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2016 ROP Media Kit
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2016 Media Kit
April 2016 - V3
2016 ROP Media Kit
Black Press: Deeply connected. You can be too. Black Press newspaper readers by age:
18-24
% of our readers
by gender:
10%
25-34
female
average age 47
11%
35-44
16%
45-54
22%
55-65
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42%
18%
How do you generally
read the newspaper?
a
average age 49
58%
23%
65+
male
72% of our
readers fall
into the key
25-65 age
demographic
Time spent reading
the newspaper:
27%
printed newspaper
87%
online 19%
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tablet 2%
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smartphone 2%
23%
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9%
41%
Average monthly website traffic,
Black Press sites:
Visits
1,840,088
Uniques
1,165,334
● Less than 10 minutes
● 10 - 20 minutes
● 21- 30 minutes
Pageviews
4,181,230
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Customized solutions
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your message, to creating customized, cross platform packages that leverage our deep connection
with BC communities. Our media solutions enable advertisers to reach the right audience in the
right environment. Our team is dedicated to optimal customer service, enviable response times and
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Contesting, turn-key promotions and localized
partnerships
Integration with our rich media features, pre-roll,
video and online technology
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Lifestyle and tourism magazines
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Reaching BC and Alberta community by community
INTERIOR NORTH
• Prince Rupert
• Prince George
Williams Lake •
INTERIOR SOUTH
Kamloops •
• Kelowna
Cranbrook •
Vancouver Island
Lower Mainland
BC Interior - NORTH
BC Interior - SOUTH
Alberni Valley News
Campbell River Mirror
Comox Valley Echo
Comox Valley Record
Cowichan Valley Citizen (Duncan)
Goldstream News Gazette
Gulf Islands Driftwood
Ladysmith Chronicle
Lake Cowichan Gazette
North Island Gazette
Monday Magazine
Nanaimo News Bulletin
Oak Bay News
Parksville Qualicum News
Peninsula News Review
Saanich News
Sooke News Mirror
Sunshine Coast - The Local
Tofino/Ucluelet Westerly News
Victoria News
Abbotsford News
Agassiz-Harrison Observer
Aldergrove Star
Chilliwack Progress
Chilliwack Times
Cloverdale Reporter
Hope Standard
Langley Advance
Langley Times
Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows News
Maple Ridge Times
Mission City Record
Peace Arch News (White Rock)
Surrey / North Delta Leader
Surrey Now
100 Mile House Free Press
Bella Coola Coast Mountain News
Burns Lake District News
Fort Nelson News
Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
Haida Gwaii Observer
Houston Today
Kitimat Northern Sentinel
Northern Connector
Prince George Free Press
Prince Rupert Northern View
Quesnel Cariboo Observer
Smithers Interior News
Terrace Standard
Vanderhoof Omenica Express
Stuart/Nechako Advertiser
Williams Lake Tribune
Williams Lake Cariboo Advisor
Yukon News
Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal
Barriere N. Thompson Star Journal
Castlegar News
Clearwater N. Thompson Times
Cranbrook Kootenay News Advertiser
Cranbrook Townsman
Creston Valley Advance
Fernie Free Press
Golden Star
Grand Forks Gazette
Greenwood Boundary Creek Times
Invermere Valley Echo
Kamloops This Week
Kelowna Capital News
Keremeos Review/Okanagan Falls
Kimberley Bulletin
Merritt Herald
Nakusp Arrow Lakes News
Nelson Star
Oliver Chronicle
Osoyoos Times
Peachland View
Penticton Western News
Princeton Similkameen Spotlight
Revelstoke Times Review
Rossland News
Lakeshore News- Salmon Arm
Salmon Arm Observer
Shuswap Market News
Sicamous Eagle Valley News
Summerland Review
Trail Daily Times
Valemount Valley Sentinel
Vernon Morning Star
West Kootenay Advertiser
Winfield Lake Country Calendar
● Smithers
INTERIOR NORTH
VANCOUVER ISLAND
● Prince Rupert
● Burns Lake
● Vanderhoof
● Prince George
Campbell River •
HAIDA
GWAII
● Quesnel
Nanaimo •
Duncan •
Victoria •
● Williams Lake
BRITISH COLUMBIA
LOWER MAINLAND
● 100 Mile House
INTERIOR SOUTH
Port Hardy ●
● Revelstoke
● Kamloops
● Salmon Arm
● Vernon
VANCOUVER ISLAND
● Merritt
Campbell River ●
● Kelowna
● Cranbrook
Courtenay ●
• Coquitlam
• Surrey
• Richmond
LOWER MAINLAND
Port Alberni ●
Nanaimo ●
• Abbotsford
● Nelson
● Castlegar
● Penticton
● Surrey
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Alix
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42
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Galahad
Alliance
Stettler
RED 595
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Pine
Lake
Forestburg
Botha
12
Halkirk
Castor
Coronation
Big Valley
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Farmer Stockman Ag-visor
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Red Deer Advocate
Central Alberta Life
Friday Forward
Lacombe Express
Pipestone Flyer
Ponoka News
Rimbey Review
Stettler Independent
Stettler Weekender
Red Deer Express
Sylvan Lake News
Eckville Echo
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Retail Rates
2016 ROP Media Kit
2016 Rate Card Version #2
Effective March 1, 2016. Expires February 28 2017.
