Advertising Information

BUY LOCAL - Advertise in your community newspaper!

The Carrboro Citizen is the only locally owned and operated newspaper covering the greater Carrboro-Chapel Hill area. Our paper is published every Thursday, and is distributed free in racks at over 140 locations (as of September 2008) in and around Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Pittsboro, Southern Village, and along 15-501 in northern Chatham County. Our current press run is 5000 copies.

DISPLAY ADVERTISING

Open rate is $8.65 per column inch. Discounts are available based on frequency and bulk. Color starts at $40 per ad. Details are available by calling 919-942-2100 or emailing ads at carrboro citizen dot com.

Deadlines for display space and materials:
Print-ready files - Monday prior to publication, 5 pm
Ads requiring design services - Friday prior, 12 noon

The Citizen is a six column broadsheet, 21 inches deep. Depths in half inch increments. Call or email for column widths.

Ad design services are available to Citizen advertisers at no additional charge. Our artist will lay out your ad and send you a proof for approval. If you prefer to design your own ads, PDF files (200 dpi) may be submitted to ads at carrboro citizen dot com.

MILL

Mill is our monthly arts, music, food, beverage and literature publication. Mill is inserted into the Citizen near the beginning of each calendar month.

Mill is a five column tab, 11.5 inches deep. Ad space is sold in modular sizes (1/16 page, 1/8 page, 1/4 page, 1/2 page, full page.) Call or email for dimensions.

Ads in Mill start at just $50, and color starts at $40. Frequency discounts are available. Call or email for details.

Deadlines for Mill are Thursday prior for space reservations, and Friday prior for ad materials.

OTHER SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTIONS

Other special sections appear seasonally, such as our spring and fall gardening publication. Our advertising staff can keep you informed as these become available.

CLASSIFIED ADS

You can design and purchase your own classified liner ads right here on our website. Call us at 919-942-2100 if you need technical assistance.

PREPRINT INSERTIONS

Preprint rates are $60/m for single sheet and $80/m for multi-page. Full run only, no zoning. Materials should be drop-shipped to our printer (call or email for shipping info.) Deadline for space and materials is 14 days prior to insertion.

ADVERTISING ON OUR WEBSITE

Call or email for details.

POLITICAL ADVERTISING

Open rate only. Must be paid for in advance of publication. Ad must display the name of the individual or group authorizing the ad.

CONTACT OUR ADVERTISING STAFF TO LEARN MORE!

Ad Sales & Information:
Marty Cassady, Advertising Director
919-942-2100 ext. 2
marty at carrborocitizen dot com

Accounts Receivable & Billing Questions:
Anne Billings, Office Coordinator
919-942-2100 ext. 0
anne at carrborocitizen dot com