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REVENGE ! OF THE
MONSTER FILM
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DINOSAUR JR ORBITAL DWEEZIL ZAPPA MUSIC | FILM | CLUBS | THEATRE | GAMES | BOOKS | COMEDY | ART | FASHION | LISTINGS
EDINBUR GH INT FILM FESERNATIONAL TIVAL
US GRATUITO
GORE!
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SO ! DETAILS
ROGER CORMAN ... KING OF THE Bs! SHANE MEADOWS, GOES BUDGET (AGAIN!) ALL TOMORROW S PARTIES ... THE FILM! AND BONDAGE... UNDER THE RADAR!
WE INTERVIEW ALL THREE BAIRNOSAURS! REGULAR GUYS WITH TORCHES FOR EYES! SUMMONS THE GHOST OF HIS PA!
MUSIC | FILM | CLUBS | THEATRE | GAMES | BOOKS | EVENTS | ART | FASHION | LISTINGS
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THE SKINNY: KEY PLATFORMS ABOUT US: HISTORY OUR READERS: DEMOGRAPHICS CLIENT SUPPORT: TESTIMONIALS & BRANDS WWW.THESKINNY.CO.UK THE SKINNY CYBERZAP: EMAIL NEWSLETTER STUDENT HANDBOOK MAGAZINE PRINT RATES AND DATES
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THE SKINNY:
JOURNALISTIC SLANG FROM THE 1930'S, THE SCOOP, THE BUZZ,THE INSIDE STORY
THE SKINNY PROFILES EMERGING TALENT ALONGSIDE BIG-NAME ARTISTS ACROSS THE CULTURAL SPECTRUM AND MIXES CUTTING EDGE JOURNALISM WITH TIPS ON THE BEST PLACES TO PARTY, EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY.
ONLINE
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Biggest in Scotland
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WWW.THESKINNY.CO.UK
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Email newsletter ‘CyberZap’
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Free
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80,000 unique users per month
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5,000 subscribers
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34,329 – ABC verified circulation
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160,000 estimated readers/month
What’s on, gigs, clubs, interviews and features
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Weekly, Thursdays
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Full colour
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Top ten events for the week ahead
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Available in over 700 venues
Exclusive online only content PLUS print content
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25% open rate
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Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee
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30% returning users
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20,000 friends
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Large trimmed tabloid newsprint
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72% users based in UK
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Respected voice of Scottish youth
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International readership
Full colour and large ad spaces guarantee impact for clients
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REBIRTH THE PHANTOM BAND RETURN
INTERVIEWS:
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YEASAYER
LONDON FASHION WEEK
HOWARD MARKS
TRAVELS IN KURDISTAN
GOLD PANDA
TUT VU VU
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MUSIC | FILM | CLUBS | PERFORMANCE | DIGITAL | READING | COMEDY | ART | FASHION | LISTINGS
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WHO WE ARE THE SKINNY was born in autumn 2005, when a group of likeminded folk came together with the idea of creating a free magazine to provide Scotland with an informed, street level voice on cultural goings on across the country. The magazine filled a void, providing free listings and witty writing produced by local residents for local residents and visitors alike, helping to increase awareness of gigs, plays, exhibitions, club nights, film screenings, festivals and much more besides. We’ve been running for five years now, and in that time grown from a start up business with a budget of nothing, to a respected publication read and enjoyed by tens of thousands each month. The Skinny has become an integral part of the cultural promotions network in Scotland.
WHAT WE DO We cover artists who are big news internationally, and have had exclusive interviews with people like Metallica, Massive Attack, Raekwon and The Prodigy. But it’s also really important to us to cover things that are going on locally, to support homegrown talent, be it through dedicating cover stories to up and coming bands like Mitchell Museum or the Phantom Band (back in the day), or by devoting a double page spread each month to a Scotland-based visual artist or designer in our Showcase section.
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WHERE WE REACH Our magazine is distributed to over 700 venues across Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee. Our circulation has grown so much that we’re now officially recognised by ABC as the third biggest entertainment and listings magazine in the UK (behind only Time Out and the Big Issue). We also have a website, www.theskinny.co.uk, which provides up to the minute news and extended coverage for local and international readers alike. You can of course follow us on Twitter, Facebook and MySpace. If you want updates on the best things to do each week you can get them through our Cyberzap email newsletter(sign up at www.theskinny.co.uk/ zap). We throw great parties, gigs, exhibitions, the occasional conference. We frequently enter into media partnerships with local festivals and events, going the extra mile to support things we believe in from the Glasgow Film Festival to Music Like A Vitamin. We’ve even won some awards, although we’re really too modest to shout about them here. What matters to us most is providing a magazine that has the highest quality writing, the best photographers, the most cutting edge illustrators, the slickest design, covering the most exciting events and releases, encouraging people to go out and engage with the cultural life of this country. And we provide it all for free.
