The Best in Town | The Best Around

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Celebrating Publication Dates 21 Years of Week of June 19, 2016 Winners! Deadlines Space & Copy: During January and Thursday, June 9, 2016 February 2016, Wicked Local asked readers to vote Format for their favorite businesses. Short Tab with Modular Ad Sizes And once again our readers Discounts have spoken! 2016 Receive 50% off each For 21 years readers have been voting additional zone purchased on their favorite places, services, and (Highest rate is the driver) things to do in and around their communities, and the 2016 winners are waiting to be announced. Contract Advertisers: 10% discount Every year businesses celebrate their wins by marketing their message and sending thanks to those who supported their Premium Positions business. 20% charge will be Advertise in Readers Choice and applied to back cover, 10% to inside front Maximize Your Winning Exposure! and inside back Color Charges Claim your prize! Color charges will be 25% over When you advertise in the print edition of Readers Choice the NET space charge. your message will appear in the towns within the zone you Modular Ad Sizes choose. In addition you will receive added exposure online: Full Page: 9.75” x 10.5” • A live link to your website with your online listing on our Wicked Local Favorites website. Half Page: 9.75” x 5.19” (H) or • Your print ad will automatically be posted online 4.791” x 10.5” (V) through our Ad Enhance feature. 1/4 Page: 4.791” x 5.19” • Your print ad will appear in the replica of the print edition posted online. 1/8 Page: 4.791” x 2.5” (H) or The section lists all winners and honorable mentions in your 2.311” x 5.19” (V) area. Take advantage of our can’t miss advertising package. 1/16 Page: 4.791” x 1.5” (H) or Win or lose, you need to be there! 2.311” x 2.5” (V)

Creative design services are Online Presence! The WickedLocalFavorites.com site is fully searchable, with available to any advertiser in a database of winners that can be accessed and relied upon need of a new or revised pick-up all year long. In addition to what you receive in your print ad ad. Standard Creative Solutions package, we’ve got exciting digital opportunities to highlight rates apply. Ask rep for details. your business further within your winning category! For mechanical specifications on advertiser supplied pdf’s please visit www.cnccreative.com.

AP16EA-01-SA METRO 1 TOTAL READERS: 132,276 NORTH 2 TOTAL READERS: 75,641 WEST 2 TOTAL READERS: 69,753 Needham Times, Newton TAB, The Marblehead Reporter, North Shore Sunday, The MetroWest Daily News (zoned), , Swampscott Reporter Framingham TAB, Natick Bulletin & Tab, Wellesley Townsman The Sudbury Town Crier, The Wayland RATES: Full Page Half Page RATES: Full Page Half Page Town Crier, The Weston Town Crier $1,770 $1,190 $2,205 $1,480 RATES: Full Page Half Page $1,305 $760 1/4 Page 1/8 Page 1/4 Page 1/8 Page $855 $520 $1,095 $645 1/4 Page 1/8 Page $465 $285 1/16 Page 1/16 Page $410 1/16 Page $350 $190 NORTH 3 TOTAL READERS: 35,147 METRO 2 TOTAL READERS: 114,694 WEST 3 TOTAL READERS: 141,628 The Waltham News Tribune, Allston/ Malden Observer, Medford Transcript, Country Gazette, Brighton TAB, The Arlington Advocate, Melrose Free Press, The Reading Advocate, (Fri), North Attleboro Free Press Belmont Citizen Herald, Brookline TAB, Saugus Advertiser, Stoneham Sun, & TAB, Somerville Wakefield Observer RATES: Full Page Half Page $2,000 $1,155 Journal, Watertown TAB RATES: Full Page Half Page RATES: Full Page Half Page $1,590 $1,065 1/4 Page 1/8 Page $695 $410 $1,770 $1,190 1/4 Page 1/8 Page $770 $474 1/16 Page 1/4 Page 1/8 Page $255 $855 $520 1/16 Page 1/16 Page $320 SOUTH 1 TOTAL READERS: 174,787 $350 (zoned), Abington Mariner, NORTHWEST 1 TOTAL READERS: 57,707 Braintree Forum, Cohasset Mariner, Hanover Mariner, The Hingham Journal, Marshfield METRO 3 TOTAL READERS: 32,529 Bedford Minuteman, Billerica Minuteman, Mariner, Norwell Mariner, Rockland Mariner, Canton Journal, The Dedham Transcript, Burlington Union, Lexington Minuteman, Scituate Mariner, Weymouth News Dover-Sherborn Press, Medfield Press, Tewksbury Advocate, Wilmington RATES: Full Page Half Page Norwood Transcript & Bulletin, Roslindale Advocate, The Winchester Star, Woburn $1,009 $880 Transcript, Sharon Advocate, Walpole Advocate Times, West Roxbury Transcript, 1/4 Page 1/8 Page RATES: Full Page Half Page $685 $520 Westwood Press $1,875 $1,120 RATES: Full Page Half Page 1/16 Page 1/4 Page 1/8 Page $405 $1,286 $766 $850 $595 1/4 Page 1/8 Page 1/16 Page SOUTH 2 TOTAL READERS: 96,446 $551 $414 $400 The Enterprise (zoned), Bridgewater Independent, Easton Journal, Holbrook Sun, 1/16 Page Mansfield News, Randolph Herald, The $288 NORTHWEST 2 TOTAL READERS: 41,614 Raynham Call, Stoughton Journal The Beacon, The Beacon-Villager, NORTH 1 TOTAL READERS: 70,701 RATES: Full Page Half Page Chelmsford Independent, The Concord $909 $775 Beverly Citizen, Cape Ann Beacon, Danvers Journal, Lincoln Journal, Littleton Herald, Georgetown Record, The Hamilton- Independent, Westford Eagle 1/4 Page 1/8 Page Wenham Chronicle, Ipswich Chronicle, $665 $509 Newburyport Current, North Andover RATES: Full Page Half Page 1/16 Page Citizen, Tri-Town Transcript $1,700 $1,025 $395 RATES: Full Page Half Page 1/4 Page 1/8 Page SOUTH 3 TOTAL READERS: 53,547 $1,795 $1,190 $795 $525 The Patriot Ledger (zoned), Carver Reporter, 1/4 Page 1/8 Page 1/16 Page Kingston Reporter, Old Colony Memorial, $855 $520 $340 Pembroke Mariner & Express, The Sentinel, Wareham Courier 1/16 Page WEST 1 TOTAL READERS: 53,252 $350 RATES: Full Page Half Page The MetroWest Daily News (zoned), $809 $730 Hopkinton Crier, Hudson Sun, Marlborough 1/4 Page 1/8 Page Amesbury Enterprise, Shrewsbury Chronicle, The Salisbury Merrimac Newburyport West $635 $499 Haverhill Newbury Villager, The Westborough News Newbury Groveland Methuen n 1/16 Page getow Rowley e Geor RATES: Full Page Half Page Dunstable h Dracut Lawrenc North Boxford Ipswich Pepperell Andover $385 Andover yngsboroug T Lowell Rockport Topsfield Essex $1,170 $690 Hamilton Gloucester Groton Tewksbury Middleton Westford Chelmsford North Wenham Reading Manchester gton Danvers Beverly Shirley Ayer Billerica n CAPE 1 TOTAL READERS: 42,998 L ynnfiel Wilmi Reading 1/4 Page 1/8 Page Littleton Carlisle Peabody d

