2010 MEDIA KIT & SPONSOR PACKAGE
DaRobi House Marketing Media & Publishing 801 Cherry Street. Suite 1075 Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Phone 817-878-4226 Email: darobihouse@gmail.com
www.darobihouse.com
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER Dear Business Owner, Like you and every other business/organization in America, DaRobi House faced many obstacles during our country’s economic setback. Along with President Obama’s American campaign for change, we have adopted many changes in ownership and the re-structuring of our company’s direction. It is with great pleasure we present to you an opportunity for your company be included in the 2010 Black Excellence Issue. The Black PagesFWD is a Business Directory & Annual Magazine that displays the excellence of African American Entrepreneurs serving all of Tarrant and Dallas Counties. Unlike any other Black Pages publication, nationwide, Black PagesFWD is unique in its quality, design, content and method of distribution. However, true to tradition, we foster economic growth of the metropolitan black community by promoting a positive increase of visibility, patronage, and the ability to locate black owned businesses. Every BLACK Owned business and/or organization should be in the The Black Pages, Our determination is to encourage 100% participation and produce a publication that represents the power and diversity of the black community. For as low as $15.00 per month you could receive the following benefits. •
Free copy of Black Pages FWD, 2010 Black Excellence Issue
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Bold color listing in The 2010 Black Pages FWD.
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Free listing on our monthly updated web directory that reaches over 250,000 readers.
Now is the time to take advantage of this awesome opportunity to be included in this landmark edition! The deadline is rapidly approaching. Contact us today @ 817-878-4226. Respectfully yours,
Claudia DaRobi, Publisher
801 Cherry Street. Suite 1075 Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Phone 817-878-4226 Email: darobihouse@gmail.com
www.darobihouse.com
History Black Pages and History ofof the Black Pages and Black Business Business Publications? Publications Black Business directories that include exclusive groups such as Black owned business have dated as early back as The Negro Business Directory of Dallas in the year 1911. The Black Pages has been around since 1979. One of the first Black Pages publications was started in Atlanta, GA. Currently there are independent owned & operated Black Pages in at least 58 major cities in the United States, as well as Canada and in Europe.
Black Pages FWD is a full color Fort Worth Area Blacktable Pages is a 8.5 5.5xx118.5 coffee quality Full Colordirectory Businessand annual business Directory that’s that isupdated printed magazine annuallyonline and updated monthly and printed.
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“Our goal is to provide exposure to African American entrepreneurs and promote economic growth of the Black Community by making it easy for you to locate black owned or managed businesses for your needs and recycling of the African American consumer buying dollars.”
801 Cherry Street. Suite 1075 Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Phone 817-878-4226 Email: darobihouse@gmail.com
www.darobihouse.com
STATISTICS AND DEMOGRAPHICS Readership
Viewers and Readers Printed Copy 4 Digital Copy 1,000,000 Circulation 200,000
Reader Profile
Each year the publication is distributed Free of charge.
Black Pages FWD reaches all people of African descent throughout Tarrant and Dallas counties, as well as minorities and corporate executives.
Children…directory is an
excellent resource guide and shows young people that regardless of race or ethnicity they can create economic success Adults of all ages Business Owners Professionals Community Leaders Religious Leaders & Clergy
Target Area
Greater Fort Worth/ Dallas Metropolitan Area including but not limited to… Arlington TX, HEB, Burleson Desoto, N Dallas, Irving, Mansfield, Keller, Richardson, Plano, Denton, Grand Prairie...
Distribution Points -Hotels -Churches -High traffic Events -Area Businesses -Libraries -Bookstores -Recreational Facilities -Door-to-Door -Youth Fundraising -Chambers of Commerce -Convention and Visitors Bureaus -Purchasing Agents of Major Corporations & Government Entities. Creating such a market saturation will surely INCREASE YOUR WWW.DAROBIHOUSE.COM
SALES!!!
1/6 1/12 page…………………...…..$ 300.00 1/6 page………...………………$ 1,500.00 500.00 1/4 page……………………….…$ 600.00 1/2 page……………………….…$ 1000.00 Full page……………………..…$ 1500.00
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Sponsorship Opportunities Black Pages Sponsor……$7,500
Back Cover Magazine Ad of Black Pages Bold Listing ad in directory category of choice Company name and logo printed on press releases, marketing, brochures, flyers, sales collaterals, & banners for the year Prominent Website banner ad, company profile as sponsor, and link on our website in construction.