audited
circulation
net rate
inch
net colour rate
1C
4C
7 COL TABLOID COLUMN WIDTHS:
BC Lower Mainland
Lower Mainland publications
issue
1 col
1-5/16”
8p0
Abbotsford News
tab
tab
44,564 tmc
33,688 tmc
2.22
1.93
31.08
27.02
100
100
250
250
2 col
2-13/16”
17p0
Wednesday edition includes Abbotsford & Mission
Wed
Fri
3 col
4-5/16”
26p0
Agassiz - Harrison Observer
Thur
tab
2,884 tmc
1.00
14.00
50
100
4 col
5-13/16”
35p0
Aldergrove Star
Thur
tab
6,577 tmc
.99
13.86
50
100
5 col
7-5/16”
44p0
8-13/16”
53p0
10-5/16”
62p0
format
line
Chilliwack Progress
Wed/Fri
tab
27,618 tmc
1.88
26.32
100
250
6 col
Chilliwack Times
Thurs
tab
27,580 tmc
1.86
26.04
100
250
7 col
Cloverdale Reporter
Wed
tab
14,440 tmc
1.13
15.82
75
100
7 columns x 14” (196 lines)
Hope Standard
Thur
tab
1,324 paid
1.00
14.00
50
100
Linage per page: 1372
Langley Advance
Thur
tab
28,803 tmc
1.81
25.34
75
200
Langley Times
Wed/Fri
tab
34,897 tmc
2.07
28.98
75
250
Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows News
Wed/Fri
tab
30,359 tmc
1.59
22.26
75
200
Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Times
Thur
tab
30,501 tmc
1.59
22.26
75
200
Mission Record
Fri
tab
11,114 tmc
1.42
19.88
75
100
FILE TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS:
Peace Arch News (White Rock)
Wed/Fri
tab
37,472 tmc
1.69
23.66
100
375
Surrey/North Delta Leader
Wed
tab
67,440 tmc
2.15
30.10
200
400
FTP ACCESS:
address:
Surrey/North Delta Leader (Includes Cloverdale)
Fri
tab
82,830 tmc
2.78
38.92
200
400
Surrey Leader / Cloverdale Reporter Combo
Wed
tab
82,830 tmc
2.78
38.92
200
400
Surrey/North Delta Now (Includes Cloverdale)
Thur
tab
82,921 tmc
2.78
38.92
200
400
Ads exceeding 168 lines will be billed at
full depth.
ftp.bcnewsgroup.com
(ftp browser required)
username:
password:
adtransfer
shared
Please follow up with email notifying us of upload
and indicate file name.
EMAIL: [email protected]
Please include client name in subject line
BC Vancouver Island
audited
circulation
net rate
inch
net colour rate
1C
4C
Mid and North Island publications
issue
format
Alberni Valley News
Tues/Thur
tab
9,186 tmc
1.16
16.24
100
200
Campbell River Mirror
Wed/Fri
tab
16,808 tmc
1.29
18.06
160
470
Comox Valley Echo
Fri
tab
21,643 tmc
1.43
20.02
150
250
Comox Valley Record
Tues/Thur
tab
21,712 tmc
1.38
19.32
200
300
Cowichan Valley Citizen (Duncan)
Wed/Fri
tab
23,318 tmc
1.29
18.06
150
250
Ladysmith Chronicle
Wed
tab
4,005 tmc
.78
10.92
300
300
Lake Cowichan Gazette
Wed
tab
698 paid
.69
9.66
105
315
North Island Gazette
Wed
tab
1,222 paid
.95
13.30
150
410
line
Nanaimo News Bulletin
Tues/Thur
tab
29,955 tmc
1.56
21.84
215
570
Parksville Qualicum News
Tues/Thur
tab
15,637 tmc
1.32
18.48
170
320
Tofino/Ucluelet Westerly News
Wed
tab
963 paid
.57
7.98
150
150
South Island publications
issue
format
audited
circulation
line
net rate
inch
SUPPORTED SOFTWARE:
InDesign CS6 or earlier
Adobe Photoshop CS6 or earlier
Adobe Illustrator CS6 or earlier
Adobe Acrobat 10.1.6 or earlier
IMAGE RESOLUTION: Photos as tiff, jpeg or psd
supplied CMYK with resolution at 200ppi
(at same size). 300 ppi for glossy products.
Logos sent as Illustrator .ai or .eps preferred, CMYK format.
DIGITAL FILES: Supply pdfs as PDF/X1a with
fonts embedded, colours converted to
cmyk (must not contain RGB, LAB or Indexed colours). Black and white pdfs must
have all files embedded as black and white.
INDESIGN: Package files with all links; photos,
graphics and fonts. Ensure all colour files
are CMYK format.
