Advertising

Advertising Deadline: Monday by 5 p.m. on week of publication

For more ad information, contact us at advertising@cardinalpointsonline.com

We will not accept ads for Drug Paraphenalia, Fire Arms or Ticket Scalping. Other ads may be subject to rejection as well.

Rates:

Local Rate – $6.30 per column inch (pci)

A local advertisement is defined as running in only the Clinton County market.

Full Page = $793.80

Half Page = $396.90

Quarter Page = $198.45

Eighth Page = $99.23

Non-Local Rate – $8.50 pci

Any regional business whose main office is not located within Clinton County.

Full Page = $1,071

Half Page = $535.5

Quarter Page = $267.75

Eighth Page = $133.87

National Rate – $10 pci

Any agency working for national or localadvertisers will be charged the national rate.

Full Page = $1,260.00

Half Page = $630.00

Quarter Page = $315.00

Eighth Page = $157.50

Color – Add 20 percent for color ad rates

Cardinal Points does not run ads on the paper’s front page, sports cover or fuse cover.

The paper does offer premium positioning.

For an extra 5 percent, we will place your ad in whatever section of your choose, subject to availability (sports, fuse, news, classifieds)

Cardinal Points offers a 5 percent discount for placing an ad in 5 issues and a 15 percent discount for placing an ad in all 13 issues.

Mechanical Info

Format – Broadsheet

Page Dimensions – 11.6 inches wide, 21 inches high

Per column inch widths:

1 col. ad – 1.799 inches

2 col. ad – 3.764 inches

3 col. ad – 5.729 inches

4 col. ad – 7.694 inches

5 col. ad – 9.660 inches

6 col. ad – 11.625 inches

Cutoff depth – 18 inches

Publications printed circulation – 3,000 copies

Publication Schedule:

Fall 2021 

Issue 1: September 17
Issue 2: September 24
Issue 3: October 1
Issue 4: October 8
Issue 5: October 22
Issue 6: October 29
Issue 7: November 5
Issue 8: November 12
Issue 9: November 19
Issue 10: December 3
Issue 11: December 10

Spring 2022 

Issue 1: February 18
Issue 2: February 25
Issue 3: March 4
Issue 4: March 11
Issue 5: March 25
Issue 6: April 1
Issue 7: April 8
Issue 8: April 15
Issue 9: April 22
Issue 10: April 29
Issue 11: May 6
Issue 12: May 13

For more ad information, contact us at advertising@cardinalpointsonline.com