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Fast Company's October issue sees strong ad sales

Fast Company magazine’s “Masters of Design” issue, which will come out on newsstands on Tuesday, will have a dramatic increase in ad pages, according to the magazine.

The October issue has 85.3 advertising pages â€“ an increase of 83 percent from last year and up 22 percent year to date. The 164-page “Masters of Design” issue has five new advertisers, including Brother, Canon, Kensington, Lexus, and Target.

The new 2007 advertisers who participated in this issue include Allsteel, Autodesk, BASF, Blackberry, BMW, CiT, Citi, Dell, Doubletree, Mercedes-Benz, Marriott Courtyard, Principal Financial, Rockport, and Woodford Reserve.

“The success of our ‘Masters of Design’ issue demonstrates Fast Companyâ€™s distinctive voice that is resonating with both readers and the advertising community,” said Publisher Christine Osekoski in a statement. This issue has quickly achieved a loyal following of leading advertisers who are driving their organizationâ€™s growth though design innovation.”

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.