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2016 Media Kit Brownwood BULLETIn Serving the Heart of Texas Since 1886 SP82342 XNSP83797 Your Community u Your Story u Delivered Your Way [ [ Welcome to the Brownwood Bulletin In a world of increasing advertising options, newspapers continue to be the most trusted medium and the top choice for shopping and checking advertising. We offer a comprehensive selection of quality digital and print products to help grow business and more easily navigate the market’s competitive media landscape. The Brownwood Bulletin traces its roots to two 19th century weeklies, the Brownwood Banner and the Brownwood Bulletin, and became the community’s first daily newspaper in 1900. The Bulletin’s vision is to be the leading media organization for Brown County, by distributing engaging local content and effective advertising solutions. Along with its print publications, the Bulletin updates its readers and community with news as it happens on its website, brownwoodtx.com. The Bulletin also publishes the weekly Heartland Trading Post shopper publication every Wednesday to more than 6,000 homes in the Brown County region. The Bulletin opened its Propel Marketing franchise in July 2014, offering local businesses digital marketing solutions such as paid search marketing, targeted website display advertising, website creation and maintenance, and social media marketing services. The Brownwood Bulletin is proud to be part of GateHouse Media. Brownwood BULLETIn Your Community u Your Story u Delivered Your Way Serving the Heart of Texas Since 1886 Brownwood BULLETIn Your Community u Your Story u Delivered Your Way Serving the Heart of Texas Since 1886 Economic Outlook The U.S. economy continues to improve and local markets mirror this progress. Here are some of the top trends: The Real Estate Market Median Sales Price of Existing Homes In addition to recent increases in home sales, the median sales price has increased significantly over the past few years. Source: National Association of Realtors * Jan-June average 2012 $176,800 2013 $197,100 2014 $208,300 2015* $215,700 Retail Sales Retail Sales have been on an upward trend since 2009. Annual Retail Sales $2,641 $2,727 $2,868 $2,980 $3,083 $3,191 (in Billions) 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Source: National Retail Federation The unemployment rate has been Unemployment steadily decreasing. We can help guide your business through these positive trends and take advantage of the improving economy by reaching your most desirable potential customers. [ [ Brownwood BULLETIn Your Community u Your Story u Delivered Your Way Serving the Heart of Texas Since 1886 Market Profile Brown County, TX Total Adults 29,731 Gender Men 14,556 49% Women 15,175 51% Brown Brownwood • Age 18-34 35-44 45-54 55+ 8,03927% 4,312 15% 4,86416% 12,516 42% Education (adults age 25+) College Graduate 5,544 Some College, no degree 6,119 High School Graduate 10,499 Other 3,942 Total Population 38,612 Total Households 15,055 Average Household Income 56,499 $ 21% 23% 40% 15% Total Households 15,055 Home Ownership Own Rent 10,60970% 4,446 30% Household Income Under $35,000 $35,000-$49,999 $50,000-$74,999 $75,000+ 6,332 42% 2,419 16% 2,764 18% 3,54024% Children at Home 4,84032% Source: 2015 Nielsen - Brown County, TX Brownwood BULLETIn Your Community u Your Story u Delivered Your Way Serving the Heart of Texas Since 1886 Consumer Expenditures Total Annual Consumer Expenditures for the Market $ (in millions) 746 Key Consumer categories Expenditure (in millions) Apparel and Services $53 Contributions $15 Education $29 Food at Home $86 Food Away from Home and Alcohol $62 Health Care $86 Household Furnishings & Appliances $33 Housing Related Expenses $78 Personal Care Products and Services $15 Pet Expenses $10 Sports & Entertainment $73 Transportation & Auto Expenses $156 Average Annual Consumer Expenditure (per household) 49,550 $ Source: 2015 Nielsen - Brown County, TX The Brownwood Bulletin will help you increase your sales. [ [ Brownwood BULLETIn Your Community u Your Story u Delivered Your Way Serving the Heart of Texas Since 1886 Reach Print & Digital Reach 63% of Total Adults Newspapers deliver 63% of Men 610 63% of Women 58% of Adults Age 18-54 out of 72% of Adults Age 55+ 69% of College Educated Adults 57% of High School Graduates 57% of HHI under $50,000 68% of HHI $50,000+ shoppers. 