Following the success of a fantastic Centenary year, Golf Monthly is proud to announce market leadership of the UK golf magazine sector with an audited circulation (ABC) of 60,130 for the July-December 2011 period, moving the title ahead of Today’s Golfer – who posted a circulation of 59,589 – and almost double that of Golf World (34,529).
In the actively purchased category, Golf Monthly continues to dominate the market with 98.9% of its UK and ROI copies paid for versus 94% for Today’s Golfer and only 85.5% for Golf World.
Circulation is not the only good news to report. Over the past 12 months, Golf Monthly has also been focusing on the growth of its digital platform in line with our strategy to make Golf Monthly the most accessible golf media brand in the UK and Ireland.
“The website is now the leading community for serious golfers with a record high 1.2m page views and 104,000 unique users recorded during the month of January, 2012,” says Editor Michael Harris.
“It’s also home to the UK’s largest online community of serious golfers with 13,391 members on the GolfMonthly online forum. Passionate, knowledgeable and forthright with their views on all things golf, the Forum offers a connection point with true grassroots golfers of all ages and abilities. Between them, they have made over 500,000 posts.”
Twitter and Facebook
“@GolfMonthly boasts over 16,300 followers, putting us way ahead of any other UK-based golf media brand and continues to grow at a rapid rate,” continues Mike. “The Facebook page has over 3,700 likes (the UK’s number 1 golf media brand) and helps us integrate the Golf Monthly brand with users’ lives. It’s a great way to offer our readers additional value such as news, competitions and opportunities.”
YouTube
“Our YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/golfmonthly<http://www.youtube.com/user/golfmonthly> has seen our 257 uploaded videos receive 1,796,723 views! Golfers crave content and YouTube means we can reach out to an even bigger audience,” says Mike.
iPad edition
“If you haven’t yet seen it, the interactive iPad edition of Golf Monthly can be downloaded and viewed via the Zinio app and has over 2,000 downloads each month,” concludes Mike. “This number is set to increase dramatically once it becomes available on Newsstand later this year. Whilst providing the same editorial content and adverts that are seen in the magazine, our iPad edition gives us the opportunity to embed rich multimedia content focusing on our equipment reviews, instruction tips and interviews with top tour pros and industry figures. Look out for Golf Monthly’s first app, coming in April 2012.”