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Circulation Data Ad Rates Mechanical Data
Standard Ad Sizes Issue Closing Dates Ad Representatives
Annually Producing...
Road Shows/Mobile Exhibits 13
Dealer/Distributor Events 11
User Group/Conferences 9
Exhibits at other Private Events 8
Custom Forums 7
Marketing to one “correct” job title among trade show and corporate event professionals is virtually impossible. EXHIBITOR reaches a wide variety of job titles and job functions responsible for their company’s shows and events
with no wasted circulation.
Job Functions of EXHIBITOR Subscribers
Exhibits and Events 44%
Marketing Management 26%
Sales/Promotion Management 13%
Owner/CEO/President 12%
Other 5%

EXHIBITOR magazine: America's #1 magazine for Trade Show and Event Marketing Professionals
Each month, 30,000 top corporate buyers of trade show exhibits, products and services, focus their attention on the industry's leading publication... EXHIBITOR magazine. For more than a decade, EXHIBITOR has been the definitive source on every aspect of exhibiting, promotion and trade show marketing strategies and tactics. EXHIBITOR readers are the most active buyers in the industry. No better buyer profile exists - a phenomenal 98% either specify, recommend, or make final purchase decisions. Their budgets represent a total market of more than $4.5 billion annually.  Advertisers in EXHIBITOR magazine benefit from EXHIBITOR's high reader involvement as it impacts ad interest, believability, and ad recall.

Circulation Data
Subscribers: 30,000
Cost: $78/yr for 12 monthly issues USA.
Canada $108/1 yr. - Mexico $125/1 yr. - International $165/1 yr.
Audience: Exhibit managers, event managers, marketing managers, directors of marketing, presidents, CEOs, sales managers, advertising directors/managers of companies listed on the Fortune 1000, Forbes 500, and Inc. 500. Also includes upper management in the nation's fastest-growing companies.
Member BPA International.
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Minimum Frequencies:
4-time minimum frequency required
Commissions:
15% commission to recognized agencies, according to terms in rate card.
General Rate Policy
Rates subject to terms and conditions outlined in the current rate card. All contracts or insertions must be confirmed in writing.

Mechanical Data

  • Trim Size: 8-1/2" x 10-7/8"
  • Full Page Bleed: 8-3/4" x 11-1/8"
  • Live Area: 8" x 10-3/8"  Keep photos and type 5/8" from sides.
  • Method of Printing: Web Offset
  • Type of Binding: Perfect Bound
  • Digital File Requirements: Resolution-dependent files such as Photoshop should be 300dpi/150lpi.
  • Disk Requirements: Mac version disks: optical (640MB), CD, DVD, 100-250 MB Zip.
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Standard Advertising Units:
Full-page live: 1 unit: 8" x 10-3/8"
Full-page bleed: 1 unit: 8-3/4" x 11-1/8"
Full-page spread bleed: 2 units, each: 8-3/4" x 11-1/8"
Full-page spread gutter bleed only: 2 units, each: 7-7/8" x 10"
Half-page live: 1 unit: HORIZONTAL 7.25" x 4.875"
Half-page live: 1 unit: VERTICAL 4-7/8" x 6.875"
Half-page spread, gutter bleed only, 1 unit: 16-1/8" x 4.875"
Half-page spread, gutter bleed only, 2 units: 8-1/16" x 4.875"
1/3 page: 1 unit: HORIZONTAL 4-7/8" x 4.75"
1/3 page: 1 unit: VERTICAL 2-3/8" x 9-5/8"
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2004 Issues and Closing Dates
Issue
Orders
Materials
January
11/17/03
12/03/03
February
12/22/03
1/05/04
March
1/19/04
2/02/04
April
2/16/04
3/01/04
May
3/22/04
4/05/04
June
4/19/04
5/03/04
July
5/17/04
6/01/04
August
6/21/04
7/06/04
September
7/19/04
8/02/04
October
8/16/04
9/01/04
November
9/20/04
10/04/04
December
10/18/04
11/01/04
Advertising Representatives
Vice President of Publishing - John Pavek
National Sales Manager - Cara Schulz
Senior Advertising Representative - Mark Kuehl
Senior Advertising Representative - Kathy Sveen
National Advertising Representative - Nanci Lifer
Sales Coordinator- Amy Schultz
Advertising Assistant - Ellen Kavros
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