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akron beacon journal
AKRON BEACON JOURNAL WWW.OHIO.COM INFORMING. ENG AGING. ESSENTIAL. 44 E Exchange St, Akron, OH 44309 • Retail Ads: 330.996.3410 • Classified Ads: 330.996.3350 AKRON BEACON JOURNAL WWW.OHIO.COM INFORMING. ENG AGING. ESSENTIAL. Journalism Distinction Informing. Engaging. Essential. The Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com -- Ohio's only four-time Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper and four-time winner of Ohio's Best Website Award -- is known for in-depth local reporting in print and online, regularly attracting accolades from professional journalism associations at the local, regional, state and national levels. In 2012 alone, the newspaper and its online affiliate earned more than 56 awards for journalism excellence for breaking news, feature writing, food writing, sports writing, columns, business reporting and more, including 23 first-place finishes, two of them at the national level. This April, the Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com begins its 175th year in the community, the oldest continuously operating business in Summit County. Proud to be a trusted news source since 1839, the Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com of 2013 delivers news and information in print, online, via Facebook and Twitter social media sites and a full roster of mobile apps Various Products and Services Available Smartphone apps Yahoo! Partnership Text Messaging Monster.com Partnership Coupon Inserts Autotrader.com Partnership Market Research Zvents Partnership Co-op Advertising and Processing Special Sections and Magazines Beacon’s Best Annual Reader Poll Polybags Contests and Giveaways Non-subscriber Coverage (TMC) Clocktower/Video Billboard Ads Indoor/Outdoor Vinyl Banners Daily Deals Commercial Printing Sales Fliers and Inserts Post-it® Notes Database Marketing and Mapping Classifieds Direct Mail Solutions Local Community Websites Graphic Design Services Enjoy.Ohio.com entertainment site Online Behavioral Targeting Ohio.com news site Vendor and Focus Tabs Daily/Sunday Newspaper Ads Key Advertising Personnel Publisher Andrea Mathewson 330-996-3205 amathewson@thebeaconjournal.com Executive VP and General Manager Alton Brown 330-996-3310 abrown@thebeaconjournal.com Marketing Director Nicole Hawk 330-996-3693 nhawk@thebeaconjournal.com Retail Manager-Major/National/Targeted Accounts Aimee Krzyscin 330-996-3354 akrzyscin@thebeaconjournal.com Retail Manager-Key/Local Accounts Craig Bender 330-996-3258 cbender@thebeaconjournal.com Classified Advertising Manager Laura Schumann 330-996-3320 lschumann@thebeaconjournal.com Digital Sales Manager Craig Madrin 330-996-3243 cmadrin@thebeaconjournal.com Sales & New Business Development Manager Tonia Lawley 330-996-3369 tlawley@thebeaconjournal.com Advertising Operations, Revenue, and Research Manager Frank Jablonski 44 E Exchange St, Akron, OH 44309 • Retail Ads: 330.996.3410 • Classified Ads: 330.996.3350 2 330-996-3444 fjablonski@thebeaconjournal.com AKRON BEACON JOURNAL WWW.OHIO.COM INFORMING. ENG AGING. ESSENTIAL. Market Overview Cleveland DMA Akron sits in the heart of Summit County, only the second most populous county of the 17 county Cleveland DMA. Greater Akron Only 40 miles south of Cleveland and 23 miles north of Canton, Akron is at the core of the Cleveland-Akron-Canton megaplex in Northeast Ohio. Primary Market Area Cleveland Greater Akron includes Medina, Summit, Portage, Wayne and Stark counties within the Cleveland DMA. There are a total of 1,056,752 adults in the Greater Akron area, who represent more than 1/3 of the adult population of the Cleveland DMA. Akron Canton The Akron Beacon Journal and Ohio.com saturate the Greater Akron region of Northeast Ohio delivering local news and information primarily in Summit, Medina, Stark, Portage and Wayne counties. Driving distances from Akron Canton, OH 23 miles Cleveland, OH 40 miles Youngstown, OH 50 miles Mansfield, OH 64 miles Pittsburgh, PA 110 miles Erie, PA 125 miles Columbus, OH 126 miles Wheeling, WV 130 miles Toledo, OH 136 miles Detroit, MI 191 miles Dayton, OH 195 miles Fort Wayne, IN 209 miles Buffalo, NY 215 miles Cincinnati, OH 232 miles Niagara Falls, NY 236 miles Indianapolis, IN 299 miles Chicago, IL 367 miles 0:27 0:46 0:51 1:08 1:54 2:11 2:02 2:05 2:14 3:10 3:10 