Media Kit for Contemporary Weddings Magazine

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Media Kit

Maximum Exposure Means

MAXIMUM RESULTS Photo by Limelight Entertainment

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About Contemporary WEDDINGS

RE-LAUNCHED: 2016 Frequency: Semi-Annual Annual Circulation: 30,000+ including pass-through rate Distribution: Wedding Events, Newsstands, Major Food Chains, Major Drug Store Chains, National Book Stores, National Convenience Stores Online: Digital versions compatible with tablets and smartphones Demographics: Women 24-38 Median Age: 28 Median Budget $30,000 Cost: $4.99 single copy Print Advertising PACKAGES: $1,500 - $10,000 annually Online Vendor Profiles: Included with every print advertisement

Photo by Limelight Entertainment

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Our 25th Anniversary

over

25

Years

of service in the Wedding Industry 1995 - 2021

"Welcome! We're so happy you're here. Contemporary Weddings Magazine is a premier wedding publication and online resource highlighting the amazing talents of our reputable wedding professionals, while providing meaningful content for engaged couples.

Our readers love romance, beautiful details, have a fashion-forward style, and a wedding aesthetic that's forever timeless."

Facebook & Instagram: @contemporaryweddingsmagazine Twitter & Pinterest: @contempweddings

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Editorial Calendar

New Jersey / New York

Spring/Summer

Editorial Submission Space Reservations Digital Files On Newsstands

October 15 October 15 November 1 February 1

Fall/Winter

Editorial Submission Space Reservations Digital Files On Newsstands

April 15 April 15 May 1 August 1

10-20 Real Weddings • Reception Site Guide • Wedding Cake Feature • Wedding Fashions Inspiration Styled Shoot • Honeymoon Hot Spots • Gifts for Your Wedding Party • Honeymoon Sweepstakes Feature Articles • Engagements • Ultimate Style Pages • Our Favorite Things, and more!

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THE MAGAZINE

WHO WE ARE Contemporary Weddings Magazine is a leading wedding magazine focusing on New York and New Jersey engaged couples, real New York and New Jersey weddings, and the most prominent wedding professionals in the industry. Published bi-annually in January and July, the magazine showcases the products and services of the area's best wedding professionals.

OUR READERS There are thousands of couples planning weddings in the New York and New Jersey area every year! These couples are the audience that will eventually find their way to your ad in our magazine. The engaged couple are not the only ones looking through our magazine! Other readers include: the mother-ofthe-bride and groom, the wedding party, and additional family members. The Pass-Through Readership doubles and triples your marketing exposure in each issue.

The Contemporary engaged couple has a vision for their perfect wedding. Maybe it’s a lavish celebration in an upscale hotel or it’s a garden wedding surrounded by beautiful blooms. All they need is the right resource to plan their big day, and Contemporary Weddings Magazine offers insight and ideas to satisfy their unique style.

COMBINED C I R C U L AT I O N : 30,000+ Readers of Contemporary Weddings Magazine flip through the many pages again and again to get ideas and inspiration from the Real Weddings and Engagements to the Articles and Style Pages, all while looking into the advertisers’ products and services. Its readership is maximized ten-fold as it’s flashed around health clubs and spas, prominently displayed on coffee tables and shared with family, friends, and bridesmaids.

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Online Advertising

Contemporary Weddings Magazine offers a complete marketing package with aggressive pricing to help your business expand in this very lucrative market. One rate for the entire year buys you a competitive marketing package. We offer pro-active marketing opportunities through target marketing; as well as print and internet presence. Don’t be left out of the only resource engaged couples need to plan their wedding and honeymoon.

All print advertisers receive the Enhanced Listing on our website at www.CWeddingsMag.com. The profile page include all contact information with a company description, a photo gallery of up to 16 images, a place for a video to be uploaded, and more.

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Along with your profile, we offer each advertiser access to download the monthly leads list. We supply easy formatted lists allowing you to gather names at your leisure. These names are collected when engaged couples send in the postcard from the magazine and enter our honeymoon giveaway at local area wedding events. These leads are in addition to the Hot Leads you would receive on www.CWeddingsMag.com when a user registers for the honeymoon giveaway. All of this is included with your marketing package.

CWeddingsMag.com offers wedding professionals maximum exposure through a variety of online mediums including wedding leads, blog features, various size banner ads, premier ad placement, and online editorial coverage.

CWeddingsMag.com brings the engaged couples to you! Each month there are over 9,500 users looking through the pages of our site. Constant social media coverage and an expansive linking method puts us at the top of Internet searches. Our ever-growing site is filled with timely articles and photo galleries of real weddings and wedding day inspiration, CWeddingsMag.com keeps users coming back for more!

Each print advertiser will also receive one of each of the following: • InstagramTakeover • Sponsored Blog Post • Special Promotion on Twitter • Featured Vendor Facebook Post • Shared Pinterest Board Contact your Account Representative if you are interested in claiming any of these extra features of your marketing package.

