scene

south mississippi

Revised 1/5/2009

2009 ADVERTISING RATE CARD

Welcome to South Mississippi Scene!
www.smscene.com

All rates listed are ‘per edition’

Ad Size 1 Edition 3 Editions 6 Editions

Allow me to introduce you to South
Mississippi Scene, a regional magazine that 1/6 Page $325 $300 $250
highlights the best that South Mississippi
has to offer - from Brookhaven in Southwest 1/4 Page $400 $375 $300
Mississippi to the Pine Belt Region in the
Southeast corner of our state. 1/3 Page $500 $450 $400

SMS was launched in 2006 to feature

1/2 Page $650 $575 $500
South Mississippians - their achievements, Full Page $1,100 $1,000 $900
their talents and successes, and the out-
standing things that make us love living in Double Truck $2,100 $2000 $1,800
the Southern region of our wonderful state.
In our short existence, we’ve featured
celebrities Emeril Lagasse, Jimmy Buffett,
Premium Positions 1 Edition 3 Editions 6 Editions
Craig Wiseman and Deanna Favre. Our Back Cover N/A $1,400 $1,300
editions feature individuals and places in
the areas of art, entertainment, home & Inside Front/Back N/A $1,200 $1,100
garden, southern cuisine, business and
health - just to name a few! Pages 1 or 3 N/A $1,100 $1,000

Although a relative young publication,

South Mississippi Scene has already gained
2009 PUBLICATION SCHEDULE
DEADLINES REVISED 1/5/09
the attention of readers and advertisers Edition Ad Deadline Expected Return
state-wide. It is a welcomed publication in
the homes throughout our region. January/February 2009 January 28, 2009 February 13, 2009
March/April 2009 March 18, 2009 April 3, 2009
I invite you to become a member of our
growing family of advertisers. Together let’s May/June 2009 May 13, 2009 May 29, 2009
spotlight the best South Mississippi has to July/August 2009 July 8, 2009 July 24, 2009
offer.
September/October 2009 September 2, 2009 September 18, 2009
Lisa Pittman November/December 2009 October 14, 2009 October 30, 2009
Editor-in-Chief
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 December 11, 2009 January 11, 2010
See Back Side for Contacts, Billing, Specs & Production Requirements
Contact Information- visit us online at www.smscene.com
Lisa Wallace Pittman Kristi Carver
Editor-in-Chief Advertising Executive
smseditor@cableone.net kristicarver@bellsouth.net
Office - 601-990-4037 (601) 695-0906 (cell)

MAILING ADDRESS: SMS MEDIA INC. • POST OFFICE BOX 3298 • BROOKHAVEN, MS 39603

Billing Dimensions
Advertisers may not cancel orders for, or make changes in, Full Page (Bleed) Fourth Page
advertising after the advertising deadline dates. SMS may 8.9” x 11.5’ 3.75 x 5”
cancel or reject advertising for any reason at any time with-
out liability, even though previously acknowledged or Full Page Sixth Page (Vertical)
accepted. 8” x 10.5” 2.5” x 5”
An advertiser must give 30 days written notice to discon-
tinue a contract. SMS reserves the right to charge the differ-
Half Page (Horizontal)
ence in the contracted rate and the full-price rate if a con- 1/6 1/3
tract is broken.
8” x 5”
Full Page V
If ad materials are not provided or if a new ad does not
Half Page 1/2
receive approval by the advertiser by the advertising dead- Horizontal
line date, SMS will use a previously approved ad for that (Vertical)
customer. If no ad is available, the space will be filled and 2.5” x 10.5”
the advertiser remains liable for the payment of the reserved
space. Third Page (Square)
A 10% discount will be given for a contract that is pre- 5” x 5” 1/3 1/3 1/4 1/4
paid at the beginning of the contract term. If an advertiser V
wishes to pay for each edition of the contract separately, Third Page (Vertical)
1/3 1/4 1/4
payments will be due by the advertising deadline shown on 2.5” x 10.5”
this card. Prior arrangements must be made if a payment is
to be late to avoid having the ad pulled from the edition. If
a contracted ad is pulled for non-payment, the advertiser is
still liable for payment of that contracted space.

Production Requirements
Accepted Media Trim Size and Bleeds
CD. Please include a hard copy print out along Only double trucks and full pages are allowed to
with media. bleed. All ads must be built to trim size (add 1/8”
bleed). All important text or images must be
Preferred File Formats inside the final trim size by 1/4” (live area).
Digital ads as PDF, TIFF or JPEG; other formats
will not be accepted. Electronic Submission
Email submissions may be sent to
Images smsadvertising@cableone.net.
All images must be 300 dpi and must be CMYK at All other ads may be mailed to
100% of size. SMS Media, Inc.
Post Office Box 3298
Fonts Brookhaven, MS 39603.
PDF fonts must be embedded and TIFF files must
be flattened without layers.