DEMOGRAPHICS The Skinny readership set the trends Leading edge tribes are the smallest generation in the youth market. They drive taste across virtually all other sectors, impacting on the listening habits and fashions of everyone across the globe.
THE SKINNY READERS ARE YOUNG, HAVE CASH & GO OUT
Even appeal 52% 47% 1%
Female Male Transgender
Our readers love The Skinny
These tribes stand at the gateway of popular culture, are the main influence over other youth tribes and are hard to sell to or persuade.
90% 82% 80% 78% 72%
These people are our audience and they love The Skinny.
Our readers love our content
Reader Profile by Tribe Type
64% 60% 59% 56% 56% 54%
Content is excellent/ good Think the mag looks great Rate the writing style/ tone as excellent/good Love the illustrations Think the photography is excellent/ good
Live music Records/ music releases Film/What’s on/ Listings Festivals Venues Fashion
What do The Skinny readers do
79% 65% 60% 59% 50% 25% 70% 35%
40% 30% 14% 8% 8%
Leading Edge Alternative Urban Aspirant Mainstream Trendies
4IP Tribes information: http://uktribes.com
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Listen to music everyday Spend spare cash on music/ downloads Go to a gig at least once a week Eat out at least once a week Work full time Study Live with partner/ friends Earn over 20K per year
Mosaic Profile 53% 14% 8% 7% 18%
96% of The Skinny audience is over 19
4%
25% 44% 17% 10%
Under 18 19 - 24 25 - 34 35 - 44 45+
Urban sophisticates (Young, well educated singles in city apartments) Town centre singles (Single people living in the town centre) Families on the move (Busy families who are moving up in their careers & lifestyles) Upper Echelons (Successful people living in the choicest surburban locations) Other Results collected from research by The Audience Business Dec 08 and Napier University Dec 09
TESTIMONIALS
❝THE SKINNY IS FUCKING AWESOME❞ - DAVID PROWSE, DRUMMER, JAPANDROIDS
❝ONE OF THE BEST LISTINGS MAGS IN THE UK...
THE SKINNY STRAIGHT FROM THE HIPSTER'S MOUTH❞
- GUARDIAN
❝I MOSTLY LOVE THE SKINNY BECAUSE IT IS NOT SHIT... SO MANY SHIT MAGAZINES IN THE WORLD❞ - JOHN MCCALL, READER
❝YOU HAVE BECOME THE 'MUST-READ' FOR ALL SCOTTISH CREATIVES❞ - GRAHAM WEIR, DIRECTOR, POPULAR MUSIC INDUSTRIES, EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY
❝WE HAVE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE SKINNY OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS. THEY ARE KNOWLEDGABLE, PASSIONATE AND HAVE AN INTIMATE UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR AUDIENCE. I WOULD GLADLY RECOMMEND THEM AS A PARTNER, BUT NOT TO ANY RIVALS OF BRANDS WE REPRESENT!❞ - JUSTIN CROSBY, MS&L PR
❝LOVE WHAT YOU'RE DOING... GIVES ME HOPE❞ - STEVE MASON, MUSICIAN
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ONLINE WHY THESKINNY.CO.UK?
WHY ADVERTISE ONLINE?
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Direct exposure to our culturally active audience, proven to be taste makers in forming trends
Growing industry: Target & account for your spend per impression. Internet ad spend grew by 10% year-on-year (ad industry as whole: grew by 6.3%)
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Engaged users of the site – 77% coming to the site searching for the niche information available
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Quantitative ROI – report on impressions and CTR after each campaign
Online market share: Total advertising budgets are dedicating more to online Online budgets have grown to 24.3% for the half year January – June 2010, up from 23.1% for the same period in 2009.