67% of Homeowners 57% of Families with Children in the Home Source: Scarborough 2015 R1, Total adults; INA+ Audience (past 7 day print, past 30 day digital) Digital Traffic brownwoodtx.com Average Monthly Traffic Page Views Unique Visitors 415,200 55,500 Source: Google Analytics, October 2015 The Brownwood Bulletin reaches your most profitable customers. Brownwood BULLETIn Your Community u Your Story u Delivered Your Way Serving the Heart of Texas Since 1886 Multi-Media Solutions The Brownwood Bulletin is the for your customized solution. one source LifestyLes Sunday, September 20, 2015 ’15 Bulletin B R O W N W O O D PIGSKIN PREVIEW BROWNWOODTX.COM Brownwood Bulletin 1D powered by: SEASONED FOR SUCCESS Most experienced squad of Howard’s tenure seeks Brownwood’s first district title since 2010 Sandford in charge in Early Bird takes over in Bangs Season previews: BY STEVE NASH Brownwood • Early • Bangs • Howard Payne • Blanket • Brookesmith • May • Zephyr • Victory Life Comanche • Coleman • Goldthwaite • San Saba • Richland Springs • Santa Anna • Rising Star • Sidney • Mullin BROWNWOOD BULLETIN S [email protected] ure, it’s a cliche: everybody loves a parade. An appreciative host of spectators who lined the streets of downtown Brownwood Saturday morning surely loved the colorful Brownwood Feels Like Home Grand Parade, expressing approval for the 43 floats, more than 100 vehicles, marching bands and dozens on foot who passed by. Parade Chairman Rick Phelps decided that the grand marshal for this year’s parade would be law enforcement, in honor of the late Sheriff Bobby Grubbs and the other law officers who have died this year. A pickup with a placard bearing Grubbs’ name and a caravan of law enforcement vehicles helped lead the parade away from its staging area in the Bank of America parking lot and on Clark Street. Representatives of the U.S. military and World War II re-enactors were among the parade’s participants. The parade began at 10 on a morning that couldn’t seem to decide if the weather was going to be pleasant or hot. The day would cool off later in the afternoon as rain fell, but the morning weather seemed to trend toward the warm side. While a few spectators commented on the increasingly warm morning, no one seemed to mind as vehicles, floats and participants on foot traveled down the narrow downtown streets. As participants made their way back into the Bank of America parking lot at the parade’s conclusion, Phelps had some announcements: The Sisters on the Fly entry was awarded first place, followed by Kids Inc. with a second place award and Brownwood Nursing and Rehab with third place. Phelps stepped forward to greet participants as they entered the parking lot. “Hey, thank you for coming … hey, good job, band … thank you, Scouts, for coming. You looked great.” A float carrying Early Middle School cheerleaders passed by Phelps. “Hey, did y’all have a good time?” Phelps called out. Phelps received a one-word answer: “Yeahhh!” FREE YourHome SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2015 ChECk out this wEEk’s insERts Aldi, Brookshires, dollAr GenerAl, fAmily dollAr, kroGer, seArs, United, WAlmArt Serving Brown and surrounding counties T H E H E A R T L A N D ’ S L E A D I N G R E A L E S TAT E & H O M E L I V I N G M A G A Z I N E Tuesday, September 29, 2015 www.brownwoodtx.com Vol. 10, Edition 253 STEVE NASH | BULLETIN PHOTOS FEATURED PROPERTY Main photo: Children with the Matrix Cheer and Dance entry pass with the parade down Center Avenue. Small photos from top left, clockwise: 1 — Family members of the late Bobby Grubbs stand next to a pickup bearing Grubbs’ name before the start of the Brownwood Feels Like Home Grand Parade Saturday morning. From left are Grubbs widow, Joy, the couple’s granddaughter, Abby Johnson, and the couple’s daughter, Jannell Johnson. 2 — Sisters on the Fly representatives celebrate as parade chairman Rick Phelps tells them their entry won first place. 3 — Spider Man greets children along Center Avenue. 4 — Flag bearers and a small replica of an Air Force jet lead off the parade as it moves down Center Avenue. 5 — The American Legion Post 196 entry’s emphasis is on children. 6 — Three riders pass by on horseback. 7 — Balloons and costumes help make the parade a colorful one. 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So lets talk a little about what Health and Fitness benefits a new client should expect: Fat Loss As you will see below, we are losing muscle every year of life after the age of 25. We are becoming fatter as people and a nation. According to the newest statistics over 81% of America is overweight(over fat). This is not a good thing. At Abstract we help our clients lose as much as 22 lbs. of fat in only 8 weeks! This is a huge change when you understand that 10 lbs. of fat is the size of a basketball. Through proper exercise, diet, motivation and accountability our clients lose on average 2 1/2 pounds of fat per week with only two 15 minute workouts. This is a total training time of just four hours over two months. When looking for changes in the body remember, it’s not about how much exercise, it’s about good exercise!! (Please see our Abstract Challenge page for latest winner!) New Lean Muscle As we age we lose muscle,in fact, according to research, we lose it at a rate of 1/2 a pound a year. That is a loss of 5 lbs. of lean muscle per decade. This loss of muscle drops our metabolic rate by 7% every 10 years. Ever wonder why you seem to eat the same or less as you did when you were 25 but the fat