PHOTOSHOP: Send photos as tiff, jpeg or psd
with resolution at 200 ppi at same size (300
ppi for glossy products). Ensure all images
are CMYK .
COMPRESSION: Stuffit or Win-Zip. Set
defaults to .sea (self-extracting documents).
net colour rate
1C
4C
Peninsula News Review
Wed/Fri
tab
14,542 tmc
1.36
19.04
150
294
Saanich News
Wed/Fri
tab
30,737 tmc
1.50
21.00
150
294
Oak Bay News
Wed/Fri
tab
6,379 tmc
.86
12.04
75
98
Victoria News
Wed/Fri
tab
24,142 tmc
1.36
19.04
150
294
Goldstream News Gazette
Wed/Fri
tab
17,395 tmc
1.36
19.04
150
294
Sooke News Mirror
Wed
tab
5,531 tmc
.78
10.92
100
196
Circulation quantities reflect the most recent Verified Circulation Reports available in September 2015.
For targeting flyer distribution please refer to our detailed distribution booklets
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Retail Rates
2016 ROP Media Kit
2016 Rate Card Version #2
Effective March 1, 2016. Expires February 28 2017.
BC Interior North
Interior North publications
issue
format
100 Mile House Free Press
Thurs
tab
audited
circulation
2,179 paid
line
net rate
inch
net colour rate
1C
4C
.93
13.02
125
250
250
Bella Coola Coast Mountain News
E/O Thur
tab
359 paid
.78
10.92
125
Burns Lake District News
Wed
tab
1,263 paid
1.01
14.14
125
250
Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
Wed
tab
475 paid
.83
11.62
125
250
Haida Gwaii Observer
Fri
tab
848 paid
.98
13.72
125
250
Houston Today
Wed
tab
902 paid
.92
12.88
125
250
Kitimat Northern Sentinel
Wed
tab
822 paid
.88
12.32
125
250
Northern Connector
Fri
tab
19,959 tmc
1.82
25.48
140
325
Covering Kitimat, Terrace, Prince Rupert and surrounding areas.
Prince Rupert Northern View
Wed
tab
7,406 tmc
.88
12.32
125
250
Quesnel Cariboo Observer
Wed
Fri
tab
tab
1,633 paid
1,780 paid
1.24
1.24
17.36
17.36
125
125
250
250
Smithers Interior News
Wed
tab
2,556 paid
1.17
16.38
125
250
Terrace Standard
Wed
tab
7,973 tmc
1.18
16.52
125
250
Vanderhoof Omineca Express
Wed
tab
754 paid
.98
13.72
125
250
Stuart Nechako Advertiser (Vanderhoof )
Fri
tab
4,388 tmc
1.05
14.70
125
250
Williams Lake Tribune
Wed
tab
9,811 tmc
1.30
18.20
125
250
Williams Lake Cariboo Advisor
Fri
tab
10,243 tmc
1.30
18.20
125
250
Yukon News
Wed
Fri
5 col tab 4,131 tmc
5 col tab 5,841 tmc
1.19
1.19
16.66
16.66
175
175
175
175
(5 column format)
COLUMN WIDTHS:
1 col
2 col
3 col
4 col
5 col
6 col
7 col
1-5/16”
2-13/16”
4-5/16”
5-13/16”
7-5/16”
8-13/16”
10-5/16”
8p0
17p0
26p0
35p0
44p0
53p0
62p0
TABLOID FORMAT:
7 columns x 14” (196 lines)
Linage per page: 1372
Ads exceeding 168 lines in depth will be
billed at full depth.
TRAIL DAILY TIMES:
7 columns x 13.75” (192)
Linage per page: 1344
Ads exceeding 172 lines in depth will be
billed at full depth.
YUKON NEWS:
5 columns x 13.93” (195)
Linage per page: 975
COLUMN WIDTHS:
Interior South publications
issue
format
audited
circulation
line
net rate
inch
net colour rate
1C
4C
BC Interior South
Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal
Thur
tab
965 paid
.80
11.20
125
250
Barriere North Thompson Journal
Thur
tab
623 paid
.89
12.46
125
250
Castlegar News
Thur
tab
6,582 tmc
.83
11.62
125
300
Clearwater North Thompson Times
Thur
tab
877 paid
.89
12.46
125
250
Cranbrook Kootenay News Advertiser
Thur
tab
19,497 tmc
1.54
21.56
125
300
Cranbrook Townsman
Tue/Wed/Fri
tab
3,263 paid
1.16
16.24
125
300
Creston Valley Advance
Fernie Free Press
(Flyers into Thursday Grand Forks West
Kootenay Advertiser ONLY)
Thur
tab
2,326 paid
.78
10.92
125
300
Thur
tab
5,649 tmc
.73
10.22
100
300
1 col
2 col
3 col
4 col
5 col
1-15/16”
4”
6-1/16”
8-1/8”
10-1/4”
11p6
24p0
36p5
48p9
61p3
FILE TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS:
FTP ACCESS (alternative):
address:
ftp.bcnewsgroup.com
(ftp browser required)
username:
password:
adtransfer
shared
Golden Star
Wed
tab
1,140 paid
.67
9.38
125
250
Grand Forks Gazette
Wed
tab
2,259 paid
.57
7.98
125
250
Please follow up with email notifying us of upload
and indicate file name.
