2024 MEDIA KIT

Page 1


55% are women 68% are ages 25-64

46% have household income 75k+

38% are college graduates

How do they spend their money…

66% frequently purchase goods and services from Beacon communication advertisers

• 30% are making home improvements

• 38% are buying home furnishings

• 35% are buying lawn and garden supplies

• 48% are taking vacations

• 29% are visiting a veterinarian

• 9% are looking for real estate

• 29% are using a tax advisor

• 22% are buying jewelry

• 20% are choosing a florist

• 20% are buying a major home appliance

• 24% are buying a car (new & used)

• 32% are buying auto accessories

• 71% are buying clothes

• 26% are visiting a fitness club or exercise class

• 76% are dining out

Legal Advertising

specialty advertising

Airport retail concessions partner opens Napatree Marketplace

Oil prices push pump prices upward

Obituaries

Clementina Pellegrino Moore

Clementina (Tina) Pellegrino Moore, 93, died January 23, 2024, Greenville Nursing Home, Putnam Pike, Greenville, RI. Loving wife of the late Samuel H. Moore and survived by his three children, Jeffrey, Cheryl, And Robin.

Daughter of the late Ignazio Pellegrino and wife Josephine (Trementozzi) Pellegrino.

Survived by brother Robert A. Pellegrino and his wife Norma of South Carolina. Aunt to Robert N. Pellegrino, his wife Tara and great niece, Mia Rose and great nephew Mason Foley Pellegrino of South Carolina.

Tina lived and worked in Providence, RI until moving to TN in 1970 with Sam. In 1990, they retired and returned to RI and lived in Warwick, RI.

Friends, family and neighbors helped her through her final years with their love and compassion.

Relatives and friends were invited to join her funeral service on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 10:00 am in the Thomas & Walter Quinn Funeral Home, 2435 Warwick Ave., Warwick. Her final resting place will be next to Sam’s grave at Highland Memorial Cemetery in Johnston, RI. Visitation will be held on Monday, January 29, 2024 from 5-7 pm.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be donated to St. Jude in Memphis TN.

• One Paper

10 lines $60* • Two Paper

10 lines $90* • Three Paper

10 lines $120* • Four Paper

10 lines $150*

*+ $2.50 for each additional line.

includes color photograph and web placement.

Monthly Sections

• Rhody Health and Wellness

• Rhody Money

• Prime Time

• Rhody Home

Ask about multi-section and frequency discounts

Political Advertising

All political advertising will pay the earned rate and must be paid in full, in advance. Rules and regulations as supplied by the State of Rhode Island must be adhered to.

Social Advertising

• Anniversaries

• Birth Announcements

• Birthdays

• Engagements

• Retirements

• Weddings

Inserts

Inserts are available for individual papers at a cost of $50.00 per thousand. Partial runs (zones) are available at a cost of $60.00 per thousand. Minimum charge $100. Inserts are also available in the RI Newspaper Group at $41 per thousand (full distribution - 140,000 required). Lesser amount accepted at a premium rate.

• Insert price based on standard 8.5”x11” single sheet (.2 oz.). Additional weights/sizes may affect pricing.

• Please call for shipping information.

• Minimum billing – 2,000

• One stop design, print and insert service available

Beacon communications

2024 Special adverti S ing p romotion S/o pportunitie S

mother’s day – 12th

armed Forces day – 20th

memorial day – 27th

customer appreciation

month – contact your Sales rep for more info.

new Years day – 1st

martin luther King Jr. day – 15th

cervical Health awareness glaucoma awareness

leap Year Special –contact your Sales rep for more info.

