OC Gazette

The Ocean City Gazette Description~Format~Coverage~Deadline~Distribution~Circulation
DESCRIPTION: The Ocean City Gazette is a FREE neighborhood Newspaper. An entertaining mix of local news and human interest features. Comprehensive entertainment and calendar listings for Ocean City and the adjacent mainland make the publication popular with active and vital readers. Regular coverage of activities unique to the New Jersey Shore. Each edition is designed to keep readers up-to-date with community news and issues. Each publication is circulated so that the entire neighborhood can follow the talk of the town.

FORMAT: The Ocean City Gazette follows a newspaper format. It is tabloid in size and printed on high-quality newsprint. Where it benefits reader and advertisers, similar types of advertising are loosely grouped into sections.

COVERAGE: The Ocean City Gazette is distributed free every Wednesday throughout , Ocean City, the adjacent mainland, New Jersey. The Ocean City Gazette publishes year round.

DEADLINE: The deadline for display advertising is 5 p.m. Monday. Proofs are available on ad copy received by the Monday immediately preceding the Tuesday print date.

DISTRIBUTION: The Ocean City Gazette, is distributed free, via bulk delivery to businesses and Home Delivery, direct to front doors.

CIRCULATION: 7,500 copies. Online Address: www.theoceancitygazette.com

General Information for the weekly newspapers:

	MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS: All newspapers published by Catamaran Media are tabloid format with six-9 pica advertising columns per page. Pages are 62 picas wide and 15 inches deep. There is a one-pica gutter between columns. Ads are sold by the column inch. The minimum ad size is two column inches.

	POLITICAL RATE: Open Rate, inserts $52. per thousand single sheet. Charity/Non-Profit: year round rate.National/Agency: Open rates are commissionable to recognized agencies; all other rates are net.

	INSERTS: Inserts are accepted at the rate of $42. per thousand for single sheets up to 8 pages. Inserts must be printed on 67lb V.B. paper or 70 lb card stock. Any insert sized over 8 1/2 x 11 must be folded. No 20 lb paper stock.

	COLOR: Color is dependent on availability. Position requests on color ads can not be honored. Minimum space order for color ads is 1/8 page.

	POSITION REQUESTS: Position will be considered and granted when possible for advertisements of at least 1/4 page at an additional cost of 15 percent of original ad. If paid position is not honored, the 15 percent charge will not be applied. Decision to run ads can not be based on position in the newspaper.

Each edition is designed to keep readers up-to-date with community news and issues. Each publication is circulated so that the entire neighborhood can follow the talk of their town.