Advertising Specifications

Submission Deadlines & Editorial Calendar

Please email us for rates at offbeat@offbeat.com

Month/Editorial

Space

Materials

Street

Jan 2010 (Best of The Beat Awards, New Year’s Eve, Best of The Year) 12/16 12/18 12/29
Feb 2010 (Mardi Gras, Valentines’ Day, Music & Politics) 1/15 1/19 1/27
Mar 2010 (Indie Rock, Foburg Festival, SXSW, March Festivals, Easter) 2/18 2/22 3/1
Apr 2010 (French Quarter Festival Souvenir Guide, Spring Festivals) 3/16 3/19 3/29
May 2010 (OffBeat’s “Jazz Fest Bible” Souvenir Guide) 4/2 4/7 4/20
Jun 2010 (Jazz Fest Revisited, Summer Festivals) 5/17 5/20 5/28
Jul 2010 (Tales of the Cocktail Special, Music & Booze, Essence Festival) 6/18 6/21 6/29
Aug 2010 (Satchmo SummerFest Guide, White and Dirty Linen Nights) 7/16 7/19 7/28
Sep 2010 (“The Food Issue”) 8/18 8/20 8/31
Oct 2010 (Fall Festivals) 9/17 9/20 9/28

*Dates and Editorial Subject to Change

Weekly Beat Deadline

Tuesday, 5pm. Weekly Beat is mailed every Thursday A.M.

Ad Configurations and Specifications

Print Unit Size

Width

Depth

Full/Live Area 7.5″ 10″
Trim Size 8.375″ 10.75″
Full Bleed 8.875″ 11.25″
3/4 Page 5.5625″ 9.8125″
Junior 5.5625″ 7.3125″
1/2 Horizontal 7.5″ 4.8125″
1/2 Vertical 3.625″ 9.8125″
1/4 Square 3.625″ 4.8125″
1/4 Vertical 1.6875″ 9.8125″
1/4 Horizontal 5.5625″ 3.125″
1/6 Square 3.625″ 3.125″
1/6 Vertical 2.35″ 4.8125″
1/8 Horizontal 3.625″ 2.25″
1/8 Vertical 1.6875″ 4.8125″
1/16 1.6875″ 2.25″
1/16 Co-op 3.625″ 1.0″
Double Spread 15.75″ 10.0″
Double Spread Bleed 17″ 11.25″

Trim Size 8.375” wide x 10.75” deep

We prefer electronic ad transmission. Please upload all files larger than 2 mg to OffBeat’s FTP site:

ftp.offbeat.com
USERNAME: offbeat_magazine@offbeat.com. PASSWORD: advertising.

offbeat.com Website Rates and Specifications

Unit Size

Width

Depth

$ Net/Week

Leaderboard 728 pizels 90 pixels Call for Rate
Full Banner 468 pixels 60 pixels Call for Rate
Rectangle 300 pixels 250 pixels Call for Rate
Skycraper 120 pixels 600 pixels Call for Rate
Web button 120 pixels 90 pixels Call for Rate

Weekly Beat Rates and Specifications

Unit Size

Depth

Width

$ Net/Week

Sponsor Banner 468 pixels 60 pixels Call
Square Button 125 pixels 125 pixels Call
Vertical Banner 120 pixels 240 pixels Call
Promotion Block 200 pixels 200 pixels Call