatius
  • Pieced Together: the stories in Montana's quilts
  • Terroir at 46 Degrees North: growing wine in Montana
See what's inside →
ThenFebruary 20Spring 2027In the works
  • Carrie Nation takes on Butte, January 1910
  • The Malmstrom UFO shutdown, 60 years on
  • Dawn courtship dances of sage grouse and cranes
ThenMay 20Summer 2027In the works
  • Brother Van, the circuit rider who got there before the towns did
  • Coloma, a ghost town high in the Garnet Range
  • Bohemian Livingston: Peckinpah, Harrison, McGuane, Brautigan
ThenAugust 20Fall 2027In the works
  • The Montana Freemen, thirty years on
  • The last years of Charlie Russell
  • Grizzlies and the fall feeding frenzy at 10,000 feet
From advertisers and readers

Don't take our word for it.

Take theirs.

"We are thrilled to have partnered with Distinctly Montana for our advertising efforts! Their magazine has allowed us to connect with a broader audience who appreciates the charm of Montana. The quality of the publication, its interesting articles, and its commitment to showcasing local businesses have made it an invaluable platform for us. We've seen a significant increase in interest since our ads ran, and we couldn't be happier with the results!"

Leesa Finley, Marketing Director, The Andrus Hotel, Dillon

"Building fine homes is our business, and we need to connect with the right customers year-round. We appreciate Distinctly Montana's interest in our business, their willingness to go the extra mile for us and their thoughtful approach in guiding us in the marketing of our business."

Howard Mills, Owner, Yellowstone Custom Country Homes

"Distinctly Montana is uniquely devoted to exploring the culture of Montana and, as a Montanan, that is important to me. As an advertiser, I am happy to use their platform to get the word out about my business. As a reader, I'm happy to see my ad nestled in among so many well-written articles and beautiful photos!"

Medellee Antonioli, Owner, Isle of Books, Bozeman and Butte

"Upon retrieving my first issue from the mailbox, I secured it on my nightstand to assure I would be the first to crack open the cover. Following two days of patiently waiting for a couple hours of uninterrupted time, I began my cover to cover journey. What a treat to visit my Grandmother’s Land!"

Sara K., reader, Lindstrom, MN

4.8 out of 5 from more than 190 reader reviews

"I have no idea how many times I have looked at the magazine since it came. I wish it was published more often. It made me so homesick."

Gail M., Hallsville, MO

"A real coffee table magazine. High quality paper and outstanding photography as well as ideas on where to go and what to see."

Mary B., Olympia, WA
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Beyond the magazine

Google yourself.
We'll wait.

Didn't love what you saw? Let's fix that.

The magazine is where Montana reads. Digital is how you follow up. Our team plans and runs campaigns across streaming TV, the web, social, search and email, so you get one Montana partner instead of five logins.

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Does AI know you exist?

Your customers are asking AI where to eat, stay and shop. Make sure you show up when Montanans ask.

Print, digital and AI search, all under one roof.

Streaming TV and video

Your commercial on streaming TV and online video, right between episodes, in the Montana households you choose.

Programmatic display

Banner ads across thousands of websites and apps, shown to the people you want to reach, wherever they read.

Geofencing

Draw a line around a trade show, a competitor or your own store, and reach the phones that have been there. Yes, really.

Precision targeting

Reach people by where they live, what they're into and what they're shopping for, not just the page they're on.

Paid social

Facebook and Instagram campaigns planned, built and run by our team. You can keep posting photos of the shop dog.

Paid search

Lost in the search results? Google ads that put you back on the map for people already looking for what you do.

Email campaigns

A targeted email to the inboxes you choose, or a dedicated email to our 50,000 digital subscribers.

Listings and reviews

Keep your hours right everywhere and know what people are saying about you before your aunt tells you.

AI search

Make sure the AI tools Montanans ask can find you, describe you right and send people your way.

And on our own channels

Banner ads on distinctlymontana.com, the weekly Distinctly Montana newsletter, sponsored stories on our website, and posts to our 306,100 Facebook and Instagram followers.

Distinctly Media

25 years of Montana marketing.

Print, digital and AI search, all under one roof.

Distinctly Media is a Montana marketing agency that owns Montana's most popular magazine: the people who make Distinctly Montana, working for Montana businesses. Always Montana owned, since 2001. We're Montana's digital experts, and we'd like to be yours.

  • Marketing strategy
  • Branding
  • Digital advertising
  • Website design
  • Ecommerce
See what we do
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One last thing

Why isn't your ad here?

Seriously. We've been wondering.

Your competitors are hoping you scroll right past this part. Don't give them the satisfaction.