Harvard S Wakefield Salem Bedford Burlington tone Marblehead Lancaster ro Acton Bourne Courier, The Bulletin, The Register, Boxbo Saugus Lynn Woburn h Swampscott $425 $270 Concord ram Melrose Sterling Bolton Lexington Wincheste Sandwich Broadsider Maynard Rever Nahant Stow Lincoln ArlingtoMedford Malden Belmont Somerville e 1/16 Page Clinton n Waltham Cambrid EverettChelsea st Hudson Sudbury East Berlin d Winthrop We n Watertown n/ ge RATES: Full Page Half Page Boylston Boylston Weston Marlboro ayla Allsto $180 W Newton Brighton Boston Northboro ca ey n Southboro Framingham llesl BrooklineJamai Hull W Plai $860 $756 Sh Natick We Roxbues le rewsbur Needham t Roslinda Worcester y Westboro ry Ashland Hyde Dedham Park Quincy et Hopkinton Sherborn Dover Milton 1/4 Page 1/8 Page Westwood Hingham Grafton Cohass Holliston M Braintree Auburn Millbury edfiel Randolp Scituate Norwood Upton eymouth Millis d Canton h k W Norwell $540 $385 Milford Medway Northbridg Rockla Sutton H broo opedal Walpole on Avo Hol n Hanover e Norfolk Abington n e Sharon d Marshfield m Franklin Stought 1/16 Page Mendon Brockton Whitman Pembroke Uxbridge Foxboro Hanson Provincetown Douglas ne Bellingha Wrentham Ea Duxbury Easton Brid st t er gewa

Millville es $278 at t Blacksto W w er Truro Plainville Mansfield ge Brid Halifax Bridgewater Kingston Norton h Attleboro Plympton Nort Wellfleet CAPE 2 TOTAL READERS: 23,307 Attleboro Raynham Taunton Middleborough Plymouth Carver *Readership is based on calculating Seek Eastham Rehoboth The Cape Codder o Dighton nk Berkley Lakeville each publication’s representation of total circulation by percentage and RATES: Full Page Half Page Freetown Wareham Orleans Swansea Rochester t Brewster Acushn Bourne applying that same percentage to the Denni Somerse Fall River Sandwich d e $860 $756 t Marion s Harwich dfor Chatham Source: Scarborough e Yarmouth Total Readership number provided by B Barnstable Mattapoisett

ew ew Fairhaven Research, Boston Dartmouth N Scarborough Research. 1/4 Page 1/8 Page Mashpee Westport R2 2015, cume Falmouth $540 $385 readership. 1/16 Page $278 WickedLocalFavorites.com

1 Extend Your Message All Year Homepage Long!

All print advertisers receive a link as part of their online listing, is that enough? Extend your reach with these unique and limited opportunities.

