AD SPECS

Beyond deadlines and sizes, we want you to know there’s more to having a great advertising experience than knowing deadlines and ad sizes to submit – we want you to know how to truly create connection that converts using intentional design in our publications. Please use the following guide to submit artwork requests or camera-ready files.

Advertising Design

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The SOCIAL Advertising Standard

We are not coupon books, so the ads that appear in our magazines should not be either.

We believe people do business with people they know, which is why we put a face to a business name, emphasizing ad designs that are people focused helping local brands win the only popularity contest that matters.

When designing your ad, please follow our advertising guidelines shown below that outline people first designs.

Publication Schedules & Sizes

  • January Issue

    Advertising Deadline:  December 5
    Artwork Changes Submitted: December 1
    Final Artwork Due:  December 10
    Payment Due + Print Date: December 15

    February Issue

    Advertising Deadline:  January 5
    Artwork Changes Submitted: January 1
    Final Artwork Due:  January 10
    Payment Due + Print Date: January 15

    March Issue

    Advertising Deadline:  February 5
    Artwork Changes Submitted: February 1
    Final Artwork Due:  February 10
    Payment Due + Print Date: February 15

    April Issue

    Advertising Deadline:  March 5
    Artwork Changes Submitted: March 1
    Final Artwork Due:  March 10
    Payment Due + Print Date: March 15

    May Issue

    Advertising Deadline:  April 5
    Artwork Changes Submitted: April 1
    Final Artwork Due:  April 10
    Payment Due + Print Date: April 15

    June Issue

    Advertising Deadline:  May 5
    Artwork Changes Submitted: May 1
    Final Artwork Due:  May 10
    Payment Due + Print Date: May 15

    July Issue

    Advertising Deadline:  June 5
    Artwork Changes Submitted: June 1
    Final Artwork Due:  June 10
    Payment Due + Print Date: June 15

    August Issue

    Advertising Deadline:  July 5
    Artwork Changes Submitted: July 1
    Final Artwork Due:  July 10
    Payment Due + Print Date: July 15

    September Issue

    Advertising Deadline:  August 5
    Artwork Changes Submitted: August 1
    Final Artwork Due:  August 10
    Payment Due + Print Date: August 15

    October Issue

    Advertising Deadline:  September 5
    Artwork Changes Submitted: September 1
    Final Artwork Due:  September 10
    Payment Due + Print Date: September 15

    November Issue

    Advertising Deadline:  October 5
    Artwork Changes Submitted: October 1
    Final Artwork Due:  October 10
    Payment Due + Print Date: October 15

    December Issue

    Advertising Deadline:  November 5
    Artwork Changes Submitted: November 1
    Final Artwork Due:  November 10
    Payment Due + Print Date: November 15

  • PRINT DIMENSIONS
    (in inches)

    Final trim of magazine is
    8.25″ wide x 10.75″ tall

    Two Page (with bleed)
    16.75″ wide x 11″ tall

    Full Page (with bleed)
    8.5″ wide x 11″ tall
    final trim is 8.25 x 10.75

    Full Page – no bleed
    (white border will display around ad)
    7.8″ wide x 10.25″ tall

    Half Page – Horizontal
    7.8″ wide x 5″ tall

    Half Page – Vertical
    3.75″ wide x 10.25″ tall

    Qtr Page
    3.75″ wide x 5″ tall

    Back Cover
    8.5” wide x 9.125” tall

  • Coming Soon

  • January Issue

    Space Reservation:  December 5
    Artwork Edits: December 10
    Camera-ready Artwork:  December 15

    February Issue

    Space Reservation:  January 5
    Artwork Edits: January 10
    Camera-ready Artwork:  January 15

    March Issue

    Space Reservation:  February 5
    Artwork Edits: February 10
    Camera-ready Artwork:  February 15

    April Issue

    Space Reservation:  March 5
    Artwork Edits: March 10
    Camera-ready Artwork:  March 15

    May Issue

    Space Reservation:  April 5
    Artwork Edits: April 10
    Camera-ready Artwork:  April 15

