Reach the right audience
Connect with readers who are invested in healthy loc journeys, beauty, and professional growth.
The Crown Journal
Put your brand in front of the crown.
Partner with Alotta Locs to reach an engaged community that values loc care, beauty, education, and culture.
A premium editorial platform for beauty, culture, and community
Presented by Alotta Locs™, The Crown Journal is a premium editorial publication created to celebrate natural hair, beauty, wellness, entrepreneurship, education, culture, and community.
Our vision is to create more than a magazine. We are cultivating a growing editorial and community platform that connects consumers, beauty professionals, educators, entrepreneurs, brands, and community leaders through storytelling, education, and collaboration.
We are intentionally welcoming a select group of Detroit-area beauty brands, boutiques, wellness clinics, skincare businesses, beauty professionals, lifestyle brands, and community-focused businesses whose work aligns with our audience and aesthetic.
Showcase your brand beautifully
Place your products, services, or story in a polished digital magazine experience.
Build meaningful visibility
Create a partnership that feels aligned, intentional, and rooted in community.
Advertising opportunities
Select a placement that fits your brand and campaign goals. Premium placements are limited and confirmed based on availability.
Business Card
$50
Quarter Page
$75
Half Page
$125
Full Page
$200
Inside Back Cover
$275
Inside Front Cover
$300
Featured Brand Spotlight
$350
Back Cover
$400
3-issue advertising packages
Maintain consistent visibility across multiple editions.
Quarter Page
$200
Half Page
$325
Full Page
$525
Artwork specifications
To maintain the editorial quality of The Crown Journal, all advertisements must be submitted as print-ready, high-resolution files.
Full Page / Inside Front Cover / Inside Back Cover
- Trim Size
- 8.5” × 11”
- Bleed
- Add 0.125” on all sides
- Finished file size with bleed
- 8.75” × 11.25”
- Resolution
- 300 DPI minimum
- Color
- CMYK
- File Format
- PDF preferred
- Fonts
- Embed fonts or convert text to outlines
- Images
- High-resolution, 300 DPI
Back Cover
- Trim Size
- 8.5” × 11”
- Bleed
- Add 0.125” on all sides
- Finished file size with bleed
- 8.75” × 11.25”
- Resolution
- 300 DPI minimum
- Color
- CMYK
- File Format
- PDF preferred
Half Page
- Trim Size
- 8.5” × 5.5”
- Bleed
- Add 0.125” where applicable
- Resolution
- 300 DPI minimum
- Color
- CMYK
- File Format
- PDF preferred
Quarter Page
- Trim Size
- 4.25” × 5.5”
- Resolution
- 300 DPI minimum
- Color
- CMYK
- File Format
- PDF preferred
Business Card
- Trim Size
- 3.5” × 2”
- Resolution
- 300 DPI minimum
- Color
- CMYK
- File Format
- PDF preferred
Please keep important text, logos, phone numbers, website addresses, and other essential information at least 0.25” inside the trim line to prevent important content from being cut off.
Advertisers are responsible for providing final artwork that meets the specifications above. Artwork that does not meet production requirements may need to be resubmitted before publication.
How to secure your advertisement
Step 1
Select your placement
Tell us the advertising option and issue you prefer.
Step 2
Confirm availability
We’ll confirm your requested placement is available.
Step 3
Reserve with payment
Once confirmed, we’ll send secure payment information to reserve your space.
Step 4
Submit your artwork
After payment, you’ll receive artwork submission instructions and deadlines.
Step 5
Artwork review
All submitted artwork is reviewed for technical quality and compatibility. If revisions are needed, we’ll contact you before placement.
Step 6
Publication
Once your artwork is approved, your placement is reserved for the selected issue.
Ready to be featured?
To reserve advertising space, send an inquiry and tell us:
- Business Name
- Contact Name
- Preferred Ad Size
- Preferred Issue
- Phone
We will respond with availability and your secure payment information.
We aren’t simply selling advertising space. We’re building a community of brands and professionals who believe natural hair, beauty, wellness, and our culture deserve to be represented with excellence, sophistication, education, and intention.
We would love to welcome your business into The Crown Journal.
Kathy H. English
Founder & Editor-in-Chief
The Crown Journal Natural Hair Magazine
Presented by Alotta Locs™
(313) 770-4772
alottalocs.com
Natural Hair • Beauty • Culture • Education • Community
Partner with us
Advertising inquiry
Tell us a little about your brand and the kind of placement you have in mind.
We’ll follow up with available options and next steps.