3:28 3:32 3:42 3:56 4:46 5:59 Media Demographics Akron Beacon Journal: Ohio.com According to Scarborough Research, there are 521,318 unique adults in the primary market. Of these adults, 76.8% or 400,593 have read an Akron Beacon Journal in the past month. Some key demographics of these readers: According to Scarborough Research, there are 120,170 unique adults within the primary market that have viewed Ohio.com. In the past month. Some key demographics of these viewers : • 50.3% are female and 49.7% are male. • 74.2% are between the ages of 21 and 54; and the Akron Beacon Journal and Ohio.com combine to reach 83.5% of all 25- to 54-year-old women in the market and 83.9% of all adults over 34 in the market. • 53.8% are female and 46.2% are male. • 56.2% are between the ages of 21 and 54 years old. • 63.8% have attended any amount of college or graduated from college; and the Akron Beacon Journal and Ohio.com combine to reach 81.3% of all college graduates in the market. • 52.2% have attended any amount of college or graduated from college. • 53% are married; the Akron Beacon Journal reaches 77.4% of all married adults in the market and 79.1% of all households in the market that do not have children. • 52.4% of viewer households do not have children; and the Akron Beacon Journal and Ohio.com combine to reach 79% of all households in the market with one or more children. • 66.9% have household incomes greater than $35,000; and the Akron Beacon Journal and Ohio.com combine to reach 74.7% of all homes that have incomes greater than $75,000 annually. • 62% have household incomes greater than $35,000; and the Akron Beacon Journal reaches 63% of all homes in the market that have incomes greater than $75,000 annually. • 76.5% own their home; and the Akron Beacon Journal and Ohio.com combine to reach 82.3% of all homes in the market valued greater than $250,000. • 71% own their home; and the Akron Beacon Journal reaches 77.2% of all homes in the market valued between $150,000 and $199,999 and 72.5% of all homes in the market valued greater than $150,000. 44 E Exchange St, Akron, OH 44309 • Retail Ads: 330.996.3410 • Classified Ads: 330.996.3350 • The Akron Beacon Journal and Ohio.com combine to reach 78.3% of the 407,024 adults in the market who have accessed the Internet in the past 30 days. Including Yahoo!, the unduplicated primary market reach of adults accessing the internet last month is 90%. 3 Source: Scarborough Research 2012, Release 2. Updated 1/2/2013 AKRON BEACON JOURNAL WWW.OHIO.COM INFORMING. ENG AGING. ESSENTIAL. T o t a l Av e r a g e P a id - P r in t C ir c u la t io n T o t a l Av e r a g e P a id & V e r if ie d P r in t & D ig it a l R e ade rs R e ade rs Pe r C opy C ir c u la t io n S unday 1 2 2 ,0 7 4 1 2 3 ,9 1 6 3 7 2 ,8 9 5 3 .0 1 S a tu rd a y 1 0 4 ,7 4 6 1 0 6 ,2 9 2 2 6 1 ,0 8 6 2 .4 6 D a ily ( a v g .) 7 9 ,8 1 8 8 7 ,9 1 0 2 2 4 ,1 0 6 2 .5 5 A Note About Circulation Reaching the Total Market While circulation is important, it does not provide the full picture. Readership is the more important element . Even as circulation at newspapers nationwide are declining, the Akron Beacon Journal copies that are distributed are enjoying a higher percentage of pass along readership than in the past, especially on a Sunday. This means that there are still increasingly large numbers of actual readers out there seeing your advertising messages! Our weekly targeted Total Market Coverage (TMC) delivery program—Savvy Shopper—reaches all Saturday Akron Beacon Journal subscribers and—via US Mail—has the ability to reach non-subscribers throughout much of Summit County; the city of Wadsworth in Medina County; the cities/towns of Streetsboro, Kent, Brimfield and Mogadore in Portage County; the town of Doylestown in Wayne County; and the towns of Hartville and Uniontown in Stark County. This is a reach of around 190,000 additional—primarily unduplicated—households weekly. By combining an insert or display ad within the Savvy Shopper with advertising within a weekend edition of the Akron Beacon Journal, your advertising message can reach virtually 100% of the homes within this targeted geography at the core of our market! Section Readership The Akron Beacon Journal has loyal customers who generally read more of the paper than all readers within the Cleveland DMA. The local news content is especially