Community Guide & Business Directory | The Connecticut Shoreline

Special Position: plus 5%

Special Bleed Ad: plus 5%

1/3 page vertical and 1/2 page horizontal ads are available in the special bleed size.

Specifications:

  • 1/3 vertical: 2.75” wide x 10.75” high - keep all type within 2.5” x 10.25
  • 1/2 horizontal: 8” wide x 5.25” high - keep all type within 7” x 5”

All display ad purchases include one bold red line listing with a 75-word thumbnail business description in print and online, plus a display graphic ad link from our website to yours. Includes laptop, desktop, smartphone, tablet, and digital platforms ($60/year/book).

Optional:

  • Additional bold red line listings: $25 each/year
    Business name and phone number in bold red printing in the book and on line in advertiser’s choice of department/category.
  • Additional 75-word thumbnail description listings: $100 each/year
    Adds 75-word description to the red line listing in the book and on line in advertiser’s choice of department/category.

Listing Only Options:

  1. Bold red line listing in book and online: $50/year
    Company name, address, phone and website in book. Company name, address and phone online.
  2. Bold red line listing with company name web link: $98/year
    Adds a live link to the advertiser’s website and live map reference to the online listing.
  3. Bold red line listing with graphic web link: $170/year
    Adds a full-color-company-logo live link to the advertiser’s website in the online listing.
  4. 75-word thumbnail description with company name web link: $210/year
    Adds 75-word business description to Option 2 in the book and online.
  5. 75-word thumbnail description with graphic web link: $340/year
    Adds 75-word business description to Option 3 in the book and online.

Ad Composition

Full Page: $150
1/2 and 2/3 page: $100
1/4 and 1/3 page: $75
1/6 page: $50
1/12 page: $35

Custom Ad Design

Full Page: $500
1/2 and 2/3 page: $400
1/4 and 1/3 page: $300
1/6 page: $200
1/12 page: $150

Steve Walsh and son Dan Walsh

From the Publisher

Supporting our community means buying local.

With this year’s publication of our 21st Shoreline Book, we step into our third decade of connecting Shoreline residents to local businesses and encouraging them to become regular patrons. It’s our primary mission, now that on-line purchasing and big box stores have made it increasingly difficult for small, locally owned enterprises of all kinds to compete. Indeed, we take pride in declaring that goal on the front page of all our directories with the words Connecting Local Residents with Local Businesses to Better Our Community…Buy Local – Find it Here.

Toward that same end, we are offering newly customized advertising packages created specifically to make appearing in The Shoreline Book even more worthwhile for our advertisers. These packages include:

Read full article: From the Publisher