ADVERTISING INFORMATION
CIRCULATION
Southern Seasons Magazine is printed quarterly with a print base of 60,000 and has an estimated readership of over a quarter million, plus Internet readership at www.southernseasons.net and www.southernseasons.com.
EXPERTISE
The people behind Southern Seasons Magazine are no strangers to the magazine business. The staff has a combined 60 years of experience in the publication business. The team is led by Eileen Gordon, Southern Seasons Magazine publisher and editor-in-chief. Eileen’s 30-plus years of working in the media have taken her from in front of the camera to behind it, including writing, producing and creating marketing campaigns for the luxury retail industry.
DISTRIBUTION
• Newsstands across the Southeast
• Subscriptions
• Nearly 20,000 of our private Southeastern client data base via direct mail.
• Luxury hotels, Atlanta: Hyatt Regency; Atlanta Renaissance; Westin Seven Concourse; Hotel Palomar; St. Regis; Colony Square; InterContinental Buckhead, Crowne Plaza, Buckhead; Westin Peachtree Plaza; Renaissance Waverly; Atlanta Marriott; Doubletree, Buckhead; and many more.
• Southeastern Resorts and Hotels
• Interior design resource centers including ADAC (Atlanta Decorative Arts Center)
• Newsstands at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and Savannah
• Over 100 cultural venues and charitable fundraising events in
Atlanta and across the Southeast throughout the year
• Over a dozen of the finest restaurants in Atlanta including Chops Lobster Bar, Pricci, Fish Market, Buckhead Diner, Kyma and more.
ADVERTISING DEADLINES
Southern Seasons Magazine is published quarterly
ISSUE AD DEADLINE EDITORIAL DEADLINE PUBLISH DATE
Spring January 15 January 10 March 1
Summer April 15 April 10 June 1
Fall July 15 July 10 September 1
Holiday/Winter October 15 October 10 December 1
PREFERRED POSITIONS are not sold. Publisher will attempt to follow advertiser’s position requests.
FREQUENCY DISCOUNTS will be determined by the number of insertions used within a 24-month period. Unfulfilled contracts or contracts cancelled prior to completion will be short-rated.
MULTIPLE PAGE DISCOUNTS available. Please consult your sales representative or the publisher.
PRINTING: Text and covers are web offset.
BINDING METHOD: Perfect
SOUTHERN SEASONS IS A DIRECT-TO-PLATE PUBLICATION.
PAGE SIZE: (trim size) 8.25” x 10.875”
• Keep live matter 1/2” from trim edges, top, bottom and sides
• For full page bleed spread ads
- Add 1/8” trim top, bottom and sides
- Keep live matter 1/2” in from trim and gutter edge
AD DIMENSIONS
Double Truck 16.5” x 10.875” (1.25” gutter)
** Full Page 8.25” x 10.875”
2/3 Page (vertical) 4.75” x 9.635”
1/2 Page (horizontal) 7.125” x 4.75”
1/2 Page (vertical) 3.5” x 9.635”
1/2 Page (island) 4.75” x 7.25”
1/3 Page (square) 4.75” x 4.75”
1/3 Page (vertical) 2.25” x 9.635”
1/4 Page (vertical) 3.5” x 4.75”
1/6 Page (vertical) 2.25” x 4.75”
1/6 Page (horizontal) 4.75” x 2.25”
Gallery ad (horizontal) 3.5” x 2.125”
DIGITAL DATA
DIGITAL PROOFS: PLEASE SUPPLY HARD COPY PROOFS THAT MATCH DIGITAL AD. Dye sublimation, inkjet and color lasers should conform to SWOP standards. **If a standard SWOP proof is not received for an ad, the magazine will not be responsible for color matching. Ads that are sent FTP or emailed must be accompanied by a hard copy proof mailed to Southern Seasons Magazine.
MEDIA: MAC/PC formatted; zip, CD or DVD.
MEDIA LABELING REQUIREMENTS: Phone number, return address (if materials need to be returned), list of contents, advertiser and contact person.
DATA FORMATS: Layout application files: InDesign CS3. We also accept PDF/X-1a and Illustrator EPS files. All other applications, please call for specific technical information.
DESKTOP ELEMENT FORMATS: Images/scans: TIFF, EPS, JPEG and PSD. Logos/artwork: TIFF, EPS, JPEG and PSD. Fonts: postscript and opentype.
DESKTOP INSTRUCTIONS: Build pages to trim size and extend bleed .125” beyond page edge. Use postscript or opentype fonts and do not apply style attributes to basic fonts. Include all fonts, images/scans, logo/artwork. Do not nest EPS files in other EPS files. Include fonts used in EPS files. Pantone colors should be in CMYK mode. All images/scans must be in CMYK mode and no less than 300 dpi at the size it is going to be used.
FTP: Southern Seasons Magazine does have an FTP site for uploads. For information on uploading an ad, email pam@southernseasons.net.
SOUTHERN SEASONS MAGAZINE NOW ACCEPTS CREDIT CARDS
FOR ADVERTISING
For more information and advertising rates, please contact
Eileen Gordon at 770/395-9649 or egfree1948@aol.com
SOUTHERN SEASONS MAGAZINE
6480 Roswell Road, Suite B • Atlanta, Georgia 30328
404.459.7002 • Fax 404.459.7077 • www.southernseasons.net