Isthmus presents
Madison, wisconsin’s essential city guide
Isthmus Annual Manual
2014-2015 edition
We package native know-how
and pass it along for you...
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★Plus, the Isthmus trademark: Award-winning writing and design.
We’ve crafted an effective,
long-lasting marketing tool
★Isthmus Annual Manual reaches curious, active, engaged
and intelligent people who are looking for information —
thousands of potential customers for your products
and services.
★We print 60,000 Isthmus Annual Manuals — and distribute
them all for free! First in the Aug. 28 issue of Isthmus,
and then throughout the year via the Convention and
Visitor’s Bureau, the Chamber of Commerce, colleges,
the best hotels, real estate agencies, and the many
companies hoping to attract new people to our fine city.
COVER / 2013-2014 EDITION
Did you know? 150,000 people are part of the isthmus community.
That’s 33% of the adults in the Madison market!
We love this magazine, and we think you will too!
We promote Annual Manual in print, online, through email and social media to reach the broadest possible audience.
Isthmus Annual Manual is published across media Thursday, Aug 28. Space reservations & copy due by 5 pm Wednesday, July 16.
See other side for advertising sizes, rates and details
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Full Page
7.25” w X 9.75” d
2/3 Page
4.75” w X 9.75” d
These are
the Isthmus
Magazine Print
Ad Shapes. All
modular sizes.
Please see
notes on bleeds
and trim.
Back cover $4,100
Full Page $3,300
guaranteed positions: Page two,
Page three, Inside back cover
Full Page $2,840
Run of book
1/2 Horizontal
7.25” w X 4.75” d
1/2 Page Vertical
3.50” w X 9.75” d
1/3 Page Square
4.75” w X 4.75” d
2/3 Page $2,480
1/2 Page $2,025
Horizontal or Vertical
Advertising Information
DEADLINES: Space reservations are due by
5 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Final materials
are due by 5 p.m. Friday, July 18, 2014.
Full color is available on all ads. Color is
CMYK 4-color process. No PMS, Pantone or
RGB. Resolution is 300 dpi.
DESIGN: Pricing includes expert ad design by
the Isthmus Art Department, if desired.
to submit an ad: Adobe Acrobat PDF/X-4*
is preferred. Partial-page ads saved exactly to
size, with no register marks or bleeds.
For full-page Bleeds: Safe image area is
7.875” x 10.375”. Trim size is 8.375” wide x 10.875”
deep. Add an inch to document output — 9.375”
x 11.875” — offset register marks 12 pts.
E-MAIL ARTWORK: [email protected]
>>> Please copy your account rep!
>>> For large files, email via the web service
www.wetransfer.com
>>> Please notify your account rep!
Ad placement is solely at the discretion
of Isthmus Publishing Company. Position
can be guaranteed for a 20% surcharge.
Specific sizes are required on some pages.
All ad insertions require a signed contract.
Ads are prepaid unless credit is established.
Prices are non-commissionable.
Please contact your Isthmus account
representative for more information.
Distribution: 60,000 Isthmus Annual
Manuals are printed on coated paper stock,
saddle-stitched and trimmed. Initial distribution
is with Isthmus, Thursday, August 28, 2014.
* For information on creating PDF/X-4 compliant files,
refer to the Acrobat User Guide, at www.adobe.com.
1/3 Page 1/3 Page Vertical
2.25” w X 9.75” d
1/4 Horizontal
7.25” w X 2.25” d
1/4 Page Square
3.50” w X 4.75” d
$1,600
Square or Vertical
1/4 Page $1,190
Horizontal, Square or Vertical
1/6 Page 1/4 Page Vertical
2.25” w X 7.25” d
1/6 Horizontal
4.75” w X 2.25” d
1/6 Page Vertical
2.25” w X 4.75” d
$ 725
Horizontal or Vertical
1/8 Page $ 550
Horizontal or Vertical
1/12 Page
1/8 Horizontal
3.50” w X 2.25” d
1/8 Page Vertical
1.625” w X 4.75” d
1/12 Page Square
2.25” w X 2.25” d
$ 325
Square only
❏ Yes, please reserve my advertising space
in Isthmus Annual Manual for 2014
I understand the space reservation deadline is Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Today’s Date______________________ Ad Size__________________________
business Name_________________________________________________________________________
location_____________________________________________________________________________
Contact Phone________________________________________________________________________
Contact Email________________________________________________________________________
Authorized Signature_________________________________________________________________
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