2015 Media Kit
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2015 Media Kit
2015 Media Kit editorial mission The manual of the skiing tribe. SKIING is written for devoted skiers everywhere, whether they live in a major metro or the ’burbs. They wish they could ski everyday, all year. SKIING readers crave coverage of the latest gear, tales of adventure, insider intel, insightful how-to content, and stunning photography. We are fire stokers. 2 skiing / 2015 Media Kit skiingmag.com From must-have gear to the most and least well-known resorts, from expert how-to content to our favorite backcountry zones, SkiingMag. com is the passionate skier’s go-to guide for the latest in the mountain-sports world. Intelligent writing, compelling imagery, and engaging multimedia help make SkiingMag.com a trusted source. 728 x 90 Site Skin Site Skin SkiingMag.com / Traffic Avg. Monthly Page Views 488,000 Avg. Monthly Unique Visitors 93,000 Avg. Time Spent OnSite 1:34 min SkiingMag.com / Demos Male/Female 72%/28% Average Age 45 Average HHI $142,000 Attended College 95% Sources: Google Analytics October 2014 – March 2015; 2011 SkiingMag.com Consumer Profile Study, Walker Communications. 3 skiing / 2015 Media Kit 300 x 250 300x250 skiing emails Our email platform reaches a digital audience of engaged consumers who have subscribed and/or opted-in to receive information from Skiing and our marketing partners. Banner Ad Banner Ad (300 x 250) (300 x 250) Editorial Email Custom Email Editorial Email Subscribers 45,000 OPPORTUNITY: Display Ad, 2 - 300x250s (must be different ads) 4 skiing / 2015 Media Kit Custom Email Subscribers 38,000 OPPORTUNITY: Your Exclusive Message & 100% SOV Geo-Targeting Capabilities skiing magazine Skiing readers are a young-thinking, adventurous, fitness-oriented, and creative tribe who want authentic, unbrokered mountain experiences. They come to us to see the world through goggle lenses. They want insider intel on the top new gear and best destinations. They eat, breathe, and live the sport—and they trust Skiing to deliver inspiring stories, service, and photography that can’t be found anywhere else. Snapshot: Rate Base 50,000 Frequency 4x / year Established 1948 Engaged Readers: Read 4 out of last 4 issues 74% Visited SkiingMag.com in the past year 71% Took any action as a result of reading the magazine 90% Spending Habits: Plan to purchase ski equipment & outerwear in the next year 78% Plan to purchase ski accessories in the next year 85% Shop at a local, specialty retailer 79% Average amount plan to spend on ski gear in the next year $1,500 Avid Skiers: Skied 16+ days in a season 70% Own at least 2 sets of skis 80% Purchase a season pass each year 61% Skied 10+ years 92% Quality of Terrain is extremely important when choosing a ski destination 95% Source: Skiing Consumer Study, August 2012, Walker Communications 5 skiing / 2015 Media Kit editorial calendar 2015 OCTOBER NOVEMBER MOUNTAIN GUIDE GEAR GUIDE » When our readers visit resorts, they aren’t shopping » Our annual Gear Guide is bursting with reviews of for bearskin rugs in the village. They’re hiking the the latest and best gear, apparel, and accessories. bootpack to find powder. They’re sussing out hidden Reflecting the industry’s largest and most tree lines, charging til last chair, and then clinking independent ski- and boot-testing program, the Gear pints in the bar. They want inside beta from locals Guide translates the objective feedback of more than on the best trees, steeps, snow, beers, burgers, and 50 pro testers into actionable insights for consumers. more. In Skiing’s Mountain Guide, they won’t find a There’s no better ski-gear resource for devoted skiers. more inspiring collection of reasons to get out and discover the best of North American skiing. DECEMBER JANUARY/FEBRUARY ADVENTURE ISSUE The Photo Issue » Our readers are searching for athletic challenge, » Devoted skiers thrive on inspiration—and they’ll