Feature Topic Series

Feature Topic Series

Feature stories provide the fine details of your news and create conversations that help people make decisions in their lives. Business Wire's Features National circuit and Feature Topic Series take your themed news straight to consumers and editors at long-lead publications looking for stories on topics that will interest their audiences. Target the right editors at the right time, maximizing your media results and minimizing your effort.

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Features Brochure with 2009 Topic Series (PDF)
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Features Media Schedule 2009 (PDF)
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Features: Going Green (PDF)
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2009 Feature Topic Series Copy Deadlines

January

  • 6 Sports & Hobbies I, Super Bowl
  • 9 Black History Month
  • 13 Fitness & Health I
  • 16 Valentine's Day I
  • 20 Personal Finance I, Taxes
  • 22 Family I, Teens & Tweens
  • 23 Valentine’s Day II
  • 30 Going Green Consumer I

February

  • 3 Technology I
  • 5 Fashion & Beauty I, Bridal
  • 10 Food & Beverage I
  • 12 Home & Garden I
  • 13 Women's Focus I, Women’s History Month
  • 17 Philanthropy I
  • 19 Consumer Focus I
  • 20 Arts & Entertainment I
  • 24 Diet & Nutrition I
  • 26 Small Business I

March

  • 3 Real Estate I
  • 5 Seniors I
  • 10 Travel & Leisure I
  • 13 Easter & Passover
  • 17 Sports & Hobbies II, Fantasy Sports
  • 20 Personal Finance II, Taxes
  • 24 Fitness & Health II
  • 26 Family II, Men's Focus
  • 27 Workplace & Careers I
  • 31 Going Green Consumer II, Earth Day

April

  • 2 Education I, Graduation
  • 7 Diet & Nutrition II
  • 9 Family III, Baby
  • 14 Technology II, Electronic Games
  • 16 Mother's Day
  • 17 Arts & Entertainment II
  • 21 Home & Garden II
  • 23 Asian Heritage Month
  • 28 Pets I

May

  • 1 Travel & Leisure II, Summer Outdoors
  • 5 Small Business II
  • 7 Education II
  • 8 Sports & Hobbies III, Kentucky Derby
  • 12 Fashion & Beauty II, Bridal & Proms
  • 14 Seniors II
  • 15 Consumer Focus II
  • 19 Books, Audio & Video I, Summer Reading
  • 28 Fitness & Health III, Wellness
  • 29 Going Green Consumer III

June

  • 2 Father's Day
  • 5 Family IV, Teens & Tweens
  • 9 Home & Garden III
  • 12 Independence Day
  • 16 Workplace & Careers II
  • 19 Food & Beverage II, Entertaining
  • 23 Travel & Leisure III
  • 25 Women's Focus II
  • 26 Events & Awareness Days Showcase I

July

  • 7 Pets II
  • 9 Diet & Nutrition III
  • 10 Religion & Spirituality I
  • 14 Autos & Transportation I
  • 16 Family V
  • 17 Consumer Focus III
  • 21 Travel & Leisure IV
  • 23 Small Business III, Hispanic Business
  • 24 Technology III
  • 28 Back to School I
  • 31 Going Green Consumer IV

August

  • 4 Home & Garden IV
  • 6 Food & Beverage III
  • 7 Arts & Entertainment III
  • 11 Seniors III
  • 13 Workplace & Careers III, Labor Day
  • 14 Back to School II
  • 18 Sports & Hobbies IV, Fantasy Sports
  • 20 Hispanic Heritage Month
  • 21 Personal Finance III
  • 25 Family VI

September

  • 1 Religion & Spirituality II
  • 9 Real Estate II
  • 10 Fitness & Health IV
  • 15 Fashion & Beauty III, Bridal
  • 17 Women's Focus III, Breast Cancer
    Awareness Month
  • 18 Technology IV, Electronic Games II
  • 22 Travel & Leisure V
  • 24 Pets III
  • 25 Small Business IV
  • 29 Going Green Consumer V

October

  • 1 Halloween
  • 6 Books, Audio & Video II, Winter Reading
  • 8 Autos & Transportation II
  • 9 Family VII, Baby
  • 13 Diet & Nutrition IV
  • 15 Personal Finance IV
  • 16 Holiday I
  • 20 Philanthropy II
  • 22 Education III
  • 27 Thanksgiving
  • 29 Holiday II, Gift Guide I
  • 30 Home & Garden V, Do-It-Yourself

November

  • 3 Holiday III, Internet Shopper
  • 5 Fashion and Beauty IV, Bridal
  • 6 Fitness & Health V, Wellness
  • 10 Travel & Leisure VI, Winter Outdoors
  • 12 Food & Beverage IV
  • 13 Holiday IV, Gift Guide II
  • 17 Holiday V, Toys of the Season
  • 19 Workplace & Careers IV

December

  • 1 Holiday VI, Gift Guide III
  • 3 Holiday VII, Last Minute
  • 4 Arts & Entertainment IV, Pop Culture
  • 8 Business Year Ahead 2010
  • 10 Travel & Leisure VII
  • 15 Resolutions 2010
  • 17 Events & Awareness Days Showcase II 2010
  • 18 Diet & Nutrition V