Greenwood Boundary Creek Times
Thur
tab
501 paid
.49
6.86
100
250
EMAIL: [email protected]
Invermere Valley Echo
Wed
tab
1,012 paid
.77
10.78
125
250
Please include client name in subject line
Kelowna Capital News
Wed/Fri
tab
43,428 tmc
2.07
28.98
200
395
Keremeos Review
Thur
tab
785 paid
.63
8.82
125
250
Kimberley Bulletin
Tues/Wed/Fri tab
1,564 paid
1.16
16.24
125
300
Nakusp Arrow Lakes News
Thur
tab
544 paid
.49
6.86
125
250
Nelson Star
Wed/Fri
tab
8,532 tmc
.83
11.62
125
300
Penticton Western News
Wed/Fri
tab
23,367 tmc
1.16
16.24
125
325
Princeton Similkameen Spotlight
Wed
tab
875 paid
.70
9.80
125
250
Revelstoke Times Review
Wed
tab
1,195 paid
.78
10.92
125
250
Rossland News
Thur
tab
1,102 tmc
.49
6.86
125
250
Salmon Arm Lakeshore News
Fri
tab
13,421 tmc
1.12
15.68
125
250
Salmon Arm Observer
Wed
tab
2,309 paid
1.17
16.38
125
250
Shuswap Market News
Fri
tab
12,964 tmc
1.17
16.38
125
250
Sicamous Eagle Valley News
Wed
tab
413 paid
.73
10.22
125
250
Summerland Review
Thur
tab
1,588 paid
.77
10.78
125
250
Trail Daily Times
Tue to Fri
tab
2,800 paid
1.20
16.80
125
300
Vernon Morning Star
Wed/Fri/Sun
tab
30,150 tmc
1.63
22.82
150
350
West Kootenay Advertiser (regional distribution)
Thur-Fri
tab
29,975 tmc
1.52
21.28
150
350
Winfield Lake Country Calendar
Wed
tab
3,818 tmc
.84
11.76
125
250
Covers Castlegar, Grand Forks, Nelson, Rossland and Trail
Circulation quantities reflect the most recent Verified Circulation Reports available in September 2015.
For targeting flyer distribution please refer to our detailed distribution booklets
SUPPORTED SOFTWARE:
InDesign CS2 or earlier
Adobe Photoshop CS2 or earlier
Adobe Illustrator CS2 or earlier
Adobe Acrobat 7.0 or earlier
IMAGE RESOLUTION: Photos as tiff, jpeg
or psd supplied CMYK with resolution at
200ppi
(at same size). 300 ppi for glossy products.
Logos sent as Illustrator .ai or .eps
preferred, CMYK format.
DIGITAL FILES: Supply pdfs as PDF/X1a
with fonts embedded, colours converted
to cmyk (must not contain RGB, LAB or
Indexed colours). Black and white pdfs
must have all files embedded as black and
white.
INDESIGN: Package files with all links;
photos, graphics and fonts. Ensure all
colour files are CMYK format.
PHOTOSHOP: Send photos as tiff, jpeg or
psd with resolution at 200 ppi at same size
(300 ppi for glossy products). Ensure all
images are CMYK .
COMPRESSION: Stuffit or Win-Zip. Set
defaults to .sea (self-extracting documents).
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Retail Rates
2016 ROP Media Kit
2016 Rate Card Version #1
Effective March 1, 2016. Expires February 28 2017.
mechanical specifications:
BC Independent Affiliate Publications
retail net rates
audited
publication
issue
format
circulation
Fort Nelson News
Wed
broad
1,961 paid
Gulf Islands Driftwood
Wed
tab
Kamloops This Week
Tues/Thur/Fri tab
Merritt Herald
Tues
Thur
tab
tab
Oliver Chronicle
Wed
Osoyoos Times
Wed
Peachland View
Fri
Sunshine Coast - The Local
Thur
Valemount Valley Sentinel
E/O Thur
net rate
inch
1C
4C
.83
11.62
175
400
2,809 paid
.95
13.30
130
310
30,691 tmc
1.62
22.68
175
375
1,983 racked
5,709 tmc
.57
.83
7.98
11.62
125
125
325
325
tab
1,455 paid
.69
9.66
235
235
tab
1,818 paid
.69
9.66
235
235
tab
2,799 tmc
.74
10.36
250
250
tab
13,002 tmc
.98
13.72
100
150
tab
573 paid
.86
12.04
130
175
national gross rates
line
net colour rate
audited
gross
gross colour rate
publication
issue
format
circulation
line rate
1C
4C
Fort Nelson News
Wed
broad
1,961 paid
.98
206
471
Gulf Islands Driftwood
Wed
tab
2,809 paid
1.12
153
365
Kamloops This Week
Tues/Thur/Fri tab
30,691 tmc
1.91
206
441
Merritt Herald
Tues
Thur
tab
tab
1,983 racked
5,709 tmc
.67
.98
147
147
382
382
Oliver Chronicle
Wed
tab
1,455 paid
.82
276
276
Osoyoos Times
Wed
tab
1,818 paid
.82
276
276
Peachland View
Fri
tab
2,799 tmc
.87
294
294
Sunshine Coast - The Local
Thur
tab
13,002 tmc
1.15
118
176
Valemount Valley Sentinel
E/O Thur
tab
573 paid
1.01
153
206
Booking Deadline: Please allow 4 working days prior to publication for reserving space for all publications.
