THE LINFIELD REVIEW 2011-12 Advertising Information
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Mailing address 900 SE Baker St. Unit #A518 McMinnville, OR 97128 Physical address Renshaw Hall Room 102B Phone 503.883.5789 Web linfieldreview.com Office hours Tuesday, Thursday: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Friday: 8:30-10:30 a.m.
Dear local business partner: Please find enclosed a Linfield Review media kit for the 2011- 12 publishing year. In it, you will locate profiles and history of our staff and publication, demographic information about our wide audience, a publication schedule, past copies of our newspaper and an advertising rate card. The Linfield Review is Linfield College’s award-wining, student-run newspaper. This school year, the Review will undergo several exciting changes that will build upon its previous success. We would like to extend to you an invitation to be a part of the improved Review as a local business partner. We encourage you to read on and find out what a great business opportunity lies in building a relationship with our publication. Should you have any questions regarding the Review or any of the information in this kit, please do not hesitate to contact us. You can reach us at linfieldreviewbusiness@gmail.com. Whether you are a loyal advertiser or a business that we are meeting for the first time, we look forward to working with you in the near future. Sincerely The Linfield Review E: linfieldreviewbusiness@gmail.com P: 503.883.5789 F: 503.883.2360
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Publication Profile
Mailing address 900 SE Baker St. Unit #A518 McMinnville, OR 97128 Physical address Renshaw Hall Room 102B Phone 503.883.5789 Web linfieldreview.com Office hours Monday 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Tuesday 2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
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The Linfield Review is a weekly newspaper produced by students at Linfield College. Since 1896, the Review has reported college and community news, featured studentauthored opinions and covered college athletics as well as offered indepth feature stories. The paper has been a member of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association Collegiate Division for eight years. The adviser for the Review is Professor Brad Thompson of Linfield’s Department of Mass Communication.
The staff of the Review comprises 17 full-time students whose jobs range from copy editor and page designer to ad salesperson and photographer. Each semester, a new set of Linfield students sign up to report for the Review. Participation in the publication is open to students from any department and any year.
The ultimate goals of the Review are to act as a practical learning tool for Linfield students interested in any aspect of newspaper publication or media studies The Review is published every and to produce a highquality Sunday during the school year, publication representative of with the exception of school the college. The experienced breaks and the month of January. staff members strive for Special editions are published, as professionalism and consistency well, such as the Back-to- School in every issue. Last spring, the Issue, the Commencement Issue Review received 11 awards at and the Renter’s Guide. the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association In addition to the 1,000 copies Collegiate Newspaper contest, printed for community distribution, the second-most in our almost 100 subscribers also circulation group. Among these receive weekly issues. These awards were first place in Best subscribers include parents of Website, Feature Story and Linfield students, college alumni Special Section, confirming the and other colleges in the Review as one of the best Northwest. Funding for the college newspapers in Oregon. Review is generated through This recognition encourages us advertising revenues and the at the Review to maintain high Associated Students of Linfield standards and push for excellence. College.
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The Linfield Review has a wide-ranging audience – it is not just read by students. Every week, faculty, staff, parents, alumni, trustees, Wildcat sports fans, visitors to McMinnville and patrons of local businesses peruse the pages. All of these people could also be reading your advertisement. There are 290 faculty and staff members at Linfield, most of who live in Yamhill County. Regular visitors to campus include parents, alumni and prospective students, as well as the hundreds of people who come each year to watch Wildcat sports games. These people are often unaware of what McMinnville has to offer but look for lodging, shopping and dining while they are here. There are 1,750 students at Linfield’s McMinnville campus. Linfield students represent 26 states and 20 countries. Currently, the majority of students come from the western U.S., including Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. International students comprise 4 percent of our student body. Approximately 46 percent of the students are male, 54 percent are female. Students not on the meal plan: approx. 850 Students who eat out or buy food in town: all Students who can legally purchase alcohol: approx. 350 Students from out of state: approx. 900 Freshmen new to Yamhill County: 468 Students buying products for own room, apartment, home: 1,750 Prospective students who visit Linfield each year: 2,500
*Compiled from Linfield College’s admission website
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THE LINFIELD REVIEW McMinnville, Oregon
