Mercedes-Benz

Media Kit 2017-18

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VI Pvt. Ltd. VII Mercedes-BENZ magazine VIII What’s inside IX Our Reader X TECHNICAL SPECIFiCATIONs XI Rate card

II III Ranbir Kapoor with his new Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG

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TOP-DOWN LUXURY The new range of cabriolets from Mercedes-Benz

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EPICUREAN EXPERIMENTS Drama on your plate

Myriad hues of Holi Attracting tourists from world over

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t360 Mar2015_020215_tsy.indd A 2/5/15 4:37 PM MaXposure Advantage Maxposure Media Group India Pvt. Ltd. is the largest magazine of Trujet ; Fly Smiles Magazine, in- inflight publisher and largest corporate publisher in South flight magazine for ; The Oberoi magazine East & Middle East in terms of titles, in various genres for The Oberoi Group of Hotels; Deals Gallore magazine under its portfolio. for GMR Group (Hyderabad Airport); Mercedes-Benz Magazine; Smarttrucking, official magazine forDaimler Maxposure is a full service media company with its core Commercial Vehicles; Crossings Insight official competence in content generation, spread across the magazine of Crossings Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd; dimensions of publishing, creative solutions, events, Tathaastu official magazine ofTridhaatu Realty & Infra; custom publishing, ambient media, international ISUZU Travelogue; Moods: Outdoor Sex Guide for HLL; representation and outsourcing. With a highly professional Circle, official magazine ofLifestyle; Pantaloons, official and experienced edit and design team, we offer end-to- magazine of Pantaloons; Ambience, magazine of end solutions to our clients, from conceptualizing Ambience Mall; City Walker, magazine of Select to publishing the final product that includes Citywalk and DLF Promenade mall magazines. content, design, translation, production, printing, distribution, ad sales, digital services, events, Apart from magazines, the group also publishes coffee ambient media, etc. MMGIPL works very closely with table books and published ‘Encyclopedia of India China Mercedes-BENZ magazine the client for conceptualizing and strategizing the DNA of Cultural Contacts’, ‘India Africa Forum Summit’ these magazines in sync with the brand. and ‘International day Of Yoga’ for the Ministry of n expression of the brand’s core External Affairs, Government of India and brand book values, Mercedes-Benz magazine is a Maxposure publishes more than 35 corporate magazines encompassing beauty & styling for a leading salon chain reflection of every Mercedes-Benz across verticals in 16 languages and are available in over in India, Monsoon Salon & Spa. A owner’s lifestyle, milestones and 170 countries worldwide. Its publication includes Shubh aspirations. Rooted in tradition yet Yatra, Air India’s in-flight magazine for Ministry of The group being one of the leading publishers has offices progressing with the contemporary, Civil Aviation; Rail Bandhu magazine for Indian spread across the globe. Headquarter in New Delhi, India, Mercedes-Benz magazine seeks to Railways, Ministry of Railways; India Perspectives the group has 4 own offices in , UAE, inform and interact, enlighten and the official mouth piece ofMinistry of External Affairs, & . In addition, the group also has a vast sales entertain. Government of India; , in-flight magazine of representation globally including in Thailand, South The Mercedes-Benz magazine is TATA ; Travel3sixty, inflight magazine Korea, Turkey, Japan, Italy, etc a quarterly dose of luxury and lifestyle for Air Asia India; Gulf Life in-flight magazine of Gulf In India, the group has a robust network of 13 offices in offered by the brand that transcends Air, Nawras (both & edition) inflight Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, magazine of Air Arabia; Saudi Gulf, inflight magazine Kolkata, Indore, Chandigarh, Raipur, Jaipur, Guwahati and high life. An extension of the brand of new carrier in ; Trujetter, in-flight Ahmedabad. Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz magazine reflects the philosophy of living luxury the smart way.

VI VII What’s inside uxury and lifestyle – ingredients for the good life Celebrities and their charisma – up, close and personal Fashion and style – all that’s in vogue L High-end living – tracing the finest trends Architecture – amazing yet aesthetic Arts – appealing the senses Gadgets – understanding gizmos Cars – beauties on wheels from Mercedes-Benz Travel – exotic destinations Food – pampering the taste-buds Engineering – making technology easier Culture – capturing the vibrancy of life Latest happenings from Mercedes-Benz

Our Reader cross the globe, Mercedes-Benz magazine has editions published under cooperation or license in 40 languages. The Indian counterpart of the A internationally acclaimed magazine includes the best content from the global editions as well as the finest Indian features. The first luxury lifestyle magazine from an automobile giant, Mercedes-Benz magazine will be circulated among the select clientele of Mercedes-Benz and to the ever-growing group of people who aspire to be a part of the Mercedes-Benz family. The magazine has an assured reach to 30,000 and an ever increasing Mercedes-Benz customer base. Attracting the attention of not only owners of Mercedes-Benz vehicles, but also their friends and extended families, Mercedes-Benz magazine, which is poised to serve as a coffee-table book, has a considerable reach in the dynamic and young affluent sections of society.

VIII IX TECHNICAL SPECIFiCATIONs 215 mm RATE CARD Trim Size Mercedes-Benz is known for its technical expertise, we extend Currencies make the world go round, at Mercedes- the same to the magazine Benz, currencies are synoymous with brand value

3 mm Rate Card INR ( ) USD ($) W x H (inch) W x H (cm) W x H (mm) Bleed Area Full Page 4,95,000 7,500 Magazine Size: 8.5” x 11” 21.5 x 28 215 X 280 Live/Safe Area: Opening page spread 1,001,000 15,000 7.67” x 10.23” 19.5 x 26 195 X 260 280 mm 195 x 260 mm Trim Size 2nd to 6th Spread 935,000 14,000 Bleed ad Dimensions W x H (inch) W x H (cm) W x H (mm) Live Area First 30% Single 539,000 8,100 Full Page 8.70 X 11.25 22.1 X 28.60 221 X 286 Inside Back Cover 770,000 11,600 Spread 17.16 X 11.25 43.60 X 28.60 436 X 286 Back Cover 1,100,000 16,500

Non-Bleed ad Dimensions W x H (inch) W x H (cm) W x H (mm) Full Page 7.7 X 10.2 19.5 X 26 195 X 260 16.15 X 10.2 41 X 26 410 X 260 Spread PAGE BLEEDS: 1/8 inch on all sides for a total document size of 8.5 inches wide x 11 inches high. Ads submitted without sufficient bleed area will be reduced to fit live area size. LIVE/SAFE AREA: 1/2 inch inside of trim size on all sides CREATIVE DEADLINE GSM Cover 300 gsm Inside Pages 100 gsm of a bleed ad. A full page bleed ad has a live area measuring 7.7 inches wide x 10.2 inches high. Please do not place logos, ISSUE DEADLINE Periodicity: Quarterly legal disclaimers or other critical information outside live area. Additionally, for spread bleed ads, allow 1/8 inch on each side of April-June 20th March Print Run: 30,000 Copies the gutter for binding. Clearly mark all ad materials with proper cropping instructions to avoid misinterpretation. th Readership: Mercedes-Benz Clientele July-Sept 20 June Oct-Dec 20th Sept Jan-March 20th Dec

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