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Advertising Rates, Sizes, Deadlines
- Contact an Account Executive
- Advertising Deadlines
- Retail Display Rates & Sizes
- Employment Display Rates & Sizes
- Classified Line Listing/Display Rates
- Pre-Printed Insert Rates
- Other Discounts
- Fine Print
Advertising Deadlines
Retail Display Ad Reservations
Call or email your ad rep by Friday at noon.
Submitting Retail Display Ads
Email a .pdf file to your ad rep by Monday at noon.
- Free ad design services are available for Seven Days clients. Inquire with your rep.
- Ad space must be reserved by above deadline.
- FTP site available for files larger than 10MB.
- For detailed info on preparing and sending ads, contact a rep
Classified Employment Display Ad Reservations
Call or email Michelle by Monday at noon (phone: 802-865-1020 x21, fax: 802.865.1015, attn: Michelle). NOTE: Monday deadlines remain in effect during major U.S. holidays that fall on Mondays.
Classified Line Listings/Display Ads
Contact the Classifieds Department by Monday at 5pm.
- To submit an ad online visit our self-service website
- Monday deadlines remain in effect during major US holidays that fall on Mondays.
- All line listings must be pre-paid.
Insert Reservations/Information
Call or email your ad rep for details.
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Retail Display Rates & Sizes
Seven Days' uses modular ad sizes. Discounts are based on frequency at a given modular size.
Retail Volume Rates
| ad size | 1x | 4-7x | 8-12x | 13-25x | 26-50x | 51x | color |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP | $1785 | $1660 | $1535 | $1410 | $1285 | $1160 | +$150 |
| 3/4 | $1335 | $1260 | $1185 | $1110 | $1035 | $960 | +$150 |
| 2/3 | $1225 | $1175 | $1095 | $1015 | $935 | $855 | +$150 |
| 1/2 | $940 | $880 | $820 | $760 | $700 | $640 | +$100 |
| 1/3 | $640 | $607 | $574 | $541 | $508 | $475 | +$100 |
| 1/4 | $485 | $459 | $433 | $407 | $381 | $355 | +$100 |
| 1/6 | $325 | $309 | $293 | $277 | $261 | $245 | +$50 |
| 1/8 | $245 | $236 | $227 | $218 | $209 | $200 | +$50 |
| 1/12 | $165 | $160 | $155 | $150 | $145 | $140 | +$50 |
| 1/16 | $120 | $117 | $114 | $111 | $108 | $105 | +$50 |
Retail Ad Sizes (in inches, width x height)
| size | horizontal | vertical | tile |
|---|---|---|---|
| FP | n/a | n/a | 9.625 x 11.25 |
| 3/4 | 9.625 x 8.4 | 7.2 x 11.25 | n/a |
| 2/3 | n/a | n/a | 9.625 x 7.46 |
| 1/2 | 9.625 x 5.56 | 4.75 x 11.25 | n/a |
| 1/3 | 9.625 x 3.67 | 4.75 x 7.46 | n/a |
| 1/4 | 9.625 x 2.72 | 2.3 x 11.25 | 4.75 x 5.56 |
| 1/6 | 4.75 x 3.67 | 2.3 x 7.46 | n/a |
| 1/8 | 4.75 x 2.72 | 2.3 x 5.56 | n/a |
| 1/12 | 4.75 x 1.77 | 2.3 x 3.67 | n/a |
| 1/16 | n/a | n/a | 2.3 x 2.72 |
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Employment Display Rates & Sizes
Seven Days' now uses modular ad sizes. Discounts are based on frequency at a given modular size. When you reserve your employment display ad for the newspaper, your jobs will be posted online that day!
For details, contact Michelle Brown at 802-865-1020 x21 or send her an email or fill out this web form.