sought after, which makes the Akron Beacon Journal the key source of local and community news and information in the market. Reaching a Large Audience In a work week, the daily Akron Beacon Journal reaches 376,168 unduplicated readers. In a full week, the Akron Beacon Journal reaches 463,777 unique adults. Adding in viewers of Ohio.com in a week determines the Integrated Newspaper Audience measure (INA). The average INA for the Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com is 510,753 adults. The cume or monthly INA for the Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com is 674,028 adults. P a g e s /S e c tio n s R e a d o r L o o k e d A t (M o n -Fr i C u m e R e a d e r s h ip ) The Akron Beacon Journal and Ohio.com combine in a week to reach 69.8.8% of the 521,318 adults within the primary market area (PMA) as defined in the ABC Audit. In a month, the two combine to reach an integrated audience of 80.5% of the adults in this market. 44 E Exchange St, Akron, OH 44309 • Retail Ads: 330.996.3410 • Classified Ads: 330.996.3350 4 A k ro n ALL B eacon N e w s p a p e rs J o u rn a l R e a d in (M -F ) DMA A d v e rtis in g c irc u la rs /in s e rts /fly e rs 5 3 .3 % 4 9 .6 % B u s in e s s /fin a n c e p a g e s /s e c tio n 5 2 .9 % 4 5 .9 % C la s s ifie d a d v e rtis in g 5 4 .4 % 5 0 .8 % C o m ic s 5 7 .3 % 5 1 .7 % E d ito ria l/o p in io n p a g e s 5 1 .7 % 4 5 .6 % E n te rta in m e n t/life s ty le p a g e s /s e c tio n 5 6 .8 % 5 1 .1 % F o o d /c o o k in g p a g e s /s e c tio n 5 3 .8 % 4 9 .6 % H o m e a n d g a rd e n p a g e s /s e c tio n 5 1 .5 % 4 5 .9 % In te rn a tio n a l/n a tio n a l n e w s 5 1 .6 % 4 6 .9 % L o c a l n e w s s e c tio n 7 5 .5 % 7 1 .7 % M a in n e w s /fro n t p a g e s e c tio n 8 1 .2 % 7 6 .9 % M o v ie lis tin g s a n d re v ie w s 4 8 .6 % 4 4 .2 % S p o rts p a g e s /s e c tio n 5 5 .2 % 5 3 .1 % T V o r ra d io lis tin g s 4 6 .6 % 4 2 .2 % Sources: Scarborough Research 2012, Release 2. Updated 1/2/2013 AKRON BEACON JOURNAL WWW.OHIO.COM INFORMING. ENG AGING. ESSENTIAL. The Exclusive Choice… No Other Newspaper… Of adults in the market that read only one Sunday newspaper in the last week, 83.9% reached for the Sunday Beacon Journal exclusively over any other available options. The Akron Beacon Journal is the preferred newspaper in the primary market. No other newspaper in the market reaches as many adult readers as the Akron Beacon Journal. According to Scarborough Research, 85.5% of all Sunday readers in the market read the Sunday Beacon Journal last week and 74.3% of all daily newspaper readers read a daily Akron Beacon Journal . S u n d a y N e w s p a p e rs in P M A S u n d a y A k ro n B e a c o n J o u rn a l S u n d a y P la in D e a le r 4 8 ,1 8 1 9 .2 % 1 3 .5 % S u n d a y K -R R e c o rd -C o u rie r 3 3 ,5 9 1 6 .4 % 9 .4 % O th e r L o c a l S u n d a ys (c o m b in e d ) 2 4 ,1 6 5 4 .6 % 6 .8 % S u n d a y N e w Yo rk T im e s 1 0 ,4 7 4 2 .0 % 2 .9 % D a ily N e w s p a p e rs in P M A A k ro n B e a c o n J o u rn a l The chart below offers more detailed readership numbers compared to other top daily and weekly newspapers in the market and based on common advertising schedules placed in each. U n iq u e N e w s p a p e r R e a d e r s a n d W e b s it e V ie w e r s R e a d e rs R e a c h S h a re 269986 3 0 5 ,3 0 9 5 8 .6 % 8 5 .5 % R e a d e rs R e a c h S h a re 3 4 2 ,5 6 6 1 8 6 ,7 9 7 3 5 .8 % 7 4 .3 % K e n t-R a ve n n a R e c o rd -C o u rie r 2 8 ,9 4 5 5 .6 % 1 1 .5 % N Y T im e s , U S A T o d a y, o r W S J 2 7 ,7 6 3 5 .3 % 1 1 .0 % P la in D e a le r 2 2 ,4 4 5 4 .3 % 8 .9 % O th e r L o c a l D a ilie s (c o m b in e d ) 3 3 ,6 6 6 6 .5 % 1 3 .4 % A k r o n B e a c o n J o u r n a l a n d O h io .c o m C le v e la n d P la in D e a le r K en t-R aven n a a n d C le v e la n d .c o m R e c o rd - C o u rie r T o ta l i n th e T o ta l i n S u m m i t T o ta l i n th e P r i m a r y T o ta l i n th e P r i m a r y T o ta l i n th e P r i m a r y S u m m i t C o u n ty Prim a ry M a rk e t Prim a ry M a rk e t Prim a ry M a rk e t DM A C o u n ty Reach M a rk e t Reach M a rk e t Reach M a rk e t Reach 5 2 ,4 5 1 2 8 ,3 3 3 6 .8 % 3 7 ,9 6 2 7 .3 % 6 ,0 9 5 1 .2 % N /A N /A O n e W e e k O n lin e 1 1 3 ,3 1 5 6 1 ,6 7 6 1 4 .7 % 7 8 ,7 7 0 1 5 .1 % 3 1 ,2 2 7 6 .0 % N /A N /A O n e D a ily N e w s p a