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Brand affinity - users of www.theskinny.co.uk already like our brand and what we do, by advertising on our site a natural harmony between The Skinny, your brand and the audience results
Increased number of people online: Active online user base grew from 36.8 million in April 2009 to 40.5 million in April 2010 (3.7 million new active users in just 12 months)
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Limited advertisers - policy of only having three advertisers per ad spot keeps visibility and advertising impact high
Growing amount of time online for leisure: Social media accounts for 23% of all time spent online in the UK, making online sessions more immersive and opportunities for engaging brand advertising possible
*Research from the IAB Online Adspend Study
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AVERAGE 80,000 UNIQUES A MONTH GENERATING 185,000 PAGE VIEWS LOOKING AT 2.5 PAGES EACH JUST UNDER 2 MINUTES PER PERSON 30% OF USERS ARE RETURNING 70% ARE NEW VISITORS THE SKINNY MEDIA PACK
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Browser use:
72% UK
36% Internet Explorer
Leaderboard 728w x 90h Banner 468w x 60h MPU 300w x 250h Skyscraper 160w x 600h Rich media in any position *Cost in brackets refers to targeted campaigns
By city:
Traffic sources:
18% London
10% direct traffic
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10% 2% 2% 1% 13%
16% 13% 2% 2% 49%
US Canada Germany Australia Other
Edinburgh Glasgow Manchester Aberdeen Other
35% 17% 10% 2%
23% 67%
Firefox Safari Chrome Other
referring sites Search engines
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£8 (£9.50) £5 (£6.50) £14 (£16) £12 (£14) £20 (£25)
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CYBERZAP WHAT IS A CYBERZAP?
HOW TO ADVERTISE?
An organically grown email newsletter with widespread appeal for individuals who want to be in the know at a click of a fingertip.
There are two main options for advertising each week;
Effortlessly informed: Cyberzap provides the top ten interesting and unique events direct to your inbox as recommended by The Skinny, Scotland’s voice on emerging talent and cultural activity.
1. Skyscraper Advert
2. Advertorial Inclusion
An excellent method of giving an event an extra push to act as a reminder or make people aware of what you have on offer.
Only one lucky advertiser gets to take the editorial spot on offer each week, placed in the centre of the Cyberzap you receive excellent placement and exposure for your campaign.
Our subscribers get a heads up on what The Skinny recommends in the coming week, and this offers the opportunity to get your message heard in a timely and effective format.
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160 W * 600 H in pixels
Every Thursday.
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HOW DO I GET IT? Sign up at www.theskinny.co.uk/zap and join us in the quest for knowledge….
1 5,000 SUBSCRIBERS PER WEEK 1 25% OPEN RATE WITHIN 7 DAYS 1 70% OF SUBSCRIBERS COME BACK 3 TIMES 1 5% OF OPENS COME BACK OVER 10 TIMES 7
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75/ 100 words editorial, logo placement, image and link
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Compiled by our Cyberzap Editor in order to keep in The Skinny style
Direct link to website of choice
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Excellent opportunity to explain your product/venue/event service in more depth
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Quick turnaround time – artwork needed for Monday before inclusion
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High visibility placement in centre of the Cyberzap
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£0.08/ subscriber
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STUDENT HANDBOOK THE COMPLETE GUIDE FOR STUDENTS IN SCOTLAND The Skinny has the local knowledge to offer new and returning students an essential insight into Scotland’s cultural scenes – from stand out gig venues, clubs and art galleries, to where the best Sunday breakfast or that pub which opens at 6am can be found. The Skinny student has it all: intelligent, informed, approachable. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
30,000 copies FREE High quality glossy A5, 84 pages September release October top up’s Distributed in universities, colleges & specially selected Skinny student hotspots
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1/8 page 1/4 page 1/2 page Fullpage Page 3/IFC Spread OBC
£200 £350 £580 £995 £1395 £1750 £1995
Booking deadline: Artwork deadline:
20 August 24 August
Discounts are available on multiple bookings and for distribution partners
Terms & Conditions Full terms and conditions are available on request. Contact your account manager. Credit subject to approval. Bookings under £500 must be paid in advance. Confirmed bookings can be cancelled until 48 hours after they’ve been made. Cancellations made after this time will incur a cancellation fee.
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308 x 216 296 x 210 256 x 190
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£325 £545 £895 £1395 £1495 £1725 £1995 £2225
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Priority placment is subject to negotiation
DISCOUNTS 6 month booking 12 month booking Distribution partners Agency commission
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290 x 350 126x314 280 x 340 260 x 320
Full terms and conditions are available on request, contact your account manager. Credit subject to approval. Bookings under £500 must be paid in advance. Confirmed bookings can be cancelled until 48 hours after they’ve been made. Cancellations made after this time will incur a cancellation fee.
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126x76
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