Material Deadline: 3 working prior to publication for receiving ad material.
Electronic ad sending: Material can either emailed to [email protected] or our ftp site. Contact your Black Press National Account Manager for username
and password.
Position Charges: Guaranteed positions will be charged an extra 25%. All guaranteed paid positions are subject to confirmation and deadline.
Charitable Rates: The discount for charitable non-profit organizations is 25%. Charitable non-profit registration numberis required. Rates:
To qualify for a discounted contract rate, the advertiser must complete and sign an advertising agreement. Political Advertising: All political
campaign advertising is sold at open rate and must be pre-paid. Invoicing: Until you have established credit with our accounting department,
pre-payment for all advertising is required. For established customers payment in full is required within 30 days of the invoice date. The Taxwill
be calculated at time of billing. The advertiser agrees to pay interest on overdue accounts at a rate of 2% (24% per annum). Adjustment of Rates:
The Publisher reserves the right to revise any rates stipulated herein at any time upon 30 days notice to the advertiser: reserving to the advertiser
the right to cancel their contract on the date the new rates become effective. Electronic Tearsheets: tearsheets are available as high resolution
pdf files at: http://etearsheets.bcnewsgroup.com. Identification of Advertiser: All display advertising must carry a ‘signature’ of the party inserting
same. Material: Please upload all electronic ad material to www.blackpress.ca, contact your National Account Manager for user name, password
and instructions. Or you may email to [email protected]. Deadlines: Allow 4 working days prior to publication date for reserving space and
3 working days prior to publication date for receiving of ad material. Any ads which require to be pubset must be submitted at time of space
reservation. Allow one additional day on weeks with statuatory holidays. Some of the smaller markets have much earlier deadlines due to travel
time to and from the press centres. For more accurate deadlines, please contact your sales representative. Cancellations: Display advertisements
cancelled after deadlines may be subject to charge. The Publisher reserves the right to cancel credit privileges for outstanding unpaid accounts.
Revisions: The Publisher reserves the right to charge the advertiser for any revisions to original copy, layout, artwork, photographs, or any other
elements of the advertisement that were not included in the original instructions. Omission and Error: The Publisher does not guarantee the
insertion of any particular advertisement on a specified date, or at all, although every effort will be made to meet the wishes of the advertisers:
further, the Publisher does not accept liability for any loss or damage caused by an error or inaccuracy in the printing of an advertisement in
which the error occured. The newspaper cannot be responsible for errors after the first day of publication of any advertisement. Notice of errors
must be called to the attention of the appropriate advertising department immediately. The Publisher does not accept liability for loss or damage
to flyers (inserts) caused by fire, theft, vandalism or act of God beyond the cost which may have been incurred in the production and printing of
the specific flyers involved.
Fort Nelson News
broadsheet format:
printed size:
11-1/2”w x 21-3/8”d
column widths:
1 col
1-1/16”
6p4
2 col
2-1/4” 13p4
3 col
3-3/8” 20p4
4 col
4-1/2” 27p3
5 col
5-5/8” 34p2
6 col
6-3/4” 40p0
7 col
8” 48p0
8 col
9-1/8” 55p0
9 col
10-1/4” 62p0
10 col
11-1/2” 69p0
10 column x 300 lines
Gulf Islands
Driftwood
tabloid format:
printed size:
10-1/4” w x 14” d
column widths:
2 col
1.97” 11p8
3 col
3” 18p0
4 col
4.04” 24p2
5 col
5.08” 30p5
6 col
6.1” 36p6
7 col
7.15” 42p9
8 col
8.18” 49p0
10 col
10.25” 62p0
10 col x 196 lines
Classifieds: 7 column format
1 and 9 columns are
not available
Kamloops This Week
Merritt Herald
Oliver Chronicle
Osoyoos Times
tabloid format:
printed size:
10-5/16”w x 14”d
column widths:
1 col
1-5/16”
8p0
2 col
2-13/16” 17p0
3 col
4-5/16” 26p0
4 col
5-13/16” 35p0
5 col
7-5/16” 44p0
6 col
8-13/16” 53p0
7 col
10-5/16” 62p0
7 column x 196 lines
Peachland View
tabloid format:
printed size:
10-5/16”w x 14-1/2”d
column widths:
1 col
1-5/16”
2 col
2-13/16”
3 col
4-5/16”
4 col
5-13/16”
5 col
7-5/16”
6 col
8-13/16”
7 col
10-5/16”
7 column x 196 lines
8p0
17p0
26p0
35p0
44p0
53p0
62p0
Sunshine Coast - The
Local
tabloid format:
printed size:
10-1/4”w x 15”d
column widths:
1 col
1-1/2”
2 col
3-5/16”
3 col
5”
4 col
6-3/4”
5 col
8-1/2”
6 col
10-3/8”
6 column x 210 lines
Valemount Valley
Sentinel
tabloid format:
printed size:
10-1/4”w x 15-1/2”d
column widths:
1 col
1-1/2”
2 col
3-5/16”
3 col
5”
4 col
6-3/4”
5 col
8-1/2”
6 col
10-3/8”
6 column x 217 lines
9p0
19p8
30p0
40p8
51p0
62p6
9p0
19p8
30p0
40p8
51p0
62p6
PUBLISHING DATES:
March 3, 17, 21
April 14, 28
May 12, 26
June 9, 23
July 7, 21
August 4, 18
September 1, 15, 29
October 13, 27
November 10, 24
December 8, 22
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Retail Rates
2016 ROP Media Kit
2016 Rate Card Version #3
Effective March 1, 2016. Expires February 28 2017.
