Clipper Magazine is a local, regional and national direct-mail advertising company, with 435 local editions and specialty publications in 22 states each mailing 6 to 12 times annually to more than 23 million homes. In addition to the Clipper Magazine brand, it publishes under the brands Local Flavor, Mint Magazine, Reach, Great Deals Magazine, Get1Free and Market Magazine as well as various specialty publications. The company started in 1983 as a student business at

Franklin & Marshall College Franklin & Marshall College (F&M) is a private liberal arts college in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It employs 175 full-time faculty members and has a student body of approximately 2,400 full-time students. It was founded upon the merger of Fran ...

, in

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Lancaster, ( ; pdc, Lengeschder) is a city in and the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is one of the oldest inland cities in the United States. With a population at the 2020 census of 58,039, it ranks 11th in population amon ...

, by Steve Zuckerman
Ian Ruzow
and Bob Zuckerman. Clipper Magazine was acquired in November 2015.

Naming rights

In 2004, Clipper Magazine purchased the naming rights of

Clipper Magazine Stadium Clipper Magazine Stadium is a baseball park located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in the Northwest Corridor (Lancaster), Northwest Corridor neighborhood. It is the home of the Lancaster Barnstormers, the city's Atlantic League of Professional Baseb ...

, home of the

Lancaster Barnstormers The Lancaster Barnstormers (colloquially known as the Stormers) are an American professional baseball team based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. They are a member of the North Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, a "partner league ...

of the

Atlantic League of Professional Baseball The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) is a professional independent baseball league based in the United States. It is an official MLB Partner League based in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States. The Atlantic League's ...

, for $2.5 million over ten years. The

baseball park A ballpark, or baseball park, is a type of sports venue where baseball is played. The playing field is divided into the infield, an area whose dimensions are rigidly defined, and the outfield, where dimensions can vary widely from place to pla ...

is located at 650 North Prince Street in the Northwest Corridor neighborhood of

. This agreement was extended in 2013 through the 2019 season. In November 2015, Clipper Magazine was purchased for an undisclosed amount by Valassis Communications, a Michigan-based direct-mail company. Valassis acquired Clipper Magazine in an effort to accelerate its expansion into local business markets. In April 2022, Clipper Magazine was acquired b
AmatoMartin
a privately held investment company focused on investing in exceptional teams operating in the media, marketing services & digital transformation sectors.

References

External links

* {{Official, http://clippermagazine.com/
Local Flavor
Publishing companies established in 1983 Mass media in Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1983 establishments in Pennsylvania