Site Stats Monthly Views: Unique Visitors: Pinterest: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter:

10,500+ 6,000+ 5,000+ 3,000+ 3,000+ 2,100+

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MORE EXPOSURE Reception venues also receive a bonus listing in our comprehensive Reception Site Guide both in print and online. This enhanced listing includes a photo of the ballroom or other prominent area for display, along with details about the venue and easy to follow symbols.

online guide print guide

All advertisers of Contemporary Weddings Magazine are highly encouraged to submit editorial for publication. This includes, but is not limited to, real weddings, feature stories and blog entries. All submissions are subject to space and editorial review. You can get more information on how to submit by contacting your account representative.

Contemporary Weddings Magazine provides a national publication’s upscale feel and design, at the most competitive rates in the NY/NJ area while reflecting the style and needs of today's well-educated and sophisticated couples. Our publication features LOCAL articles – including real weddings, planning tips, and fresh designs in cakes, flowers, catering, invitations, photography and more highlighting the amazing talents of our reputable wedding professionals.

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ADVERTISING RATES

Magazine & Online Advertising Rates Size Full Page Double Page Spread Outside Back Cover Inside Back Cover Inside Front Cover 2/3 Page 1/2 Page 1/3 Page 1/4 Page 1/6 Page

Yearly Rate - Includes 2 Insertions $ 5,500 $ 8,500 $10,000 $ 7,500 $ 7,500 $ 4,500 $ 3,500 $ 2,400 $ 1,900 $ 1,500

Full page with a bleed, add 10%. Add 10% for special positioning. We will try to accommodate your request if possible. Rates do not include ad design costs.

Online Only Advertising Rates Featured Advertiser Enhanced Listing Free Listing

Monthly Plan $100.00/mo. $50.00/mo. $0

Yearly Plan $1100.00/year $500.00/year $0

All Magazine Advertisments include an Enhanced listing on our website.

Online Advertising Features Home Page Banner Blog Banner Featured Listing Priority Listing Profile Page Photos Video URL Link Social Media Links About Text Reviews Hot Leads Monthly Leads

Featured X X X X 20 X X X X X X X

Enhanced

Free

X X 16 X X X X X X X

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X 4

X X

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ADVERTISING SPECIFICATIONS

Digital Ad Requirements: • We accept the following types of files: Adobe PDF (hi-resolution) - Preferred Method QuarkXPress Adobe Photoshop • Please make sure all the IMAGES & FONTS are embedded in your document and transparencies are flattened in your PDF. Images must be 300 dpi or greater and saved in CMYK format.

• If the advertisement is a bleed, adhere to the specifications and allow 1/2” safety trim for live matter.

Double Page Spread with bleed

• Ad design is available upon request.

16.475” X 11.125” PLEASE LEAVE 1/4” border within the document for trim to 16.25 X 10.875 and about 1” in the center for the binding of the magazine.

Size

Width

Height

Publication Trim Size

8.125”

10.875”

16.475”

11.125”

Full Page Bleed

8.375”

11.125”

Full Page No Bleed

7.375”

2/3 Page

Double Page Bleed

Double Page Spreads may also consist of two Full Pages with no bleed.

Full Page with bleed

Full Page no bleed

9.875”

8.375” X 11.125”

7.375” X 9.875”

4.750”

9.875”

1/2 Page Horizontal

7.375”

4.750”

1/2 Page Vertical

3.500”

9.875”

PLEASE LEAVE 1/4” border within the document for trim to 8.125 X 10.875

1/2 Page Island

4.750”

7.250”

1/3 Page Square

4.750”

4.750”

1/3 Page Square

1/3 Page Vertical

2.250”

9.875”

4.75” X 4.75”

1/4 Page

3.500”

4.750”

1/6 Page Horizontal

4.750”

2.250”

1/2 Page Horizontal

1/6 Page Vertical

2.250”

4.750”

7.375” X 4.75”

2/3 Page 4.75” X 9.875”

1/6 Page Vert.

2.25” X 4.75”

1/2 Page Vertical 3.5” X 9.875” 1/4 Page 3.5” X 4.75”

1/3 Page Vert.

2.25” X 9.875”

1/2 Page Island 4.75” X 7.25”

1/6 Pg. Horiz.

4.75” X 2.25”

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Maximum Exposure Means

MAXI M UM R ESULTS You’ve determined your goals and evaluated your possibilities, you’ll see that everything you need to build your business is here IN ONE PROGRAM, ALL AT REASONABLE PRICES. Give us just one year and you’ll see why more wedding professionals are choosing Contemporary Weddings Magazine to market their business to brides and grooms.

Photo by Nicole Klym Photography

For ALL Couples Getting Married 1600 Perrineville Road, Suite 2-307 • Monroe Township, NJ 08831

609-642-6864 www.CWeddingsMag.com • Sales@CWeddingsMag.com