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1 MEDIA KIT/ CHICAGO 2019 SLMAGCHICAGO.COM

2 MEDIA KIT / ABOUT HOME IS WHERE LIFE HAPPENS At Sophisticated Living From home and fashion, to travel and beauty, to health and wellness we want to share only the best with local Chicagoans in the place they call home. CHICAGO CINCINNATI COLUMBUS INDIANAPOLIS LOUISVILLE LEXINGTON LOS ANGELES NASHVILLE ST. LOUIS 2

3 MEDIA KIT / AUDIENCE OUR AUDIENCE Sophisticated Living Readers are affluent, educated, influential consumers who appreciate the finer things in life. 400,000 $ Qualified Household Income 850,000 $ Average Household income 38 Median Age 52% 48% Female Male 25,000 80% 63% 68% Our controlled circulation and distribution method puts each issue directly in the homes of the highest income-verified earners in the Chicago region, city and suburbs. 9% 45% 86% 11% 64% 60% Bi-monthly Circulation Direct Mail (non-subscription) In-room (breakout hotel locations) High-end boutiques, shops, salons, agencies, event distribution Alison Kahi-Goitz Victoria e: alison@alisonvictoria.com For information contact / Sarah e: sarah@slmag.net c Traveled in the US in last year Own a luxury vehicle Traveled internationally Dine out at least 10 in last year times per month Purchased item after seeing in SL magazine Considered an opinion leader 3

4 MEDIA KIT / AFFLUENCE CONTROLLED CIRCULATION Sophisticated Living is distributed to the highest income earners from a proprietary list compiled by a third-party and owned and managed by AVN Media. Continually updated, this data guarantees that your advertisement is positioned in front of the most capable consumers in the market who can afford your product and/or service. FULL-PAGE ONLY DESIGN Sophisticated Living only offers full-page ads. This strategy keeps the look and feel of the magazine clean and gives advertisers ample opportunity to maximize their message by utilizing an entire page. EDITORIAL SCHEDULE Each issue is packed with award-winning editorial that includes homes, dining, wine, travel, motoring, art, antiques, books, fashion, jewelry and philanthropic/society coverage. This schedule was purposefully crafted around the spending patterns of the demographic we serve. We recognize that our readers live locally but travel globally so you will see a blend of local, regional, national and international content designed to engage and inspire our readers FREQUENCY Published six times annually, Sophisticated Living hits the perfect sweet spot to retain reader participation while offering a reasonable investment for advertisers to purchase media for the full year to achieve consistent branding. BRAND EQUITY Sophisticated Living only accepts the best clients as advertising partners. Your message is in good company with other wellrespected local, regional, national and global brands. 4

5 MEDIA KIT / BESPOKE PUBLISHING BESPOKE PUBLISHING Wine Columnist Scott Harper is a member of the Society Of Wine Educators and is certified wine educator and is one of 157 professionals in the Americas and only 247 worldwide to earn the title of Certified Master Sommelier by the Court of Master Sommeliers. Antique Columnists Amelia and Je Jeers own Garth s Auctioneers & Appraisers, a premier auction house in Delaware, OH approaching$ 10 million in annual revenue. Je is a member of the Certified Appraisers Guild of America. Graphic Designer Jason Yann has more than 20 years of experience in the industry and his concise, creative layouts have been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists and other specialty award competitions. Photographer Andrew Kung has a client roster that spans the United States. His award winning fashion, commercial and studio photography has appeared in multiple national publications. Food Photographer Carmen Troesser is a Missouri Native who has done assignments for time, Audubon Magazine, Newsweek, USA Today And Lucky Magazine among others. Architecture Photographer Elise O Brien is an award-winning artist whose talents are sought by some of the top firms in the U.S. Recently, she was recognized in the book, through the Lens/International Architectural Photographers, as one of the top ten architectural and interior photographers in the United States. 5

6 MEDIA KIT / ADVERTISING 360 ADVERTISING PRINT Sophisticated Living Chicago bespoke publishing: published bimonthly high net worth consumers award-winning writers and photographers highest quality papers in the industry fine art-style photography full-page-only advertisements smart page layout DIGITAL A digital version of each issue is available online for all markets within the Sophisticated Living family of publications. This evergreen process allows downloads directly from the pages and creates a shareability, encouraging followers and building brand awareness. EXPERIENTIAL Sophisticated Living hosts soirees celebrating our issue releases. Connecting the elite and affluent of Las Vegas, Sophisticated Living produces custom and signature events putting advertisers at the forefront of each experience. Sophisticated Living delivers full production capabilities from concept to execution. SOCIAL / Sophisticated Living posts vibrant visuals, engaging content and timely information on social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook while disseminating bespoke blasts. 6

7 MEDIA KIT / EVERY ISSUE IN EVERY ISSUE Feature Cover Sophisticated Society Travel Fashion + Beauty Jewelry Luxury in Motion Books Fine Dining Home + Interior Master Sommelier Art Antiques Of Note 7

8 MEDIA KIT / AD RATES ADVERTISING RATES All prices are net. Agencies should adjust rate accordingly. Guaranteed placement requires an additional 15% charge. Sophisticated Living is published six times per year. For size and art requirements, please refer to the Creative and Mechanicals page. Circulation - 25,000 - Sophisticated Livin or more. This represents the highest income earners in Chicago Metro area. 250,000 RATES 6x 3x OPEN Full Page $3,000 Spread Pricing (2 pages) $8,000 $10,000 Back Cover $6,500 $8,000 Inside Left Cover Inside Right Cover Inside Back Cover TOC 1 TOC 2 Contributors Page Opposite Editors Letter Society Page Sponsorship Sophisticated Giving $2,500 Mar/Apr 2016 DEADLINES ART DEADLINES ISSUE DATE ADDITIONAL PREMIUM PLACEMENT & PRICING DECEMBER 1 JANUARY/FEBRUARY Bellyband / $10,000 per issue FEBRUARY 1 MARCH/APRIL Polybag / APRIL 1 MAY/JUNE Brochure / $10,000 per issue JUNE 1 JULY/AUGUST Gatefold / $8,000 per issue AUGUST 1 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER Insert card / per issue OCTOBER 1 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER per issue 9

9 MEDIA KIT / SPECS CREATIVE & MECHANICALS Adobe PDF Specifications Ads submitted as PDF files must have fonts embedded and be composite, high resolution, press-ready PDF files (300 dpi). Include bleed if ad is designed as such with consideration for live area in relation to trim (8.375 x ). Please submit your company s artwork to Sarah Kahi-Goitz at sarah@slmag.net and artchi@slmag.net Full Page with Bleed x Spread with Bleed 17 x Bleed x Trim x Recommended Live Area x