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The Press 2021 Rate Card
         Metro – Suburban – Explore
Serving Your Eastern Maumee Bay Communities since 1972

  Check us out at www.presspublications.com
The Press 2021 Rate Card - Metro - Suburban - Explore - Check us out at www.presspublications.com
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                                                                                  deliver for you. Our readers enjoy a higher income,
                                                                                  are educated and turn to The Press Newspapers for
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                                                                                  The Press Newspapers provides readers with
                                                                                  award winning, in depth and investigative news
                                                                                  coverage. The staff has won 200 awards from the
                                                                                  Ohio Newspaper Association, the Cleveland Press
                                                                                  Club, Ohio Society of Professional Journalists and
                                                                                  others.
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                                                                                             Metro • Suburban • Explore
                                                                                           Publica ons serving Lucas, O awa, Sandusky and Wood Coun es
                                                                                            Box 169, 1550 Woodville Rd. Millbury, OH 43447
                                                                                        Ph 419-836-2221 • Fax 419-836-1319
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Circulation

  Reaching 23
  Communities
    in Lucas,
  Wood, Ottawa
   & Sandusky
    Counties

      Metro Edition 11,105                          Suburban Edition 14,323
 Community           Zip Code Total                 Community      Zip Code Total
 East Toledo           43605        300             Clay Center     43408    100
 Oregon                43616        7750            Curtice         43412    600
 Jerusalem Twp.        43616        1025            Elmore          43416   1055
 Curtice               43612         30             Genoa           43430   1975
 Northwood             43619        1780            Gibsonburg      43431   1225
 Mail & Office                        220             Graytown        43432    415
                                                    Lake Twp.       43447   1100
                                                    Lindsey         43442    25
 25,428 Newspapers                                  Luckey          43443    365
  delivered weekly!                                 Martin          43445    255

Reach 41,956 Readers!                               Millbury
                                                    Oak Harbor
                                                                    43447
                                                                    43449
                                                                             605
                                                                            1515
                                                    Pemberville     43450   1035
                                                    Rocky Ridge     43458    25
                                                    Stony Ridge     43463    200
                                                    Walbridge       43465   2365
                                                    Williston       43468    150
                                                    Woodville       43469   1115
*Circulation numbers change periodically.           Mail & Office              198
Call your sales rep for the latest CVC audit.

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2021 Special Promotions
Honor Roll of Business: Jan. 4                  Caregivers Guide: June 21 & Oct. 18
Let your customers know how old                 Caregivers are faced with sensitive
your company is in the Honor Roll of            and stressful situations. We will
Business pages.                                 address these situations in this special
                                                section.
PrimeTimes: Jan. 18, Mar. 22,
Apr. 19, July 19, Sept. 20, Nov. 22             Top of the Class: June 14
PrimeTimes addresses the important              Help us congratulate the top graduates
issues of aging.                                from area schools with a sponsor ad.
                                                These special pages will display a
Get To Know Local: Feb. 15                      photo, GPA, college choice and more.
This section gives businesses in our
four county area the opportunity to             Football Preview: Aug. 23
tell their story about what makes their         Each team will have a page with photo
business special.                               and coaches’ comments. There will
                                                also be a schedule page for all of our
Vitality: Feb. 22, May 24, Aug. 23,             local high schools.
Dec. 6
Our reporters will write about the latest       Eastern Maumee Bay Chamber
in health care and wellness.                    Directory & Community Guide: Nov. 8
                                                (Deadline Sept. 27)
Anniversary: Mar. 29 - Apr. 26                  This directory is filled with business
As The Press turns 49 we celebrate              and community service information,
with 6 weeks of huge savings!! Get a            making it easy for area residents to
full page ad for $500 and ½ pages for           find local businesses.
only $300!
                                                Christmas Package: Starts Nov. 8
Home & Auto: Apr. 12 & Sept. 13                 Bring customers “stampeding” to
From home to garden to car repairs,             your store this year with The Press
our readers are ready for spring & fall         Christmas Gift-A-Way.
projects. Let them know how you can
be of service.                                  Holiday Gift Guide: Nov. 22
                                                Just in time for the busiest shopping
Biggest Week in American Birding:               day of the year.
Apr. 12 (Deadline Mar. 1)
More than 90,000 visitors come to The           Basketball Preview: Nov. 29
Marshes of Lake Erie to see the spring          Our sportswriters will preview the
migration. You can reach them with              upcoming season for our local high
this Official Biggest Week Guide.                 schools. There will also be a schedule
                                                page for all of our local high schools.
Explore: Apr. 19, May 17, June 28,
Aug. 30
The only visitor guide to Maumee Bay
and Western Lake Erie. Distributed                 All dates are subject to change.
throughout the state at locations                   Call your sales representative
tourists frequent. Magazine style                     for up-to-date information.
format.                                                     419-836-2221
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2021 Special Promotions (cont.)
Specialty Pages
Super Bowl                             1/25
Tax Time                               1/11-3/1
Valentine’s Day                        2/1 & 2/8
St. Patrick’s Day                      3/8 & 3/15
Here’s My Card                         3/8, 6/7, 9/13, 12/6
Summer Child Care                      4/19-5/10
Biggest Week in American Birding       5/3
Mothers’ Day                           5/3
Home, Yard & Garden                    5/10
Genoa Homecoming                       5/24
Fathers’ Day                           6/7
Gibsonburg Homecoming                  6/15
Woodville 4th of July                  6/28
Ottawa County Fair                     7/5 & 7/12
Faces Behind the Places                7/12
Back To School                         7/19-8/9
Pemberville Free Fair                  8/9
Sandusky County Fair                   8/16
Luckey Fall Fest                       9/20
Oak Harbor Apple Fest                  10/4
Trick-or-Treat                         10/18
Holiday Greetings                      12/20

