2012 RATE CARD

Rate Base: 950,000



NATIONAL DISPLAY ADVERTISING RATES

 

 

FOUR COLOR

BLACK & WHITE
 

Page

$139,460

$97,760
 

2/3 Page

112,420

68,220
 

1/2 Page

97,660

58,860
 

1/3 Page

77,170

39,310
 

Covers–Non Cancelable
 

2nd

$160,260

  
 

3rd

160,260

  
 

4th

175,140

  



DISPLAY VOLUME DISCOUNTS

Advertisers may earn discounts based on paging volume running the course of a contract year. Inserts contribute to, but do not earn national volume discounts. Inserts contribute on a national page equivalency based on revenue as applied to open rate. Short rates will be in effect for discounts not earned.

  VOLUME DISCOUNTS
 

3 Pages

5%

  

9 Pages

15%
 

6 Pages

10%

  

12 Pages

20%



TRAVELER'S GUIDE RATES

   
1 ISSUES
3 ISSUES
4 ISSUES
6 ISSUES
  
 

4 Inch 4/C

$14,920

$14,470

$14,020

$13,580

  
 

4 Inch B&W

12,810

12,430

12,040

11,660

  
 

2 Inch B&W

7,550

7,320

7,100

6,870

  
 

1 Inch B&W

4,180

4,050

3,930

3,800

  

 

Discounts are earned for the 12-month, 6-issue period beginning with the issue of first insertion. Advertisers who place their advertisements without an advertising agency, and who supply required film materials, may deduct 15% from earned rates. Traveler's Guide rates are applicable to a variety of businesses — hotels, visitor bureaus, festivals, attractions, etc.


COPY SPLIT CHANGES

A-B SPLIT AND GEOGRAPHICAL SPLIT: A-B split runs, disregarding geographic areas, result in one half of the newsstand and subscriber copies carrying ad "A," and the other half ad "B." Magazines are bound in an A-B, A-B sequence. Available only to individual advertisers using a half-page or larger space. Advertisers using the same size and color space units may make A-B copy or geographical split changes at the following premium:

GEO SPLIT - FOUR COLOR OR BLACK & WHITE: $1,800 PER PAGE
All copy charges are non-commissionable.

A-B SPLIT - 4C OR BLACK & WHITE: $2,800 PER PAGE
Fifth color: $5,400 per page


MIDWESTLIVINGTRAVEL.COM

PRODUCT INFORMATION SERVICE: "midwestlivingtravel.com" is a special section available to advertisers in Midwest Living. Readers send their requests to a clearing house which processes the orders (for 6 months from issue date) and forwards leads to advertisers on a weekly basis.

REQUIREMENTS: Listing request and copy must arrive in Des Moines on the closing date of issue(s).

TRAVEL SPECIFICATIONS: Listing (maximum of two lines) consists of 15 words of copy (including headline) with type to be set by Midwest Living. Advertiser's name should be included in listing copy.


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