ADVERTISING IN THE BASINGA

There are several types of advertising that the Basinga Magazine can accept as detailed on this page.  Also note that Contract Ads will appear here on Basinga Extra at no extra charge.


CONTRACT ADVERTS

The Basinga Magazine offers advertisers 5 sizes of advertising space for Black and White or Full Colour advertisements.  Contracts are for 12 issues from January to December with spaces allocated on a first come first served basis from applications received on the official form by 14th November.  Spaces are always at a premium so you are advised to contact the Advertising Manager (by e-mail to advertising@basinga.org.uk ) to discuss your requirements well in advance of the closing date.

All existing advertisers will be contacted by the Advertising Manager by October to arrange the advertising requirements for the next year.

If you are submitting you own artwork please see File Specification accepted.

For advertisers who are unable to supply finished artwork to the appropriate size and quality, the Basinga offers a design service.  See File Specification for more details.

The Basinga also offers the ability for adverts to be updated or changed within the contact period, although this will be charged for.  See File Specification for more details.


CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

The Basinga will accept requests for Classified Advertisements from any private individual or business. Details of the advert and payment must be agreed with the Advertising Manager by the 14th of the month prior to the month of publication

Please Note: Different rates apply to private and commercial adverts therefore before submitting a request you must telephone the Advertising Manager to agree costs.

For Logos not in the public domain, the advertiser must own the copyright or be authorised to use any or all elements of the source material. The Basinga Management Committee or its representatives cannot be held responsible for any dispute that may arise over copyright.

Adverts are reproduced in the Basinga with standard fonts and formats in the several styles, please click here to choose the style you prefer.

Requests can be made directly to the Advertising Manager (by e-mail to advertising@basinga.org.uk) or submitted electronically by completing the form here.

ADVERTISING RATES

Please note that the minimum char is for 10 words.

Private:

For one month. 90p per word
For three months £ 2.40 per word
   

Commercial:

For one month. £ 2.00p per word
For three months £ 5.80 per word
   

Optional Extras:

Box around advert £6.80
Logo £6.80

CONDITIONS OF ACCEPTANCE


FREE ADS

The Basinga will only except requests for Free Ads insertion from Old Basing Parish Residents.  Adverts from Commercial Businesses should use the Classified Advertisements section.

Adverts are reproduced in the Basinga to a standard format:

ITEM FOR SALE PRICE IN POUNDS TELEPHONE NUMBER
Manufacturer/Description/Sizes etc.

Adverts are accepted on the basis that they will appear for one issue as soon as space is available.

Requests can be made directly to the Advertising Manager (by e-mail to advertising@basinga.org.uk) or submitted electronically by completing the form here.


FILE SPECIFICATION FOR ADVERTISING ARTWORK

Please note that we can not accept Artwork in any of the native Microsoft file formats, for example:

These are normally of low resolution and are unsuitable for commercial printing reproduction .

  1.  Customer Provided Artwork (Classified and Contract)
    By preference, Customer provided artwork should be as a high-resolution .pdf file fitting exactly to the chosen size of the advert required.  It should be in greyscale for black and white ads or for coloured ads in CMYK - Not RGB which is not suitable for commercial printing.

    We are able to accept tiff files at 300 dpi, minimum.  Also, postscript files or artwork produced in:

    • Adobe Indesign,
    • Quark Express,
    • Pagemaker 6 or earlier,
    • Freehand 8 or earlier,
    • Photoshop 7 or earlier,
    • Illustrator 10 or earlier. 

    For these applications all the fonts and images used need to be provided. The image should exactly fit the chosen size at the minimum resolution of 300 dpi.

    Note: For classified advert logos we will accept good quality hardcopy for scanning.

    Electronic files can be provided on floppy disk, ZIP disk or CD

    Changes, updates or new replacement ads provided by the customer to the above specification, requiring no additional work by us, will not incur a charge.
     

  2. Basinga Produced Artwork Black and White or Full Colour (Contract Ads)
    For an initial charge of £15.00 the “Basinga” will design an advert to Customer’s requirements. There will be a £5.00 charge for any and each future amendment required over the contract period.

    The Customer will be provided with a final copy of the advert on CD, which can be used for advertising elsewhere.  Any photos, logos and any other customised or copywrite fonts/designs must be provided in the designated preferred electronic format or as original hard copy form (not photocopies).

    The designer will review material suitability and the customers submitted outline requirement, which can be provided in any hard copy format including hand drawn.  The customer will be contacted to agree final requirements etc.
     

  3. Changes of existing Black and White adverts to Full Colour.
    For the £15.00 initial charge (plus amendment charges over the contract period) most existing adverts can be converted to colour within the constraint of the existing customised logos/designs/photos etc.
    • The customer will be contacted to agree final requirements and for any replacement customised items that may be required.
    • The Customer will be provided with a final copy of the advert on CD, which can be used for advertising elsewhere.

DISCLAIMER

All advertisements in the magazine and on this website are inserted in good faith and the Basinga Management Committee accepts no responsibility for any statement, omission or errors made by the advertisers; nor endorses the products or services offered.

The views and opinions expressed in the Basinga Magazine or this website are those of the organizations, individuals and authors concerned and are not necessarily those of the Basinga Committee.