Architecture Minnesota 2009 Media
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Architecture Minnesota is regional, award-winning, and the official publication of AIA Minnesota,
a Society of the American Institute of Architects. Each bi-monthly issue reaches architects, designers,
specifiers, owners, and construction professionals, as well as building project decision makers in Minnesota,
North and South Dakotas, western Wisconsin, and northern Iowa.
Upcoming opportunity: Interiors Directory featured in the Sept/Oct issue with added distribution to BOMA and IFMA members due Friday, June 25. View the AM Interiors Directory Form (pdf)
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View the Media Kit for 2010 (PDF)
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| Jul/Aug |
Summer Destinations - Minnesota Directory of Renovation, Remodeling, Restoration |
May 1 & May 8, 2009 |
| Sept/Oct |
Interiors Directories: Interior Architecture/ Interior Design |
Jul 3 & Jul 10, 2009 |
| Nov/Dec |
MN Architects Work Around the World AIA Minnesota Convention Issue Directory of General Contractors |
Sept 4 & Sep 11, 2009 |
| 2010 | ||
| Jan/Feb |
To Be Determined Directory: Consulting Engineers |
Oct 30 & Nov 6, 2009 |
| Mar/Apr |
AIA Minnesota Honor Awards & Landscape Architecture Directories: Landscape Architecture Firms |
Jan 8 & Jan 15 2010 |
| May/Jun | Housing for Lifestyles Directory: AIA Minnesota Firms, Consultants |
Mar 5 & Mar 12, 2010 |
| Jul/Aug | Play Ball! The New Target Field Directory of Renovation, Remodeling, Restoration |
May 7 & May 14, 2010 |
| Sept/Oct |
Interiors Directories: Interior Architecture/Interior Design |
Jul 2 & Jul 9, 2010 |
| Nov/Dec | Sacred Spaces AIA Minnesota Convention Issue Directory of General Contractors |
Sept 3 & Sept 10, 2010 |
4,700 DESIGN PROFESSIONALS AND FIRMS
AIA Minnesota members, which include registered architects, intern architects and interior designers, representing over 320 architecture firms in Minnesota; non-member registered architects in Minnesota; AIA firms in adjacent states: North Dakota, South Dakota, Northern Iowa and Western Wisconsin; selected AIA firms and members throughout the U.S.; Minnesota Chapter Members of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA), American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) , the International Facilities Managers Association (IFMA), and deans of all accredited schools of architecture in the United States and Canada.
2,200 CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LEADERS
Members of the following organizations: Minnesota Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), Associated General Contractors (AGC), American Consulting Engineers Council (ACEC) of Minnesota, Associated Builders- Contractors (ABC), local and national developers and contractors.
1,100 PAID SUBSCRIBERS (other than AIA Minnesota members)
1,500 PRIMARY DECISION MAKERS
Minnesota legislators; selected Upper Midwest college and university presidents; Minnesota public libraries; Minnesota county administrators; Minnesota municipalities with 5000+ population; CEO's of selected privately-held and publicly-held companies; Minnesota media, including major newspapers, TV and radio stations and periodicals.
1,700 NEWSSTAND DISTRIBUTION
Throughout Minnesota - Distributed by St. Marie's Gopher News Company, and Valley News Company Nationally - distributed by Ingram Periodicals.
Bonus Distribution
Throughout the year in excess of 10,000 to conferences, workshops, and other events of importance to architects and the construction industry in the Upper Midwest, plus distribution at the Annual Convention & Products Exposition of the American Institute of Architects Minnesota (AIA Minnesota) and various Home and Garden Shows.
Architecture Minnesota has readers in
all 50 states and many foreign countries.
Publication Date
Published two weeks prior to the issue month, i.e. May/June issue published
mid April.
2009 Gross Advertising Rates (for black & white ads per issue)
| Ad Size | 1X | 3X | 4x | 6X |
| 1 page | $1470 | $1300 | $1265 | $1135 |
| 2/3 page | $1080 | $970 | $945 | $850 |
| 1/2 page | $920 | $815 | $795 | $730 |
| 1/3 page | $745 | $645 | $605 | $550 |
| 1/6 page | $570 | $495 | $445 | $400 |
| 2-pg. spread | $2335 | $2060 | $2005 | $1855 |
COLOR RATES PER TIME. Add to above appropriate
figure.
4-color (CMYK) $550
2-color (process) $300
3-color (process) $350
COVERS: Publisher chooses covers and location.
BLEED: No charge for bleed if client is on contract for three issues or more.
BLOW-IN CARDS: Not offered.
