hometown media kit | Front Rowe Marketing

Hometown - Riverbend

Delivers to Madison County, IL with focus on the RIVERBEND area near Alton/Godfrey.

Hometown - Ed/Glen

Delivers to Madison County, IL with focus on the ED/Glen area near Edwardsville and Glen Carbon.

Hometown - Jerseyville

Delivers to all Jersey County, IL

Hometown - Moberly

Delivers to all of Randolph County, MO.

Ad Specifications:

PRINTING

Web offset, Headset, SWOP standards

Color: CMYK 4-color process

Bind: Saddle-stitched, high folio

Bleed: Minimum 0.125” (⅛”)

PREPARING FILES:

Ads must be provided as a high-resolution PDF suitable for print at the proper size. Images should be 300 PPI. Adobe Acrobat PDF setting PDF/X-1a works well.
All fonts and images embedded.
All artwork must be provided in CMYK mode. No spot colors, RGB, LAB or embedded color profiles (such as ICC profiles).
Type minimum size of 6 pt.
For artwork with bleed include minimum 0.125” (⅛”) bleed with crop marks. Please keep all live material 0.25” (¼”) from trim on all sides.

UNACCEPTABLE FORMATS:
We cannot accept files in the following formats under any condition: Microsoft Publisher: any word processing file; any presentation format such as a PowerPoint file. Please create a high-resolution PDF from these file formats for print.

Note: any intervention required by Front Rowe Marketing or our printer may result in additional chargers. Where materials do not conform to specifications, advertiser will be offered the choice of sending new materials, time permitting, or having Front Rowe Marketing make the necessary alterations which will be billed at cost.

SENDING YOUR AD:

Email your ad to tina@frontrowemarketing.com

File sharing for large files available upon request.

AD REQUIREMENTS:

Ads MUST include a coupon, discount, special offer or customer incentive.

INCLUSIONS:

Every “Hometown” advertiser is provided with the following:

ONLINE PROFILE that features your business information and coupons from your ad. Customers can access the digital coupons from any device using our website or mobile app.
QR CODE that links to your website or ours so that customers can immediately access your coupons from any smart phone.

PAYMENT TERMS:

In full or 1/2 down with signed agreement and other half 3 weeks prior to ship date with the final approval of ad.

Front Rowe Marketing accepts major credit cards, PayPal, purchase orders from qualified customers, personal checks, and cashier’s checks. Payments by credit card will appear on your credit card statement as "T ROWE LLC." I do not accept payment COD.

ADDRESS FOR CHECKS:

Please make checks payable to Front Rowe Marketing and mail to the following address:

Front Rowe Marketing

P.O. Box 22

Godfrey, IL 62035

ADVERTISER DISCOUNTS

Press-ready materials: 10% discount for advertisers supplying high-resolution, press-ready PDF, per published sizes & specifications.
Charitable Advertising*: Charitable organizations with (501(c)3) designation may use the 6X rate.
Additional Discounts: Any Sponsor who commits to the 4X Rate in any one publication will receive an additional 5% off the advertised rate in any 2nd publication. Advertise in a 3rd publication and get an additional 10% off the advertised rate. Excludes 1/8” page size.

*Discounts may not be combined with one another.

SHIPPING

By using our Services You agree to have Your mail processed and delivered by the United States Postal Service (the "USPS"). You authorize Front Rowe Marketing and its affiliates to insert the mail pieces into the USPS mail-stream on Your behalf. You further agree that Front Rowe Marketing has rendered its services in full, completed its entire obligation, and has no further control or liability for the mailing after tendering Your mail-pieces to USPS custody.
Once You successfully submit a payment, it takes approximately 4 to 6 business days (if First-Class Mail® is chosen) or 7 to 14 business days (if standard postage is chosen) for the mail-pieces to arrive in the mailboxes of Your recipients. You understand that the USPS may occasionally experience delays due to extreme weather or other conditions. Therefore, Front Rowe Marketing can make no guarantees or warranties regarding the timeliness of the direct mail delivery or the actual delivery itself. Under no circumstance will Front Rowe Marketing be held responsible for delays in delivery.
You understand and agree that Front Rowe Marketing has no liability for damage to or loss of mail-pieces while in USPS custody. Under no circumstance will Front Rowe Marketing be held responsible for loss of mail while in USPS custody.