PULSE
OF THE TWIN CITIES
3200 Chicago Avenue
South • Minneapolis, MN 55407
contact our Sales Director, David Goldstein: ph: 612-824-0000 • fax: 612-822-0342
Pulse
of the Twin Cities offers two ways to get your message to the masses!
With a printed circulation of 20,000 copies, and over 1,000,000 hits
on our web site,
you can be sure your ads will be seen! |
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Circulation
Pulse publishes 20,000 copies every Wednesday and distributes them to downtown
Minneapolis, Uptown, South Minneapolis, the University of Minnesota (East and
West Banks), St. Paul, the surrounding suburbs, and as far north as St. Cloud.
According to industry standards we are read by over 50,000 people.
Rates
| Size |
Width |
Depth |
| full
page |
10.25" |
13" |
| half
page |
10.25" |
6.416" |
| 1/4
page |
5.041" |
6.416" |
| 1/8
page |
5.041" |
3.124" |
| Size |
52x
|
26x
|
13x
|
4x |
1x |
| full
page |
$1256 |
$1322 |
$1388 |
$1454 |
$1520 |
| half
page |
$628 |
$661 |
$694 |
$727 |
$760 |
| 1/4
page |
$314 |
$330 |
$347 |
$363 |
$380 |
| 1/8 page |
$157 |
$165 |
$173 |
$182 |
$190 |
* Smaller ads are
priced at $24 per column inch
Frequency discounts for line and
display ads:
4x = less 5% • 13x = less 10% • 26x = less 15% • 52x = less
20%
Your Back Page
• Line Ads: $4.95 per line, minimum of 3 lines. Additional $10 for color.
• Display Ads: $75 per column inch (2-1/2" x 1"). Color is included.
Color
• Spot color: $100
• 4-color process: $400
Sending Materials
• E-mail artwork
and ads to our Graphic Designer, Michelle Lee
• Image artwork and ads should be in PDF or TIFF (300 dpi) format
• Download
our Acrobat Distiller settings here
• We will design your ad for free DeadlinesAll materials must be received
on the Friday before publication by 5 p.m.
* Advertising is prepaid unless there is an established credit history with
Pulse of the Twin Cities.
We surveyed 10,000 readers
and here’s what we found…
People of all ages read Pulse!
32.8% of our readers are 22 to 30 years old • 25% are 31 to 40 years old
• 31.3% are over 40
They have money to spend...
44.3% of our readers earn between $20–$35,000 per year 32.8% earn more
than $35,000 • 14.8% earn over $50,000 each year
They're smart...
36.6% of our readers earned a Bachelor’s degree32.4% have some college
education • 18.5% have an advanced degree
They go to the movies...59% go to the movies once a month • 26.8% go once
a week 5.3% movie fanatics go twice a week!
They like to eat out...
37% eat out once a week • 21.5% go to restaurants twice a week 17% go
three times a week • 10.4% go four times a week 11% go out to eat five
or more times a week
They ain't afraid of highbrow stuff...
70% go to the theatre or symphony or opera at least every six months. 35.7%
go once a month • 19.7% go once a week
They like to go to clubs to hear music...
27% go to clubs once a week • 14% go clubbing more than twice a week22%
go once a month
They like to hear live music concerts...
36.5% will go to a live concert at least twice a year • 21.2% go once
a month8% go once a week.
They buy CDs....
76.3% buy music at least once a month • 23.6% buy music once a week 13.7%
buy CDs twice a week
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