COMMISSIONS AND DISCOUNTS: 15% commission on gross rates listed above to advertising agencies and to those clients on a 3x, 4x or 6x contract working with an in-house advertising agency. Discounts will not be given if ads are not ready for press.
Contract and Content Specifications
ADVERTISING RESPONSIBILITY
Advertisers and their agencies assume liability for all content of advertisements printed and assume responsibility for any claims which may arise from their advertising. The publisher reserves the right to reject any advertising. Publisher is not liable for errors in key numbers or the advertising index.
CLOSING DATES AND CANCELLATIONS
If copy is not received by the closing date and the insertion order has not been cancelled, the previous advertisement of the advertiser will be inserted. Cancellations are not accepted after the closing date. Cancellations of any portion of a contract voids rate guarantee.
RATES
Advertising must be inserted within one year of the first insertion to earn the contract frequency discount rate. If the number of insertions is not specified on the order or the contract, each insertion will be billed at the one-time rate (1X). Advertising ordered at a frequency discount rate and not earned within one year from the first insertion will be billed at earned rate or will be short-rated. Mixed ad sizes and the addition of color are permitted in the contract period at the appropriate additional charge; however, ads may only increase in size.
TERMS Net 30 days.
LATE PAYMENT CHARGES A service charge of 1.5% per month
will be added.
Advertising Specifications
Architecture Minnesota is printed on a web
press on 60# white, coated stock. Covers are 100# Aero. The magazine
is perfect bound and ink is soy-based.
ADS MUST BE READY FOR PLACEMENT (ad is complete/no prepress). Ad files not prepared correctly and according to the specifications will be returned. Any time needed to correct ads by Architecture Minnesota will incur an added fee of $250.
ACCEPTED FILE FORMATS (no exceptions):
MAC format* Adobe (InDesign, Illustrator,Photoship), QuarkXpress and PDFs. If sending original files, be sure to include all images and fonts used. If sending a PDF from QuarkXpress file, it must be made with AcrobatDistiller only (not exported directly). All images must be 300 dpi and CMYK color saved as TIFF or EPS and color corrected. 175-line screen with overall maximum density of all colors not to exceed 280%. Black and white EPS or TIFF files in grayscale mode. *If you are using a PC send a PDF with fonts.
ACCEPTED FONTS (no exceptions)
Postscript Type 1 or Type 3. No TrueType fonts. Use stylized fonts, not menu-styled fonts for bold, italic or bold italic type. All fonts used in art files (EPS and TIFF) must be converted to outlines. Include all printer and screen fonts with all digital files.Embed all fonts when creating a PDF.
LOGOS AND ARTWORK:
EPS only. Avoid rotation and cropping of images in layout programs. Do not nest EPS files in other EPS files. All color must be CMYK.
MEDIA ACCEPTED CDs or EMAIL:
CD - All ads provided should be accompanied by a print-out at 100% for size and color verification. List file format, fonts and color specs on a separate sheet of paper. Label with client name, contact name, phone, email address and issue (ex. Mar/Apr 08). If CD is to be returned, please list address.
EMAIL – Send PDF to archmnads@gmail.com with client name if appropriate.
NOT ACCEPTED
We do not accept ads with Spot, Pantone/PMS, RGB color or JPEG images and images below 300 dpi (such as from a website – 72 dpi). Ads with crop, registration, trim/bleed or similar printer’s marks will not be accepted. Ad artwork files should be free of any printer’s marks, even if outside of the bleed area.
PRODUCTION QUESTIONS ONLY: Stephanie Pelzer, 612-338-6763 x212
SEND INSERTION ORDERS, CDs (include 1 print-out) to J. Van Dyne, Architecture MN, 275 Market Street, Minneapolis, MN 55405
Advertisement Sizes (w x h)
AIA MN Firms Note: Sizes may vary for Coming Soon & In Place section. Call for info.
Trim size 9 x 11
Full page 8.0625 x 9.9375 (leave .3125 from trim on all sides for live area)
Full page bleed – 9 x 11 trim 9.25 x 11.25 file size
2/3 page vertical 5.25 x 9.9375
1/2 page horizontal 8.0625 x 4.8125
1/3 page box 5.25 x 4.812
1/3 page vertical 2.5 x 9.9375
1/6 vertical 2.5 x 4.812
Spread 17.375 x 9.9375 (Do not run text across the gutter.)
Spread bleeds – 18 x 11 trim 18.25 x 11.25 file size
Questions? Please call Judith Van Dyne at 612-338-6763
x214 or vandyne@aia-mn.org.