Media Kit 2018
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BRICK Metro Ann Arbor’s First & Only Women’s Magazine Leading The Way In Career, Home, Fashion, Health, Fitness, and Dining
Mission:
Readership:
The Brick is metro Ann Arbor’s go-to magazine for women. We are committed to providing women with relevant, informative, useful, and entertaining content. Serving the Ann Arbor, Dexter, Saline, Ypsilanti, and Chelsea area’s, we focus on fashion, beauty, health, home, fitness, dining, and career among other relevant topics. Offering a one of a kind perspective, we highlight local businesses, local covers, and highlight local happenings. By providing content that is inspiring, entertaining, and stylish, our target reach expands from professional women to stay-at-home moms and everything in-between.
The Brick Magazine appeals to diverse female readers who have in common the desire to create a thriving, successful and inspired life. The Brick Magazine provides access to the most sought after demographic in the metro Ann Arbor area.
Like no other in metro Ann Arbor, The Brick Magazine is a glossy, full color, perfect bound, monthly publication, that celebrates all women, and is committed to being an unbeatable source of marketing for our advertisers. We are committed to helping local businesses thrive by exposing them to 90% of their target market.
Combined with our top quality articles, high-resolution photos and state-of-the-art look, our readers are treated to the best-available quality seeing themselves throughout our pages.
WOMEN BUILDING OUR COMMUNITY ONE BRICK AT A TIME.
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BRICK Purchasing Power of Women:
30-60 85% Targeted age range
of all consumer purchases are made by women. Women represent a significant amount of the buying power no market can afford to ignore.
80%
89%
93%
91%
65%
93%
92%
66%
Healthcare
New Cars
Bank Accounts
Food
OTC Pharmaceuticals
New Homes
of PC’s
Vacations
Women own 40% of all American private businesses, 1.3 million women earn more than 100,000 in annual salary. Senior women age 50+ have a combined net worth of $10 trillion. Over the course of a families life, 90% of married women will control its wealth.
85%
of all brand purchases are made by women
60%
of all personal wealth in the U.S is held by women
51%
of all stock ownership in the U.S. are women
65%
of requested services at car dealerships are made by women
Information by sheconomy.com
75%
of women are the primary household shopper
50%
of products typically marketed to men are purchased by women
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Circulation & Distribution: The Brick magazine is distributed to areas throughout Ann Arbor, Saline, Dexter, Chelsea, and Ypsilanti. With a direct mailing list to homes of women, physicians, chiropractic and attorney’s offices, spas, salons, and fitness centers throughout the metro area. We are committed to helping our advertisers succeed by being a cost effective marketing tool, reaching their targeted audience. Our goal is to inspire the lives of everyone who reads this one of a kind publication. We strive to always make a positive contribution to our readers and our advertisers. Online Presence: Can’t wait to get your copy of The Brick Magazine? Not to worry! Visit www.thebrickmagazine.com for an exact duplicate turn- by-turn digital edition. Home delivery: Subscribe online and view information about where to find us.
office@thebrickmagazine.com
We reach over 90% of your target market.
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Specs
MAGAZINE TRIM SIZE: 8.375” x 10.875” All colors must be CMYK. BLEED: Build ad to trim and extend bleed .125” beyond each side of the document page. SAFETY MARGINS: Allow 3/8” from trim edges except for spreads, which require 5/8” safety from side trim and 1/8” gutter safety. IMAGE RESOLUTION: Images should be provided at 300 dots per square inch (DPI) to insure quality reproduction. PROOFS: If a proof is not provided, we cannot beheld responsible for materials that run incorrectly. GENERAL AD CONSTRUCTION: Build pages to trim size and extend bleed 1/4” beyond each side of the document. Supply spread ads as spreads, all other pages as single pages. FILE FORMATS/GRAPHICS: We use the following software versions. InDesign CS4 or greater, Adobe Photoshop CS4, Adobe Acrobat 4. All linked graphics must be included with the document. Please collect for output, and save all fonts along with ad. For more information email office@thebrickmagazine.com
MECHANICAL INFORMATION FOR ADS Full page trim size 8.375” x 10.875”
2/3 page H
1/2 page H
Full page bleed size 8.5” x 11.125
1/4 page 3.5” x 4.72” V
1/3 page V
3/4 page
1/2 page 7” x 4.72” H
2/3 page
Full Page 8.375” x 10.875”
1/2 page 3.4” x 9.6” V
Bleed Page 8.5” x 11.125”
1/2 page V
1/4 page