cultural immersion, and on-skis discovery. Inspirational find it here, where page after page drips with adventure content works them into a frenzy of stunning visual storytelling from the far-flung dreaming, trip planning, and gear-buying. The corners of the skiing kingdom. Every season, our Adventure Issue simultaneously eggs them on and photographers bring back the kind of jaw-dropping enables them. It’s a collection of paeans to the spirit of pictures that have our readers rethinking their day ski adventure, interlaced with travel service for all kinds jobs. Inspiration lives here. of adventures—domestic and exotic, attainable and vicarious, heli and cat, ski tour and road trip—as well as reviews of and recommendations for the right gear. 6 skiing / 2015 Media Kit editorial departments stuff you need to know from across the Skiing World FRONT SIDE scene / mix / truth / cheat sheet / anatomy / classics / ODE / shiny things Destinations: resort updates from around North America Jackson Hole Mountain Resort There’s a reason Utah native Sam Cohen (pictured here) likes to hit Jackson every so often: moments like this. Conditions that day in January were “all-time,” says Cohen. “I had been in Jackson for a few days shooting with Faction Skis, so I knew I should link up with [photographer] Cody Downard to shoot some deep pow.” But it’s not just the snow that draws Cohen north. “It’s all of it,” he says. “The access, the tree skiing, the park, and the food. Jackson’s got it going on.” Downard, for his part, loves exploiting Jackson’s terrain with skiers like Cohen, who honed his craft shooting with his photographer father, Lee*. “Sammo’s a ripper. He makes my job easy.” For more intel, visit jacksonhole.com. —DANI FRIED *Turn to page 44 to read Lee Cohen’s essay on transgenerational ski-bumming. Scene: in-depth analysis of trending news 30 FRONT SIDE ANATOMY 3 NOSE FOREHEAD LIFTLINE MIX: 2 BYPASS OUTER BYPASS STARR Dropping In: Rob Story’s revered column returns for its 20th year FYI: tech, gear, news, happening, and personalities Truth: in-their-words interviews with compelling ski personalities Cheat Sheet: essential skills and how-to instruction Anatomy: annotated local’s guide to a resort’s best skiing Kits: head-to-toe outfits, including apparel, gear, and accessories Backscratcher: oddities from Skiing’s 67 years of archives 7 skiing / 2015 Media Kit 4 KITCHEN WALL NOSEDIVE FORERUNNER QUAD ADAM’S APPLE 6 PERRY MERRILL 5 GOAT ANGEL FOOD ZONE GONDOLA NATIONAL GONDOLIER TRAILS RT. 108 BOOTPACK 7 WHERE TO SKI HOW TO GET THERE STOWE, WITH JAY BOWEN VERMONT In Vermont, you can ski a really big face—and Adam’s apple. From the east, 4,395-foot Mount Mansfield looks like the profile of a reclining, big-chinned man. Vermont native Jay Bowen grew up skiing its flanks—home to Stowe Mountain Resort, legendary glades, the granddaddy of Eastern ravine skiing, and an average annual snowfall of 325 inches. Bowen, a Stöckli sales manager, shares his insights. 1. On a pow day, ski off the Forerunner quad before the popular spots get tracked out. In the Front Four area, go-to trails are Starr, National, Goat and Liftline. Then rip top-to-bottom groomers, including Gondolier, Perry Merrill, and Nosedive. 2. Between Nose and Lip: Snow piles up in this steep, experts-only, out-of-bounds terrain. If you’ve got the legs, check out numerous gnarly variations on steep, narrow, and deep— many lines complete with mandatory air. From the Gondola bootpack behind the Cliff House, ski Rock Garden to Triangle; then stay right to ski the Kitchen Wall, Rimrock, and the Nosedive Glades. You can access Bypass and Outer Bypass from the quad by skiing straight on Nosedive past first right turn. 3. Chin: In early spring, locals hike out-of-bounds to ski chutes and aprons 600 feet above treeline, including Profanity and Hourglass. 