Advertising Rates

Circulation:

• 10,800 printed
• 10,100 mailed
• 2,120 emailed

Distribution:

At the WEDGE, the Wedge Co-op newsletter, is mailed to Wedge members and distributed in the store to shoppers. Emailed notices of the online version and a downloadable pdf are emailed to members and the general public upon request. Ad space is limited.

Looking for "The Wedge" newspaper published monthly and distributed to households in the Lowry Hill East neighborhood (nicknamed The Wedge)? Find "The Wedge" here.

Display Advertising Rates for Single Placements:

Business Card (horizontal only): 3.5" w x 2" h (2 col. in.) Member Owners: $60 Non-members: $100

One-Year Contract - 6 Issues:

Business Card: Member Owners $324 ($54/placement)

Business Card: Non-Members $540 ($90/placement)

Not-for-profit Organizations:

We would rather publish an article about your services than sell you an ad. Contact Elizabeth Archerd, Editor of At the WEDGE, at 612-874-7275 or email elizabeth@wedge.coop for information. Submission dates are the same as for ads.

Payment Terms:

Payment must accompany submission of ad copy. We do not invoice. Bring payment to the Customer Service Desk at the Wedge or mail to the Wedge Co-op. Make checks out to "Wedge Co-op" and send to the attention of the Newsletter Editor.

Deadline schedule for At the WEDGE:

• Apr/May 2012 February 17
• Jun/Jul 2012 April 20
• Aug/Sept 2012 June 22
• Oct/Nov 2012 August 24
• Dec 12/Jan 2013 October 25

Advertisement Requirements:

Send computer formatted ads directly to jim@handrigan.com. PDF is the preferred format but .tif, 300 ppi. is also acceptable. At the WEDGE is a four-color publication (CMYK).

Design services for ads can be contracted with Handrigan Design by contacting jim@handrigan.com. Wedge fee for ads does not include design.

Contact:

Elizabeth Archerd, C/o Wedge Community Co-op, 2105 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55405 Phone: 612-874-7275 Fax: 612-871-0734

Advertising Policies:

• The Wedge will primarily accept advertising related to the newsletter's educational mission about food, nutrition and the environment.
• The Wedge also will accept general advertising.
• The Wedge reserves the right to reject any advertising.
• Acceptance of an ad does not imply endorsement of a product or service by the Wedge Community Co-op Board, management, staff or members.
• Acceptance of an ad does not imply a commitment by the Wedge to provide any editorial mention of an advertiser or the advertiser's products or services.
• While the Wedge may plan special issues focusing on themes related to the newsletter's mission, planning special advertising and/or editorial sections, and may solicit advertising to accompany such themes, editorial decisions will at all times remain the independent judgment of the editor.
• The Wedge reserves the right to insert the word "Advertisement" in any ad.
• The Wedge reserves the right to box any ad.
• Advertising that is supposed to be received camera-ready by Wedge, which is judged not camera ready will be made camera-ready at the advertiser's expense.
• The Wedge requires payment with ad copy for each issue.
• Wedge may limit amount of advertising in each issue.
• Wedge may give advertising space priority to members.
• No advertising for products which compete with Wedge Co-op products will be accepted (no supplement or skin care product ads, for example).