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• Classic, Muscle, and Sports Cars: Listings in addition to local new and used auto dealer listings. Compare side-byside! (86% of people use the web to shop for a vehicle. Buyers utilize up to 6 sites when searching for a vehicle.)
• Featured Dealer: Displays dealer listings randomly on the home page
• Digital Flipbook: Monthly magazine
• Revved Up Articles: Web exclusive articles and popular articles from past issues
• Photo Gallery: Professional photos from area events and magazine articles
• Blogs
• Resource Directory: Contact information of companies in the industry
• Motor News: Local news and information on events, products and people in the industry
• Calendar of Events
Resource Listing with landing page and/or link to your website
ADVERTISING SPEC SHEET
IF WE ARE CREATING YOUR AD:
Please supply the following materials to ensure that your ad can be created in a timely manner and returned for approval:
• Your text to be included in the ad. Please submit in a typed format (Microsoft Word doc or email).
• Your logo as an EPS file. If you do not have this file, we also accept high resolution PDF, JPEG or TIFF files.
• Your high resolution image(s) that you would like to include as a JPG, TIFF or PDF file(s).
• If you have a sample ad you would like us to refer to while creating your ad, please supply that as well.
IF YOU ARE PROVIDING YOUR AD PLEASE FOLLOW GUIDELINES BELOW:
• Your ad must meet the required size specifications of the ad size you have agreed to (see specs to the right).
• Images and logos should have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.
• To ensure best quality, please provide your ad as a printready PDF with all text outlined in a CMYK format. If you cannot provide a PDF file, the following types of files may be accepted: JPG, TIFF, PSD*, AI*.
*Note that all “working” files should have text outlined and graphics/images embedded to avoid issues when opened.
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2 PAGE SPREAD* 17.5”w by 11.25”h
Bleed: .25” on all sides
Trim Area: 16.5”w by 10.75”h
Safe Area: 15.5”w by 9.75”h
FULL PAGE* 8.75”w by 11”h
Bleed: .25” on top/bottom
Trim Area: 8.25”w by 10.75”h
Safe Area: 7.25“w by 9.75”h
1/2 PAGE HORIZONTAL 7.25”w by 4.795”h
BLEED AREA: This area is trimmed off during the printing process to ensure the ad meets the edge of the publication, and no visible margin appears on the edge.
TRIM AREA: This is where the final edge of the publication will be after the printer trims off the bleed.
SAFE AREA: No text or important objects should be located outside the safe area, for breathing room and visibility. Our safe area is .25” away from the trim area.