4. Chin Clip: Take this run from the gondola to access endless outof-bounds skiing and open glades—if you’ve got backcountry training. After the first turn in the trail, a few hundred yards from the Cliff House, watch for a traverse into the woods on your left. 5. Angel Food Zone: Feed on heavenly pow here a day or two after a storm. It’s out-of-bounds but no longer a local’s-only area, so don’t be surprised if you see families skiing in and out of bounds here. Beyond this, you’ll find open powder-filled hardwoods and stream beds in the Planets and Outer Planets zones. 6. Hell Brook Zone: Northeast of the Adam’s Apple, this extreme backcountry terrain—with cliffs, icefalls, and slides—is not patrolled. Go only with someone who knows the area, and take avy gear. Then you’ll find the best continuous fall-line skiing in the East, plus the some of the East’s most classic riverbed skiing. You can rack up nearly 3,000 vert—from the Chin above treeline, through spruce and hardwood glades to Route 108 (the Notch Road). The road is closed in winter above the resort, so get back to the lifts with a 10- to 20-minute skate. 7. Spruce Peak Area: Head to Big Spruce, on the quieter side of the resort, for unbeaten snow all day long. Find glades off Smugglers and Sterling Trails. FYI >On powder days, get here early. Lifts open at 7:30 on weekends and holidays, and 8:00 on weekdays. It’ll be dark on those winter mornings, but set your alarm: The front gets skied out by 9:30 a.m. >Challenging, inbounds, top-tobottom, fall-line tree skiing increases the resort’s skiable acres beyond its 116 runs. >Après: The best on-mountain watering hole is The Den, in the historic Mansfield Base Lodge. skiing | WINTER 2015 Skg_Anatomy_JAN15_GB.indd 30 Ode: a personal essay celebrating ski culture HOURGLASS PROFANITY FROM TOP: RICK LEVINSON; JAY BOWEN Libations: craft beer, spirits, and ski-country’s tastiest cocktails 1 CHIN LIP ROCK GARDEN 11/5/14 1:37 PM 2015 PRINT Advertising RATE CARD 2015 Print Advertising Rates FOUR COLOR 1x 3x 6x Spread $12,681 $12,045 $11,412 Full Page $6,673 $6,341 $6,006 1/2 Page $4,170 $3,959 $3,752 1/3 Page $3,223 $3,061 $2,902 COVERS 1x 3x 6x 2nd Cover Page 1 $16,040 $15,215 $14,412 3rd Cover $7,342 $6,976 $6,606 4th Cover $8,341 $7,925 $7,528 Bleed 15% - - Frequency 4x RateS Effective OCT 2015 Rate Base 50,000 Audience facts: Rates reflected in gross. • 70%/30% Male/Female • 40 Median Age • $90,800 Median HHI Calendar & Closing Dates • 95% Attended College ISSUE THEMES SPACE CLOSE MAT. DUE ON SALE OCT Mountain Guide 7/17/15 7/21/15 9/8/15 NOV Gear Guide 8/14/15 8/18/15 10/6/15 DEC Adventure Issue 9/17/15 9/22/15 11/10/15 JAN/FEB Photo Issue 10/16/15 10/20/15 12/8/15 Schedules and themes are subject to change. 8 skiing / 2015 Media Kit • 92% Have Skied for 10+ Years For More Info, Contact: Al Crolius, VP Sales [email protected] Source: GfK MRI Doublebase 2013 Prototype Point-Of-View, DJG Marketing 2011 SkiingMag.com Consumer Profile Study 2015 PRINT Advertising specifications MAGAZINE TRIM SIZE: 8.5” x 10.875” MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS: Perfect Bound, Offset Printing, Jog to Foot— .125” Trim UNITS & SIZING: BLEED NON-BLEED LIVE AREA Full Page 8.75” x 11.125” 7.125” x 9.625” .375” in from Bleed Spread 17.25” x 11.125” 15.625” x 9.625” 16.5” x 10.375” .375” in from Bleed Gutter: .50” 2/3rds Page Vertical 5.625” x 11.125” 4.75” x 9.625” .375” in from Bleed 1/2 Page Horizontal 8.75” x 5.75” 7.25” x 4.875” .375” in from Bleed 1/3rd Page Vertical 3.25” x 11.125” 2.25” x 9.625” .375” in from Bleed MAXIMUM DENSITY ACCEPTED: 300% LINE SCREEN: 133 R.O.B. UNITS—SAFETY: Live matter should be kept .25” from trim size. R.O.B. UNITS—TRIM: .125” all around MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS: SWOP standards apply. FILE FORMATS ACCEPTED: PDFX1A format is the preferred file format for file submission. When preparing PDFX1a files, careful attention must be paid to insure they are properly created and will reproduce correctly. Please see below for guidelines. Please call Barb VanSickle at 303.625.1624 or email production at [email protected] if you have any other questions regarding material. CREATIVE PICK UPS: Pick ups must be accompanied by a low res proof and issue/page number in which creative previously ran. WE DO NOT ACCEPT APPLICATION FILES. MEDIA: The following are acceptable -- Mac formatted CD-ROM, DVD. Please label all media with issue date, agency name, contact name and phone number, advertiser, ad number, vendor name and contact. If you would like media returned, please include a return address. 