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Wanna get into everyone's pants?
and purses, backpacks, gym bags and shirt pockets?
GayPocket San Francisco
is an effective, attractive and affordable way to expose your business to gay visitors and locals in the places they frequent the most. Call us today at (415) 864-8869 to reserve your space while they last.

Benefits of advertising with us:

  • Reach over 60,000 gay visitors and locals with each issue - our press run is 30,000 with over 60,000 estimated readers!
  • Have your ad distributed at many gay-frequented businesses, street fairs, major community events as well as by tour guides, travel agents and concierges.
  • Convenient and practical pocket sized guide ensures frequent repeated use, translating in to more possible viewing of your ad and/or listing (see some sample business listings here).
  • Easy-to-read maps of Castro, South of Market (SOMA) and Polk street neighborhoods are keyed with your business location.
  • The guide is published quarterly, which means your ad remains with potential customers longer than the more disposable weekly, biweekly and monthly periodicals and other guides.

Advertising Options:
GayPocket San Francisco's ad types are displayed below. Ad rates are per issue, based on prepayment and submission of print-ready materials by the ad deadline date.

A 10% discount is available if you reserve ad space for four issues at once. Call us at (415) 864-8869 for more details.

Display Ad: A display ad provides excellent exposure for your business with many display size options at a reasonable price. Includes a FREE business directory listing and map indicator that references your display ad's page number to guide readers to your business location more easily. Spot color can also be added at no extra charge. Available in full, half and quarter-page sizes. (see size and rate chart below).

Maximum Space Ad: This special ad type provides MAXIMUM exposure for your customer offers and is especially suited for multiple message ad campaigns. Includes both the front and back inside covers and adjoining pages as well as the center spread - an excellent value! (see size and rate chart below).

Back Cover Ad: What can we say? It's prime real estate and perfect for special event promotion, bars, restaurants, theatres and more! (see size and rate chart below).

Business Listing Only: A low-cost alternative that still provides great value. A business directory listing includes your business name, address, phone number, web site address AND up to 30 words of text.

Ad Sizes And Rates
Size
Dimensions
Rate
.
Width
Height
.
Display Ad
Quarter Page
1.75"
2.3125"
$250
Half Page
3.65"
2.3125"
$450
Full Page+
3.65"
4.75"
$700
Maximum Space Ad
Includes both the front and back inside covers and adjoining pages as well as the center spread+
Same
Same
$850
Back Cover Ad
Full page on back cover+
Same
Same
$995
Business Listing Only
Includes your business name, address, phone number, web site address AND up to 30 words of text only
N/A
N/A
$95

+For bleed ads, final size must be 4.00" x 5.25" with nothing within 3/16" of the edge.

Ad rates are per issue, based on prepayment and submission of print-ready materials by the ad deadline date.


Display Ad Specifications
GayPocket/San Francisco is printed on white 70# gloss text with two colors of ink - black plus one spot color (see schedule below).
Ads should be submitted at the correct size, press-ready in electronic format (.jpeg, .tif or .eps, min 300 dpi). Other formats may be acceptable (please contact us for additional information and formats). For duotones, the screen angle value of the second color is CMYK cyan.

Display ad creation & design: We can create a professionally designed print ready Display Ad for you for at the very affordable rate of $95. This includes scanning of up to two of your logos, photos or artwork and one round of edits.

For questions regarding ad specs call 415-864-8869.

Publishing Schedule
Edition
Ad Deadline
Spot Color
#26 Spring 2008
(Mar. - May)
January 20, 2008
Green
(PMS #368 C)
#27 Summer 2008
(June - Aug.)
April 20, 2008
Hot Pink
(PMS 239 C)
#28 Fall 2008
(Sept. - Nov)
July 20, 2008
Rust
(PMS #471 C)
#29 Winter 2008/09
(Dec. - Feb.)
October 20, 2008
Purple
(PMS #254 C)


Contact Us:
GayPocket San Francisco can be contacted at:

Gay Pocket Guides
2215-R Market Street PMB 500
San Francisco, CA 94114
phone: 415-864-8869
fax: 415-276-4191
info@gaypocketUSA.com
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GayPocket San Francisco is a proud member of the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association and the Golden Gate Business Association.

GayPocket San Francisco is published by Gay Pocket Guides, 2215-R Market Street PMB 500, San Francisco, CA 94114. Copyright © 2000-2008, all rights reserved. Printed in the USA. Reproduction in whole or in part in any language without written consent of the publisher is prohibited. The inclusion of a business or individual in the publication implies nothing whatsoever about any individual person's sexual orientation or preference. Single issue by first class mail is $5.00, and can be ordered here.


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