p e r (M -F ) 2 2 4 ,1 0 6 1 4 6 ,3 5 2 3 5 .0 % 1 8 6 ,7 9 7 3 5 .8 % 2 2 ,4 4 5 4 .3 % 2 8 ,9 4 5 5 .6 % F ive D a ily N e w s p a p e rs (M -F ) 3 7 6 ,1 6 8 2 2 3 ,7 5 6 5 3 .4 % 2 9 0 ,1 2 4 5 5 .7 % 5 7 ,4 6 3 1 1 .0 % 4 7 ,3 2 5 9 .1 % O n e S u n d a y N e w sp a p e r 3 7 2 ,8 9 5 2 2 7 ,4 6 1 5 4 .3 % 3 0 5 ,3 0 9 5 8 .6 % 4 8 ,1 8 1 9 .2 % 3 3 ,5 9 1 6 .4 % O n e D a ily (M -F ) a n d O n e S u n d a y 3 8 5 ,6 5 3 2 3 4 ,2 6 8 5 6 .0 % 3 1 3 ,4 1 2 6 0 .1 % 5 2 ,7 0 9 1 0 .1 % 4 0 ,3 6 1 7 .7 % F ive D a ily (M -F ) a n d O n e S u n d a y 4 5 6 ,2 6 6 2 6 1 ,6 3 5 6 2 .5 % 3 4 3 ,2 4 5 6 5 .8 % 8 0 ,9 6 8 1 5 .5 % 5 2 ,5 0 8 1 0 .1 % F ive D a ily, O n e S a tu rd a y, O n e S u n d a y 4 6 3 ,7 7 7 2 6 3 ,5 9 8 6 3 .0 % 3 4 5 ,2 0 8 6 6 .2 % N /A N /A N /A N /A O n e D a ily a n d O n e D a y O n lin e 2 5 8 ,8 4 6 1 6 4 ,5 1 2 3 9 .3 % 2 0 7 ,0 4 8 3 9 .7 % 2 7 ,8 8 6 5 .3 % N /A N /A O n e S u n d a y a n d O n e D a y O n lin e 3 9 7 ,7 5 9 2 3 7 ,4 4 0 5 6 .7 % 3 1 5 ,6 8 4 6 0 .6 % 5 3 ,6 2 2 1 0 .3 % N /A N /A F ive D a ily a n d O n e W e e k O n lin e 4 3 7 ,6 5 1 2 4 7 ,5 0 6 5 9 .1 % 3 2 3 ,0 4 9 6 2 .0 % 7 9 ,1 7 7 1 5 .2 % N /A N /A IN A (a vg ) - F ive D a ily, O n e S a tu rd a y, O n e S u n d a y, O n e W e e k O n lin e 5 1 0 ,7 5 3 2 7 4 ,8 6 1 6 5 .7 % 3 6 3 ,6 2 6 6 9 .8 % 1 0 0 ,1 2 5 1 9 .2 % N /A N /A B a s e d o n a d v e rti s i n g fre q u e n c y i n th e re s p e c ti v e p ro d u c ts (T o ta l A d u l t R e a d e r s / V i e w e r s - S c a r b o r o u g h 2 0 1 2 , R 2 ) O n e D a y O n lin e U n iq u e W e e k ly N e w s p a p e r R e a d e r s ( in P M A ) C levelan d A k ro n B e a c o n J o u rn a l B a s e d o n a d v e rti s i n g fre q u e n c y i n th e re s p e c ti v e p ro d u c ts (T o ta l A d u l t R e a d e r s / V i e w e r s - S c a r b o r o u g h 2 0 1 2 , R 2 ) O n e D a ily N e w s p a p e r (M -F ) o r O n e W e e k ly N e w s p a p e r 44 E Exchange St, Akron, OH 44309 • Retail Ads: 330.996.3410 • Classified Ads: 330.996.3350 R e c o rd P u b lis h in g ( A d in E V E R Y I s s u e ) W e s t S id e L e a d e r T h e S u b u rb a n it e In D M A In PM A Reach In PM A Reach In PM A Reach In PM A Reach 2 2 4 ,1 0 6 1 8 6 ,7 9 7 3 5 .8 % 7 9 ,6 9 0 1 5 .3 % 2 8 ,6 8 3 5 .5 % 2 1 ,4 8 1 4 .1 % 5 Sources: Scarborough Research 2012, Release 2. Updated 1/2/2013 AKRON BEACON JOURNAL WWW.OHIO.COM INFORMING. ENG AGING. ESSENTIAL. No Other Local Media… According to Scarborough Research, just one Sunday Akron Beacon Journal reaches more adults in the PMA than any combined day part radio listenership or TV viewership. Newspapers in General are Highly Relevant Popularity is a funny thing. If something is deemed popular, it gains a reputation that “everyone” is doing it or is interested in it. Conversely, newspapers have gotten some bad press in recent years as circulations have been declining. As a result, newspapers have gained a hyperbolic reputation as something “nobody” reads. Reality check… Only 16.3% of adults on average listened to ANY AM/FM radio station during morning drive time Monday-Friday, meaning that an advertisement during an average ½ hour of morning drive time that runs on all 52 local radio stations would reach fewer than half of market adults than just one ad in the daily Akron Beacon Journal. Now compare newspapers to seemingly “popular” things that adults in the Greater Akron area are doing according to Scarborough Research: Due to the above market fragmentation of local radio, simply choosing the top radio stations to run spots on will further limit the overall reach. • 48.4% had watched the Super Bowl last year Television is fragmented as well with the plethora of cable channels and satellite stations. At best, cable reaches only 19.5% of the adults in the market and only if ads run on every single cable station during an average ½ hour in prime time. • 65.9% typically watch ANY local TV news (at any hour) Only 42.6% watched ANY prime time TV (cable and network) on average from Monday to Saturday. So, one TV spot running simultaneously on every single cable and local TV station during an average ½ hour in Prime Time—an expensive proposition—would reach the same number of adults in the market as an ad in just one Saturday Akron Beacon Journal. No single local television station will reach more than 5.9% of the adults in the market during an average ½ hour in prime time. So much for “mass media”! 