Alberta Publications
retail net rates
audited
publication
issue
format
circulation
Bashaw Star
Wed
Tab
190
Castor Advance
Thur
Tab
Central Alberta Life
Thur
broad
Eckville Echo
Thur
Tab
Lacombe Express
Thur
Pipestone Flyer (Wetaskiwin & Leduc)
Thurs
Ponoka News
Red Deer Advocate
net rate
net colour rate
line
inch
1C
4C
paid
.57
7.98
70
130
518
paid
.57
7.98
60
120
30,364
tmc
1.28
17.92
147
336
2,540
tmc
.61
8.54
65
125
Tab
7,390
tmc
.92
12.88
65
300
Tab
15,541
tmc
1.25
17.50
150
300
Wed
Tab
5,897
tmc
.71
9.94
70
130
Mon-Thur
Fri
broad
broad
10,306
10,632
avg paid
paid
2.32
2.48
32.48
34.72
320
330
615
645
Sat
broad
11,137
paid
2.48
34.72
330
645
Red Deer Express
Wed
Tab
24,894
tmc
1.72
24.08
95
345
Friday Forward (Red Deer)
Friday
Square Tab
10,632
paid
1.12
15.68
147
336
Rimbey Review
Tues
Tab
5,579
tmc
.71
9.94
65
125
Stettler Independent
Wed
Tab
1,863
paid
.76
10.64
100
165
Stettler Weekender
Fri
Tab
8,653
tmc
.84
11.76
60
120
Sylvan Lake News
Thur
Tab
7,778
tmc
.89
12.46
65
125
national gross rates
audited
gross
circulation
line rate
gross colour rate
publication
issue
format
1C
4C
Bashaw Star
Wed
Tab
190
paid
.67
82
153
Castor Advance
Thur
Tab
518
paid
.67
71
141
395
Central Alberta Life
Thur
broad
30,364
tmc
1.51
173
Eckville Echo
Thur
Tab
2,540
tmc
.72
76
147
Lacombe Express
Thur
Tab
7,390
tmc
1.08
76
353
Pipestone Flyer (Wetaskiwin & Leduc)
Thurs
Tab
15,541
tmc
1.47
176
353
Ponoka News
Wed
Tab
.84
82
153
Red Deer Advocate
Mon-Thur
Fri
Sat
broad
broad
broad
10,306
10,632
11,137
avg paid
paid
paid
2.73
2.92
2.92
376
388
388
724
759
759
Wed
Tab
24,894
tmc
2.02
112
406
Red Deer Express
5,897
tmc
Friday Forward (Red Deer)
Friday
Square Tab
10,632
paid
1.32
173
395
Rimbey Review
Tues
Tab
5,579
tmc
.84
76
147
Stettler Independent
Wed
Tab
1,863
paid
.89
118
194
Stettler Weekender
Fri
Tab
8,653
tmc
.99
71
141
Sylvan Lake News
Thur
Tab
7,778
tmc
1.05
76
147
Position Charges: Guaranteed positions will be charged an extra 25%. All guaranteed paid positions are subject to confirmation and deadline.
Charitable Rates: The discount for charitable non-profit organizations is 25%. Charitable non-profit registration numberis required. Rates:
To qualify for a discounted contract rate, the advertiser must complete and sign an advertising agreement. Political Advertising: All political
campaign advertising is sold at open rate and must be pre-paid. Invoicing: Until you have established credit with our accounting department,
pre-payment for all advertising is required. For established customers payment in full is required within 30 days of the invoice date. The Taxwill
be calculated at time of billing. The advertiser agrees to pay interest on overdue accounts at a rate of 2% (24% per annum). Adjustment of Rates:
The Publisher reserves the right to revise any rates stipulated herein at any time upon 30 days notice to the advertiser: reserving to the advertiser
the right to cancel their contract on the date the new rates become effective. Electronic Tearsheets: tearsheets are available as high resolution
pdf files at: http://etearsheets.bcnewsgroup.com. Identification of Advertiser: All display advertising must carry a ‘signature’ of the party inserting
same. Material: Please upload all electronic ad material to www.blackpress.ca, contact your National Account Manager for user name, password
and instructions. Or you may email to [email protected]. Deadlines: Allow 4 working days prior to publication date for reserving space and
3 working days prior to publication date for receiving of ad material. Any ads which require to be pubset must be submitted at time of space
reservation. Allow one additional day on weeks with statuatory holidays. Some of the smaller markets have much earlier deadlines due to travel
time to and from the press centres. For more accurate deadlines, please contact your sales representative. Cancellations: Display advertisements
cancelled after deadlines may be subject to charge. The Publisher reserves the right to cancel credit privileges for outstanding unpaid accounts.
