What is RunMags publishing software?

Magazine publishing software that runs your whole business, from first proposal to paid invoice.

What is RunMags publishing software?

One system for your whole magazine business

RunMags is magazine publishing software for publishers who sell their own advertising and subscriptions. It connects ad sales, proposals with eSignature, contracts and fulfilment, flatplan and production planning, subscriptions and billing, so every deal moves from first proposal to paid invoice in one place.

It is built for independent and growing publishers, from an owner-run magazine to multi-title, multi-company publishing houses.

What RunMags replaces

  • A generic CRM: track advertisers, contacts, pipeline and ad bookings in a system that understands issues and positions. Advertising sales
  • Word proposals and a separate e-signature tool: build a proposal, send it by email and collect the signature in one workflow. Contracts and fulfilment
  • The flatplan spreadsheet: plan print pages with drag and drop and see sold positions and missing artwork. Flatplan
  • An inbox full of advertiser artwork: send a reminder with an upload link to every advertiser whose artwork is missing.
  • A subscriber spreadsheet: one subscriber record across print, digital, web and email. Subscriptions
  • Invoicing by hand: bill advertisers and subscribers in a few clicks, by card or bank transfer, with Stripe for payments; advertiser invoices sync to QuickBooks, Xero or Fortnox. Billing and payments

Maggie, your AI publishing sidekick

Maggie is built into RunMags. When you log in, she has already checked what needs attention today, such as renewals due, unpaid invoices or missing ad material, and suggests your next step; you decide. On this website she answers questions about RunMags: open her from the Maggie button in the corner and ask how RunMags would handle your titles, advertisers and subscribers.

Who runs on RunMags

Aerospace & Security Media runs three B2B magazines and an annual show, operating out of four countries. Travel Media sells its advertising in-house across four travel titles, and Florida Country Magazine reaches more than 250,000 readers as an owner-operated business. Read their stories.

RunMags is cloud software with automatic backups, regular updates and secure data protection, so there is no IT infrastructure to run. Security

How do you get started?

Start a free 14-day trial, no credit card required. Set up your company, brands and users and invite your team. Four hours of onboarding help are included. When you are ready to continue, choose your plan and add your payment details. There is no contract and no cancellation fee, and you can take your data with you if you leave.

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How RunMags connects to your accounting

RunMags invoices advertisers and syncs those invoices to QuickBooks, Xero or Fortnox. Each legal entity connects to its own accounting company. The sync creates missing customers and sends advertiser invoices and credit notes, and payments registered in the accounting system are pulled back into RunMags, so your team can see which invoices are paid. Subscription invoices are not part of these syncs. Each integration page explains what syncs, when the sync runs and how to set it up.

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What is RunMags?

RunMags is magazine publishing software for publishers who sell their own advertising and subscriptions. It connects ad sales, proposals with eSignature, contracts and fulfilment, flatplan and production planning, subscriptions and billing, so every deal moves from first proposal to paid invoice in one place.

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Who is RunMags for?

RunMags is built for independent and growing publishers, from an owner-run magazine to multi-title, multi-company publishing houses.

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What does RunMags replace?

A generic CRM for advertisers and ad bookings, Word proposals and a separate e-signature tool, the flatplan spreadsheet, the inbox full of advertiser artwork, the subscriber spreadsheet and invoicing by hand. Those jobs run in one system with one record per advertiser or subscriber.

What is Maggie?

Maggie is the AI publishing sidekick built into RunMags. When you log in, she has already checked what needs attention today, such as renewals due, unpaid invoices or missing ad material, and suggests your next step; you decide. On this website she answers questions about RunMags.

What is RunMags not?

RunMags is not a standalone newsletter platform or marketing-automation suite, not a programmatic ad exchange, not an audit-bureau circulation reporting tool (it does not produce BPA or AAM reports) and not a digital-edition reader or archive app.

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How long has RunMags existed?

RunMags was founded in 2014 and the platform launched in January 2015.

How do I get started with RunMags?

Start a free 14-day trial, no credit card required. Set up your company, brands and users and invite your team. Four hours of onboarding help are included. Prefer a walkthrough first? Book a demo.

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