Additional Online Exposure Reinforce your message with an online presence as readers search, browse, and navigate through this 2 year’s list of winners. Town Search One Leaderboard on the Home page $1,495 Page and Town Search Page. Four advertisers will rotate through this highly visible ad unit. These ads will run across the Wicked Local Favorites site. 1 2

Two medium rectangles on the Town $475 Search Page. Eight advertisers will rotate through the two ad units (four per ad unit).* 2 3 Within each of the four categories on $475 Category the Category Listing Page there are two Listing medium rectangles. Six advertisers will rotate through the two ad units (three per ad unit). The four categories include; Local Flavor, Local Services, Local Shopping, and Regional Favorites.* 3

Featured Business Profile* $750 Let consumers know why you’re a winner!

Only four spots available per category within each zone. Featured businesses appear on the 4 Category Listing page and linking off to a profile Business of your business that you supply. In addition your Profile business will be highlighted in a full page print ad along with the other featured businesses in your zone. The print ad will run in the corresponding print zone. 3 4

* All ad units run within a zone that corresponds to the same footprint as the Readers Choice print zones. Winners in 80 categories!

Year-long Marketing Campaign Readers Choice High Impact All year we’ll be touting the value of our Custom Vinyl Banners! Readers Choice section online. Readers Choice award recipients receive added Consumers can access the best from exposure with these high-impact signs and anywhere and we’ll make sure they know it! banners. Show everyone your business has been • A link on the navigation across the Wicked voted best of the best in your community. Local network of sites • Advertising in our promotional scroll across 3’ x 10’ Custom Printed our network Vinyl Banner • Consumer emails 4 color process $289.00 • Rich media advertising units 3’ x 5’ Custom Printed • Online campaign across the network Vinyl Banner • Print advertisements 4 color process $167.00 • Contests • Social Media 28” x 22” Double-Sided • Mobile advertising Hanging Sign • And so much more! with grommets $86.00

Find Your Favorites: ­­­­­­­­­LOCAL SHOPPING • Men’s Clothing Store • Women’s Clothing Store • Children’s Clothing • Optical Shop • Shoe Store • Bookstore • Photography • Gift Shop • Jewelry Store • Florist • Sporting Goods Store • Toy Store • Pet Services • Liquor Store • Furniture Store • Carpet/Flooring Store • Appliance Store • Home Decorating Store • Hardware/Home Improvement Store • Garden Store/Nursery • Consignment Shop LOCAL SERVICES • Accountant/Financial Planner • Maid/House Cleaning Service • Landscaper • Attorney/Lawyer • Veterinarian/Animal Hospital • Martial Arts • Hair Salon • Day Spa or Massage • Manicure/Pedicure • Tanning Salon • Health Club/Yoga Studio • Weight Loss Center • Assisted Living • Doctor/Primary Care Physician or Pediatrician • Dentist or Dental Office • Chiropractor • Daycare/Preschool • Dry Cleaner/Tailor • Auto Service/Repair • Community Bank • Insurance Agency • Dance School • Gymnastics School • Retirement Living Residence LOCAL FLAVOR • Restaurant For Breakfast • Restaurant For Lunch • Restaurant For Dinner • Fine Dining Restaurant • Italian Restaurant • Pizza Place • Thai Restaurant • Mexican Restaurant • Family Friendly Restaurant • Seafood Restaurant • Chinese Restaurant • Sushi Restaurant • Takeout Restaurant • Steak House • Bakery • Coffee Shop • Ice Cream Shop • Butcher Shop/Deli • Fish Market • Bar • Caterer REGIONAL FAVORITES • Hospital • Wedding Venue • Beach • Golf Course • Museum • Place To See Theatre • Place For Family Entertainment • Summer Camp • Mall • Discount Store • Supermarket • Car Dealership • Tree Services • Home Delivery Oil Company

Metro Region South Region Cape Region (781) 433-8200 • Fax (781) 433-8201 (781) 837-4521 • Fax (781) 837-4541 (508) 375-4939 • Fax (508) 375-4901 254 Second Avenue, Needham, MA 02494 165 Enterprise Drive, Marshfield, MA 02050 319 Main Street, Hyannis, MA 02601

North Region (617) 786-7180 • Fax (617) 786-7198 (508) 247-3219 • Fax (508) 247-3201 (978) 739-1320 • Fax (978) 739-1391 15 Pacella Park Drive, Randolph, MA 02368 5 Namskaket Road, Orleans, MA 02653 75 Sylvan Street, C-105, Danvers, MA 01923 MetroWest Region Route 495 Region Northwest Region (508) 626-3835 • Fax (508) 626-3900 (508) 634-7536 • Fax (508) 634-7515 (978) 371-5720 • Fax (978) 371-5712 33 New York Avenue, Framingham, MA 01701 197 Main Street, Milford, MA 01757 150 Baker Ave Ext., Suite 1, Concord, MA 01742