    June Issue

    Space Reservation:  May 5
    Artwork Edits: May 10
    Camera-ready Artwork:  May 15

    July Issue

    Space Reservation:  June 5
    Artwork Edits: June 10
    Camera-ready Artwork:  June 15

    August Issue

    Space Reservation:  July 5
    Artwork Edits: July 10
    Camera-ready Artwork:  July 15

    September Issue

    Space Reservation:  August 5
    Artwork Edits: August 10
    Camera-ready Artwork:  August 15

    October Issue

    Space Reservation:  September 5
    Artwork Edits: September 10
    Camera-ready Artwork:  September 15

    November Issue

    Space Reservation:  September 5
    Artwork Edits: September 10
    Camera-ready Artwork:  September 15

    December Issue

    Space Reservation:  November 5
    Artwork Edits: November 10
    Camera-ready Artwork:  November 15

  • PRINT DIMENSIONS
    (in inches)

    Final trim of Newspaper is
    11.375″ wide x 14″ tall

    Full Page
    10″ wide x 12.5″ tall

    Half Page – Horizontal
    10″ wide x 6″ tall

    Half Page – Vertical
    5″ wide x 12.5″ tall

    Qtr Page
    5″ wide x 6″ tall

    Eighth Page
    5” wide x 3” tall

  • September Issue

    Learning Without Limits Special Ad Section

    Space Reservation:  August 1
    Artwork Edits: August 5
    Camera-ready Artwork:  August 10

    December Issue

    Family Favorites Special Advertising Section

    Space Reservation:  November 1
    Artwork Edits: November 5
    Camera-ready Artwork: November 10

    March Issue

    Camp Connection Special Ad Section

    Space Reservation:  February 1
    Artwork Edits: February 5
    Camera-ready Artwork:  February 10

    May Issue

    Healthcare for Kids Special Advertising Section

    Space Reservation:  April 1
    Artwork Edits: April 5
    Camera-ready Artwork:  April 10

  • Final trim of magazine is
    8.25″ wide x 10.75″ tall

    Two Page (with bleed)
    16.75″ wide x 11″ tall

    Full Page (with bleed)
    8.5″ wide x 11″ tall
    final trim is 8.25 x 10.75

    Full Page (no bleed)
    (white border will display around ad)
    7.8″ wide x 10.25″ tall

    2/3 Page (with bleed)
    5.5 in wide x 11.125 tall

    Square
    5” wide x 5” tall

    1/3 Page vertical (with bleed)
    3” wide x 11.125” tall

    1/6 Page vertical
    2.625” wide x 5.5” tall

  • coming soon

Submit Camera-Ready Artwork

CLASSIC ADS
Please submit ads as high-resolution, CMYK .jpg files.  PDF files are also accepted, but please make sure that all color and images are converted to CMYK and embed all fonts or convert to outlines before saving in PDF format.

  • On ads with bleed, please do not place text .5 inch from the edge of the ad. Otherwise, the text is at risk of being cutoff.

  • Do not include crop marks.

  • Please save your artwork in a file titled as your company name and date your artwork for which issue it should run in..

  • A minimum file resolution of 300 dpi is required. Low resolution logos and photographs pulled from the internet are not acceptable art for print. No PMS links are available. While we strive to match our client’s color specifications, we cannot guarantee a perfect match. No hardcopy proofs will be provided before final artwork is sent to print.

If instructions are not followed, Social Magazines will not be held responsible.

CONTENT ADS
The Partner Content Editor will reaching out to you regarding the photos and text required for your content ad. Please save production@socialmagazines.co to your address book so you don’t miss a memo.

Ads & Artwork can be uploaded to the client portal using the button below.

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Request Ad Design

If you need for our graphic team to design your ads, you’ll need to complete the form at button below and share with us the desired focus of your ad, any creative direction, business information and special calls to action, taglines and promotions you’d like included.

Ad Design Request

Photography Request

If you will need photography and editorial from our team, please connect with your advertising advisor to set this up.