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2015 Media Kit
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READER PROFILE ////////////////////////////////////////////////
who we are
Leading alternative news
San Diego CityBeat is the leading alternative news and entertainment
weekly in America’s finest city. With award-winning journalism, provocative
commentary, in-depth entertainment features and comprehensive calendar
listings, CityBeat offers something of interest for every free-thinking adult
in San Diego.
Focusing on arts, music, entertainment, politics, food, drink, nightlife
and more, CityBeat is San Diego’s favorite source for the inside scoop.
Whether celebrating the city’s music and renowned cuisine or exposing
political and environmental offenses, CityBeat is a must-read that provides
an important view of San Diego’s diverse culture, reaching locals and
visitors alike.
CIRCULATION
Locations
Papers
San Diego
North County
South County
East County
809
206
90
91
32,200
7,240
2,820
1,820
TOTAL
1196
44,080
Statistics
PRINT
MOBILE
WEEKLY READERS
MONTHLY VISTS
• 152,700 Weekly readers
• 44,000 Issues distributed weekly
• 1,200 Drop locations weekly
• 17,241 Visits per month
• 19,777 Page views per month
• 34,482 Ad impressions per month
ONLINE
SOCIAL MEDIA
MONTHLY VISITS
FOLLOWERS
• 103,201 Visits per month
• 134,830 Page views per month
• 943,810 Ad impressions per month
• 2:17 Average time on site
• 23,000+ Overall email list
• 14,000+ Weekly newsletter list
• 11,00+ Beer & Wine list
• 24,000+ Facebook followers
• 25,000+ Twitter followers
Reader profile
• 59% MALE l 41% FEMALE
• 55.5% 18-34 YRS
• 45.5 % 35-65+ YRS
• 35 YRS AVERAGE AGE
• $81,344 AVERAGE INCOME
• 49.4 % ATTENDED COLLEGE
Southland publishing Regional publications
WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS
Ventura County Reporter
Pasadena Weekly
Circulation: 35,000
Published Thursdays
Circulation: 30,000
Published Thursdays
The 35-year-old VCR is Ventura County’s
progressive voice for news, opinion, arts
and entertainment.
Pasadena Weekly has been serving
Northeast LA County for 28 years with
hard-hitting investigative news and
award-winning arts coverage.
The Argonaut
Network Buy discounts:
Circulation: 30,000
Published Thursdays
Buy two weeklies: 10% discount off all net rates*
Buy three weeklies: 15% discount off all net rates*
Buy four weeklies: 20% discount off all net rates*
The 31-year-old Argonaut is the Best
Source of information for the Westside of
Los Angeles.
• 139,000 Weekly Circulation
• ROP Programs, Event Sponsorships
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special issues
CityBeat Events & promotions
CityBeat Media produces many annual special issues which serve as city guides for
San Diego. From our annual Food Issue, and Summer Guide, to the Drink Issue and the
Best of San Diego issue, CityBeat Media covers all things San Diego.
Each year, San Diego CityBeat hosts several annual signature events, including the
CityBeat Festival of Beers, San Diego Music Awards, San Diego Music Thing
Conference and our annual Best of San Diego celebration, “A Night At The Besties.”
Additional copies of each special issue are handed out throughout the year at
community events, street fairs, concerts, club venues and more.
In addition, San Diego CityBeat partners with more than 100 annual events that take
place throughout the county, allowing advertisers the opportunity to purchase booth
space, sponsor stages, host tastings and more. CityBeat also has a staff of trained
event professionals, who can produce an event of any size at a reasonable cost.
This is a great way to get a message out about your business to consumers who hold
on to the special issue all year long.
JANUARY 14-20
February 4 2015 Restaurant guide
11 The Love Issue
March 6-16
April
May
JANUARY 21 the alternative family ISSUE
March 11 Latino Film fest program
18 local music issue
April 15 THE beer ISSUE
May 6 san diego bike guide
20 summer guide
June 24 THE Drink ISSUE
July 8 THE comic-con ISSUE
15 the pride issue
August 5 THE food ISSUE
19 photo contest
June
August
october
Citybeat wing week
citybeat burger week
28 citybeat beer club birthday bash
18 citybeat festival of beers
22 tikibeat summer pool party
25 Chefs & Shakers mash-up
2 five minute film festival
7-14 citybeat taco mania
23 Mira Mesa festival of beers
5 25th annual san diego music awards
15 13th annual a night at the besties
november 12-14 8th annual san diego music thing
September 9 THE fall arts ISSUE
30 san diego music awards program
october 14 BEST of san diego 2015
November 4 san diego beer week program
11 San diego music thing program
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December 9 holiday gift guide
16 new years eve planner
23 bars & clubs guide
* Special Issue Dates Subject to Change
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DIGITAL media ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
ONLINE OUTREACH
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customized online advertising packages to a growing daily audience.
And with our ad-serving technology, we can offer improved tracking,
which means improved return on investment. Thousands of San Diegans
turn to sdcitybeat.com every month to live, work, shop and play.
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600h
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Formats
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citybeat newsletters
CityBeat publishes a newsletter each day of the week (M-F), focusing on the
various interests of our readers.
•Monday - REDLIST - Editors picks of things to do for the week.
•Tuesday - NIBBLES - All about Food & Drink.
•Wednesday - THIS WEEK - The weekly paper summed up into a newsletter.
•Thursday - MUSIC - Music features, album reviews, concert & club listings.
•Friday - ARTS & CULTURE - Exhibits, galleries, theater & film listings.
•Monthly - BEER CLUB - An exclusive newsletter for Beer Club events.
