The Rosen Group organized a launch party at Elaine’s, a New York City institution. Joining Editor-in-Chief J. Mignonne Wright were famed Elvis photographer Al Wertheimer, renowned artist LeRoy Neiman, and members of the New York City publishing and business communities, including Dorie Klissas of The Today Show and Marlene Kahan, Executive Director of The American Society of Magazine Editors. The event was covered in The New York Observer, am New York, and Advertising Age.

Upon its launch, Chicken Soup for the Soul Magazine garnered media in outlets such as:


  • The New York Times
  • The New York Post
  • The Los Angeles Times
  • Advertising Age
  • Media Industry Newsletter
  • MediaWeek
    • The premiere issue’s never-before-seen photographs of Elvis were featured in nationally broadcasted entertainment show The Insider on CBS, The New York Post, and in The American Globe.
    The Results: Within the first two months of its existence, the magazine received over 25 million media impressions.