VIP LAUNCH PARTY & Black Excellence Awards Cremony Launch Party & Appreciation Ceremony June 2010 TBA Sponsor w/ Recognition at event Banner with Company logo hung with prime positioning Two complimentary complimentary tickets tickets to to event seminar Ten Monthly Business Showcases Black Pages will showcase an advertiser at our monthly business mixer. Sponsor w/ Recognition at every event Special Event Banner with Company logo at every Monthly Showcase until Dec 2010 Company logo printed on press releases, marketing materials, brochures, flyers, etc…. & banners for the year
For more information contact or Make checks payables to : DaRobi House c/o Black FWABP Pages P.O Box 653, Fort Worth, TX 76101 Office (817)878-4226 or (817) 566-6665 email: darobihouse@gmail.com or editor@darobihouse.com
Fort Worth Area Black Pages is published annually by DaRobi House Marketing & Publishing All Rights Reserved
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Electronic File Specifications All files must be electronic - No Pre-print accepted. Proofs must accompany each ad. A high quality proof must accompany all color ads.
No Pre-print is accepted. Acceptable Media: CD /DVD ROM Email us for FTP info at: artdepartment@darobihouse.com
Applications Ads should be created in standard desktop publishing applications • Quark Express 4.1 to 6.0 • Adobe Photoshop 7, CS, CS2 • Adobe InDesign CS, CS 2, CS 3 • Adobe PageMaker 6.5 • Acrobat PDF (pdfx1A) Illustrator files are accepted Freehand files should be saved as EPS
Acrobat Acrobat files (Acrobat 4.x) should have all fonts included and graphics embedded at 300 dpi. Image files should be CMYK at 300 dpi.
Small type MUST NOT be created in Photoshop. (Please include fonts separately)
Fonts and support files
FOR MORE INFO CONTACT US AT:
Application files should be collected for output to include all relevant Support files to ensure high-resolution output.
* All
fonts must be included. *
DaRobi House Marketing Media & Publishing c/o BLACK PAGES FWD PO Box 653 Fort Worth, TX 76101 blackpages@darobihouse.com
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Advertising Agreement The advertising contract is for the 2010 edition only. The signature at the foot of this agreement warrants that the person signing is the authorized representative or agent of the advertiser and he/she is expressly authorized to make such agreement. Advertising rates shall be classed either Regular or Discount. Discount Rate applies only if ALL Items are submitted before MAY 25,2010. Regular rate applies if ANY or ALL items are submitted after MAY 25,2010. No submissions FOR 2010 BLACK EXCELLENCE PRINTED ISSUE will be accepted after AUGUST 2010. The publisher shall not be liable for errors or omissions save and except when the signed corrected proof is received by the publisher prior to the deadline date. Thereafter, the publisher’s liability, if any, shall be limited to the amount paid for the advertisement in which the error or omission occurred and shall be credited to the purchase of further advertising in a subsequent edition. The advertiser agrees to indemnify DaRobi House (publisher) against any claim resulting from unauthorized use of any names, sketches, photographs, registered trademarks, labels or works in our advertisement. The advertiser shall not under any circumstances or for any reason cancel contracted advertising. In this event, no refunds shall be made, and any moneys paid to date shall be forfeited. The advertiser shall pay all moneys due and owing for the subject advertising space at the time of purchase. Should the advertiser fail to pay as agreed, the publisher may, at her absolute discretion, withhold the subject ad copy from publication and any moneys paid to date shall be forfeited. THERE IS NO CANCELLATION. The advertiser and the publisher agree that the publisher is not bound by any representations, conditions or warrants, expressed or implied, not included in this agreement.
Listing Will Appear as Follows:
Company________________________________________________________ Addresse________________________________________________________ City_____________________________State_________Zip_______________ Phone___________________________Web____________________________ REGULAR LISTING__________@ $100.00 BOLD COLOR LISTING_______@$150.00
CATEGORY 1_____________________ CATEGORY 2_____________________
PREMIUM AD __________@____________ SUB-TOTAL ______________ AMOUNT PAID ______________ BALANCE DUE ______________
Special Instructions ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________
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Advertising Rep Signature _________________________________________ Printed Name DATE
Company Representative Signature ____________________________________ Printed Name DATE