AARP Media Scores Big In Ads, Circulation

Boomers are big business  — especially in publishing.

AARP Media earns $174 million+ (print/digital) in media-based ad revs, according to public filings. But its lucrative demo drives $7.1 trillion in annual economic activity each year,” Myrna Blyth, the company’s senior vice president-editorial director, told Axios.

The United States Census Bureau defines baby boomers as those born in the U.S. between 1946 and 1964, which includes a sizable portion of the populace.

In publishing terms, that’s been a boost for the bimonthly AARP the Magazine, which comes with AARP membership. It reports on health, finance, tech, law and entertainment.

Per a Magazine Media 360 report in June, AARP the Magazine has a print-digital audience of 39.6 million, leading the major titles. By contrast, runner-up People had 35.4 million, Better Homes & Gardens 32.1 million, National Geographic 29.9 million and ESPN the Magazine 18.2 million.

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AARP Media’s two magazines, AARP the Magazine and The Bulletin, which prints 10 times per year and has the second-highest circulation in the country, per MRI, also score on the circulation front.

In addition, the organization’s The Girlfriend, aimed at women 40+, and Sisters, targeting African American women, jointly boasts 400,000+ newsletter subscribers, according to Blyth.

AARP has a YouTube channel, as well.                               

One plus for the organization is its status as a nonprofit. It can accept donations while still selling ad space.

 

 

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