For general information about advertising with the Valley News, please call 603-298-6082 or email us at advertising@vnews.com .
Advertising Staff
Rich Wallace, General Manager, 603-298-8711, ext. 245, or email rwallace@vnews.com
Kelly T. Vigue, Customer Relations Manager, ext. 246, or email kvigue@vnews.com
Account Executives
- Mark McGonis, ext. 239
- Patrick Pelletier, ext. 238
- Cindy Watson, ext. 237
Customer Relations Staff
- Beth Chapin, Customer Relations, ext. 233
PUBLICATIONS
Valley News
The daily Valley News is the leading news source for the Upper Connecticut River Valley in New Hampshire and Vermont. The newspaper has won numerous editorial, advertising and design awards and occupies a position of leadership in the Upper Valley.
Sunday Valley News
The Sunday Valley News brings the same quality product home each Sunday. Included in each edition are the Business and Perspectives sections, Travel pages, wedding announcements and much more.
VNews.com
Like the print edition, the online edition of the Valley News is the leading news online news sources for the Upper Valley. Our website includes the newspaper’s print content as well as an e-edition and live news updates.
Everyday Entertainment
Everyday Entertainment gives Upper Valley readers the whole picture ... complete, accurate and timely listings for channels received in the area, every day, all week long. As an insert into the Sunday Valley News, Everyday Entertainment translates into prime time value for an advertiser's message.
Enterprise
The quarterly business magazine of the Upper Valley. Published in January, April, July and October, Enterprise presents a wide-ranging look at the Upper Valley's business community - from the largest institutions that are the foundation of our economy to the individual business owners and entrepreneurs whose passion provides the creative spark that makes this region so vibrant, so interesting and so livable.
Special Sections
In addition to great daily and Sunday coverage, the Valley News publishes special sections throughout the year, each geared to a specific subject and reader audience. Publications such as Valley Parents, Fashion & Bridal, Summer Guide and our holiday sections allow advertisers to target market segments at a time when their message has the greatest impact. Call 603-298-6082 for more information on upcoming sections.
PLACING AN AD
All advertisers who submit via email will receive a confirmation that we have received the material prior to scheduling the advertising. Please include a phone number with your submissions where you can be reached between 8 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. If you do not receive a confirmation from us, we may not have received your information.
RETAIL DISPLAY, TRANSACTION OR CLASSIFIED DISPLAY
To Place a Display or Transaction Ad by Phone: Please call us at 603-298-6082 or 800-874-2226.
To Place a Display or Transaction Ad in Person: Bring your ad into our office at 24 Interchange Drive, West Lebanon, during our office hours of Monday-Friday, 8 am - 4:00pm.
To Mail a Display or Transaction Ad to Us: Please mail the ad copy, your name, mailing address, billing phone number and a phone number where you may be reached Monday-Friday between 8 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to: Valley News Classifieds, PO Box 877, White River Jct., VT 05001.
To E-mail a Display or Transaction Ad to Us: E-mail your ad to advertising@vnews.com . Please include a phone number you can be reached at between 8 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. weekdays. Please follow the guidelines below:
GUIDELINES FOR ELECTRONIC ADVERTISING SUBMISSION
There are several options for submitting advertising to the Valley News in an electronic format: on disk, by e-mail, or with AP AdSend.
Virus Protection
Disks received will be checked for computer viruses. Any disk infected with a virus will be returned unopened.
Formats
We can accept art and photos in the following formats: TIFF, EPS, JPEG, PDF, PICT.
Resolution should be set at 200 dpi. All artwork must be properly linked with the file. Colors must be CMYK.
Media Accepted
100 MB & 250 MB Zip (Mac & PC), CD. The Valley News is not responsible for damaged disks or unreadable files.
For "First Time" Transmissions
Please submit your initial digital ad one week prior to the run date in case there are unforeseen problems or send us a sample ad. Full size camera ready copy should be submitted with the first ad in case there is a problem with the disk. Hard copy of ads is always welcomed in addition to electronic submission.
Scheduling
All ads should be scheduled by the appropriate deadline with our advertising department. The Prepress Department cannot schedule ads and will refer all inquiries to the Advertising Department. Advertising copy submitted electronically should reach us by noon for the next day’s paper; the deadline for the Sunday and Monday papers is noon on Friday.
File Size
The largest file size we can accommodate via e-mail is 10MB. Larger files should be submitted on CD, DVD or submitted via FTP. Email address: advertising@vnews.com .
Please use Stuff-It when compressing files for the Macintosh and WinZip when compressing for the PC. If you do not have this software, please let us know.
File Type
The Valley News can work with the following applications: PDF thru Acrobat 6, QuarkXPress thru 6.0, InDesign 2.0, Photoshop 7, and Multi-Ad Creator. For "text only" files: File needs to be saved as plain text. Because of font and image size issues, Adobe Acrobat (PDF files) are preferred.
IN-COLUMN CLASSIFIED AD
To Place an In-Column Classified Ad Online
Submit your in-column classified ad by clicking here.
To Place an In-Column Classified Ad by Phone:
Please call us at (603) 298-6082.
To Place an In-Column Classified Ad in Person:
Bring your ad into our office at 24 Interchange Drive, West Lebanon, during our office hours of Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
To Mail an In-Column Classified Ad to us:
Please mail the ad copy, your name mailing address, billing phone number and a phone number where you may be reached Monday-Friday between 8 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to: Valley News Classifieds, PO Box 877, White River Jct., VT 05001.
DEADLINES & SPECIFICATIONS
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Publication Day
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Retail & Classified Display
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Transactions
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In-Column
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Sunday
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2:00pm Weds
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3:00pm Fri
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12 Noon Fri
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Monday
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2:00pm Thurs
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3:00pm Fri
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12 Noon Fri
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Tuesday
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2:00pm Fri
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3:00pm Mon
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12 Noon Mon
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Wednesday
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2:00pm Mon
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3:00pm Tues
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12 Noon Tues
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Thursday
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2:00pm Tues
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3:00pm Weds
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12 Noon Weds
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Friday
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2:00pm Weds
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3:00pm Thurs
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12 Noon Thurs
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Saturday
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2:00pm Thurs
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3:00pm Fri
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12 Noon Fri
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Cancellation deadlines are the same as placement deadlines.
Advertisements requesting a proof, advance deadlines 24 hours.
Mechanical Matters
* Halftone screen up to 90 line
* Broadsheet page: 6 columns to a page, each column 1.68" wide with 0.14" between columns. Column depth, 19.75", 118.50 column inches per page.
* Classified page: 6 columns to a page, each column 1.68" wide with 0.14" between columns. Column depth, 19.75", 118.50 column inches per page.
Column Widths in Inches:
Run of Paper (ROP)
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1 Column
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2 Columns
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3 Columns
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4 Columns
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5 Columns
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6 Columns
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1.68"
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3.50"
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5.32"
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7.14"
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8.96"
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10.78"
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Classified
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1 Column
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2 Columns
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3 Columns
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4 Columns
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5 Columns
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6 Columns
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1.68"
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3.50"
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5.32"
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7.14"
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8.96"
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10.78"
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