Revisions: The Publisher reserves the right to charge the advertiser for any revisions to original copy, layout, artwork, photographs, or any other
elements of the advertisement that were not included in the original instructions. Omission and Error: The Publisher does not guarantee the
insertion of any particular advertisement on a specified date, or at all, although every effort will be made to meet the wishes of the advertisers:
further, the Publisher does not accept liability for any loss or damage caused by an error or inaccuracy in the printing of an advertisement in
which the error occured. The newspaper cannot be responsible for errors after the first day of publication of any advertisement. Notice of errors
must be called to the attention of the appropriate advertising department immediately. The Publisher does not accept liability for loss or damage
to flyers (inserts) caused by fire, theft, vandalism or act of God beyond the cost which may have been incurred in the production and printing of
the specific flyers involved.
mechanical specifications:
6 COLUMN TABLOID PUBLICATIONS:
Column Widths:
1 col
2 col
3 col
4 col
5 col
6 col
1.549”
3.264”
4.979”
6.694”
8.41”
10.125”
9p3
19p
29p10
40p2
50p5
60p9
6 columns x 12.85” (180 lines)
Linage per page: 1080
8 column Classifieds
FRIDAY FORWARD:
6 columns x 10” (140 lines)
Linage per page: 840
BROADSHEET PUBLICATIONS:
Column Widths:
1 col
2 col
3 col
4 col
5 col
6 col
1.549”
3.264”
4.979”
6.694”
8.41”
10.125”
9p3
19p
29p10
40p2
50p5
60p9
6 columns x 21.43” (300 lines)
Linage per page: 1800
8 column Classifieds
FILE TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS:
FTP ACCESS:
address:
ftp.bcnewsgroup.com
(ftp browser required)
username:
password:
adtransfer
shared
Please follow up with email notifying us of upload and
indicate file name.
EMAIL: [email protected]
Please include client name in subject line
SUPPORTED SOFTWARE:
InDesign CS6 or earlier
Adobe Photoshop CS6 or earlier
Adobe Illustrator CS6 or earlier
Adobe Acrobat 10.1.6 or earlier
IMAGE RESOLUTION: Photos as tiff, jpeg or psd supplied CMYK with resolution at 200ppi
(at same size). 300 ppi for glossy products. Logos
sent as Illustrator .ai or .eps preferred, CMYK
format.
DIGITAL FILES: Supply pdfs as PDF/X1a with fonts
embedded, colours converted to cmyk (must not
contain RGB, LAB or Indexed colours). Black and
white pdfs must have all files embedded as black
and white.
INDESIGN: Package files with all links; photos,
graphics and fonts. Ensure all colour files are
CMYK format.
PHOTOSHOP: Send photos as tiff, jpeg or psd with
resolution at 200 ppi at same size (300 ppi for
glossy products). Ensure all images are CMYK .
COMPRESSION: Stuffit or Win-Zip. Set
defaults to .sea (self-extracting documents).
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Deadlines/discounts
Position Charges: Guaranteed positions will be
charged an extra 25%. All guaranteed paid positions are subject to confirmation and deadline.
Charitable Rates: The discount for charitable
non-profit organizations is 25%. Charitable nonprofit registration number is required.
Rates: To qualify for a discounted contract rate,
the advertiser must complete and sign an advertising agreement.
Political Advertising: All political campaign
advertising is sold at open rate and must be
pre-paid.
Invoicing: Until you have established credit with
our accounting department, pre-payment for all
advertising is required. For established customers payment in full is required within 30 days of
the invoice date. The Tax will be calculated at
time of billing. The advertiser agrees to pay interest on overdue accounts at a rate of 2% (24% per
annum).
Adjustment of Rates: The Publisher reserves
the right to revise any rates stipulated herein at
any time upon 30 days notice to the advertiser:
reserving to the advertiser the right to cancel
their contract on the date the new rates become
effective.
Electronic Tearsheets: tearsheets are available
as high resolution pdf files at: http://etearsheets.
bcnewsgroup.com.
Identification of Advertiser: All display
advertising must carry a ‘signature’ of the party
inserting same.
Material: Please upload all electronic ad material to www.blackpress.ca, contact your account
manager for user name, password and instructions. Or you may email to [email protected].
