Sunset Magazine Case

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Founded in 1898, Sunset Magazine was established for Southern Pacific Railroad to publicize and encourage travel to the Western portion of the United States. Sunset Magazine stories focused on creating awareness around what the West was all about, and increase popularity and travel. As with much of San Francisco, Sunset Magazine was impacted by the earthquake of 1906 but did publish an emergency version limited to 6 pages. The publication continued to struggle and in 1914, Southern Pacific sold to team members in hopes of transforming the publication from promotional to a literary magazine. Newspapers and Magazines launched other well-known names such as Readers Digest, Vanity Fair, Time and Life during the 1920’s. Radio was also the buzz …show more content…

Additionally, through a joint venture with Cornerstone they will be relocating their gardens and outdoor test kitchen to Sonoma Valley (Scianna, 2015). Under the joint venture, Cornerstone will use the iconic Sunset brand to attract more visitors and retailers to the Cornerstone property. In turn Sunset Magazine has a new scenic location that will support editorial photo campaigns, and Sunsets expanding events business (Swindell, 2015). Conclusion Technology has made a significant impact on mass media. Therefore, Sunset Magazine has evolved from a print publication used to market to travelers to one that includes a digital version, as well as an application, and accessibility through various social media platforms. What was once a paper publication distributed on Railways has withstood the test of time. Sunset Magazine has survived major disasters, challenging economic times, and changed ownership multiple times. Through all of this, Sunset Magazine has continued to be a niche publication targeted at the Western states. Sunset has not had a competitor come close to duplicating their success. The Lane brothers built Sunset Magazine into an empire focused on the greater good, and their legend lives on through the continued evolution of Sunset and it’s environmentally focused

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