The Crow’s NestThe official student newspaper at the
University of South Florida St. PetersburgRate Card
Crow’s Nest at USF St. Petersburg140 7th Avenue South Suite 128St. Petersburg, FL 33701Phone: 727-873-4113 Fax: 727-873-4190
Editor-in-ChiefErica [email protected] 727-873-4113
Circulation- Weekly, 1,000 copies.- Enrollment: 6,000
Advertising Rates -Local Rate: $9.50 per column inch*Businesses in Pinellas County-Campus Organization rate: $9.00-Non Profit rate: $8.50-Non-local rate: $10.50-Political rate: $10.50*Mandatory pre-payment-National rate: $12.00*50 % up charge for all full color ads includinginserts.*Spot color is charged at full color rates.
Advertisement Dimensions (in inches)) L W- Bull’s Eye 1.75 x 1.0- 1/16 page: landscape 3.75 x 1.5 portrait 1.75 x 3.0- 1/8 page: landscape 3.75 x 3.0 portrait 1.75 x 6.0- 1/4 page: landscape 3.75 x 5.75 portrait 1.75 x 11.5- 1/2 page 5.75 x 10.0- Full page 11.50 x 10.0
Advertising Rate Policies-Advertiser will be billed and payment is due within30 days of receipt of invoice. Checks should bemade payable to: The Crow’s Nest.
-Ads will not run in publication until Ad Agreementis received.
Discounts- 5 % off for 5 issues- 10% off for 10 issues
Additional Information- Full color is an up charge of 50%- All ad rates are per individual ad, per issue.- All advertisers must sign an advertising agreement before an ad will be placed.
2009-2010 Dates of PublicationFall 09: September 14, 2009 - December 1, 2009Spring 10: January 25, 2010 - March 1, 2010 and March 15, 2010 - April 26, 2010
Issue Dates and Deadlines-Display advertising is due Tuesday by 5 p.m. forpublication in the upcoming Monday edition.-Inserts due by Thursday at 11 a.m. for theupcoming Monday edition.
Electronic Ad Transmission- The Crow’s Nest prefers ads in PDF or JPEGformat.- The minimum size for image files is 300 DPI.
About USF St. Petersburg- USF. St. Petersburg is a rapidly growing, fiscallyautonomous, urban campus located on a 46-acre sitesurrounding Bayboro Harbor.- On-campus students reside in Residence Hall One,500 2nd St. S. Occupancy is 362 students with awaiting list.- RHO is located in the heart of downtown St.Petersburg, where many students shop, have fun,and relax.- USF St. Petersburg does not provide dining hallsfor residents, so many students dine locally, eachspending an average of $100 per month, accordingto research conducted in October 2009.
USF St. Petersburg Students Male FemaleTotalUndergraduates 1,982 3,3645,346Graduate students 137 346 483Non-degree seeking 64 110 174
Total 6,003
Fall 2009- Spring 2010