44 E Exchange St, Akron, OH 44309 • Retail Ads: 330.996.3410 • Classified Ads: 330.996.3350 • 22.2% typically watch the late local TV news • 48.3% typically watch the local evening TV news • 42.1% watched any of the major cable news stations last week • 29.8% watched a Cleveland Cavaliers game on TV in the last year • 39.3% watched a Cleveland Indians game on TV in the last year • 50.1% watched a Cleveland Browns game on TV in the last year • 66.4% watched ANY major Cleveland sports game on TV last year • 27.3% watched any college bowl games on TV in the last year • 48.1% visited Facebook in the last month • 61.5% used Google in the last month • 30.3% listened to any News/Talk/Information formatted radio last week • 81.8% read a newspaper or visited a newspaper website last week 6 Sources: Scarborough Research 2012, Release 2 and Multi-Market 2012, Release 1. Updated 1/2/2013 AKRON BEACON JOURNAL WWW.OHIO.COM INFORMING. ENG AGING. ESSENTIAL. No Other Local Media Website… Unprecedented, Unduplicated Reach In the primary market, more visitors come to Ohio.com and Yahoo! in a month than the next local or national media news competitors for breaking news, local and national news, sports, business features and entertainment information. No need to try and decide which local media websites will provide the best reach. Ohio.com and Yahoo! have the greatest overall reach. And why waste money running ads on any other local media sites when 77.1% of the adults that have visited these sites have also visited Ohio.com and Yahoo!, anyway? Plus, running an ad for a month on Ohio.com and Yahoo! in the primary market reaches 83,447 more total adults that an ad running on every other local TV, radio, and newspaper website! Keeping Good Company Additional media partnerships with the following major media companies allow greater access to Ohio.com and promote increased visitation and usage of the award-winning site. 44 E Exchange St, Akron, OH 44309 • Retail Ads: 330.996.3410 • Classified Ads: 330.996.3350 7 Source: Scarborough Research 2012, Release 2. Updated 1/2/2013 AKRON BEACON JOURNAL WWW.OHIO.COM INFORMING. ENG AGING. ESSENTIAL. Always On. Always Delivers. Ohio.com features and average monthly page views Home Page News Obits Sports Lifestyles Business Enjoy.Ohio.com (Entertainment) Relish.Ohio..com (Food & Recipes) Editorial Community publishing Special Sections Blogs Pets.Ohio.com jobs.ohio.com (powered by Monster) homes.ohio.com (with MLS listings) autos.ohio.com (powered by Autotrader) Events.Ohio.com (Zvents event listings) DailyDeals.Ohio.com (50-90% off deals) Barberton.Ohio.com Bath.Ohio.com Copley-Fairlawn.Ohio.com CuyahogaFalls.Ohio.com Green.Ohio.com Hudson.Ohio.com JacksonTwp.Ohio.com Kent.Ohio.com Stow.Ohio.com Wadsworth.Ohio.com - 1,561,477 2,252,656 1,430,304 426,943 81,268 120,343 92,583 2,560 91,136 6,224 5,846 279,380 16,323 174,185 436,533 68,073 257,578 18,570 7,585 3,932 8,762 20,108 8,493 5,553 5,960 6,998 15,201 7,428 Ohio.com ad types Leaderboard - 728 x 90 pixels Medium Rectangle - 300 x 250 pixels Sliding Billboard - (max) 980 x 300 pixels Corner Peel - (max) 500 x 500 pixels Pencil - 980 x 32 pixels Skybox-- 200 x 100 pixels Cube - 160 x 90 pixels Weather Widget - 210 x 20 pixels Interstitial Page Skin Navigation Bar Sponsored Events Carousel Ad types are available as positions and page configurations allow. Some ads may be expandable with rich media. Please consult with a sales representative. Local Community Websites Ohio.com is now micro-targeted to specific Greater Akron communities. Get all of the news, weather, sports, and more without having to search for the info that is relevant to you. Weekly news updates are also sent via email to those individuals that have subscribed to this content. 