Contact offBeat
Please contact us at (504) 944-4300, toll-free outside Louisiana at
1 (877) 944-4300, or email LMD@offbeat.com for information on special rates and combination packages, particularly for festival issues.
Downloads
Download OffBeat’s 2008 Media Kit (3.65M)
Download French Quarter Festival Official 25th Anniversary Program 2008 Media Kit. (1.11M)
Submission Deadlines
& Editorial Calendar*
Month/Editorial |
Space |
Materials |
Street |
Mar 2008 (SXSW) |
2/15 |
2/19 |
2/28 |
Apr 2008 (Spring Festivals) |
3/14 |
3/19 |
3/27 |
French Quarter Fest Program |
3/25 |
3/27 |
4/7 |
May 2008 (Jazz Fest Bible) |
4/4 |
4/9 |
4/22 |
Jun 2008 (Festival Redux, Summer Fests) |
5/16 |
5/20 |
5/29 |
Jul 2008 (Essence Fest, Summer Guide) |
6/13 |
6/17 |
6/26 |
Aug 2008 (Satchmo Summerfest) |
7/17 |
7/22 |
7/30 |
Sep 2008 (The Food Issue) |
8/15 |
8/19 |
8/28 |
Oct 2008 (Voodoo Fest, Fall Fests, Jazz Awareness Month) |
9/18 |
9/22 |
9/29 |
Nov 2008 (Halloween, Blues Festival) |
10/17 |
10/20 |
10/29 |
Dec 2008 (Critics Choice, Music of the Year, Holidays (Christmas, Thanksgiving)) |
11/14 |
11/18 |
11/25 |
Jan 2009 (New Year's Eve, Lifetime Achievement 2008) |
12/15 |
12/18 |
12/29 |
*Dates and Editorial Subject to Change
Weekly Beat Deadline
Tuesday, 5pm. Weekly Beat is mailed every Thursday A.M.
Ad Configurations and Specifications
Print Unit Size |
Width |
Depth |
Full/Live Area |
7.5" |
10" |
Trim Size |
8.25" |
10.75" |
Full Bleed |
8.75" |
11.25" |
3/4 Page |
5.5625" |
9.8125" |
Junior |
5.5625" |
7.3125" |
Half Horizontal |
7.5" |
4.8125" |
Haf Vertical |
3.625" |
9.8125" |
¼ Square |
3.625" |
4.8125" |
¼ Vertical |
1.6875" |
9.8125" |
¼ Horizontal |
5.5625" |
3.125" |
1/6 Square |
3.625" |
3.125" |
1/6 Vertical |
2.35" |
4.8125" |
1/8 Horizontal |
3.625" |
2.25" |
1/8 Vertical |
1.6875" |
4.8125" |
1/16 |
1.6875" |
2.25" |
1/16 Co-op |
3.625" |
1.0" |
Double Spread |
15.75" |
10.0" |
Double Spread Bleed |
17" |
11.25" |
Trim Size 8.25” wide x 10.75” deep
offbeat.com Website Rates
and Specifications
Unit Size |
Depth |
Width |
$ Net/Week |
Web Button 1 |
120 pizels |
60 pixels |
$50 |
Web Button 2 |
120 pixels |
90 pixels |
$75 |
Vertical Banner |
120 pixels |
240 pixels |
$95 |
Skyscraper |
120 pixels |
600 pixels |
$145 |
Full Banner |
468 pixels |
60 pixels |
$175 |
Weekly Beat Rates and Specifications
Unit Size |
Depth |
Width |
$ Net/Week |
Sponsor Banner |
400 pizels |
60 pixels |
$1,200/mo |
Square Button |
125 pixels |
125 pixels |
$75 |
Vertical Banner |
120 pixels |
240 pixels |
$95 |
Promotion Block |
200 pixels |
2 |
