Fri, September 03, 2010
Ulster Gazette and Armagh Standard
The Alpha Newspaper Group
56 Scotch Street, Armagh, Co Armagh BT61 7DQ.
Tel: 02837 522639.
Fax: 02837 527029.
Email: advertising@ulstergazette.co.uk
Web Site: www.ulsternet.co.uk
Frequency: Weekly - Thursday
Rate Effective Date: 1st February 2010
Advertising Rates:
DISPLAY
Run of Paper
Single column centimetre.......................................................£3.95
Full Page (34cms x 8 columns).........................................£1,074.40
Half Page (17cms x 8 columns)...........................................£537.20
Front Page s.c.c....................................................................£6.20
Front Title (Ear/Corner) + Colour/Spot..................................£74.40
Page 3 s.c.c..........................................................................£4.20
Page 5 s.c.c..........................................................................£4.10
Back Page s.c.c.....................................................................£4.20
CLASSIFIED
Property and Auctions...........................................................£4.00
Employment.........................................................................£4.10
Public Notices, Entertainment, Churches..................................£3.95
Charity (Registered)..............................................................£3.95
Motors.................................................................................£3.75
Government and Legal Notices...............................................£5.05
Linage (for sales, motor vehicles, etc.)........................27p per word
Bold Type Linage..................................................................£2.50
Family Announcement Linage.....................................24p per word
Box Nos...............................................................................£2.50
COLOUR
Spot (One Extra) Colour - over 69cm.......................................15%
Spot (One Extra) Colour - 68cm and under...............................20%
Full Colour - over 68cm (Quarter Page)....................................25%
Full Colour - 68cm and Under (Quarter Page)...........................60%
LEAFLET DISTRIBUTION
Inserts - No Photocopies.
A4 (per 1000).........................................................................£60
A3 (per 1000) up to 4 pages....................................................£70
All other sizes phone for prices
Copy Deadline - 4.00pm Monday
All rates exclude VAT. Minimum space 3cm single column. Minimum type 7pt for display advertising. Minimum colour charge 68cm and under £15.00.
Linage calculated at 27p per word. Minimum linage account charged £4.05 (15 words) (inclusive of VAT). Minimum family linage account charged £7.20 (30 words) (inclusive of VAT).
Advertisements sent by Email may not be guaranteed.
TYPE AREA AND COLUMN SIZES ..........................mm
Full Page ...................................................340 x 265
Half Page ...............................170 x 265 or 340 x 131
Quarter Page .............................................170 x 131
1 column ...........................................................30.5
2 columns.............................................................64
3 columns..........................................................97.5
4 columns...........................................................131
5 columns........................................................164.5
6 columns...........................................................198
7 columns........................................................231.5
8 columns ..........................................................265
8 columns to page
Column Depth:...............................................340mm
2-Page Spread:................................340mm x 560mm
Format: Tabloid
Copy Requirement:
300dpi High Resolution PDF or EPS File format (CMYK or Solid Black - not Registration Black)
Screen: 40 lines per centimetre
Copy deadline: 4.00 pm Monday
Published Weekly: Thursday
Circulation: 9,109 (January - June '09)
Key Contacts: Editorial: Melanie Simmons; Advertising Manager: Pamela Johnston
Area of Circulation: The 'Ulster Gazette' has been published since 1844 in the City of Armagh. The 'Gazette' circulates throughout the entire City and Districts of Armagh and in parts of the adjoining Borough of Craigavon and the districts of Dungannon and Newry. The population of the area of circulation is 80,000 and the Circulation figures of the 'Ulster Gazette' in this area is greater than that of any other weekly or daily newspaper. The area is one of the main administrative centres in Northern Ireland including the Area Headquarters of both the Education and Health Boards. It is a well-known location for tourism and is the Ecclesiastical Capital of All-Ireland. In addition to administration and tourism, agriculture is one of the main providers of employment and the Armagh area is especially known as the 'Garden of Ulster', where there is a predominance of vegetable and fruit production.
All advertisements are accepted subject to the following conditions The right to decline any copy or artwork without giving any reason is reserved. No responsibility is accepted for damage to or loss of artwork. Copy or artwork via E-mail or Disk must be in pdf or eps file format (minimum 300 dpi) and must be pre-booked with Advertising Department, telephone 028 3752 2639, to ensure an allocated time of receipt, by latest 4.00 pm Monday. The publisher shall not accept liability for any variation in the reproduction of colours. Unbooked E-mail communications may not be accepted. Images from internet pages will not be acceptable. Any advertisement received and subsequently requested to be cancelled must be notified to the Advertising Manager before the stated deadline otherwise the Company is unable to cancel the advertisement which will be invoiced. The publisher shall not be liable for any loss or damage occasioned by any total or partial failure (however caused) of publication or distribution of any newspaper or edition in which any advertisement is scheduled to appear. In the event of any error, misprint or omission in the printing of an advertisement or part of an advertisement, identified within the first week, the publisher will either re-insert the advertisement or relevant part of the advertisement as the case may be or make a reasonable adjustment to the cost. Depending on the severity of the misprint which must be identified on or before the first invoice is charged to enable issues to be solved before the next issue. No adjustment is applicable to advertising misprints that have not been identified within one month of publication. No re-insertion or adjustment will be made where the error, misprint or omission does not materially detract from the advertisement. In no circumstances shall the total liability of the publisher for any error, misprint or omission exceed the amount of any price paid to the publisher for the particular advertisement in connection with which liability arose or to the cost of a further or corrective advertisement of a type and standard reasonably comparable to that in connection with which liability arose. No guarantee of special position can be given. While every effort will be made to supply proofs, if requested, no guarantee to do so can be given. Where a proof has been sent to a customer the Company will take no responsibility for misprints, omissions or design. The advertiser is responsible for ensuring that an advertisement in no way contravenes the Trade Descriptions Act 1968.