44 E Exchange St, Akron, OH 44309 • Retail Ads: 330.996.3410 • Classified Ads: 330.996.3350 8 Sources: Google Analytics (January through November 2012) and Media Audit 2012. Updated 1/2/2013 AKRON BEACON JOURNAL WWW.OHIO.COM INFORMING. ENG AGING. ESSENTIAL. Text Message Marketing Daily Deals Let’s face it. The advertising landscape has changed. We live in a wireless world and we are on the go now more than ever. In order to connect with our target audience, we have the ability to adapt quickly; text message marketing offers flexibility, effectiveness and ease of use. Offer a great deal at over 50% off regular retail value. Then, get customers with NO upfront investment… With the customers that we actually deliver, you only “pay” by providing your product or service to the buyers of your deal! Consider: • 86.9% of all adults in the Greater Akron market use a cell phone. Of them: • 68.6% use text messaging • 42.6% access the internet • 95.3% of Greater Akron adults age 18-49 use a cell phone. • Of Greater Akron adults using a cell phone for text messaging, 74.2% are adults 21-54. • Of Greater Akron adults using a cell phone to access the internet, 81.1% are adults 21-54 We will promote your deal and you will benefit from the social media buzz that your deal creates, without consuming your time or exerting any effort. In the end, you can receive a percentage of the sales back as cash or else reinvest a higher percentage of the sales as an advertising schedule to promote your business and further increase general sales. Just provide us with a signed agreement, the deal details and an item image… We take care of everything else. Mobile Reach Ohio.com and the entertainment site Enjoy.Ohio.com both have their own mobile apps for iPhone and Android. with 320x50 pixel banner ads available. The Enjoy.Ohio.com site is also mobile-enabled. This means that viewing the site within your mobile device’s web browser allows all of the site content to be displayed in a more mobile-friendly manner. Ohio.com and other sites will also soon be formatted this way for easier mobile viewing of content and ads, with or without a dedicated app. Partner Websites Ohio.com is also partnered with nationally-renowned websites that help provide greater access and credibility while promoting increased visitation and usage of the award-winning site. 44 E Exchange St, Akron, OH 44309 • Retail Ads: 330.996.3410 • Classified Ads: 330.996.3350 9 Source: Scarborough Research 2012, Release 2. Updated 1/2/2013 AKRON BEACON JOURNAL WWW.OHIO.COM INFORMING. ENG AGING. ESSENTIAL. Features Special products Seven days a week: Local news, sports, weather, business, obituaries, state/national/world news, editorial and opinion pages, letters to the editor, TV grid, classifieds, comics, crossword puzzle, advertising inserts and more. Savvy Shopper inset – Weekly broadsheet total market coverage (TMC) product that holds inserts and is distributed in-paper and in the mail. ROP ad opportunities are available in the jacket, from a zoned coupon ad up to a full 8-page broadsheet section that is inset between the first two and last two pages of the product. Plus . . . Monday – American Profile magazine Tuesday – Your Health (first Tuesday of every month) Wednesday – Food Thursday – High school sports (in season), Driver's Seat (Auto), Enjoy entertainment tab, and Home and Garden (in season) Friday – Homehunter Preview (real estate) Saturday – Home (with HomeHunter real estate guide), Saturday lifestyle section, Savvy Shopper, Relish magazine (first Saturday of the month), and Spry magazine (second Saturday of the month) Sunday – Life (Arts, Lifestyle, Books, Music, and Travel), Channels TV section, and ohio.monster.com Job Source. Beacon Sheets – Print and deliver inserts… All for one low price! Choose from 8.5”x5.5”, 5.66”x11”, 8.5”x11”, 10”x11”, and 11”x17” (folded) on 60# coated or uncoated stock. Additional sizes and stocks available at a premium. (Subject to change without notice. No advertising M-F in Business/finance section.) Beacon Notes – Print and deliver sticky notes on the front page of the newspaper. (Can distribute preprinted notes, too. Must be padded and not machine-fed notes.) Premium ad positions A1 (front page) strip Broadsheet front page strip Enjoy (front page) strip Tabloid front page strip Section front flag Weather page Section back page Driver's Seat - front page HomeHunter - page 3 or 4 Job Source – front page Obits Church Directory Travel Directory Sunday Comics flag ad Sunday Comics vertical strip Sunday Comics horizontal strip Sunday Comics half page Sunday Comics reverse gatefoldSunday Comics spadea wrap Sunday Comics flysheet - 12” x 2.06” 12” x 2.06” 9.97” x 2.06” 9.97” X 2.06” 3.25” X 2” 12” X 10.92” 12” X 22” 12” x 13.14” Varies Varies Varies Varies Varies 3.89” x 2.06” 3.8” x 18.75” 11” x 3.5” 11” x 10” 2 @ 5” x 21.5” 4 @ 5” x 21.5” 2 @ 11” x 21.5” Beacon Bags – Print and deliver plastic bags that will hold the day’s paper. (Can also distribute preprinted poly bags and sample bags.) Kraft jackets – Full broadsheet pages on heavier newsprint used for holding newspaper inserts. Comics spadea – Full-page, full-color broadsheet advertisement that wraps the spine of the Sunday Comics. Also: Gatefolds. Mobile marketing – Attract customers with keyword text message marketing and with banner ads within our apps for Ohio.com and Enjoy.Ohio.com. Beacon clock tower – Video billboard in the heart of downtown Akron that displays ads, news, time and temperature 24 hours a day. (Subject to change without notice..) 