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If you have any additional questions, contact Barb VanSickle at 303.625.1624 or email production at [email protected]. 9 skiing / 2015 Media Kit Send ad materials to: Skiing Magazine UPLOAD INSTRUCTIONS: • You must use an FTP program to access the FTP site such as Filezilla, Cyberduck or Fetch • Host: ftp4aim.com • Username: skiing_ads • Password: kgvns52 • Include magazine name and issue date • Send an email notification when upload is complete to [email protected] 2015 PRINT Advertising terms & conditions 2015 Print Advertising Terms & Conditions 1. Submission of advertising for publication constitutes acceptance of these terms by Advertiser and Agency. No conditions other than those set forth on this rate card and the insertion order shall be binding on Publisher unless specifically agreed to in writing by Publisher. 2. All advertisements and their content are subject to Publisher’s approval. Publisher reserves the right to reject or cancel any advertisement, insertion order, space reservation or position commitment at any time. Publisher shall not be liable for any costs or damages beyond advertising rates if for any reason Publisher fails to publish an advertisement, or for errors in key number or advertiser index. 3. Conditions, other than rates, are subject to change by Publisher without notice. Rates are subject to change upon notice from the Publisher, except as specified in a signed contract, and are based on combined print and digital circulation. Cancellation of any space reservation by the Advertiser or its Agency for any reason other than a change in rates will result in an adjustment of the rate (shortage) based on past and subsequent insertions to reflect actual space used at the earned frequency or volume rate. 4. Cancellation or changes in orders may not be made by Advertiser or Agency after specified closing date or digital campaign close date. Failure to submit creative materials will result in full charge for all reserved space. Advertisements not received by closing date will not be entitled to approval or revision by Advertiser or Agency. In the event of timely cancellation, Advertiser and Agency agree to reimburse Publisher for any unit-related outside production costs incurred prior to cancellation. 5. Positioning of advertisements is at the discretion of Publisher except where specific positioning is granted, in writing, by Publisher. 6. Publisher is not liable for delays in delivery, or non-delivery, in the event of an Act of God, action by any governmental or quasi-governmental entity, fire, flood, insurrection, riot, explosion, embargo, strikes whether legal or illegal, labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, work slow down, or any condition beyond the control of Publisher affecting production or delivery in any manner. Any claim for underdelivery not asserted within one year of insertion is waived. 10 skiing / 2015 Media Kit 7. Advertiser and Agency shall be jointly and severally liable for monies due and payable to Publisher for advertising ordered. Should collection efforts become necessary, Advertiser and Agency agree to pay reasonable attorney fees, expenses, and costs incurred in connection with collection of all monies due, and agree that Los Angeles County, California shall be exclusive venue for resolution of any disputes hereunder. 