still comes on? What is the answer to this old problem? Less calories burnt because we have less lean muscle. By the way, this is a factor of disuse not aging. Our clients will see a change in their bodies very quickly. In fact, usually within 6-8 weeks(if the client comes in with the right attitude)most will see an increase of 3 lbs. of lean muscle. New muscle will make a very dramatic change in not only how they feel but also on their metabolism. This new muscle will equate to an increase of around 100-130 more calories burnt at rest and a reversal of years of loss! More muscle will allow our client to lose fat faster and keep it off. Stronger Bones People after the age of 25-30 begin to lose bone at a rate of 1% year. In just 10 years we will have lost 10% of our bone density. Most of us have heard about this condition, it has become almost epidemic, this is called Osteoporosis. Thats the bad news. The good news is that through proper exercise(Abstract strength training progam) people like you can stop and reverse this bone loss! Not only will their muscles get stronger but their bones will also. Some of our clients have seen an increase in bone density by as much as 16% in less than a year! This new bone helps our clients to take control of a vital part of their aging process- helping them live Younger and Stronger. More Time! Time is of great importance to all of us. Life is going at an all time fast pace. When looking at an exercise program how many of us have 3-5 hours a week to devote to getting in better shape? If you are typical, your lucky to just stay ahead of what keeps being heaped upon you. At Abstract Bodyworks we save you time. How would a weekly program of only 30 minutes fit into your busy life? How will an exercise program designed for you to achieve “3 times the results in 1/10th the time” affect the health goals you have set for yourself? Understand that this program will build strength, new bones, fight Type II diabetes and allow you to save your important extra time for other parts of your life!! As a matter of fact, many of our experienced clients train only 15 minutes a week. Now that is a great Return On Investment! Southern Precision Exercise & Body Works • 4926 NW 39th Ave. • Magnolia Parke • (205) 555-1212 Planned Plannedand andcoordinated coordinatedby bythe the Young YoungProfessionals ProfessionalsofofTuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, bring bringyour yourbest bestskills skillsand andcompete compete for forboth bothbragging braggingrights rightsand and monetary monetaryawards! awards! Native advertising Festival-goers Festival-goerswill willhave havethe the opportunity opportunitytotovisit visitwith with competitors competitorswhile whileviewing viewingaavariety variety ofofcooking cookingstyles stylesand andgrilling grilling techniques. techniques.on-site on-sitefood foodsales salesand and aasamples samplesfrom fromeach eachteam teamwill willbe be available availabletotothe thepublic. public. What our clients are saying... “I am 59 years old, and I have been training at Abstract Bodyworks for about 4 months. During this time, my two weekly workouts took me less than 30 minutes but they really changed my life. Infact, I am much leaner and stronger than I was at 30! I can’t believe that I could make such a difference in my health and fitness in so little time.I have to say the Abstract program probably saved my life!” John A. “I am 39 years old and I weighed 275 lbs. and diets had never worked for me. I certainly did not believe that working out for only 15 minutes twice a week and cutting my calories was going to work either. However to my surprise’ “8 weeks” later on after completing the Abstract Fat loss Challenge, I had lost over 30 lbs of fat! The great thing is not only am I leaner, but I am much stronger too.” Todd B. “I want to tell you about the great things that have happened to me by working out at Abstract. Since I have been doing the Abstract exercise program I am not losing ground i.e muscle loss, bone loss etc. I am growing stronger, not weaker and can still do all the things I could do in my 20’s. I have more muscle, energy and I feel younger. You can’t beat that for only 15 minutes a week! The team at Abstract is now like part of my family!” Debra S. T SEP 6 25-2 MARK YOUR CALENDARS! XNSP135989 Creative Solutions What we do: In addition to advertising design, Creative Solutions can create marketing materials for just about any type of print or digital campaign. 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The Brownwood Bulletin delivers more than just the news to our community - it provides high-quality journalism and ongoing support for the organizations that make a difference in Brown County. Nobody delivers like the Brownwood Bulletin. How to Reach Us brownwoodtx.com 700 Carnegie Street • Brownwood, Texas 76801 (325) 646-2541 Brownwood BULLETIn Your Community u Your Story u Delivered Your Way Serving the Heart of Texas Since 1886