Connect with a stylish, informed, and culturally influential audience through one of the longest-standing Black-owned lifestyle media brands in the country. Upscale offers print, digital, promotional, and partnership opportunities designed to place your brand inside the conversations shaping entertainment, beauty, fashion, lifestyle, and travel.
DOWNLOAD THE MEDIA KITCONNECT WITH OUR SALES TEAMFor more than 35 years, Upscale has celebrated Black achievement, creativity, style, and influence. Our readers turn to Upscale for stories and experiences that reflect how they live, lead, travel, shop, celebrate, and shape culture. Partnering with Upscale gives your brand more than visibility. It creates an opportunity to connect with an established community through a trusted and culturally relevant platform.
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Create lasting visibility through full-page, fractional-page, spread, and premium-cover placements within Upscale Magazine. Available opportunities include:
Full-page and fractional-page advertisements
Two-page spreads
Inside front cover
Inside back cover
Back cover
Multi-issue advertising packages
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Reach Upscale readers across our growing digital platform with high-visibility advertising placements. Available opportunities include:
Homepage takeovers
Sponsored banners
Leaderboard advertisements
Sidebar placements
Standard digital advertisements
Campaign-based digital visibility
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Looking for something beyond a traditional advertisement? Speak with our team about promotional opportunities, event visibility, sponsorships, and customized partnerships aligned with your campaign goals.
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Your brand appears within content created for and connected to the Black community—not added as an afterthought.
Upscale has built a recognizable legacy as a Black-owned media platform since 1989.
Connect with audiences through print, digital content, special promotions, events, and integrated opportunities.
Our sales team can help identify the placements and opportunities that best support your audience, timing, and campaign objectives.
Upscale’s editorial calendar includes themed issues covering reinvention, fashion, culture, Black excellence, modern masculinity, entertainment, icons, travel, beauty, wellness, and luxury living. Download the 2026 Media Kit to review upcoming issues, advertising deadlines, rates, dimensions, and production requirements.