Niche Publications
In addition to our flagship newspaper, Seven Days publishes six additional niche publications throughout the year. Advertising in these titles helps target your message to a specific audience.
Quarterlies
Nest Quarterly
Nest is a quarterly publication filled with articles on home design, DIY decorating inspirations and Vermont real estate tips. Distributed each season in Seven Days, it’s the ideal venue for advertising campaigns targeting first-time homebuyers and anyone else looking to nest.
Advertise your home and garden services to area homeowners.
Fall 2021 Issue (September 15)
Space reservation deadline: September 3
Winter 2021-22 Issue (January 19)
Space reservation deadline: January 7
Spring 2022 Issue (April 13)
Space reservation deadline: April 1
Summer 2022 Issue (July 13)
Space reservation deadline: July 1
| size | width x height | 1x | 4x |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full* | 9.625″ x 11.25″ | $1485 | $1340 |
| 1/2 Vertical | 4.75″ x 11.25″ | $805 | $725 |
| 1/2 Horizontal | 9.625″ x 5.56″ | $805 | $725 |
| 1/4 Tile | 4.75″ x 5.56″ | $430 | $390 |
| 1/8 Vertical | 2.3″ x 5.56″ | $230 | $210 |
| 1/8 Horizontal | 4.75″ x 2.72″ | $230 | $210 |
- Marketers: Pricing includes full color. To qualify for the 4x volume discount, all ads must be published in a one-year period.
Staytripper Quarterly
Staytripper is a quarterly supplement in Seven Days that helps locals rediscover Vermont. Through curated travel itineraries and profiles of guided tour companies and lodging operations, Staytripper will inspire Vermonters to support local businesses while exploring their own backyards.
Reach Vermonters in the next issue of Staytripper!
Fall 2021 Issue (September 1)
Space reservation deadline: August 24
Winter 2021-22 Issue (December 8)
Space reservation deadline: November 30
Spring 2022 Issue (March 2)
Space reservation deadline: February 18
Summer 2022 Issue (June 1)
Space reservation deadline: May 20
Rates & Sizes
Please refer to the Seven Days rates and sizes.
Kids VT
Kids VT is Vermont’s only parenting magazine, a reliable resource for family-friendly events, activities, camps and classes since 1994. Each issue contains tips on health, fitness, food, shopping, books, crafts and more. Available at more than 600 locations in northern and central Vermont, this free monthly magazine regularly wins best-in-class awards from the national Parenting Media Association.
- Circulation: 25,000 in northern and central Vermont.
- Target Audience: Vermont parents with children age 0-13.
Back to School Issue (August 25)
Space reservation deadline: August 13
Holiday Issue (November 17)
Space reservation deadline: November 5
Camps and Schools Issue (February 16)
Space reservation deadline: February 4
Summer Preview Issue (May 18)
Space reservation deadline: May 6
Retail Display Ads
| size | 1x | 3x | 6x | 11x | color |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full |
$1300 |
$1150 | $1135 | $1035 | +$150 |
| 3/4 |
$1170 |
$1045 | $820 | $740 | +$150 |
| 2/3 |
$1055 |
$940 | $720 | $625 | +$150 |
| 1/2 |
$770 |
$670 | $660 | $600 | +$100 |
| 1/3 |
$630 |
$585 | $540 | $515 | +$100 |
| 1/4 |
$485 |
$440 | $415 | $380 | +$100 |
| 1/6 |
$405 |
$355 | $335 | $310 | +$50 |
| 1/8 |
$320 |
$265 | $250 | $235 | +$50 |
| 1/12 |
$250 |
$235 | $195 | $160 | +$50 |
| 1/16 |
$175 |
$150 | $135 | $125 | +$50 |
Inserts
- Single-sheet: $50/1000
- 2-8 pages: $62.50/1000
- 9-24 pages: $75/1000
- 25+ pages: Contact your account executive.
25k total circulation. Minimum 3000 inserts. Maximum size 8.5″ x 11″. Contact your account executive for details.
Web Banner Ads on Kidsvt.com
$250/month: Includes (2) banner sizes, share of voice.
- Medium Rectangle, 600 x 500px (displays at 300 x 250px)
- Pencil, 1960 x 120px (displays at 980 x 60px)
Online Family Resource Guide
$100/year: Enhance your business’ listing in our family resource directory with top placement, photos and your description.
Camp Guide
XXX: TBA
Retail Display Sizes
| size | horizontal | vertical | tile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | — | — |
9.625″ x 11.25″ |
| 3/4 |
9.625″ x 8.4″ |
7.2″ x 11.25″ | — |
| 2/3 | — | — |
9.625″ x 7.46″ |
| 1/2 |
9.625″ x 5.56″ |
4.75″ x 11.25″ | — |
| 1/3 |
9.625″ x 3.67″ |
4.75″ x 7.46″ |
— |
| 1/4 |
9.625″ x 2.72″ |
2.3″ x 11.25″ | 4.75″ x 5.56″ |
| 1/6 |
4.75″ x 3.67″ |
2.3″ x 7.46″ | — |
| 1/8 |
4.75″ x 2.72″ |
2.3″ x 5.56″ | — |
| 1/12 |
4.75″ x 1.77″ |
2.3″ x 3.67″ | — |
| 1/16 | — | — |
2.3″ x 2.72″ |
Discounts
- New Advertiser: Buy 3 months and get the 4rd month FREE. Must be consecutive months.
