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Circulation Verification Council (CVC) is an independent, third-party reporting audit company. CVC audits thousands of editions nationwide with a combined circulation of more than 55 million. Our audits cover printing, distribution, circulation, websites, digital editions, mobile, email, social media and readership studies to give an accurate picture of a publication's reach and market penetration.

With increased competition for circulation and advertising revenue, publishers have come to depend on CVC for the numbers they need to make solid business decisions. As a strategic business partner, we provide valuable information on their publications.

Media decision makers responsible for planning and placing print advertising, know CVC is an impartial and trusted source for information regarding market penetration and readership in an ever-changing industry.

What our customers are saying
I want to express Eastern Group Publications' appreciation for the excellent way in which CVC conducted our audit. The audit promotion programs your company provides your clients has provided our newspapers an added level of exposure to media buyers."

Jonathan M Sanchez
Eastern Group Publications

Audit training was a great sales tool for our staff. Two staff members took the training advice and have applied it to their accounts already with success!"

Dan Pyfer
Community Shoppers, Inc.

After working with other industry circulation audit firms throughout the past 13 years of my daily newspaper career, it is refreshing to see CVC is so customer-friendly, informative and supportive of the publications your company audits."

Jason Sethre
Fillmore County Journal

I want to thank you for the time you spent with me and my sales group. The information was AWESOME, and will help a great deal when in the field presenting to prospective advertisers."

Robin Hunter
American Classifieds

The audit by Circulation Verification Council brings a level of professionalism to Boom! Magazine that is uncommon among free publications. Business owners, marketing managers and advertising coordinators understand the importance of using and distributing viable statistics and demographics.”

Barbara Petty
Boom! Magazine

If advertisers know what they're buying, it's a lot easier to keep them satisfied, based on their expectations. The audit lets the advertiser know exactly who the reader is, and that's the most important thing."

Rick Wamre
Advocate Publishing

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