Monthly Special Features
1st Week of Every Month                3rd Week of Every Month
Entertainment                          Family
Dining Guide                           Wedding
Woodville Town Page                    Oregon Town Page
                                       Oak Harbor Town Page
2nd Week of Every Month                Last Week of Every Month
Health                                 Education
Genoa Town Page                        Elmore Town Page
                                       Agriculture (April-November)

                      Call us to find out how you can qualify
                                    for special contract rates.
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Advertising Rates
Suburban or Metro Edition Combo Edition
Open $19.65 per column inch                 Open $32.00 per column inch
4 weeks                     $15.93          4 weeks                     $27.50
13 weeks                    $14.61          13 weeks                    $26.24
26 weeks                    $12.92          26 weeks                    $24.72
52 weeks                    $11.97          52 weeks                    $22.43
2500 Column inches          $11.21          2500 Column inches          $20.90
3500 Column inches          $10.45          3500 Column inches          $19.38
National Agency Rate        $23.61          National Agency Rate        $35.73

                                            Color: $2.25 per column inch,
                                            $75 minimum

Insert Rates
20,000 to full run           $40/1000       Inserts must be bundled in turns or
14 to 19,999                 $47/1000       slip sheets of 100. These rates apply
8 to 13,999                  $52/1000       to all 1, 4, 8 and 12 page newsprint
3 to 7,999                   $60/1000       circulars. All circulars not to exceed
Under 2,999                  $71/1000       8½ x 11.

Explore Maumee Bay & NW Ohio Visitors’ Guide
The only visitors’ guide to Maumee Bay and Western Lake Erie. Distributed
throughout the state and NW Ohio at over 100 locations tourists frequent.
Magazine style format.
               Deadline   Pub Date          Ad sizes     1x     2x     3x     4x
   Statewide 4/5/21        4/19/21          1/8th page   $195   $165   $145   $125
   Spring    5/3/21        5/17/21          1/4th page   $295   $245   $225   $180
   Summer    6/14/21       6/28/21          1/2 page     $425   $340   $325   $260
   Fall      8/16/21       8/30/21          Full page    $705   $600   $505   $420

                                        Business Classified
                   $18.00 for 15 words, 20¢ each extra word
                $2.00 extra for each item listed: (Bold, Centered)
                 P.O. Box $5.00 charge • 10pt. Headers $5.00
             Classified ads appear in Metro & Suburban Press
  Deadline 1pm Thursdays. Display classified ads deadline noon Thursdays.

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Online Opportunities
                                              www.presspublications.com

Features
   • Ability to change ad weekly
   • Searchable site to view archived stories
   • Readers can place classified ads
   • Businesses use site to retrieve tear sheets

                     2020 Press Website Stats
                        Page Visitors Unique
                       18,205      11,570       87,902
              Source: Google Analytics (per month average Jan.-Sept.)

                                               Website Ad72Sizes
                                                            resolution

            Ad                 Pixels                   Web Price
            Flag Banner        350px x 200px            $115
            Top Banner         640px x 80px             $115
            Mid Banner         640px x 80px             $85
            Box Ad             800px x 600px            $85
            Half Box           800px x 400px            $55
            Ads run in one in four rotation. Prices are monthly.

                                                     Print & Deliver
                                     Other printing options available. Call for details.

The Press Newspapers provide multiple printing options for you: postcards,
inserts, newsletters and more. We can design, print and deliver your message.
Deliver the right message to the right recipients using the right messenger.
Postcards We can design, print and mail your postcard. Various sizes
and quantities are available. Please call your advertising representative for a
personalized quote.
8½ x 11 Your advertising message is printed in full color on high quality 60 lb.
glossy paper and delivered to the areas you choose in the Metro and Suburban
Press delivery areas. Design your own ad or let our graphic designers create it
at no additional cost.
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General Information &
                                        Mechanical Specs
Published: Every Monday. Metro & Suburban Editions.
Deadlines: Display ads: Every Wed at 5:00pm.
Inserts: Every Wed. at noon.
Classified line ads: Every Thurs. 1:00pm.

Publication Requirements: Tabloid Format: 10.375” wide x 16” deep.
Column size: 1.5625 wide. Page size: 6 columns.

Color Charge: $2.25 per column inch. $75 minimum. Based on availability.
Guaranteed Placement: 25% additional cost, when available.
Terms: Payment is due upon receipt of statement. Delay of payment beyond
current month’s billing period will result in loss of contract rate.

Ad Format: Full color ads: To ensure your ad separates properly, all images
must be CMYK.pdf. Provided Artwork: artwork, black and white, color photos
and logos should be a minimum of 300 dpi at the finished size. Camera-ready
ads should be sent in the .pdf format to ads@presspublications.com.

              Display Ad Sizes               Classified Ad Sizes
              1½ column        2.375”        1 column         1.5625”
              3 columns        5”            2 columns        3.3125”
              4½ columns       7.5625”       3 columns        5”
              6 columns        10.375”       4 columns        6.8125”
                                             5 columns        8.5”
                                             6 columns        10.375”

         Please call for further information. 419-836-2221

Did You Know...
• Press writers, graphic artists and photographers have won more than
200 awards from professional organizations such as the Ohio Newspaper
Association, the Cleveland Press Club, Ohio Society of Professional Journalists
and the Independent Free Papers of America. Many of these awards have

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been for investigative reporting, in-depth reporting, use of public records and
column writing.

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• We offer free ad and web ad design.
• We are eligible by Ohio Law to take legal notices.
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