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The BULLETIN reaches approximately 3,000 members of the Allegheny County Medical Society monthly. The magazine is also distributed to hospitals, health care administrators, and members of the ACMS Practice Managers Section. Approximate distribution: 3,200. BULLETIN readers - your target audience - are physicians and medical decision-makers with above average earnings and purchasing power.

BULLETIN

Advertising Information

The BULLETIN of the Allegheny County Medical Society accepts display, classified , and insert advertising. The following information is intended as a guideline only. To arrange to publish your advertisement in the BULLETIN, contact:


Linda L. Smith
(412) 321-5030 ext 105




Current Rates
Size 1X 6X 12X
Full page $630 $600 $530
1/2 page $400 $370 $340
1/3 page $320 $305 $275
1/4 page $260 $240 $220
Inside front cover/BW $800 $720 $640
Inside front cover/4C $980 $915 $850
Inside back cover/BW $720 $640 $560
Inside back cover/4C $920 $860 $800
Back cover/BW $850 $800 $720
Back cover/4C $1400 $1200 $1000
Color: Process/$150 each; PMS/$175 each.
Bleed: 10% premium per page.
Special position: 15% premium.


Ad Sizes
Sizes Width Depth
Full Page 7.5" 9.75"
1/2 page horizontal 7.5" 4.875"
1/2 page vertical 3.625" 9.75"
1/3 page horizontal 7.5" 3.25"
1/3 page vertical 2.5" 9.75"
1/4 page horizontal 7.5" 2.375"
1/4 page vertical 3.625" 4.875"


Requirements for Electronic Files

BEST WAY: Save Files as PDF and e-mail directly to the medical society: lsmith@acms.org . Questions? Call 412-321-5030, ext 105.

For Native Applications:

  • QuarkXpress & adobe Pagemaker (native files required, along with all images and fonts used in the ad)
  • Illustrator files that have images embedded and fonts converted to outlines.
Mechanical Requirements
Camera ready art is acceptable, although electronic art is preferred.
Four-color negatives are required for full-color ads. 133 line screen minimum; 150 maximum. Color match proofs required with negatives.
Printing process : Offset.
Trim size: 8-1/2 x 11"
Bleed negative size: 8-5/8" x 11-1/4"
Publication: Third Saturday of the month.
Closing: See advertising schedule (follows).
Additional charge will be added for any required patching, changes, or corrections.

Inserted Materials: $900/tip in and $800/stich in: production specifications mar vary; call Typecraft Press at 412-488-1600 for more information.


Classified

Line ads: $75 for 20 words or less; $5 for each additional 10 words or part thereof. All ads must be submitted in writing four weeks in advance of issue date.

Box numbers for blind ads are available at a charge of $3 per insertion.

Advance payment is required for classified ads.

For details, contact Linda Smith at (412) 321-5030.



2010 Advertising Schedule

Issue Date Order Date Art Deadline
January 23 December 16, '09 December 21, '09
February 20 January 13 January 18
March 20 February 10 February 15
April 17 March 10 March 15
May 15 April 7 April 12
June 19 May 5 May 10
July 17 June 9 June 14
August 21 July 7 July 13
September 18 August 11 August 16
October 16 September 8 September 13
November 20 October 6 October 11
December 18 November 10 November 15
January 22, 2011 December 8 December 13

Changes, substitutions, or discontinuance must be received in writing two weeks prior to issue date. Orders for color pages and preferred position are noncancelable.

Publisher reserves the right to exclude any advertisement. The acceptance or rejection of any advertisement does not imply the endorsement or lack of endorsement by the Allegheny County Medical Society of any company or its products. Advertiser and agency warrant that they are authorized and entitled to advertise copy furnished; and hereby agree to indemnify and hold the publisher harmless against all claims, demands, damages, liabilities, and costs including counsel fees, arising out of or in any way caused by or connected with the printing and publishing of the advertising copy furnished by the advertiser.


Copyright © 1996
Allegheny County Medical Society

The Allegheny County Medical Society is the largest Local Medical Society in Pennsylvania.
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