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Professional Association of Physicians dedicated to improving the delivery of health care to the Allegheny County Area


  

713 Ridge Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412-321-5030
FAX 412-321-5323

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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:

Display Advertising or Inserts:
Linda L. Smith
(412) 321-5030 ext 105

Classified Advertising:
Elizabeth Fulton
(412) 321-5030 ext 100




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


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"
Color: Process/$150 each; PMS/$175 each.
Bleed: 10% premium per page.
Special position: 15% premium.


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.

Inserts/Professional Announcements

For details, contact Elizabeth Fulton at (412) 321-5030.



2008 Advertising Schedule

Issue Date Order Date Art Deadline
January 19 December 12, '07 December 17, '07
February 16 January 9 January 14
March 15 February 6 February 11
April 19 March 5 March 10
May 17 April 9 April 14
June 21 May 7 May 12
July 19 June 11 June 16
August 16 July 9 July 14
September 20 August 6 August 11
October 18 September 10 September 15
November 15 October 8 October 13
December 20 November 5 November 10
January 17, 2009 December 10 December 15

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 ©: 2008, 2007, 2006
Updated: Thursday, January 03, 2008
Allegheny County Medical Society

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