Mailing address 900 SE Baker St. Unit #A518 McMinnville, OR 97128 Physical address Renshaw Hall Room 102B Phone 503.883.5789 Web linfieldreview.com Office hours Mailing address 900 SE Baker St. Unit #A518 McMinnville, OR 97128 Physical address Renshaw Hall Room 102B Phone 503.883.5789 Web linfieldreview.com Office hours Monday 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Tuesday 2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Advertising Specifications Advertisement Sizes Sizes are expressed as the number of columns wide by the number of inches tall. For example, a 2c x 4� advertisement is 2 columns wide by 4 inches tall. Multiplying columns by inches gives the total number of column inches. (2x4 = 8 total column inches). Multiplying total column inches by the ad rate equals the total cost of the advertisement. The Review measures six columns wide by 16 inches tall. Digital Advertisements Advertisements in digital format are preferred. The Review can receive advertisements as a PDF, PSD, TIF or JPEG file via email. The advertisements can be sent as an attachment to the business manager at linfieldreviewbusiness@gmail.com. Positions Guarantees The Review makes every effort to honor positions requested, but cannot guarantee positions. Advertisements will not normally be places on pages 1, 2, 3 and the features pages. Special Services Creative Services Before scheduling advertisements, advertisers can work with the Review’s advertising designer to create an ad spec. There are no production charges for advertisements that run in the Review. However, the Review reserves the right to charge for or refuse any extraordinary production procedures. Tearsheets Upon request, we will send tearsheets along with the invoice. A maximum of three tearsheets will be provided free of charge. Advertising Deadlines Reservations and Material All advertising material is due to the business manager by noon Friday before publication (Sunday). Terms of Payment Financial Obligations The Review will send an invoice for advertisements run on a
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Additional information The Linfield Review (TLR) reserves the right to accept or reject any advertising. Prepayment does not guarantee publication. B. Advertisers shall notify TLR of any error in time for correction within a timely manner of the first publication or the invoice being received. TLR’s liability for error shall not exceed that portion of the entire cost of such advertisement as the space occupied by the error.
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C. Except as provided above, TLR shall be under no liability for loss to the advertiser as a result of the publisher’s error or omission in advertising copy, failure to publish or to distribute all or any portion of an issue for which an advertisement has been accepted. D. The advertiser assumes full liability for their advertisements and agrees to hold TLR harmless for the content of advertisements authorized for publication and any claims that arise there from that may be made against TLR. E. TLR will not be bound by any verbal agreements, promises, waivers, understandings or conditions that are not contained in this advertising information or in a contract.
Mailing address 900 SE Baker St. Unit #A518 McMinnville, OR 97128 Physical address Renshaw Hall Room 102B Phone 503.883.5789 Web linfieldreview.com Office hours Monday 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Tuesday 2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
F. Advertisers, by having an advertisement in TLR, are purchasing space and circulation only. All property rights, including any copyright interest, to any advertisement produced for the advertiser by TLR, using artwork and typography furnished or arranged for by TLR, shall be property of TLR. No such advertisement or any part thereof may be reproduced or assigned without prior written consent of TLR. G. Neither party to this agreement shall be held liable for failure to perform as the result of fire, flood, strike, accidents, acts of nature or other reasons beyond their control. Under such circumstances, either party shall have the right to terminate this agreement without penalty. However, nothing in this paragraph shall excuse the advertiser from its obligation to pay for advertising published by TLR.
Linfield Review Ad Rate Card 2011-12 Common Ad size
1-4 Issue Commitment
5-8 Issue Commitment
9-12 Issue Commitment
$10 Column Inch Rate
$8 Column Inch Rate
$6 Column Inch Rate
1c x 3”
$30
$24
$18
2c x 3”
$60
$48
$36
6c x 2”
$120
$96
$72
$240
$192
$144
$480
$384
$288
$960
$768
$576
(1/8 Page) 6c x 4” (1/4 Page) 6c x 8” (1/2 Page) 6c x 16” (Full Page)
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*These are common ad rates, but not the only sizes the Review will run. To find an ad price, multiply number columns by inches by column inch rate. For example, 1c x 3” times $10 column inch rate equals $30. Contact the business manager for a rate quote. * 25% off Linfield ads; 50% off ASLC ads; 20% off local McMinnville business ads ****ALL ADS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY NOON THE FRIDAY BEFORE PUBLICATION**** Column sizes (must be in full, no half-column) 1 column= 1.6 inches 2 columns= 3.35 inches 3 columns= 5.1 inches 4 columns= 6.8 inches 5 columns= 8.6 inches 6 columns= 10.35 inches Maximum depth: 15 inches (1-inch minimum) 6
Mailing address 900 SE Baker St. Unit #A518 McMinnville, OR 97128 Physical address Renshaw Hall Room 102B Phone 503.883.5789 Web linfieldreview.com Office hours Monday 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Tuesday 2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
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Publication Schedule August 29 (Back-to-School Issue)
Linfield Review Ad Rate Card 2011-12 (cont.) Online Advertising Advertise on the Review’s award winning website!
*Image/Banner Ads: $25.00 per week *Text/Link Ads: $25.00 per month www.linfieldreview.com Please contact Jessica Pham, Business Manager, at linfieldreviewbusiness@gmail.com or at 503-312-1262 for any further questions. We look forward to doing business with you.
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