Employment Rates & Sizes
| # size | % of page | dimensions (width x height) | cost | color |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 4% | 1.86 x 1.67 | $80 | +$50 |
| #2V | 7% | 1.86 x 3.46 | $160 | +$50 |
| #2H | 7% | 3.83 x 1.67 | $160 | +$50 |
| #3V | 10% | 1.86 x 5.25 | $240 | +$50 |
| #3H | 10% | 5.8 x 1.67 | $240 | +$50 |
| #4V | 14% | 1.86 x 7 | $320 | +$50 |
| #4T | 14% | 3.83 x 3.46 | $320 | +$50 |
| #5V | 20% | 3.83 x 5.25 | $500 | +$100 |
| #5H | 20% | 5.8 x 3.46 | $500 | +$100 |
| #6 | 27% | 3.83 x 7 | $600 | +$100 |
| #7 | 30% | 5.8 x 5.25 | $675 | +$100 |
| #8 | 34% | 3.83 x 8.84 | $750 | +$100 |
| #9H | 40% | 7.78 x 5.25 | $860 | +$100 |
| #9T | 40% | 5.8 x 7 | $860 | +$100 |
| #9V | 40% | 3.83 x 10.63 | $860 | +$100 |
| #10V | 50% | 5.8 x 8.84 | $1025 | +$100 |
| #10H | 50% | 9.75 x 5.25 | $1025 | +$100 |
| #11 | 54% | 7.78 x 7 | $1095 | +$150 |
| #12 | 60% | 5.8 x 10.63 | $1175 | +$150 |
| #13 | 67% | 9.75 x 7 | $1275 | +$150 |
| #14 | 80% | 7.78 x 10.63 | $1450 | +$150 |
| #15 | 100% | 9.75 x 10.63 | $1700 | +$150 |
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Classified Line Listing/Display Rates
Place these ads via our self-serve classifieds website All ads are published in print and online.
| category | rate |
|---|---|
| Legals | $.52/word (via email) $.75/word (fax or snail mail) |
| Housing/ Real Estate/ Commercial Line Ads | 25 words for $20 More than 25: $.50/word |
| Homeworks/ Commercial Works Display Ads | $45/week |
| Open Houses | $55/week |
| For Sale By Owner | $45/2 weeks $85/4 weeks |
| Services Ads | 25 words for $12 More than 25: $.50/word |
| Auto & Buy This Stuff | FREE Online! |
| Other Line Ads | 25 words for $9 More than 25: $.50/word |
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Pre-Printed Insert Rates
Ask your account executive for details. (min. 5000, max. size 8 1/2" x 11")
| # of pages | cost per 1000 |
|---|---|
| Single Sheet | $50.00 |
| Up to 8 pages | $62.50 |
| 9-24 pages | $75.00 |
| 25+ pages | Contact an account executive for details. |
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Retail Discounts
Non-profits: 10% off.
New Advertiser Special: Buy four ads in consecutive issues, get fifth ad FREE.
Saturate Ads: First ad full price. All others 50% off. Must include 3 identical ads minimum.
Employment Classifieds Discounts
Combined with retail display contract: 5% off.
Non-Profit: 10%.
2+ consecutive insertions (min. size #4): 5% off.
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Fine Print
Payment: Visa, Mastercard, check or cash, of course.
Terms Of Payment: Net 30 days. An interest charge of 1.5% per month will be charged on balances after 30 days. New advertisers must supply acceptable credit references or prepay upon publisher's request.
Guaranteed Placement: Guaranteed position is available on most pages on a first-come, first-served basis at 15% over the cost of the ad.
Proofs: Ad proofs are available if the ad is submitted one week before publication.
Errors and Corrections: Your ads are produced and proofed as carefully as the stories in Seven Days. However, from time to time, human error occurs. Please notify us immediately if you find any mistake in your ad so that a correction can be made before its next placement. If the mistake is ours and the advertising purpose has been rendered valueless, Seven Days may cancel its charges for the advertisement, or a portion thereof, as deemed reasonable by the publisher. Seven Days shall not be held liable to an advertiser for any loss that results from the incorrect publication of its advertisement.
Terms and Conditions: Seven Days reserves the right to edit or reject any advertising copy. All advertising is subject to and governed by the rates, conditions and policies contained in this card. Seven Days reserves the right to ask an advertiser — or the organization behind the ad — to identify itself in print or online ads when the paper deems it appropriate.
Ad Deadlines: Reservation for placement is Friday at Noon. Materials for ads to be built by Seven Days should arrive by Friday noon. Camera-ready ads accepted through Monday noon; classified ads due Monday, 5 p.m.
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