valentine’s day – contest and Special pages – 4 papers - 7th

Black History month

american Heart month

children’s dental Health month

valentine’s day – 14th

ash Wednesday – 14th

president’s day – 19th

Spring Home improvement

pages – 4 papers - 13th – 27th

Women’s History month

american red cross month

music in our Schools month

national Kidney month

national nutrition month

St. patrick’s day – 17th

Spring Begins – 19th

good Friday – 29th

easter – 31st

Spring Home improvement

pages – 4 papers – 3rd

pawtuxet village/ edgewood page

– cranston Herald and Warwick

Beacon – 24th

child abuse prevention month

cancer control month

World autism month / autism

awareness day – 2nd

public Health Week – 1st – 6th

passover – 22nd – 30th

volunteer Week – 21st – 27th

arbor day – 26th

mother’s day contest / Special pages – 4 papers – 1st and 8th

rolfe Square page – cranston Herald – 15th

pawtuxet village/ edgewood page

– cranston Herald and Warwick Beacon – 22nd

rhody Summer guide – 29th

Jewish american Heritage month

Stroke awareness month

nurses Week – 6th – 12th

teacher appreciation Week –6th – 12th

Bike month

mental Health awareness month

military appreciation month

Foster care month

older americans month

cinco de mayo – 5th

Father’s day draw Your dad contest – the reminder –5th and 12th

oaklawn avenue page – cranston Herald and Warwick Beacon – 12th

pawtuxet village/ edgewood page

– cranston Herald and Warwick Beacon – 19th

Sandy Bottom road page –the reminder – 19th

rolfe Square page – cranston Herald – 26th

graduation Sections –4 papers – 26th

lg BtQ+ / pride month

alzheimer’s and Brain awareness month

men’s Health month

Homeownership month

Father’s day – 16th

Juneteenth – 19th

Summer begins – 20th

Summer Sale days –4 papers - contact your Sales rep for more info

atwood avenue page – cranston Herald and Johnston Sunrise –10th

oaklawn avenue page – cranston Herald and Warwick Beacon – 17th

2024 Special adverti S ing p romotion S/o

Sandy Bottom road page –the reminder – 24th

rolfe Square page –cranston Herald – 24th

independence day – 4th

uv Safety month

parks and recreation month

a UGUST

Business resource guide –4 papers – 7th

atwood avenue page – cranston Herald and Johnston Sunrise –14th

oaklawn avenue page – cranston Herald and Warwick Beacon – 21st

Back to School Special pages –4 papers – 21st

Back to School a to Z –the reminder – 28th

Sandy Bottom road page –the reminder – 28th

immunization month

national night out – 6th

purple Heart day – 7th

S

PTe M ber

apple Fest Section –

Johnston Sunrise – 4th

all city Sports –

Warwick Beacon – 4th

Fall Home improvement –the reminder – 11th – 25th

atwood avenue page –

cranston Herald and Johnston

Sunrise – 11th

all about Fall / Halloween events etc. – 4 papers – 11th

Knightsville page/Fall Festival –cranston Herald – 18th

pawtuxet village/ edgewood page – 25th

Food Safety month

Suicide prevention month

prostate cancer awareness month

childhood cancer

awareness month

Blood cancer awareness month

ovarian cancer awareness month

labor day – 2nd

autumn Begins – 22nd

OCTO

oaklawn avenue page –

cranston Herald and Warwick Beacon – 16th

pawtuxet village/ edgewood page

– cranston Herald and Warwick Beacon – 23rd

domestic violence awareness month

Breast cancer awareness month national Book month

S id S awareness month

downs Syndrome awareness month

rosh Hashanah – 2nd – 4th

mental illness awareness Week –6th – 12th

indigenous peoples day – 14th

Halloween – 31st

oaklawn avenue page –

cranston Herald and Warwick Beacon – 20th

Keepsake Football Section –cranston Herald and Warwick

Beacon – 20th

turkey Bowl Section –the reminder – 27th

oaklawn avenue page – cranston Herald and Warwick Beacon – 20th

Holiday Songbook – 20th

rhody Holidays – 4 papers – 27th

pawtuxet village/ edgewood page

– cranston Herald and Warwick Beacon – 27th

american diabetes month

native american Heritage month

lung cancer awareness month

military Family appreciation month

epilepsy month

Family caregivers month

adoption month

election day – 5th

veterans day – 11th

thanksgiving day – 28th

Holiday pages – 4 papers –4th – 18th

oaklawn avenue page – cranston Herald and Warwick Beacon – 11th

Holiday greetings – Front page reminder – 25th

Safe toys & gifts month

impaired driving prevention month

Winter begins – 21st

christmas eve – 24th

christmas day – 25th

chanukah – 25th – Jan. 1st

Kwanzaa begins – 26th

new Year’s eve – 31st

BEACON COMMUNICATIONS

SAMPLE AD SIZES

SMALL RECTANGLE

SAMPLE AD SIZES

Business Spotlight:

SPECIAL RATES

$44.00 per week per paper. Requires 10-week contract. Available in the Cranston Herald, Johnston SunRise, Warwick Beacon. Stories will be posted on the respective websites.

$49.50 per week for The Reminder. Requires 10-week contract.

Shop Local Pages:

$16.50 per week, per paper requires 10 week contract

Cranston Herald, Johnston SunRise, Warwick Beacon

$11.00 per week requires 10 week contract in The Reminder

Puzzle Page: $33 per week, requires 10 week contract in The Reminder

Rhody Treasures:

$60 per week — requires 8 week contract

Cranston Herald, Johnston SunRise, The Reminder, Warwick Beacon

Special Pages/Features

BC produces special pages and sections throughout the year that cover a wide variety of topics.

The Reminder Front Page FULL COLOR

Front Top

Front Top

Front Bottom

Front Bottom

Entire Front 3 Column x 5” 6 Column x 5” 3 Column x 8” 6 Column x 8” 6 Column x 13”

Information can be obtained from display advertising personnel: (401) 732-3100.

