Special Introductory Offer

Advertisers will receive a 30% discount on each issue for 2009.
Summer/Fall & Winter Issues

Commit to both 2009 Issues and receive a 40% discount on each issue.

Additional added benefits:
Advertisers placing full page ads will receive a free link from the CHM Website
for 90 days.

All advertisers will be listed on the Official CHM website.You cannot afford not to advertise in Caribbean Heritage Magazine Issues.

General Advertising Rates – (Four Color)

Bleed: 10 % additional cost

Preferred Position: 10% (Includes 1/3 page ads)

Agency Commissions: 15% to recognized agencies only.

Terms: Net 30 days. Invoices are rendered upon publications.
All new accounts must pay for the first three issues in advance to establish credit. Interest is charged on past-due invoices at a rate of 1.5% per month.

The Rate Card

Download CHM Media Kit 2008-2009
(Adobe Acrobat Reader required)

Get Acrobat here.

Mechanical Requirements

Publication Trim Sizes:	Width x Height
One Page	8-3/8” x 10-1/2”
Spread	16-3/4” x 10-1/2”
Keep all live matter ¼” from trim. On gutter bleed spreads, allow 1/4”on either side of gutter for live matter.
Page Unit Sizes:	Width x Height
Two-page spread bleed	17” x 10-3/4”
Two-page spread non bleed	15-1/2” x 9-1/2”
Full page bleed	8-5/8” x 10-3/4”
Full page non bleed	7-3/8” x 9-1/2”
Half-page spread bleed	17” x 5-3/8”
Half-page spread non bleed	15-1/2” x 4-5/8”
Two-thirds page bleed	5-9/16” x 10-3/4”
Two-thirds page non bleed	4-5/8” x 9-1/2”
One-half page (horizontal)	8-5/8” x 5-3/8”
One-half page	4-5/8” x 7-1/2”
One-third page bleed (vertical)	3-3/16” x 10-3/4”
One-third page non bleed (vertical)	2-1/4” x 9-1/2”
One-third page (square)	4-5/8” x 4-5/8”
One-sixth page (Marketplace)	2-1/4” x 4-5/8”

Digital Requirements
Supplied materials that do not comply with the following specifications will be corrected and the advertiser billed for the required production.

Ad Sizes: All ads must be created to exact size specifications on the rate card or will incur charges for re-sizing. No live matter within 1/4”
of gutter or trim on full page or spread ads.

Preferred Format: PDF format is the preferred file format for submission.

Accepted Formats: High Resolution (300 dpi) Photoshop files, Tiff, JPEG . Quark and
inDesign files are also accepted. These files must be accompanied by the screen and printer fonts used in those files.

Photos: All four-color scans must be 300 dpi in CMYK. All B/W scans must be 300 dpi grayscale. If RGB images are in supplied file, we will automatically convert to CMYK at $15 per image.

Graphics: Our art department can create a layout at additional charges. Please contact
Caribbean Heritage production for estimate. Proofs will be supplied for client approval.

Proofs: For full page and spread ads, advertisers MUST submit a contract-level
digital proof at 100% that conforms to SWOP standards (including a color bar) for all digital files. Client-supplied contract proof is required to guarantee color. Acceptable contract proofs include: Epson Contract Proof, IRIS, Kodak Approval, Digital Match Print, Progressive Press Proof, Fuji Picture, Fuji Final Proof.