BLUES REVUE

Published by Visionation, LTD., Salem, WV

BLUES REVUE is published 6 times per year and is distributed to nearly 30,000 readers located throughout the world. These readers are generally settled, financially secure, well-educated, and willing to spend a good portion of their income on their passion for music. BLUES REVUE is their primary source of information about what is happening in the blues world, embracing the full spectrum of blues music, from acoustic, to traditional, to blues-rock, to jazz, to gospel, to zydeco. Your ad placed in BLUES REVUE is seen and read by nearly 100,000 blues fans and 80% of the top blues wholesale buyers who directly put your product into the retail market!


To learn more about how you can promote your products to this quality audience, call John Byrne, at (847) 699-6049 or Dave Facinelli at (727) 866-9647. Or, fax us at (847) 699-8681, or e-mail at john@bluesrevue.com or dave@bluesrevue.com. Or, check out BLUES REVUE's Website, at www.bluesrevue.com.

 

Display Rates - Four Color

Size

1 Time

3 Times

6 Times

Center Spread

$4215

$3815

$3390

2 Page Spread

$3785

$3340

$3035

Full Page

$2090

$1900

$1705

2/3 Page

$1550

$1420

$1285

1/2 Page

$1295

$1195

$1115

1/3 Page

$1065

$990

$920

1/4 Page

$945

$895

$820

1/6 Page

$765

$735

$695

 

Display Rates - Two Color: (Cyan or Magenta)

Size

1 Time

3 Times

6 Times

Center Spread

$4140

$3700

$3275

2 Page Spread

$3665

$3230

$2915

Full Page

$1915

$1725

$1535

2/3 Page

$1375

$1245

$1115

1/2 Page

$1125

$1030

$940

1/3 Page

$900

$820

$745

1/4 Page

$770

$715

$650

1/6 Page

$595

$560

$525

 

Display Rates - B/W

Size

1 Time

3 Times

6 Times

Center Spread

$3570

$3130

$2705

2 Page Spread

$3090

$2655

$2345

Full Page

$1640

$1450

$1250

2/3 Page

$1095

$960

$820

1/2 Page

$830

$745

$645

1/3 Page

$605

$540

$450

1/4 Page

$485

$425

$365

1/6 Page

$315

$275

$230

 

Classified Display (B/W)

Size

1 Time

3 Times

6 Times

1/3 Page

$495

$425

$375

1/6 Page

$250

$220

$195

1/12 Page

$140

$130

$110

 

Cover Advertising (Four Color)

Size

1 Time

3 Times

6 Times

Back Cover

$4150

$3625

$3130

Inside Covers

$3435

$2995

$2645

All prices are net. Camera ready art needs to be supplied by the advertiser - production available upon request at $50 per hour (minimum charge of $50).
FULL COLOR advertisements are available for $400 additional per page or fraction thereof.
STANDARD SPOT COLOR can be added for $250 per page or fraction thereof.

Mechanical Requirements

Mechanicals
Composite negatives (b/w or 4/c) or camera-ready mechanicals (b/w velox).

Screens
133 line screen (maximum) positive (slick or velox) or negative (film) for covers and inside pages.

Negatives
One piece of film for each color (CMYK only), right reading, emulsion side down.

Proofs
Contact proof or photocopy for b/w ads; a color match proof for 4/c ads.

Ads on Disk
-Digital advertisements are accepted at the publisher's discretion.
-Ads that do not meet printer standards will incur charges. These charges, along with any production charges, will be passed along to the advertiser.
- Ad should be accessible by a Mac computer and must be accompanied by a proof.
- We do not accept ads via e-mail.
- A copy of Blues Revue's Advertising and Graphics Specifications along with Acrobat Distiller Settings to make PDF files is available by fax or e-mail in PDF form.
- Complete specifications are also online at www.bluesrevue.com.

Advertising Policies

 

Frequency rates
Frequency rates are determined by the number of display insertions appearing within a 12-month period from the date of the first insertion. An advertising schedule of mixed-size ads may be used to earn a frequency discount. Unfulfilled contracts will be short-rated to the applicable frequency rate.

Payment
Current advertisers: net 30 days after invoice date. New advertisers must prepay first insertion. Credit card (VISA/MC/AMEX), check (US funds on a US bank), or IMO accepted.

Special positioning
Preferred positions for 1/4 page or larger will be given when possible at an additional 20% charge of space rate.

Late fees
Advertisers must notify Blues Revue of any changes to material before the ad due date. Changes made after that date, or materials that arrive late, will incur a printer-specified fee of $50 per B&W ad and $125 per color ad.

Multiple-issue contracts
Blues Revue will rerun ads on multiple-issue contracts unless notified of changes by the advertiser before the ad due date.

Cancellation
All cancellations must be in writing and will not be accepted after reserve date. Invoices will be issued on unused reserved space.

Copy acceptance
All copy subject to publisher's approval. On advertising copy that simulates editorial layout and appearance, publisher reserves the right to identify as "advertisement" by publisher-set type line.

Specifications
Ads that do not meet printer standards will incur charges. These charges, along with any production fees, will be passed along to the advertiser.
Blues Revue's Advertisement Dimensions & Specifications are available online at www.bluesrevue.com, by e-mail, or by fax.

Production fee scale for electronic ads that do not meet Specifications:
Minor adjustments of up to 1/2 hour = $50.
In-depth adjustments of 1/2 hour to 1 hour = $100.
For adjustments in excess of 1 hour, the customer will be contacted prior to any rework for approval.

 

Blues Revue 2006 Advertising Schedule

Issue #:

#103

#104

#105

Cover:

FEB / MAR 07 

 APR / MAY 07

 JUN / JUL 07

Reserve Date:

11/1/06

1/3/07

3/7/07

Ad Due:

11/15/06

1/17/07

3/21/07

Mail Date:

12/21/06

2/22/07

4/26/07

Sale Date:

1/9/07

3/13/07

5/15/07

Artwork and Payments to be made to:
Blues Revue, Rt 1 Box 75, Salem, WV 26426-9604
All express services deliver to this address.
Tel: 304/782-1971; Fax: 304/782-1993
info@bluesrevue.com