About

Bucks & Montgomery Living Magazine offers advertisers a highly concentrated and cost-effective way to target readers based on demographics, geographic proximity and local shopping patterns.

With a total distribution of 45,000, Bucks & Montgomery Living Magazine mails monthly to the most affluent households in Bucks and Montgomery counties, in addition to dropping off magazines at strategic locations based on local town saturation. The average household income of readers in Bucks and Montgomery counties is $150,000, with an average home value of $525,000. The direct-mailed portion of the mailing is comprised of the top 3% of the most affluent readers by carrier route and household income.

Bucks & Montgomery Living Magazine takes pride in attracting an upscale readership through its regional editorial focus, with department features including: profiles, home, travel, health & wellness, style, arts & culture, finance, food & wine and local events. While editorial is the same across all editions, advertisements can be purchased in a single edition or any combination of magazines.

Our Staff

Karen Lavery, a Bucks County native, is the Director of Operations at Bucks & Montgomery Living Magazine. With 10 to 15 years of experience in the sales and marketing industry, Lavery currently manages all aspects of marketing at the magazine, in addition to overseeing the team of account executives. Her previous employment experience includes her role as Regional Marketing Manager for Cheapcaribbean.com.

Shannon Collins is the Editor-in-Chief of Bucks & Montgomery Living Magazine. Her responsibilities consist of maintaining the editorial calendar, assigning writers, editing articles and writing content for the magazine. Her past experiences include working at LifeStyle Magazine, where she was the Senior Editor. During her free time, Collins creates colorful illustrations and explores photography (www.shannoncollins.com).

Steve Brown is the Director of Photography at Bucks & Montgomery Living Magazine. In addition to photographing most of the magazine’s cover shoots, Brown runs Looking Glass Photography (www.lookingglass-photo.com), a full-service studio based out of Perkasie in Bucks County.

Beth D’Addono is Bucks & Montgomery Living Magazine’s Travel Editor. D’Addono (www.bethdaddono.com) is a food and travel writer based in Belmont Hills. She’s been freelancing for over 19 years and has had work published regularly in a wide range of national and regional outlets, including AAA Traveler, National Geographic Traveler, The Boston Globe and Philadelphia Inquirer.

Dava Guerin is the People Editor at Bucks & Montgomery Living Magazine. Guerin writes features and profiles for the publication, in addition to being President of Guerin Public Relations (www.guerinpr.com), where she provides a full range of public relations services to clients throughout the area.

Blair Johnson is a sales executive originally from New Orleans, started out in the entertainment industry in New York City. For the past ten years, Blair has been working in the marketing/broadcast industry in the Philadelphia region. He specializes in creative campaigns that align advertisers with people who are seeking their products and services. Blair lives in Doylestown with his wife and two children.

Lori Straff is an account executive with Bucks & Montgomery Living Magazine and was born and raised in Philadelphia with over 30 years in sales and customer service experience. Lori’s sales background  ranges from being a “sales coordinater” for a window manufacturer, to sales in retail/boutique atmosphere, leading her to the print marketing industry representing a full color newspaper publication and upscale magazines.