Advertising Opportunities
Benicia Magazine Print and Online publications offer clients unique advertising opportunities that work. We provide many different options that ensure our clients will have a much broader reach. Through a variety of media, we make it easier for customers to find advertisers.
Packages combining print and online advertising are available and offer a comprehensive strategy for marketing your business.
Benicia Magazine Print
Known for our first 6 years as Inside Benicia, Benicia Magazine is the go-to source for everything happening in our town and surrounding communities. We strive to inform and inspire with our monthly feature stories covering the arts, politics, education, fashion, dining, history, travel and more. Our Happenings calendar is a comprehensive listing of what’s happening around the area. Benicia Magazine’s beautiful design and photography, in addition to the editorial content, means high readership and proven results for advertisers. Our return client rate is an impressive 85%.
Circulation
Benicia Magazine’s total circulation is 14,000. It is mailed directly to all of Benicia’s residents and businesses, and a rotating demographic of targeted homes outside Benicia. These selective mailings to communities with household incomes over $150,000 include Lafayette, Danville, Walnut Creek, Livermore, Napa, Green Valley and Glen Cove.
Print Advertising Sizes & Specifications
Full page 9.5 X 10.75
Two-thirds 9.5 X 8.111
Half page 9.5 X 5.3264
Third page 4.675 X 7.125
Quarter page 4.675 X 5.3264
Sixth page 4.675 X 3.5
For rates or more information, email adsales@beniciamagazine.com or call 707.853.5226.
Position requests on space-available basis for 15% of the monthly ad rate. New ad deadline: the 8th of each month prior to the issue month. Camera-ready art may be submitted up to the 8th of the month prior to the issue month. File size may not exceed 8MB.
Camera-ready art is defined as a PDF file distilled to print quality with outlined or embedded fonts, CMYK color (no RGB or spot color) to the designated size without bleeds, with high-resolution (300 dpi minimum) photos, logos, and other images.
Deadline/Fees for ad changes:
For the duration of the ad contract, there is no fee for 15 minutes of design time for text changes only if received by the 5th of the issue month. Ad changes cannot be accommodated after the deadline. Design changes or additional graphics services are available for $95 per hour.
Benicia Magazine Online
Advertising on beniciamagazine.com is an excellent way to increase exposure for your business. Clients can access many types of online media to reach potential customers, including Videos, Sponsorships, Resource Guide listings, E-newsletters, Featured Products & Services and Enter to Win Prize Giveaways.
Guide Listings
Benicia Magazine has a large database of business listings by category. There are three ways to advertise in our Resource Guides – a Basic listing, Premium listing or Featured Listing. Basic listings are absolutely free. All listing types include essential information: business name, address, phone number and Google map with business location pinpointed. Premium and Featured listings appear in top positions, in a colored box to differentiate from free listings, and link to their own exclusive page that displays the following information:
Basic listing: Free, includes the above essential information.
Premium listing: includes essential information plus 150 words of text, photo and web link to advertiser’s website.
Featured listing: Includes essential information plus 250 words of text, photo gallery and web link to advertiser’s website. This listing can also include a short video about a store, product or service for an additional fee.
Advertisers create an account to login and upload text and photos. Paid listings are three-months minimum, paid in advance by credit card. All paid listings are automatically renewed unless they are removed by the client or converted to a free listing.
Basic listing: Free
Premium listing: $35. Annual price $400.
Featured listing: $65. Annual price $750.
Site Advertising
Site advertisements come in a variety of shapes, sizes and locations. Sponsor ads are links to client’s website. These advertisements are designed for maximum exposure for your business and include the following types:
Leaderboard: 728 pixels X 90 pixels
Footer: 728 pixels X 90 pixels
Sponsorship: 300 pixels X 250 pixels
Tower: 160 pixels X 600 pixels
Video: A 2-3 minute video is a great way to access viral marketing. Benicia Magazine staff will produce and upload a candid video about your business to beniciamagazine.com. The video will also be uploaded to YouTube and other internet sites, and can be uploaded to client’s website, Facebook pages and other venues.
Enter to Win Giveaways
Enter-to-win Giveaways are a very effective way to advertise. Clients get Home page exposure that links to information about the product or service, providing even more exposure.
Email Newsletter Marketing
E-newsletters provide unique opportunities to advertise your business to a targeted audience. E-newsletters will focus on a variety of topics of interest to readers.
Featured Products and Services
For information on Featured products and services, see contact information below.
For pricing information on these and other types of advertising or print/online packages, please email adsales@insidebenicia.com or call 707.853.5226.

