Print Products

The Power of Print Media

Planners Rely on Print

Our publications introduce meeting planners to your destinations or properties. This information tells our audience what you want them to understand and how to better handle their business.

Print is a reminder of who, where and what your business is.

Let Meetings Today's drive group business your way.

Our Print Options Include:

9 issues during the year
2 annual supplements

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Stand out from your competition with Customized Options:

Gatefold Cover (with or without die cut)
Reverse Gatefold Cover
Tip Cover
Tab Divider (with or without die cut)
2-page Gatefold
3-page Gatefold
Cover Wrap

French Door
Belly Band
Destination spread
Insert
Label Aire Post-it
Business Reply Cards
Custom

Print Specifications

Ad Size	Non-Bleed (W x H)	Bleed (W x H)
Full Page	8" x 9 7⁄8"	9 1⁄4" x 11 1⁄8"
1/2 Page (Island)	5 1⁄2" x 7 5⁄8"	N/A
1/2 Page (Horizontal)	8" x 4 3⁄4"	9 1⁄4" x 5 3⁄8"
1/2 Page (Vertical)	4" x 10"	4 1⁄2" x 11 1⁄8"
1/3 Page (Square)	5 3⁄8" x 4 7⁄8"	N/A
1/3 Page (Vertical)	2 3⁄4" x 10"	N/A
2 Page Spread*	17 1⁄2" x 9 7⁄8"	18 1⁄2" x 11 1⁄8"
1/2 Page Spread	17 1⁄2" x 4 7⁄8"	18 1⁄2" x 5 3⁄8"

* If supplying as two single facing pages, set to the trim size (9" x 10 7⁄8"), with 1⁄8" bleed on all outside edges. No gutter bleed is required.

Mechanical Requirements

SPECS:

Trim Size: 9" x 10 7/ 8"
Binding: Perfect
Printing: 4-color offset web
Bleed trim: 1/ 8" on all sides
Live area: 1/ 2" on all sides (equal to non-bleed dimensions)

FREQUENCY

9 issues distributed per year
Supplements: 2 Annually

FILE TRANSMISSION

You may email PDF-X1a file (size limit 25MB) to candy.holub@meetingstoday.com or materials-mt@meetingstoday.com.

For large files, please upload here: https://www.tradepress.com/uploads/meetingstoday
File names cannot include special characters (i.e. &, #)

Dropbox, WeTransfer, or an alternative file sharing method.

Ad Sizes

Print Advertising & Specialty Items Submissions

(Advertorials, Bonus Listings, Gatefold Covers, Cover Tips, Bellybands, Inserts)

Candy Holub
Senior Customer Success Coordinator
candy.holub@meetingstoday.com
414.368.6907, Ext. 627

File Requirements

We prefer press-ready PDF-X1a files (file must include bleed, trim marks and exact trim size).

Maximum file size: 48 MB

Images: Photographic images must meet the following guidelines:

Resolution: 300dpi
Color mode: CMYK or Grayscale (convert all RGB images to CMYK). Pantone (PMS) colors will be converted to CMYK and we will not be held responsible for color shifts due to conversion.

Trapping: All items in the document must be trapped to fit. We DO NOT provide trapping, and will not be responsible for undesirable results due to improper trapping.

Proofs: A color proof of your ad is recommended. Publisher cannot guarantee reproduction of ads without a SWOP industry standard proof. Proofs should be output at 100%. Digital proofs and laser prints are not considered accurate in color and will be treated as 'content verification only" proofs.

Material Storage: Printing material will be stored for 12 months and then destroyed unless advised otherwise.

Press information

Printing: Web Offset

Binding: Perfect (Glued)

Color: Black and White, 2-Color and 4-Color Screen: 200 lpi (stocastic)

4-color Density: Maximum 300%. Provided only one color is solid.

Inking: Use Specifications for Web Offset on 50 lb. Machine Coated

Rotation of Colors: Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow — Web

Production Charges: Advertising rates are based on receipt of finished, press-ready artwork. The production department will contact the responsible party if additional preparation of the files is required. Every effort will be made to contact the responsible party within a reasonable amount of time to resubmit the artwork before our deadlines. Additional preparation of the ad by our Production Department will be billed to the responsible party.