How To Sell NC Newspaper Networks It s Simple Really! Here are answers to FAQs: 1) Who can I sell these network ads to? We ve had success selling these networks to many different types of advertisers. Network options are affordable and can be a great add-on to an advertisers current campaign. Here s a quick summary of some of the categories: Potential target advertisers for the 2X2, 2X4, and 1/4 Page Display Network: Tourist Events and Festivals, Law Firms (class action suits), Auctioneers, Non-profits, Medical Equipment/Supply, Vacation Rentals, Education (online degrees, regional degree programs), Home Improvement (vinyl siding, steel buildings, swimming pool) Potential target advertisers for the Classified Network: Employment (truck driving companies, job fairs), Auctions, Vacation Rentals, Education (online degrees, regional degree programs), Home Improvement (vinyl siding, steel buildings, swimming pools) 2) I have someone interested in advertising on one of the networks. What do I do next? Check out the sales fliers for more details, but here s a quick overview: 1. Advertisers choose the market. (statewide or region) 2. Advertisers choose the week. (Ad runs 1x in each newspaper based on a Monday-Sunday schedule). 3. Bill your customer as you normally would - for the full cost of the ad. 4. Send NCPS the ad order using the attached form along with the ad copy. We will confirm the order and send you an invoice. 3) How does my newspaper benefit from selling one of these network ads? You make money! Your paper keeps 50% of the cost of a 2X2, 2X4 or Classified ad, or 15% of the cost of a 1/4 Page Display Network ad. A media kit with prices, available regions and an order form is attached. Add your newspaper s logo and contact information in the space provided at the bottom of the fliers, and you re ready to sell! Stay updated! We re adding newspapers and updating circulation regularly. Visit www.ncpress.com/kits for the latest sales fliers. The bigger picture...revenue made from any of these networks goes directly back to your newspaper in the form of member services offered through NC Press Association. These services include, but are not limited to, lobbying and the legal hotline. Selling these networks makes money for your paper, NC Press Association and keeps the newspaper industry strong. Have questions? Contact us: ads@ncpress.com or 919-516-8000
Network Advertising Order Form 1. Choose your ad. (circle one) CLASSIFIED 2X2 2x4 QUARTER PAGE 2. Choose placement. (circle one and list region number if applicable) STATEWIDE REGION: 2. Choose your week. (based on Mon-Sun schedule) 4. Write your classified ad below or send your display ad via email. CLASSIFICATION: 5. Fill in your information. It s that easy! Your Newspaper: Name of Advertiser: Your Name & Email: Total Cost of Ad(s): Send your order and ad copy to cindy@ncpress.com or fax to 919-516-8005. Questions? Call Cindy 919-516-8009. ONE CALL - ONE ORDER - ONE BILL
NC Network Advertising One call. Major impact. Reach up to 3.8 million readers from the mountains to the beach with one call, one price per region, one HUGE discount statewide with one of our three networks: Quarter Page. 2x2/2x4 Display. Classified. The audience you need. The price you want. The solution you ve been waiting for. 1. Choose your ad size and market. Select your ad quarter page, 2x2/ 2x4 display, or classified line ad. Then select either statewide distribution or one of the regions. 2. Choose your week. The choice is yours. Your ad will run once in each paper during your selected week (based on a Monday-Sunday schedule). 3. Send us your ad. Quarter page: Send us two sizes of your black & white ad in PDF format: 4.889 x 10.5 and 4.889 x 7.5 2x2/2x4 Display: Send a 3.22 inch across by 2 (or 4) inch black and white ad in PDF format. Classified: Send us 25 word line ad. $10 for additional words. Need help? Ask for a quote. 4. Relax. It s that easy!
NC Quarter Page Network 116 participating newspapers, 1.7+ million circulation REGION 1 $2,900 Circulation: 136,686 Asheville Citizen Times Bryson City Smoky Mountain Times Cashiers Crossroads Chronicle Cherokee One Feather Forest City Daily Courier The Franklin Press Hendersonville Times-News Highlands Highlander Lenoir News-Topic Marion McDowell News Marshall News-Record & Morganton News Herald Shelby Star Spruce Pine Mitchell News- Tryon Daily Bulletin Waynesville Smoky Mountain News Weaverville Tribune West Jefferson Jefferson Post REGION 2 $9,700 Circulation: 440,350 Concord Independent Tribune Gastonia Gaston Gazette Charlotte Observer zones: Cabarrus News Catawba News City News Gaston News Lake Norman News North Lake Norman News South South Charlotte News North South Charlotte News South Steele Creek & York News University City News The Charlotte Post Hickory Daily Record Huntersville Lake Norman Citizen Monroe Enquirer Mooresville Tribune Statesville Record & Landmark 1 2 REGION 3 $5,250 Circulation: 234,762 Asheboro Courier Tribune Elkin Tribune High Point Enterprise Jamestown News Greensboro News & Record Greensboro YES! Weekly Lexington Dispatch The Mount Airy News Salisbury Post Sparta Alleghany News Walnut Cove Stokes News Winston-Salem Chronicle Winston-Salem Yadkin Ripple REGION 4 $4,150 Circulation: 187,174 Burlington Times-News Durham Herald-Sun Henderson Daily Dispatch Hillsborough News of Orange County Mebane Enterprise News & Observer zones: Chapel Hill News The Durham News Roxboro Courier-Times Warrenton Warren Record Yanceyville Caswell Messenger 3 4 REGION 5 $7,800 Circulation: 354,210 Louisburg Franklin Times News & Observer zones: Cary News The Clayton News-Star Garner Cleveland Record Midtown Raleigh News North Raleigh News The Smithfield Herald Southwest Wake News Zebulon Eastern Wake News Princeton News Leader Wake Forest Wake Weekly REGION 6 $3,150 Circulation: 143,902 Albemarle Stanly News & Press Elizabethtown Bladen Clinton Sampson Independent Dunn Daily Record Fayetteville Observer Laurinburg Exchange Lumberton Robesonian Rockingham Richmond County Daily Sanford Herald Southern Pines Pilot Troy Montgomery Herald Whiteville News Reporter Need statewide coverage? Here s one of the HUGE discounts we mentioned: 1.7+ million circulation for $30,000 6 5 7 8 REGION 7 $4,000 Circulation: 157,243 Ahoskie Roanoke-Chowan News Herald Columbia Scuppernong Reminder Edenton Chowan Herald Elizabeth City Daily Advance Farmville Enterprise Fremont Wayne-Wilson News Leader Goldsboro News-Argus Greenville Daily Reflector Grifton Times-Leader Hertford Perquimans Weekly Kinston Free Press Littleton Lake Gaston Gazette- Observer Martin County Enterprise & Weekly Herald Mount Olive Tribune Nags Head Outer Banks Nashville Graphic Plymouth Roanoke Beacon Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald Rocky Mount Telegram Snow Hill Standard Laconic Spring Hope Enterprise Washington Daily News Wilson Times Windsor Bertie Ledger-Advance REGION 8 $2,000 Circulation: 109,872 Burgaw Pender-Topsail Post & Voice Jacksonville Daily News Kenansville Duplin Times Morehead City Carteret County News-Times New Bern Sun Southport State Port Pilot Swansboro Tideland News Wilmington Star News Wrightsville Beach Lumina News Pick any 10 newspapers and let us put together a custom network buy!
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