8. Advertiser and Agency warrant that they are properly authorized to publish the entire content and subject matter of all advertising submitted for publication. 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Until credit is approved, Advertisements are run on a prepaid basis only. 2015 DIGITAL Advertising specifications SKIING DIGITAL AD SPECS Standard Guidelines – These Guidelines are consistent with the Interactive Advertising Bureau specifications (www.iab.net). Doubleclick is used to serve all AIM advertisements. There is a 48-hour turn around time once all creatives are submitted to Online Advertising Operations. All ad units must launch a new browser window when clicked on. All static ad types are accepted (.jpg, .gif, .swf, .html). Max initial load file size should not exceed 40KB. RICH MEDIA SPECS Below is a list of the most commonly used third party vendors. For a complete list of approved vendors please contact your sales representative. EXPANDING ADS Most Common Ad Unit Sizes Expanded Dimensions: 728x90............................. 728x270 300x250......................... 550x250 160x600.......................... 480x600 990x50............................ 990x250 PREFERRED FORMAT: USER-INITIATED BY CLICK • ‘Mouse Over’ can not initiate sound • Third Party tags should be served via JavaScript Ad calls, not iframes • Audio needs to be user initiated with a clearly recognizable on/off button • All floating ad units should have a clearly recognizable close button • Max initial load file size should not exceed 40KB • Additional polite download should not exceed 90KB • Frame rate per second should not exceed 18fps • Animation length should not exceed 15 seconds Must use ‘Mouse Off’ if using ‘Mouse Over’ Ad should expand upon ‘Mouse Over’ Build a 1 second delay before ad expands Ad should retract upon ‘Mouse Off’ JPG, GIF, SWF, HTML MEDIUM RECTANGLE 300x250 Pixels 90KB MAX JPG, GIF, SWF, HTML SKYSCRAPER 160x600 Pixels 90KB MAX JPG, GIF, SWF, HTML MEGA BANNER 990x50, 990x250 90KB MAX JPG, GIF, SWF, HTML EDITORIAL EMAIL BANNER 300x250 Pixels 90KB MAX JPG, GIF 728 x 90 Site Skin Site Skin FLASH AD UNITS • All Flash files must be submitted as a .SWF file with accompanying back up gif/jpg for display to users who do not accept Flash • A click through URL must be supplied • We accept flash version 6-10 HOW TO CODE FLASH FILES WITH THE CORRECT ACTION SCRIPT 1. Create an invisible button over the area that you want “active/ clickable” to users 2. On the invisible button, put the following action on (release); (get URL(clickTAG”_blank”) VIDEO BANNER AD • • • • 11 skiing / 2015 Media Kit 90KB MAX ADDITIONAL FORMAT: MOUSE OVER/MOUSE OFF APPROVED THIRD PARTY RICH MEDIA THIRD PARTY SPECIFICATIONS 728x90 Pixels • Any sound should be user initiated by click APPROVED THIRD PARTY AD TAGS Eyeblaster / EyeReturn / Eyewonder / Pointroll / Unicast Leaderboard • User must click on expand button • ‘Close’ button must be visibly prominant • Ad should retract by clicking close button • • • • Atlas / Bluestreak / Doubleclick / Interpolis / Mediaplex Units & Sizing: File type: .mov file File size: 1.2 mb unit Frame rate: 18fps Playback length: :15 sec • Video will be served in ad position in DFP Video Player 300 x 250 300x250 contact info For more information, contact: Kent Ebersole Charlotte Sibbing Al Crolius Francoise Chalifour Stef Luciano Rosalind Genge Keith Cunningham Scott Monte Ginna Larson Lori Ostrow General Manager [email protected] VP Sales [email protected] Associate Publisher [email protected] Detroit Sales Manager [email protected] National Account Manager [email protected] Jo-Ann Martin Eastern Sales Director [email protected] 12 skiing / 2015 Media Kit Midwest Account Manager [email protected] Canada Account Manager - East [email protected] Canada Account Manager - West [email protected] Marketplace representative [email protected] Advertising manager [email protected]