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
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.
Schedule
- Fall 2022 (October 12)
Space reservation deadline: September 30 - Winter 2023 (TBA)
- Spring 2023 (TBA)
- Summer 2023 (TBA)
Rates & Sizes
| size | width x height | 1x | 4x |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Page | 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 |
Pricing includes full color. To qualify for the 4x volume discount, all ads must be published in a one-year period.
Staytripper
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.
Target adventurous Vermonters who are exploring their home state.
Schedule
- Fall 2022 (August 31)
Space reservation deadline: August 19 - Winter 2023-23 (December 7)
Space reservation deadline: November 29 - Spring 2023 (TBA)
- Summer 2023 (TBA)
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. This free quarterly supplement distributed inside Seven Days regularly wins best-in-class awards from the national Parenting Media Association.
Reach parents and caregivers looking for local resources and family fun.
Schedule
- Holiday Issue (November 16)
Space reservation deadline: November 4 - Camps & Schools Issue (February 2023)
- Summer Preview Issue (May 2023)
- Back to School Issue (August 2023)
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.
2023-24 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.
2023-2024 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.”
2023-2024 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)