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The Hype Magazine

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Calls itself a magazine but it's really a PR service. Want a "featured article placement with The Hype Magazine", buy the platinum package [1]. Want to be featured in the "Who Is" section, buy the Featured Client package [2]. Is this a notable PR service? The awards are not major. There is a lack of independent coverage of this service in the article and a search found nothing better. So not notable. This article should be deleted. duffbeerforme (talk) 12:31, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Duffbeerforme, The Hype Magazine is sold in major retail stores across the United States including Barnes and Noble, Target, K-Mart, etc., and store locations can be found via the locator link provided by their distributor Kable Distribution Services. [1] The fact that they offer promotional services, which is standard amongst entertainment magazines, like the source magazine which charges over 10k for a spread in their outlet according to their media kit, XXL and other urban based entertainment magazines seem to follow a different business model when it comes to attracting advertisers, etc.Chastized (talk) 14:34, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

  1. ^ Distribution Services, Kable. "Where's My Magazine". thehypemagazine.com. Kable Distribution Services, Inc. Retrieved 2 September 2014.

I am not certain why a magazine that markets itself and its pricing would be considered a PR service rather than what it is.Chastized (talk) 16:26, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep Most magazines offer PR services, that's not new. The sources indicate that they have been involved with celebrities (like, Nick Cannon and Jody Watley), as well as been nominated for awards "The Southern Entertainment Awards" and "SCM Awards". There doesn't really seem to be a reason to credibly doubt the notability of this article's subject. XiuBouLin (talk) 15:41, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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