Kelly Hamilton

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Kelly Hamilton is Editor in Chief and Co-Founder of ALIVE Magazine. She’s a German PhD candidate turned writer, editor, entrepreneur, and social media enthusiast. She loves start-ups, e-marketing, event planning, and connecting communities.

ALIVE Media Group was founded in October 2002 with the launch of ALIVE Magazine. Started by local entrepreneurs Kelly Hamilton, Elizabeth Tucker and Attilio D’Agostino, the publication aimed to fill a gap in the media landscape, which lacked a magazine providing relevant lifestyle, fashion and culture content to local readers.

With its fresh editorial approach, surprise celebrity covers and eye-catching design, ALIVE quickly become a must-read for St. Louisans looking for information the lastest on fashion, entertainment, culture, dining, nightlife, wedding planning, home design. After two years of publishing, ALIVE launched its events division and began producing some of the highest quality and well attended events in the community. We produce monthly issue launch parties, custom events for clients and other events for specific segments of our audience. And with a passion for giving back to St. Louis causes, we incorporate local nonprofits and charities into each of our events.

Interview with Kelly Hamilton

RISE Episode #90

An Inside Look At How The Magazine Industry Is Evolving

Ahhh the digital revolution. Can you feel the love? What about the magazine industry? How are they evolving? A couple of weeks ago on the show Bob Mueller from AT&T Advertising Solutions joined me to chat about the very important topic: Is Print Dead? The chit-chat continues and much more today with Kelly Hamilton, Editor-in-chief and co-founder of Alive Magazine joins me on RISE to tell a bit about their story. Alive Magazine is a lifestyle magazine in St. Louis, Missouri that covers everything from events to fashion. Regardless of what industry you are in, there will be some takeaways and inspiration from this chat with Kelly. In this interview we discuss: -How Alive Magazine started from scratch. -Why they decided not to charge for the magazine. -Their evolving business model. -What sponsors want. -Why good design is important. -Adding digital and the launch of their new website Connect With Alive: Online Twitter Kelly On Twitter Facebook PS: Did you know you can have RISE show updates delivered right to your email for free? This Interview Is Ever So Proudly Sponsored By: Johnny Londoff Chevrolet: Have a car question (literally anything)? Or just want to talk shop with Johnny himself (who is quite the character/businessman)? Reach out to him directly right here via email. You won’t get an assistant or a sales person. You will get Johnny himself. (also they have a nice new website. Ohhh shiny.) Jeff Michelman at Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal P.C: When it comes to entrepreneurs,… Read More

  
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