Bobit Business Media is in business, for business. With over 45 years of experience, we have the resources and expertise you need to effectively reach and market to your specific industry in print, in person, and online.

  • About Bobit Business Media
    Established in 1961 in Chicago with one publication, Automotive Fleet, Bobit Business Media now encompasses 5-targeted segments (Automotive, Beauty, Ground Transportation, Protection and Automotive Aftermarket). Founded on solid values that promote Customer Satisfaction, Superior Quality, Individualism, Teamwork, Productivity and Performance, Corporate Character and Citizenship, Bobit Business Media is poised for another 46 years of excellence.

Bobit Business Media Aquires New Publication and Trade Show - October, 2007: Bobit Business Media announced the addition of Hotrod & Restoration Magazine and Trade Show to its automotive aftermarket media group. Hotrod & Restoration Magazine is targeted to hot rod and restoration businesses including retailers, rod builders, restorers, engine builders, fabricators and machine shops. The Hotrod & Restoration Trade Show, held annually in Indianapolis, is the largest hot rod and restoration trade show in the world with more than 3,000 attendees and over 200 exhibitors. This latest acquisition brings Bobit Business Media’s holdings to: 26 print magazines, 12 trade shows and conferences, over 30 industry websites.

Campus Safety Magazine won the Best Public Safety Magazine Maggie in June, 2007! The Maggie Awards are the Western Publications Association’s highest honor and celebrate excellence in print and electronic publishing.
NAILS Magazine won two new Maggie Awards, for Best Beauty & Fashion Magazine/Trade and Best Annual/Trade for their Career Handbook. That makes 14 Maggie Awards for Nails!
Modern Tire Dealer received three medals from the International Automotive Media Competition (IAMC): two awards in the "Magazine Writing” category and one in the “Special Sections” category (20,000-100,000 circulation) for its Performance Handbook.

The 2007 F&I Conference and EXPO was named one of Tradeshow Week (TSW)’s 50 fastest-growing trade shows. The event will return to the Paris Las Vegas Hotel, September 16-18, 2008.

John Giduck, author of Terror at Beslan: A Russian Tragedy With Lessons for America's School, will speak at TREXPO West, February 19-22, 2008, at the Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA.

Web Seminars Prove Effective for Lead Generation - As Bobit Business Media continues to provide new methods to bring buyers and sellers together, live educational Web events have taken off in 2007. First Automotive Fleet hosted “Selecting the Best Lease Options.” In June Campus Safety Magazine hosted “Mass Notification: Effective Solutions for Campus Communication.” In July, School Bus Fleet will provide an educational seminar on Hybrid School Buses.

Podcast Premiere - Nails posted its first podcast in December, with an interview between Cyndy Drummey and Vicki Peters, educator for Kupa Inc. The MP3 file of the interview has been is posted on NailsMag.com. Always on the cutting edge, Nails is also launching its first weblog, chronicling the ups and down of a salon start-up.