Portland Monthly Launches Portland Monthly Direct

April 24, 2009 - PRLog -- Portland, OR and Westlake Village, Calif. – SagaCity Media Inc., publisher of top-selling Portland Monthly magazine, today announced the launch of www.PortlandMonthlyDirect.com (PM Direct), a free and easy new way for consumers to take advantage of thousands of dollars’ worth of special offers from local businesses.

PM Direct provides consumers exclusive printable offers online and through biweekly emails that will help them save on everything from local dining and spa visits to golfing and shopping. More than 40 area companies have already signed on with more than 100 redeemable opportunities in five categories: Eat & Drink, Health & Beauty, Entertainment, Shopping, and Home & Garden. All of these offers are easy to find via corresponding channels at http://www.PortlandMonthlyDirect.com.

To access the promotions and deals, Consumers can sign up for a biweekly email or simply go to the PM Direct website, browse through the offers, choose one, print it out, and then redeem it. Current offers include $25 off dinner at Saucebox; a free $50 body exfoliation at Kanani Pearl Spa; 20% off a pair of tickets to Oregon Ballet Theatre; 50% off full highlights at Salon 77; and dessert for two at Sel Gris. Each time a user prints an offer, a new offer arrives online, and the website displays the user’s personal favorites particularly prominently thanks to smart technology from SagaCity partner Reach Pros, the California-based owner of BOGOPOD.

“We are seeing tremendous interest from consumers who are looking for easy ways to save money at their favorite stores and restaurants and from businesses looking for effective, measurable marketing opportunities,” said David Bay, president of Reach Pros, Inc. “The opportunity to expand BOGOPOD’s business into the Portland market with a respected, established partner like SagaCity was really an easy decision.”

For a participating business, PM Direct styles, places, and manages the offers, and then promotes them online and by e-mailing more than 50,000 consumers and companies with biweekly updates. SagaCity provides each business a monthly progress report with data such as how many users clicked on its offers and which offers were most popular.
“We’ve found a way to respond to the needs of both consumers and businesses in trying times, and we’re excited about that,” said Nicole Vogel, SagaCity founder and CEO.

PM Direct will go live Monday, April 20. To be added to the e-mail list, request a media kit, or learn more, contact Jamie Jeffers at 503.222.5144 x159, or visit htttp://www.PortlandMonthlyDirect.com.

About SagaCity Media, Inc.
SagaCity Media, Inc., is a multimedia company based in the Pacific Northwest whose magazines have won national and regional awards for editorial content, design, and events. SagaCity proprietary titles, which include Portland Monthly, Seattle Metropolitan, Portland Spaces, and two Northwest bridal magazines, have consistently been the leading performers in their markets, both on the newsstand and in subscriber numbers. Since the September 2008 relaunch of www.portlandmonthlymag.com (and more recently www.seattlemet.com), SagaCity Media has hosted interactive websites geared toward helping Northwesterners get the most out of their cities every day. In addition, SagaCity Media operates a growing custom media business, with regional partners in the tourism, health care, and sustainability markets, among others.

About Reach Pros, Inc.
Reach Pros owns and operates BOGOPOD, the next generation of environmentally friendly direct marketing and loyalty promotion. Through the Internet, weekly emails, social media and other marketing channels, BOGOPOD provides consumers with a vast selection of promotions, offers and deals for their favorite local business, including exclusive money-saving offers and buy-one-get-one discounts. BOGOPOD leverages the latest technology tools and services to provide merchants with an effective, measurable way of reaching and developing loyal consumers. Currently, BOGOPOD’s services are available in Southern California, California, and now Portland. Reach Pros is dedicated to making sure that both local businesses and consumers get more for their money. For more information, visit http://www.bogopod.com and http://www.ReachPros.com.