Be the Face of your category.
Faces is a yearly magazine of local business stories, one business per category, in five markets. Your people, your work and your place in the community, told by our team.
What Faces is
A paid local feature about your people.
Your business becomes the featured “Face of” its category in your market’s edition. We photograph your team and write your story.
A paid feature and storytelling program. You buy a media package. Our team checks that your business and category fit the market.
An award, a public vote or a “best of” list. Nobody is judged or ranked.
Each category has one business per market edition. Once it’s signed, it’s yours for that edition.
Our markets
Pick your market to see its edition.
Same program everywhere. Each market sets its own edition date, price, print plan and package. Des Moines is new.
How it works
From a question to your feature.
Ask about your category
Tell us your business and the category you want.
We check it
Market fit, category fit and whether it’s still open.
You get your offer
Your category, your “Face of” title and your package. You sign to reserve it.
Photos and story
We schedule your photo shoot and write your story from a short questionnaire.
Approve and launch
You review the proof. Then it goes out in print and online.
Asking about a category doesn’t reserve it. A hold isn’t a sale until the agreement is signed.
Your feature
What readers see on your page.
Every Faces feature is built around real people, not stock photos or ads.
Face of
Your “Face of” title
“Why we do this here.”Your contact details
- 1Your portrait
Professional photos of your people, at your business.
- 2Your “Face of” title
The category you hold, in words readers understand.
- 3Your story
Written by our editorial team from your questionnaire.
- 4How to reach you
Your contact details and a QR code help readers take the next step.
Your story, beyond the page
Print, photography and digital storytelling work together. Explore your market for its formats and local promotion.
- A printed feature
Your people and story in your market’s annual coffee-table publication.
- Professional photography
A photo shoot that puts the people behind your business in the spotlight.
- Digital issue and web story
A published feature readers can find online and share.
- Custom Faces badge
A recognizable “Face of” badge for your website, social profiles and marketing materials.
- Trackable QR code
An easy next step from the printed page to your business.
- Local promotion
Billboard and social options follow each market’s published package.
Past editions
Real people in real editions.
Published covers and preview artwork, labelled by market and edition. Scottsdale and Des Moines artwork previews are not published issues.
Common questions
Quick answers before you call.
Is Faces an award?
No. Faces is a paid feature program. There’s no public vote, no judging and no “best of” ranking. Our team checks that your business fits the market and the category before we send an offer.
Who can take part?
A business with a real location, service area or customers in the market. A mailing address alone isn’t enough. We also check that your category fits and is still open.
Is my category open?
Ask us. Categories sell and get held as an edition fills, so a public category list doesn’t show what’s open today. We check the live list and tell you.
What does “one per category” mean?
One business per category, per market edition. Once your agreement is signed, no other business in that category is featured in that edition.
Can I pick my “Face of” title?
You can suggest wording. Our team approves the final title and makes sure it matches your category.
Who writes my story?
Our editorial team writes it from a questionnaire you fill out. You review a proof and send corrections before it prints.
What does it cost?
See each market page for published reference prices and available formats. Our team confirms your category and current quote.
Does Faces guarantee leads or rankings?
No. Faces gives you a professionally told local story and the exposure listed in your offer. It doesn’t guarantee leads, sales or search rankings.
What happens after I ask about my category?
Our team checks your market, category fit and availability, then walks you through the current offer. After an agreement, production coordinates your photography, story information and proof review.
Can my business appear in more than one market?
Tell us which markets you serve. Local fit, category availability and the offer are checked separately for each edition.
Can I share my published feature?
You can share the published story or digital-issue link. Your agreement explains which photos, text and files you may reuse.
Check your category
Is your category still open?
Tell us your business and market. We’ll check your category and send the current media kit.
