the devil strip media kit (march 2015)

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Ad Deadline Cover Issue Date March 17 March 31 April 14 April 28 May 12 May 26 June 9 June 23 July 7 July 21 August 4 August 18 September 1 September 15 September 29 October 13 October 27 November 10 November 24 December 8 December 22 Jan. 5, 2016 March 11 March 25 April 8 April 22 May 6 May 20 June 3 June 17 July 1 July 15 July 29 August 12 August 27 September 4 September 18 October 2 October 16 November 4 November 18 December 2 December 16 December 29 www.theDevilStrip. com To fix what the Knight-GAR Arts Assessment found: “Many consumers complain that they don’t know what’s going on in the area. …there is no identified ‘one source’ for information about the arts and culture scene.” the De ʲʱʤʱʺ ʣˍ˔ˑːʏʱʪʖʖʕʒʕ ˖ˇˎʕʕʒʎʚʖʔʎʘʘʒʘ ʥˊ˔ˋ˕ʢ˖ˊˇˆˇ˘ˋˎ˕˖˔ˋ˒ʎ˅ˑˏ Print Circulation – 7,000 copies Digital edition - 1,300+ readers Website – 5,800+ views/mo. Facebook – 1,700+ fans Twitter – 700+ followers Instagram - 480+ followers You’re So Akron If… State of the Scene: Music Crafty Mart's Akron Empire The Art of Akron Farmers' Market Almanac Guide to Summer Can Beer Save Akron? Grub Guide Porch Rokr Preview Annual Manual How to Live Downtown Haunted Akron Gratitude Guide Greatest Akron 59% of our Facebook fans are ages 25-44 our posts reached an avg. of 3,129/day last month 5,130+ people engaged our fb page over the last 4 weeks WHY DID WE START this? What's the goal?

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Page 1: The Devil Strip Media Kit (March 2015)

Ad Deadline CoverIssue Date March 17 March 31 April 14 April 28 May 12May 26 June 9 June 23 July 7July 21 August 4 August 18 September 1 September 15 September 29 October 13 October 27November 10November 24December 8December 22Jan. 5, 2016

March 11 March 25 April 8April 22 May 6 May 20June 3June 17 July 1 July 15July 29 August 12 August 27 September 4 September 18 October 2 October 16November 4November 18December 2December 16December 29

www.theDevilStrip.com

To fix what the Knight-GAR Arts Assessment found:

“Many consumers complain that they don’t know what’s going on in the area.

…there is no identified ‘one source’ for information about the arts and culture scene.”

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Print Circulation – 7,000 copiesDigital edition - 1,300+ readersWebsite – 5,800+ views/mo. Facebook – 1,700+ fans Twitter – 700+ followersInstagram - 480+ followers You’re So Akron If…

State of the Scene: MusicCrafty Mart's Akron EmpireThe Art of AkronFarmers' Market Almanac

Guide to SummerCan Beer Save Akron?

Grub Guide

Porch Rokr PreviewAnnual ManualHow to Live Downtown

Haunted Akron

Gratitude Guide

Greatest Akron

59% of our Facebook fans are ages 25-44our posts reached an avg. of 3,129/day last month5,130+ people engaged our fb page over the last 4 weeks

WHY DID WE START this? What's the goal?

Page 2: The Devil Strip Media Kit (March 2015)

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