44 E Exchange St, Akron, OH 44309 • Retail Ads: 330.996.3410 • Classified Ads: 330.996.3350 10 Updated 1/2/2013 AKRON BEACON JOURNAL WWW.OHIO.COM INFORMING. ENG AGING. ESSENTIAL. Abbreviation Guide: B) Broadsheet – (T) Tabloid – (P) Broadsheet pages in a section – (M) Magazine – (Q) Quarter-fold booklet January Careers & Business (T) – For employers and job seekers featuring the latest employment-related products, services, and advice. HBA Envision Awards (M) – Features award-winning homes, remodeling projects, and commercial designs of local builders and remodelers. Super Bowl (P) – Focus on the big game with the latest statistics and scores, sports stories, and articles. February Cleveland Auto Show (B) – Highlights the event at the IX Center. Summer Camp Guide (B) – An excellent resource guide for parents and a showplace for advertisers. August Indians Preview (P) – Commentary and analysis at the dawn of a new baseball season. High School Football Preview (B) – Includes game schedules, player profiles, conference overviews, and features on coaches. Job Fair (T) – Features timely articles and advice for job seekers and is your place to attract top-notch employees. May (B) – Salute to the nurses of our community. Military Career Fair (T) – Focus on the community of Green (T) – Targeting top-quality military personnel transitioning to the private sector. It’s All About Trucks (T) – Showcases that today’s trucks can go from the work site to the country club. April Golf Guide (Q) – Annual course listing and golf season kick-off designed to fit easily into a golf bag for use throughout the season. Beacon’s Best (M) – Show program features recipes, cooking techniques, the footprint of Expo exhibitors, celebrity profiles, and more. (T) – Reveals the best of the best in more than 100 categories as determined by readers’ votes. Akron Marathon (T) – Features an event guide, course maps, spectator guide, and messages of “Good Luck” to runners. July October Bridgestone Invitational Preview and Coverage Akron Area Arts Alliance (B) – Serves as a year-long reference for patrons of the arts with a calendar of upcoming events, a complete membership roster, and more. (P/B) – Event preview on Sunday with section coverage throughout the tournament. 44 E Exchange St, Akron, OH 44309 • Retail Ads: 330.996.3410 • Classified Ads: 330.996.3350 High School Spirit (T) – Honors present, past, and deceased members of the armed forces in photos and messages submitted by readers. Holiday Magazine (M) – Thanksgiving Day piece reaches Black Friday shoppers and includes high-interest content on local holiday happenings, recipes, ideas for entertaining, decorating tips, and more. (T) – Showcases the events a music schedule for the festival in Cuyahoga Falls, along with coverage of local musicians and bands. June (T) – Highlights Chamber accomplishments over the past year. November Rubber City Music Festival (B) – Recognizes the accomplishments of Greater Akron’s top students and graduates. Greater Akron Chamber (T) – Raises awareness of the growing craft beer industry while promoting patronage of local establishments . September Star Students & Grads (T) – Showcases babies born last year in a keepsake section with baby pictures and informative articles. Cleveland Beer Week Veteran’s Day Green Chamber New Baby News (P) – Will prepare readers for the season ahead. (T) – Results of the six-week voting contest. National Nurses Week Relish Cooking Show and Expo March Cavaliers Preview 11 December Cookie Book (T) – Features classic holiday cookie recipes from local bakeries and readers. Wrap It Up (B) – Local content on things to do, advice from advertisers, and lastminute gift ideas. Dates/offerings