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WHO WE ARE
The Loudoun Woman Magazine is an education resource publication for women and their families in Loudoun County and surrounding areas in the Washington DC metro area.
We are published bi-monthly and distributed free of charge throughout the county. We challenge our contributors to demonstrate their expertise, insight and enthusiasm for their profession and businesses by writing objective and educated articles.
Our contributors become “the expert” in their fi eld, while providing the reader with valuable information about products, services and resources available to them - a huge benefi t from a free publication!
The Loudoun Woman Magazine is a part of a nationally syndicated publication that has been rated the #1 Educational Newspaper for Women in the United States, according to a survey by U.S. World and Review.
EDUCATE.EMPOWER.inspire.INFORM.
DISTRIBUTION
Free papers are provided at different locations where women frequent in their everyday lives, as well as throughout targeted home delivery.
OUR MISSIONOUR MISSIONEducate.Empower.Inspire.Inform.
The mission of The Loudoun Woman Magazine is to be the objective and
educational resource for the women of each county in which we publish.
Our focus is informative,high-quality articles that are ofinterest to women of all ages,
background, and ethnicity.
EXCLUSIVITY*
How would you like to eliminate your competition by being the only professional with your specialty anywhere in our publication? Here’s your chance to distinguish yourself as the authority in your fi eld by taking the information you discuss with each client and making it available to more than 40,000 readers in waiting rooms, hospitals, libraries, and the comfort of their homes. *(Based on a 6-issue commitment.)
WATCH YOUR
BUSINESS GROWThe Loudoun Woman Magazine is distributed at select locations including: Medical Buildings, Health Clubs, Specialty Grocery Stores, Private Learning Centers, Offi ce Buildings, Bank Lobbies, Doctor’s Offi ces, Libraries, Pharmacies, Retail Stores, Restaurants/Cafes, Coffee Shoppes, Fitness Studios, Automotive Centers, Lawyer’s Offi ces, Hospitals, Dance Studios, Community Centers, Hair and Nail Salons, Spas, Business Parks, Rehabilitation Centers, Information Centers, AND MANY MORE!
“ Distribution is
targeted to areas where
women shop, exercise,
work, and live.”
For more information, Website: www.loudounwomanmagazine.com
Contact: Sales Associate
Phone/Email:Publisher: Dorri C. Scott Ph: 301.526.8440 Email: [email protected]
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Editorial is to be written in an unbiased, educational, and informative way. This means the information could be taken to any professional in your particular fi eld for use. You might want to consider answering different questions that are asked of your facility or doctor each time you schedule a new client. We have found that when you educate and inform perspective clients on different areas of your particular type
of business, it will result in the best return on your advertising dollar. The Loudoun Woman Magazineeditorial is a proven format that has worked well for our contributors for over 34 years.
TITLE: Please let us know how you want to title your article. It should include words that grab the reader’s attention.
PHOTO: Send your photos as attachments via e-mail. They must be in JPEG, TIFF, or PDF form and at least 300 dpi. Identify who is in each photo.
“Our contributors become ‘the expert’ in their fi eld, a huge
benefi t from a free publication!”PURPOSEPURPOSE
The Loudoun Woman Magazine was designed as a community resource for women and their families. As a lifestyle
magazine it focuses on providing readers with feature stories and educational articles
on a range of topics such as education, wellness, community activities, non-profi t
organizations and the arts.
Each issue highlights accomplished local women in the region deserving of
recognition for their dedication to theircareers, families and community.
Currently,17,000 copies are
in circulation with an average readership
of 42,500 witheach issue.
AUTHOR: Indicate whether the editorial is
written by you (if you wrote it yourself) or presented by you (if supplied by your association.) Be sure to include p r o f e s s i o n a l credentials (MD, PhD, etc.)
EDITORIAL: Articles to be emailed to:
1. Sales Associate or Publisher as soon as
possible so they can be edited for grammar. Please use
Microsoft Word, and send as an attachment. Please do not use bullets; as they make formatting very difficult. Please do not put articles in columns. Must be sent as an ATTACHMENT. A full page article should be about 250-900 words. A half page article should be about 150-250 words.
TESTIMONIALS: You may also include (2) small testimonials from your clients or patients. All information must be sent as ATTACHMENTS via e-mail (NOT embedded in the body of the email.) Though optional, testimonials have been proven to be a very effective marketing tool. The testimonials are included in your total word count.
BI-LINE: Here is your chance to provide personal credentials including, your title, business address, phone number, education
and/or diplomas, accreditation and any general information you would like to share about your business and YOU. Bio should be a maximum 150 words. Include your website, Twitter and Facebook and all other social media streams of communication you use to drive business. Your business will be linked at no charge to www.loudounwomanmagazine.com
DISPLAY AD: Send your camera-ready advertisements to us as attachments via e-mail in PDF. They must be at least 300 dots per inch (dpi). If you purchased color, please submit in Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, BlacK (CMYK), otherwise your black and white should be all Black (K). FYI, photos extracted from a website are not high quality, and will not reproduce well. You can convert your ads to PDF for free by contacting your Sales Associate for details and information. For full page, display ad will be determined by the amount of editorial provided. For half page, display ad may range from 2” x 2” to 3” x 4”.
DEADLINE: All editorials, ads and photos are due by the 10th of the month prior to publication (1/1, 3/1, 5/1, 7/1, 9/1, and 11/1). If for any reason you can’t make this deadline, you need to notify your account representative immediately. If we do not receive all information by deadline (10th of the month) or if you have not made arrangements for extra time, a previous article will be used or we will reprint a copy of your business card. The article will be printed as written. We do not change the content but will edit for grammar and formatting. Please call 301-526-8440 if you have any questions.
“When youeducate and inform
perspective clients ondifferent areas of your
particular type of business, it will result in the best return
on your advertisingdollar.”
Full PageExclusiveWith Bleed:11”W X 13.75” HTrim Size: 10.5” X 13.25”Image Area: 9.5” X 12.25”
250 - 900 wordsIncludes photo, biography, testimonials,and display ad.
SPECIFICATIONS: One-Half Page Non-ExclusiveVertical:4.6”W X 11.5”LHorizontal: 9.5” X 5.6”
150-250 wordsIncludes testimo-nials, anddisplay ad.
“Our focus is to be informative.Our high-quality articles are of
interest to women - all ages,background, and ethnicity.”
NOV / DECHoliday - “Tis the Season”Holiday Giving, Holiday GiftsLove your Pet - “Pets So Pampered”
JAN / FEBBridal - Going to the ChapelGo Red - American Heart Association“Financial Matters - Money Smarts”2013 New Year New YOU!!!!!
MARCH / APRILSpring FeverWomen’s History Month“Go Green - Love the Earth”
MAY / JUNEMother’s Day/Father’s DayHome and GardenGraduation“Food Fabulous”
JULY / AUGUSTSummer Splash“Red, White and YOU”The Wow of Virginia Wines!
SEPT / OCTOBERBreast Cancer Survivorsand Awareness
UPCOMING ISSUES
Vert
ical
Horizontal
One-Quarter Page Non-Exclusive4.6”W X 5.6”L
50-150 words,testimonials,and display ad.
For more information, Website: www.loudounwomanmagazine.com Email: [email protected]: Dorri C. Scott Ph: 301.526.8440 Email: [email protected]
P.O. Box 802 • McLean, VA 22102