Deadlines: Allow 4 working days prior to publication date for reserving space and 3 working
days prior to publication date for shipping of ad
material. Any ads which require typesetting must
be submitted at time of space reservation. Allow
one additional day on weeks with statutory holidays. Some of the smaller markets have much
earlier deadlines due to travel time to and from
the press centres. For more accurate deadlines,
please contact your account manager.
Cancellations: Display advertisements cancelled after deadlines may be subject to charge.
The Publisher reserves the right to cancel credit
privileges for outstanding unpaid accounts.
Revisions: The Publisher reserves the right to
charge the advertiser for any revisions to original
copy, layout, artwork, photographs, or any other
elements of the advertisement that were not
included in the original instructions.
Omission and Error: The Publisher does not
guarantee the insertion of any particular advertisement on a specified date, or at all, although
every effort will be made to meet the wishes of
the advertisers: further, the Publisher does not
accept liability for any loss or damage caused
by an error or inaccuracy in the printing of an
advertisement in which the error occured. The
newspaper cannot be responsible for errors after
the first day of publication of any advertisement.
Notice of errors must be called to the attention
of the appropriate advertising department immediately. The Publisher does not accept liability
for loss or damage to flyers (inserts) caused
by fire, theft, vandalism or act of God beyond
the cost which may have been incurred in the
production and printing of the specific flyers
involved. Advertiser contracts to indemnify Black
Press against any claim brought as a result of the
placement of their advertisement, including an
action in defamation.
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BC Black Press tabloid page specifications
1 col
2 col
3 col
4 col
5 col
6 col
7 col
7 columns wide (10-5/16"w)
6 columns wide (8-13/16"w)
5 columns wide (7-5/16"w)
4 columns wide (5-13/16"w)
3 columns wide (4-5/16"w)
2 columns wide (2-13/16"w)
(1-5/16"w)
1 column inch - actual size
full page:
7 col x 196 lines
(10-5/16”x 14”)
1-5/16” wide x 1” deep
1/8 page:
3 col x 56 lines
(4-5/16”x 4”)
1/2 page vertical:
5 col x 140 lines
(7-5/16” x 10”)
1/4 page vertical:
2 col x 168 lines (2-13/16” x 12”)
1 column wide
half page horizontal:
7 col x 98 lines
(10-5/16” x 7”)
1/2 page vertical:
4 col x 168 lines
(5-13/16” x 12”)
1/3 page:
4 col x 112 lines
(5-13/16” x 8”)
2/3 page vertical:
6 col x 154 lines
(8-13/16” x 11”)
1/4 page:
3 col x 112 lines
(4-5/16”x 8”)
1/4 page baner:
7 col x 49 lines
(10-5/16” x 3.5”)
1/6 page:
3 col x 77 lines
(4-5/16”x 5.5”)
1/3 page:
3 col x 154 lines
(4-5/16”x 11”)
3/4 page:
6 col x 168 lines
(8-13/16”x 12”)
1/3 page baner:
7 col x 63 lines
(10-5/16” x 4.5”)
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File transfer
DIGITAL FILES: Submit pdfs as PDF/X1a, single page (no multi-page pdfs please), with
fonts embedded, colours converted to CMYK (must not contain RGB, LAB or Indexed
colours, files must not contain RICH BLACK. Greyscale pdfs must have all files embedded
as black and white. INDESIGN: Package all supporting photos, graphics and fonts. Ensure
all colour files are CMYK format. PHOTOSHOP: Send photos as jpg, tiff, or psd with
resolution at 200 ppi at same size (300 ppi for glossy products). Ensure all images are CMYK.
COMPRESSION: Stuffit or Win-Zip. Set defaults to .sea (self-extracting documents).
a.
ELECTRONIC AD TRANSFER:
(FTP, CLIENTS FOLDER)
1. address
ftp.bcnewsgroup.com
2. user name adtransfer
3. password shared
Access through browser such as Fetch or Filezilla.
Note: connect using active mode.
[Uncheck “passive” (PASV) in preferences or options, if applicable.]
b.
EMAIL: (INCOMING ADS)
[email protected]
Please include client name in email subject line.
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Please contact us:
Vice President of National Sales:
Sue Borthwick
1.604.575.5814
[email protected]
National Account Managers:
Kathleen Trites
1.604.575.5828
[email protected]
Melissa Bencze
1.604.575.5359
[email protected]
Michelle Lark
1.604.575.5343
[email protected]
Courtney Gill
1.604.575.5364
[email protected]
Ad Control and production assistance:
Janet Fitzgerald
Client Services Representative
1.604.575.5805
[email protected]
Julia Kretsch
Advertising Assistant
1.604.575.5807
[email protected]
Alison Booth
Digital Ad Trafficking/Ad Control
1.604.575.5351
[email protected]
Yolanda Chmelyk
Advertising Assistant
1.604.575.5808
[email protected]
BC Recruitment Specialist:
Kristy O’Connor
Advertising Operations
Black Press
309-5460 152 Street
Surrey, BC V3S 5J9
1.604.575.5799
[email protected]
Toll free phone 1.800.363.2232
Toll Free Fax 1.888.870.4469
[email protected]
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