Ø         The Hythe Handbook is an A5, glossy full colour local community magazine connecting local people with local businesses

Ø         Six editions are published each year

Ø         9,000 copies are distributed in total with the Royal Mail delivering to all homes and businesses in CT21 and the remainder available in pick-up points in the town

Ø         Discounts are applied as follows and are included in the rates quoted in the table below, subject to payment being received by the first booking deadline:

·         A booking for two editions attracts a package discount of 10%

·         A booking for six editions attracts a package discount of 20%, subject to

payment by monthly standing order

·       Back Cover bookings are not offered at a package discount

Ø        A booking is for the space, adverts can be different in each edition

Ø         Bookings are confirmed on the receipt of a confirmation email or phone call, payment or a completed Customer Order Form

Ø         Bookings must be paid for by the booking deadline to ensure any discounts and inclusion

Ø         The editions are as follows: New Year (Jan/Feb); Spring (Mar/Apr); Summer (May/Jun); Holiday (Jul/Aug); Autumn (Sep/Oct); Christmas (Nov/Dec)

Ø         Print ready adverts can be accepted in the following formats –JPEG, PDF, TIFF, Quark (High Res. 300dpi)

Ø         Adverts can be produced for a fixed price from provided copy (either handwritten or in Microsoft Word / Powerpoint / Publisher or similar) see below

Ø         The prices listed are excluding VAT

 

Pricing 

Size	Orientation Options	1 Edition	2 Editions	6 Editions
Line Ad	Landscape	17.00	30.60	81.60
Sixteenth Page	Portrait & Landscape	30.00	54.00	144.00
Eighth Page	Landscape only	54.00	97.20	259.20
Quarter Page	Portrait & Landscape	86.00	154.80	412.80
Half Page	Portrait & Landscape	128.00	230.40	614.40
Full Page	Portrait only	218.00	392.40	1046.40
Double Page	Landscape	328.00	590.40	1574.40
Back Cover	Portrait only	328.00	N/A	N/A
Front Cover	Landscape Banner	160.00	N/A	N/A
Bronze Design	N/A	15.00	N/A	N/A
Silver Design	N/A	35.00	N/A	N/A
Gold Design	N/A	65.00	N/A	N/A

           Rates effective from March 2008 (Ex-VAT)

 

Ø         We work in alliance with the publishers of the other local Handbooks in the area – in Folkestone, Canterbury, Deal and the Marsh – and if you book into two or more Handbooks concurrently you will benefit from a 10% discount on the above prices.

 

Ø        If you are interested in advertising in the Ashford area then please speak to us and we can give you the contact details of someone who publishes similar magazines in the villages around Ashford.