RING: Rhode Island Newspaper Group* one call, one order, one bill

RING

RING is an association of 19 community newspapers, offering statewide distribution in a convenient one call, one order, one bill system. The papers are:

BEACON COMMUNICATIONS

Warwick Beacon (Thursday)

Cranston Herald (Thursday)

Johnston Sun Rise (Thursday) The Reminder (Tuesday)

BREEZE PUBLICATIONS

Valley Breeze Cumberland/Lincoln (Thursday)

Valley Breeze North Providence (Wednesday)

Valley Breeze

N. Smithfield/ Woonsocket (Thursday)

Valley Breeze Pawtucket (Wednesday)

Valley Breeze & Observer (Thursday)

EAST BAY NEWSPAPERS

Bristol Phoenix (Thursday)

National Advertising

Barrington Times (Wednesday)

Portsmouth Times (Thursday)

Sakonnet Times (Thursday)

Warren Times-Gazette (Wednesday)

Westport Shorelines (Thursday)

East Providence Post (Thursday)

SOUTHERN RI NEWSPAPERS

The Independent (Thursday)

ISLAND COMMUNICATIONS

Newport This Week (Thursday)

WRITE WAY MEDIA

Jamestown Press (Thursday)

Save Time. Save Money.

Rhode Island Newspaper Group • RING www.rinewspapergroup.com 1944 Warwick Avenue, Warwick, RI 02889 Donna Zarrella Tel. 401-732-3100 FAX 401-732-3110

ROP Deadlines

Publication/Section Deadline

Warwick Beacon

Cranston Herald

12 p.m. Tuesday for Thursday

12 p.m. Monday for Thursday

Johnston Sun Rise 12 p.m. Monday for Thursday

The Reminder 10 a.m. Thursday for Tuesday

RING 10 a.m. preceding Thursday

Mechanical Requirements

BROADSHEET: 6 columns to page ROP — image area 10.5” wide X 21” deep. Double truck 20.5” x 21”.

TABLOID: 6 columns to a page ROP — image area 10.5” wide X 16” deep. Double truck 21” x 16”.

1 column 1.65”

2 columns 3.42”

3 columns 5.19”

4 columns 6.96”

5 columns 8.73”

6 columns 10.5”

PRINTED BY WEB OFFSET SCREEN REQUIREMENTS: 85 lines

DPI: 300

COMPOSITION: There is no charge for composition (except for display ads composed but not published).

ROP Depth Requirements*

B ROADSHEET: 1 to 6 column, broadsheet page size: 6 columns X 21 inches.

Double truck advertisements will be charged at 13 columns.

TABLOID: 1 to 6 columns, tabloid page size: 6 columns X 16 inches.

Double truck advertisements will be charged at 13 columns. Ads may be reduced up to 5%.

Electronic Transmission

All ads should be sent using “.pdf” file formats, which removes most incompatibility problems. Please include which publication the ad is for in the subject line as well as date the ad is scheduled to start. All files should be emailed to your sales rep.

Circulation

All circulation is audited by Certified Audit of Circulation Inc. (CVC). Audit reports are available at the main office.

President

Publisher

Credit Manager Lynne Taylor LynneT@RhodyBeat.com

Advertising Manager Donna Zarrella DonnaZ@RhodyBeat.com

Production Manager Lisa Bourque Yuettner LisaB@RhodyBeat.com

gene Ral Rate p O licy

a. All advertising is subject to the publisher’s approval.

b. Terms: Cash with copy until credit is established with Credit Department. Payment required thirty (30) days from date of statement. A service charge of 2% per month will be charged on unpaid balances over thirty (30) days.

c. Advertising, if contingent upon position, will be charged a 25% premium above earned rate.

d. All advertising and editorial material in whole or in part designed and/or composed by BC may not be reproduced without the express written permission of BC.

e. The publisher is not bound by any terms or conditions, printed or otherwise, appearing on order blanks, advertiser’s forms or copy instructions when in conflict with terms and conditions on publisher’s rate card or policy statements.

f. BC shall not be liable for errors or omissions in, or failure to insert, any advertisement for which it may be responsible beyond the cost of the actual space occupied by the item in which error or omission or failure to insert occurred. Advertisers will be entitled to refund of advertisement price or insertion in next issue at advertiser’s option.

g. Advertisers and advertising agencies will indemnify and hold harmless BC, its officers, agents, directors, employees and contractors for all contents supplied to publisher, including text, representations and illustrations of advertisements printed and for any claims arising from contents including, but not limited to defamation, libel, invasion of privacy, copyright infringement and plagiarism.

h. BC shall not be liable for failure to print, publish or circulate all or any part of an issue in which advertisement accepted by the publisher is contained, if failure is due to acts of God or government, strikes, accidents, lack of newsprint or other circumstances beyond the control of BC.

i. New advertising and copy changes on proofs will not be accepted after deadline.

j. All political advertising shall be prepaid and shall be labeled as such. All political advertising shall be accorded the earned rate in all our publications.

k. Publisher reserves the right to increase the rates stipulated in this rate card at any time on thirty (30) days notice in writing. Advertiser is accorded the right to cancel his contract without penalty at any date upon which higher rates are made effective by the publisher.

Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.