Each newsletter has an opt-in subscriber list of 14,000+ emails. CityBeat’s
weekly newsletters are a great and low cost way to advertise your message.
Your ad will be highly visible, as it will be 1 of 4 ads per newsletter.
Weekly Newsletter Banner Placements
$200 per banner, per week
Discount 15% for Multiple Newsletters
DEDICATED EMAIL BLASTS
If your marketing and advertising goal is to see immediate audience
response, then dedicated eblasts to over 23,000 opt in susbscribers
are the way to go. Eblasts are the most cost-effective way to get a
return on investment.
DEDICATED EMAIL BLASTS
$700 per blast, goes out to 23,000+ emails.
Discounts available for multiple eblasts, or print/eblast
package in a 30 day period.
Sweepstakes
Sweepstakes are a very popular way to generate hype for your business.
Additionally, it’s a great way to collect emails of customers who are
interested in what you’re offering.
CityBeat will create and manage your contest with multiple media
outlets: sdcitybeat.com, CityBeat’s Facebook Page, advertisers
Facebook page, and a dedicated email blast.
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Custom packages
are available on request
MOBILE WEB
As mobile-site usage continues to grow with the increased consumer
use of smart phones, more and more San Diegans will get their daily
news and information via mobile web. All mobile web banners are in
fixed positions. Pricing is based on a minimum, two month
commitment.
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Top or Bottom Banner
Both Banners
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$250 / Month
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SOCIAL MEDIA
Social media
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have been posted to sdcitybeat.com. The CityBeat Facebook page also
offers exclusive contests, and other exciting inside scoop. More than
23,000 San Diegans have “Liked” CityBeat on Facebook, and that total
grows every day.
INTERACTIVE, MULTIMEDIA
& WEB SPONSORSHIPS
CityBeat offers multimedia and website sponsorship opportunities.
From event videos, slideshows and podcasts, search bar and interactive
calendar sponsorships, CityBeat Media has multiple options to add new
customers to your business.
Facebook
interactive
$100
Slideshow Sponsorship
Sordid Tales Sponsorship
Search Bar Sponsorship
Calendar Sponsorship
Section Sponsorship
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CITYBEAT PERKS
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ongoing trade bank account, advertisers will offer CityBeat readers
special 50-percent-off deals, creating new customers and getting
people in your doors.
CityBeat Perks is different than other deals programs. Advertisers get
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PRINT ADVERTISING
1x
Size
Double Truck
Full
3/4
Junior
3/5
1/2
9/20
2/5
3/10
1/4
1/5
3/20
1/8
1/10
1/20
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BW
$3525
$1748
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BW
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$87
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$373
$346
$256
$179
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Double Truck
Full
1/2
1/4
Open
$4107
$2491
$1491
$901
4x
$3942
$2066
$1238
$790
8x
$3704
$1927
$1159
$718
13x
$3651
$1846
$1118
$676
13 ads in 26 weeks get the 6x rate.
20 ads in 40 weeks get the 13x rate.
32 ads in 64 weeks get the 20x rate.
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Inside Back - Add 5%
Back Cover - Add 15%
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$885
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$2413
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$821
$685
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$554
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BW
$2252
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$770
$642
$580
$519
$394
$340
$266
$199
$158
$139
$69
60x
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$2616
$1594
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$1038
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$416
$340
$293
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$166
BW
$2166
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$499
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$1045
$1004
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$728
$659
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$445
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$299
$223
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$156
$79
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alternate week rates
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Full Bleed 10.63”w x 12.50”h
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Full Page 9.625”w x 11.50”h
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1/10 Vertical 1.825”w x 5.688”h
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• For full page ads that bleed, the bleed is .25”
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Best of the best
AWARDS
In its nearly 12-year history, CityBeat’s staff and contributors have received a number of
awards and honors from journalism organizations like the San Diego Press Club, the Society
of Professional Journalists and the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies.
We’ve been recognized for our coverage of homelessness by the National Alliance on Mental
Illness, housing issues by the San Diego Housing Federation, LGBT rights by the Nicky
Awards and watchdog journalism by the San Diego County Taxpayers Association. This year,
CityBeat was honored with a Best in Show by the San Diego Press Club and three national
awards for arts and news coverage by the Association for Alternative Newsweeklies.
Advertising TESTIMONIALS
“The connection and flexibility that comes with advertising in CityBeat means that we have
full control of marketing Hillcrest. It means that we’re reaching a diverse and informed
demographic — the demographic that contributes to a lively and active community: the folks
we want in Hillcrest — CityBeat helps us to make it happen.”
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Event TESTIMONIALS
CityBeat promotions are always great...Burger week was especially great for us.
We can't wait to work with CityBeat again in the future.
“Since we opened the bar last year, CityBeat has helped build our business faster than we
could have imagined and that’s why CityBeat is the only place we advertise.”
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CityBeat Burger Week is a smash for us, we are killing it. We literally are trying to keep up, they
are flying out the door! Very successful, great program... we sold over 400 burgers this week!!
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“I’ve worked with CityBeat for a few years now, and they have always gone above and beyond
on behalf of my programs. It’s a pleasure to work with Kevin and his staff, and I plan to keep
investing my marketing dollars with them. If you want to be in tune with what’s timely and
interesting in San Diego, CityBeat is the place to be.”
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“You guys did a great job with Burger Week! The word got out for it very well as people were
calling and asking about the Burger Week specials, coming in for the specials from all
around town. We were launching our cluckmoo burger with this program and people loved it.
I think it was a fantastic avenue to use to launch the new item. We sold 451 Burgers and
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