- Non-Profit: 10% Off.
- Saturates: A minimum of 3 identical ads in 1 issue. Full price for the first ad, all others 50% off.
- Web Ads: 5% Off, with a 11x buy.
Premium Placement
Available on a first-come, first-served basis at 15% over ad cost.
Example
Contact Kaitlin Montgomery to advertise: 802-985-5482 ext. 142
Annuals
7 Nights
7 Nights, Vermont’s most comprehensive dining guide, is distributed at tourist destinations and local hotspots, including restaurants, hotels and rest stops, throughout the year. This glossy magazine is a must-have for foodies and a great way to promote your business all year long.
Whet readers’ appetites with an ad in 7 Nights.
2022-23 Issue (TBA)
| size | width x height | price | Free Restaurant Week? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full* | 8″ x 10.5″ | $1800 | Yes! |
| 1/2 Vertical | 3.625″ x 10″ | $1250 | Yes! |
| 1/2 Horizontal | 7.5″ x 4.875″ | $1250 | Yes! |
| 1/4 Tile | 3.625″ x 4.875″ | $775 | No 🙁 |
| Restaurant Week Only | — | $850 | — |
| Enhanced Online Listing | — | $199 | — |
- Designers: Add a .125″ bleed to the full-page size and allow a .25″ internal safe area.
- Marketers: Pricing includes full color.
- 5% off when you pay before April 1, 2017.
All the Best: Seven Daysies
The highly anticipated results of the annual Seven Daysies readers’ choice contest are revealed at last in All the Best magazine. It’s published as a stand-alone magazine (stapled newsprint with a glossy cover) and distributed in Seven Days with an overrun of 14,000 copies — total circulation: 50k.
Position your brand beside the best of Vermont.
2022-2023 Issue (TBA)
| size | width x height | price | placement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Page* | 10″ x 11.5″ | $2499 | back page |
| $1999 | glossy | ||
| $1799 | standard | ||
| 1/2 Vertical | 4.75″ x 11.25″ | $1249 | — |
| 1/2 Horizontal | 9.625″ x 5.56″ | $1249 | — |
| 1/4 Vertical | 4.75″ x 5.56″ | $599 | — |
| 1/6 Horizontal | 4.75″ x 3.67″ | $399 | — |
Designers: Add a .125″ bleed to the full-page size and allow a .5″ internal safe area.
Marketers: Only (6) full page glossy ads are available. Pricing includes full color on all ads.
Daysies Digital Ballot Sponsorship
$1999: Get your message in front of our 10,000+ voters — sponsor the ballot! Your sponsorship includes an exclusive digital banner ad at the top of one of five ballot sections for an entire month of voting and a half-page print ad in the Daysies results magazine.
(5) Available Sections Include
- Food
- Drink
- Arts + Entertainment
- Shopping, Services
- Outdoors + Recreation
Digital Specs
- Desktop/tablet: 640 x 100px; and
- Mobile: 320 x 50px
Half Page Print Ad
- Horizontal: 9.625″ x 5.56″; or
- Vertical: 4.75″ x 11.25″
Section Sponsorship Deadline: Friday, May 6, 2016.
What’s Good
Introduce your business to brand spankin’ new customers in What’s Good — the annual “field guide” to Burlington. This full-color, glossy publication reaches 30,000 newcomers at five area colleges, and is distributed at Seven Days’ most popular young adult-targeted spots around the state. With information on the best shopping, food and drink, entertainment, local sports and outdoor fun, it’s the ideal resource for newcomers who want to know What’s Good in the Queen City.
Show Burlington’s newest residents that your business is “What’s Good.”
2022-2023 Issue (TBA)
| size | width x height | price | coupons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full* | 8″ x 10.5″ | $1399 | 4 |
| 1/2 Vertical Hero† | 4″ x 10.5″ | $1099 | 3 |
| 1/2 Horizontal | 6.875″ x 4.65″ | $999 | 3 |
| 1/3 Vertical Hero† | 2.8″ x 10.5″ | $699 | 2 |
| 1/4 Tile | 3.34″ x 4.65″ | $499 | 1 |
| 1/6 Vertical | 2.18″ x 4.65″ | $299 | — |
| 1/8 Horizontal | 3.34″ x 2.23″ | $259 | — |
* Trim size. Add 1/8” bleed and allow 1/4” internal, type-free safe area on all 4 sides.
† Trim size. Add 1/8” bleed and allow 1/4” internal, type-free safe area on top, right and bottom (no bleed needed on left). Ad published on right edge of spread. Paired with content when possible.
Young people want coupons — they told us so! Place a 1/4 page ad or larger in this year’s What’s Good and you’ll earn a bank of coupons designed to motivate readers to interact directly with your business.
Best Practices
- Offer a significant discount. 10-20% off will not yield noticeable results. 🙁
- Consider an offer that looks like free cash: $10 off, etc.
- This magazine will be published in August 2017 and will be distributed through spring of 2018. Make sure your coupons’ expiration dates are no earlier than February 1, 2018.
The Specs
The Seven Days design team will layout your coupons using a uniform template. Provide the following for each coupon.
- Offer headline: 2 lines, 25 total characters.
- Up to 3 bullet points about the deal and/or your business. Each point should not exceed 25 characters.
- Expiration date.
- Address and phone number
- Your logo (.ai, .eps or .pdf format)