Connections Ad Rates & Specs
Connections magazine is published in: January, March, May, July, September, and November
Connections newsletter is published in: February, April, June, August, October, and December
Rates for both publications are as follows:
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Magazine |
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Newsletter |
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1x–3x |
4x–6x |
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1x–3x |
4x–6x |
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| Inside Front Cover |
$1,200 |
$1,000 |
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Not available in newsletter |
| Outside Back Cover |
$1,500 |
$1,200 |
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| Inside Back Cover |
$1,000 |
$900 |
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| Inserts |
$1,000 |
$850 |
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Full Page
(trim 8½" x 11"; live area 7¼" × 10") |
$900 |
$800 |
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| Two Thirds Page (4¾" × 10") |
$600 |
$540 |
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| Half Page (7¼" × 5") |
$575 |
$500 |
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$575 |
$500 |
One Third Page
(2¼" × 10" or 7½" × 3") |
$375 |
$325 |
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$375 |
$325 |
| Quarter Page (35⁄8" × 5") |
$300 |
$260 |
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$300 |
$260 |
One Sixth Page
(2¼" × 5" or 5" × 2¼") |
$250 |
$225 |
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$250 |
$225 |
| One Eighth Page (2¼" × 3") |
$200 |
$175 |
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$200 |
$175 |
| One Tenth Page (2¼" × 2½") |
$150 |
$135 |
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$150 |
$135 |
| Box ad (2¼" × 2") |
$125 |
$110 |
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$125 |
$110 |
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Members receive 20% off above rates
Advertise in both publications 6x each, receive 5% off with one-time payment |
Mechanical Requirements
Connections Magazine is printed offset, sheetfed and perfect bound, 150 line screens accepted, 175 line screens recommended. Trim size is 8 1/2" x 11". The CONNECTIONS newsletter is a digitally printed 4/c, saddle stitched 8 to 16-page self mailer. Digital Art is Required.
Inserts are to be supplied trimmed to 9" x 12" with 8 1/2" x 11" image area positioned to permit printer to collate, bind and trim 1/4" at top, 3/8" at right, 3/4" at bottom and 1/8" at left (gutter). Insert paper weight: 60# text minimum – 12 pt maximum. For single sheet printed on one side publisher reserves the right to back-up with editorial matter.
Spreads: For double page spreads, allow 1/8" loss at gutter margin. Two separate files are preferred with 1/4" overlap at gutter.
Full Page Ads: There is no additional charge for bleeds. Please allow 1/8” for each bleed edge.
Supported Applications: Quark, Illustrator (to ensure reliable output, always use “create outlines” when using fonts in Illustrator), Photoshop, PDF, In Design, Pagemaker. Note: Please turn off OPI in the print menu or disable the extension in Quark.
Graphics: Save your photo file in TIFF or EPS format with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. Do not compress graphics using JPEG or LZW. Include all placed graphics on the disk. Save all images at the same size that they will appear in your advertisement.
Fonts: Include all fonts (printer and screen fonts). If sending files electronically always compress font files to prevent corruption.
Color: Save color images in CMYK format unless you have purchased a matched Pantone color for your ad. If a spot color is used, please note the color on your proof. For black & white ads always convert to grayscale. Always convert RGB or PMS colors in documents to CMYK breakdowns unless PMS spot color has been specifically purchased.
Proofs: Please send along with your disk 2 color proofs for all color ads, or 2 laser prints for black & white ads. Low-resolution PDF proofs also accepted.
Ad Size: Indicate crop marks for full page ads at trim size. Set up fractional ads exactly to the sizes stated in chart above.
Services Directory Ad Rates
Grow your business by advertising in the one regional publication that reaches industry leaders in the New England market. Rates for Services Directory advertisements are for one year paid with the first ad.
An ad in our Services Directory is one of the best and most economical advertising opportunities for small to mid-size growing companies that have limited marketing and promotion budgets. Rates are for 6 issues, four-color, billed annually.
Our Business Connections section allows regional sales reps who serve the New England area a place to publish their “business card”.
Line ads: standard listing up to five lines, $165; each additional line $5.
Boxed ads: 1 column wide (2.25") by:
| 1" |
$192 |
| 2" |
$338 |
| 3" |
$470 |
| 4" |
$592 |
| 5" |
$699 |
| 6" |
$795 |
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For multiple-column ads, mulitply the 1 column rate and the desired number of columns. 2-column width is 4.625"; 3-column width is 7".
For multiple ads, first is billed at above rates, second and over, deduct 25 percent. |
Connections also offers a Business Connections section. Rates for a 2.25" x 2" ad are $450 for 6 issues. Business Connections ads allows regional sales reps who serve the New England area a place to publish their "business card".
Please send digital art to: Brie Drummond at BDrummond04@pine.org.