subject to change without prior notice. Updated 1/2/2013 AKRON BEACON JOURNAL WWW.OHIO.COM INFORMING. ENG AGING. ESSENTIAL. Newspaper specs Special services The Akron Beacon Journal is a broadsheet daily newspaper printed 7 days a week, 365 days a year on a 50-inch web. Image area for a full broadsheet ad is 12 inches wide by 22 inches tall. Image area for a retail full tabloid page ad is 9.97 inches wide by 12 inches tall and for a classified full-page tabloid ad is 10.8 inches wide by 12 inches tall. AdDesk – Upload copy or completed ads at ads.thebeaconjournal.com. Ads are available in specific modular size units from as small as 1/60th of a broadsheet page (1.86” x 2.06”) up to a Full Page (12” x 22”) or Double-Truck (24.5” x 22”). Ads also have a modular rate structure that varies by day of week, placement, ad frequency, annual ad spend, and other factors. Contact an Advertising Representative to discuss specific needs and available options. E-Tearsheets – Sign up to receive electronic tearsheets of your ads at www.shoom.com/etearsheets The Savvy Shopper (TMC) is a weekly full-color broadsheet product that holds advertising sales fliers and is inserted into the Akron Beacon Journal on Saturdays and also mailed weekly to non-subscribers. Image area for a full broadsheet ad is 11.5 inches wide by 21.5 inches tall. Preprint specs The minimum number of pages accepted for a tabloid insert is 4, printed on 70-lb. or heavier stock, and 4 pages in a standard size insert. Card inserts are accepted up to 11 inches by 12 inches. Cards with larger measurements will be billed at the applicable 4-page tab rate and must be folded to be inserted. The folded edge of an insert must measure between 7 inches (min.) and 11 inches (max.). The cut edge of a piece must be between 5 inches (min.) and 12 inches (max.). Any preprint folded to the above dimensions will be considered standard size and charged accordingly. Preprints with gatefolds or attachments that measure less than half of the preprint page size will be counted as 2 pages and charged at the applicable cost per thousand. Multiple page gatefolds or attachments must be quoted by your representative. Preprints are priced by page count except for those bound for the mailed portion of Savvy Shopper, where the price is based on the weight (in ounces) of an individual insert. All inserts must be reserved at least 3 weeks in advance of the publication date and received on our dock at least 10 days prior to the publication date. ROP Deadlines NOTE: If inserts are going into both the Akron Beacon Journal and Savvy Shopper, please make sure that the inserts arrive bundled separately for each product and are properly identified as to which product the bundle/skid is for. Liners Deadlines Publication Date ROP Order w/Materials MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Enjoy & Auto FRIDAY SATURDAY Home Hunter Sat. Church ads SUNDAY Wed. 5 pm Thurs. 5 pm Fri. 5 pm Mon. 5 pm Mon. 5 pm Tues. 5 pm Wed. 5 pm Mon. 5 pm Wed. 5 pm Wed. 5 pm Proof Out Final Proof Back Digital Ads Fri. 11 am Mon. 11 am Tues. 11 am Wed. 11 am Tues. 5 pm Thurs. 11 am Fri. 11 am Tues. 5 pm N/A Thurs. 5 pm Fri. 2 pm Mon. 2 pm Tues. 2 pm Wed. 2 pm Wed. 2 pm Thurs. 2 pm Fri. 2 pm Wed. 3 pm Thurs. 2 pm Fri. 2 pm Thurs. 5 pm Fri. 5 pm Mon. 5 pm Tues. 5 pm Tues. 5 pm Wed. 5 pm Thurs. 5 pm Tues. 5 pm Wed. 5 pm Thurs. 5 pm Savvy Shopper Publication ROP Order w/Materials Date FRIDAY Fri. 5 pm Deliver all inserts for Akron Beacon Journal and Savvy Shopper to: Akron Beacon Journal 485 S. Broadway Akron, OH 44328 Dock – 330-996-3975, Directions – 330-996-3000, #8 General Receiving Hours – Monday-Friday: 6:30 am to 3:30 pm Classified Liners Orders Publication Date MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Home Hunter SUNDAY Fri. 6 pm Mon. 3 pm Tues. 3 pm Wed. 3 pm Thurs. 3 pm Fri. 3 pm Wed. 5 pm Fri. 3:30 pm Print and Deliver Proof Out Final Proof Back Digital Ads Publication ROP Order w/Materials Date Mon. 5 pm Tues. 2 pm Tues. 5 pm VARIES 6 Final Proof Back Digital Ads 1 3 BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO SENDING FILES TO PRINTER (PLEASE REFER TO THE P&D PRINT CALENDAR) 10 BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO PUBLICATION DATE 44 E Exchange St, Akron, OH 44309 • Retail Ads: 330.996.3410 • Classified Ads: 330.996.3350 8 Proof Out 12 Updated 1/2/2013