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Act
as representative for members
- Serve as a primary resource to public institutions to promote the specificity of cultural magazines;
- Establish strategic partnerships in order to promote magazines throughout the country;
- Conduct studies, reports and discussion groups on the issues that drive the cultural periodical community.
Support
the promotion of members
sodep.qc.ca, the only platform dedicated to the discoverability and marketing of cultural magazines. For members, it is an essential space for data management.
Organize promotional activities in collaboration with a variety of partners in the cultural community.
Provide members with the expertise of a shared community manager who specializes in the online presence of cultural magazines.
Participate in various shows, conventions and trade fairs in Quebec, Canada and internationally.
Index SODEP Diffusion members' magazines in the Memento and leslibraires.ca databases.
Market digital versions of member magazines on Érudit, l'Entrepôt du livre numérique, SAMUEL and BibliMags.
Provide
office administrative services
- Essential subscription management services (individual and institutional)
- Consulting services for questions and issues related to the magazine publishing environment, such as grant programs, postage, business data, etc.
- A rich program of training and development activities available to the entire team of member magazines
- A friendly meeting and work space for members and their collaborators located in the vibrant Villeray district of Montreal
Provide
distribution services
SODEP Diffusion is the first distribution network adapted to the needs and commercial realities of cultural magazines.
Supported by the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and the Department of Canadian Heritage, in partnership with Diffusion Dimedia, this unique organization develops promotional strategies and targeted actions to make the wealth of cultural periodicals known and accessible to everyone, everywhere.
SODEP Diffusion offers network members:
- Personalized training on the specific business realities of the cultural periodicals sector offered by the SODEP Diffusion sales manager;
- Access to a true national distribution network;
- Dedicated and efficient distribution work based on the specific needs of each magazine;
- A strategic and ecological distribution program that increases the visibility of cultural magazines, reduces the rate of return of unsold copies and controls the circulation of each issue.
* Optional services, additional fees apply.
