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Why Advertise in Politics In Minnesota?

Politics In Minnesota is the best place -- and really the only place -- to put your name, message and/or web site link in front of everyone in the world of Minnesota public affairs. Our readership includes:

• Political junkies and activists across the political spectrum
• Legislators and legislative staff
• Executive branch officials and staff
• State agencies and staff
• County commissioners, city council members and their staffs
• Minnesota members of Congress and their staffs
• The media
• The private-sector public affairs community, including corporations and trade associations, along with their lobbyists
• Plain old citizens interested in their state's civic life

Politics In Minnesota provides four advertising opportunities:

1. www.politicsinminnesota.com - purchased ads are displayed on all our pages, including Morning Report and Weekly Report online archives
2. Morning Reports - ads are displayed in our email newsletter (not the website's public archives)
3. Weekly Reports - ads are displayed in our email newsletter (not the website's public archives)
4. The Directory [The 2007-2008 edition has been published. Look for rates for the 2009-2010 edition in the spring of 2008.]

Advertising Packages & Rates

Prices subject to change without notice.

Website Only

Size	1 Month Rate (every day)	3 Months
Button Ad (180 x 60) Posted on every page; top of left sidebar or right sidebar	$300	$750
Standard Banner (468 x 60) Posted on every page; banner slots rotate randomly	$400	$1000
Skyscraper (160 x 600) Posted on every page; left or right sidebar	$600	$1550

Morning Reports

Size	1 Month Rate (every day)	3 Months
Button Ad (180 x 60)	$500	$1,400
Standard Banner (468 x 60)	$600	$1,700
Skyscraper (160 x 600) Posted alongside news items	$800	$2,300

Weekly Reports

Size	1 Month Rate	3 Months
Button Ad (180 x 60)	$225	$550 (Save $125)
Standard Banner (468 x 60)	$325	$800 (Save $175)
Skyscraper (160 x 600)	$525	$1350 (Save $225)

Package Deal (advertise in all 3 locations)

Size	1 Month Rate (every day)	3 Months
Button Ad (180 x 60) Posted on every site page; top of left sidebar or right sidebar	$825	$2,300
Standard Banner (468 x 60) Posted on every page; banner slots rotate randomly	$1,125	$3,200
Skyscraper (160 x 600) Posted on every page; left or right sidebar	$1,725	$5,000

Quick Message Opportunity: Short Run Ads

Politics in Minnesota can offer your organization quick ad placement, which lets you get your message in front of journalists, government officials and the public affairs community at the beginning of the news day.

After arranging the ad purchase, we can place it in the Morning Report quickly. Here's what we need on the day of publication:

1. A heads up it's coming by 7:00 a.m.
2. The ad, itself, by 8:00 a.m. This should be as a GIF or JPEG of a 'non-bloated' level of compression - i.e. below 50K if possible
3. Name and cell phone number of who to contact if there are problems.
4. A destination URL for the ad to land at: where do you want this thing to connect to?

Also, don't forget: We publish the Weekly Report on Fridays. Last minute ad deadlines for that are:

1. Heads up before 2:00 p.m.
2. The ad, itself, by 11:00 a.m. This should be as a GIF or JPEG of a 'non-bloated' level of compression - i.e. below 50K if possible
3. Name and cell phone number of who to contact if there are problems.
4. A destination URL for the ad to land at: where do you want this thing to connect to?

Advertising Specs & Other Important Information

1. Acceptable graphic formats are .GIF (animated ads are O.K.), .JPG, and .PNG. Maximum file size is 32kb.
2. Our staff can design your ad for an additional charge.
3. Advertisers wishing to purchase a package not specified (i.e., an ad buy longer than three months, or inquiries about different ad sizes) should contact the Publisher, Sarah Janecek, who is likely to provide additional discounts. sarah@politicsinminnesota.com 651-293-0949
4. All technical questions should be directed to Staff. staff@politicsinminnesota.com 651-293-0949
5. All billing questions should be directed to Ricé Davis. rice@politicsinminnesota.com 651-293-0949
6. We are more than happy to accommodate billing needs such as payments over time to match your budget cycle.

Advertising Policy

All advertising submitted is subject to the approval of the Publisher, Quadriga Communications (dba Politics in Minnesota). The Publisher reserves the right to refuse any advertising content which does not meet the company's standard of acceptance.

The Publisher cannot be held responsible for errors in copy supplied by the Advertiser. The liability of the Publisher for failure to publish an advertisement in the time period specified by the Advertiser is limited to publishing the advertisement in future publications.

The Advertiser and/or Advertising Agency agrees to defend and indemnify the Publisher against any and all liability, loss or expense arising from claims of libel, unfair competition, unfair trade practices, infringement of trademarks, trade names or patents, violations of privacy and infringement of copyrights and proprietary rights resulting from the publication of the Advertiser's advertisement.

All advertising rates are net; no commission will be deducted from accredited agencies' invoices.

Claims for adjustment due to error must be made within seven (7) days of publication. If a gross error is made in the advertisement and it is the sole responsibility of the Publisher, the Publisher will run the advertisement for an additional time period at a reduced rate to the Advertiser. In any event, if the Advertiser chooses not to run an advertisement in any future issues or on the website, the incorrect advertising must be paid for in full according to the agreement. Advertising contracts/agreements are binding upon both parties, their successors and assignees according to the laws of the State of Minnesota. Any and all arbitration or litigation arising must be disputed in the County of Ramsey in the State of Minnesota.