Gateway Gardener

2008 Ad Rates

Monthly Effective January 2008

The Gateway Gardener is the best media advertising value for green industry businesses. It is one of the few affordable opportunities available to lawn, garden and landscape service and retail businesses of all sizes. It’s 100% focused on your customers and distributed where they are found—in garden centers, nurseries, and garden specialty shops. And it helps you promote your business with editorial content that features the practices and advantages that St. Louis area independent nurseries, garden centers and professional service providers offer their customers.

Black and White Rates

AD SIZE	1/2 Times	3/6 Times	7/10 Times	11 Times
FULL PAGE	$1,430	$1,200	$990	$935
HALF PAGE	$825	$660	$605	$550
ONE THIRD PAGE	$645	$540	$490	$450
QUARTER PAGE	$470	$410	$375	$340
1/6 PAGE	$385	$325	$290	$260
1/8 PAGE	$300	$235	$200	$175
1/16 PAGE	$190	$140	$125	$105

Color: Add $100 to the b&w rate for 4-color ad.

Payment and Discounts: First-time advertisers add 20% for set up costs. This feee may be waived if you provide us with ad materials received ready-to-print (PDF, JPEG files, or camera-ready art).Payment is due net 30 days after publication. 5% discount for payment at time of insertion order. Co-op advertising reimbursements are also available from many suppliers. Ask your sales representative for details.

Premium Placements: For preferred placement on Back Cover, if available, add 30%; Inside Front, Inside Back or Page 3, if available, add 25%. All other requested placements will be granted when possible at our discretion. If space availability conflicts arise, then 10% may be charged to secure a position.

Circulation and Distribution: The Gateway Gardener^TM prints up to 30,000 copies and is distributed to garden centers, nurseries, garden gift shops, hardware stores, libraries and bookstores throughout the major metropolitan St. Louis area on both sides of the river.

Ad Design/Layout

We can design your ad for you for a one-time 20% fee. Just provide us with your text, logo and line art or photos, and we’ll do the rest. There is no extra charge for ad materials received ready-to-print (PDF or JPEG files, or camera ready art).

Requirements: Ad rates apply to ads received as camera-ready originals to exact specifications (see Technical and Mechanical Requirements). Materials can be b&w hard copy to be scanned; disks or CDs in Macintosh QuarkXpress or InDesign; or film right side read, emulsion down, line screen 100. PDFs, photos in TIFF, EPS or JPEG can also be received electronically. Hard copy proofs should be supplied with electronic submissions. Additional rates may apply for modifications. Ask about our creative services available to help you create ads that sell.

Reserve your ad space today. Click here to download the insertion order.

Find Out More

For more on advertising opportunities, ad rates and specs, or to become a distribution site for The Gateway Gardener, contact us at:

Robert Weaver robert@gatewaygardener.com (314) 403-0586

Joyce Bruno joyce@gatewaygardener.com (314) 452-5224

Email: info@gatewaygardener.com

Phone: (314) 968-3740

Fax: (314) 968-4025

Address: PO Box 220853

St. Louis, MO 63122

info@gatewaygardener.com

(314) 968-3740 (314) 968-4025 PO Box 220853 St. Louis, MO 63122