Reflecting Saint Simons Island’s Finer Lifestyle MEDIA KIT 2020 APRIL 2019 Southeast Georgia Health System has been advertising with Elegant Island Living since 2006. EIL has proven to be a very important asset in ELEGANT ISLAND LIVING the marketing and promotion of our Health System, our programs, and our physicians in the Golden Isles and beyond. It is an indispensable elegantislandliving.net Hello piece of collateral that we share with Summer our new physicians and team mem- AUGUST 2019 JUNE 2019 bers who come into our communities. I have been impressed by the qual- ity and relevance of the content for its target readership.I would venture ELEGANT ISLAND LIVING ELEGANT ISLAND LIVING to say that it is a “must read” for residents and visitors to the Golden Isles. I look forward to our continued relationship! elegantislandliving.net The Ins & Outs of elegantislandliving.net Ice Cream DAY CAMP FOR MOMS Jacqueline J. Weder VP of Marketing OCTOBER 2019 Southeast Georgia Health Systems ELEGANT ISLAND LIVING TABLE OF CONTENTS Demographics 5 Print Ad Rates and Deadlines 6 elegantislandliving.net Sparkling Soirées Taste of the Vine Blue Jean Ball Print Ad Specs and Delivery 7 Victory Gala Print Advertorial 8 Elegant Island Living is the premier lifestyle magazine for St. Simons Island and the surrounding Digital & Social Media Advertising 9 communities. Published monthly, Elegant Island Living is unequalled in its commitment to its readers’ appetite for quality and luxury in every aspect of their lives. Elegant Island Living Contract Agreement 11 embodies the way of life and tastes of its readers, covering such topics as philanthropy, the arts, shopping, health & beauty, the outdoors, home design, charity opportunities, travel and leisure, community, social events, and more. Elegant Island Living readers understand luxury, and enjoy this magazine as a guide and companion to the St. Simons Island lifestyle. hen I began Elegant Island Living more than 18 years ago, my vision was to create a magazine that would Wshowcase the grace, beauty and lifestyle of my hometown of St. Simons Island, Georgia. Over the years, we have learned what topics matter most to our readers and appeal to both residents and tourists alike. Every month we fill our pages with relevant and contemporary articles including profiles of local people, businesses, and community organizations; fashion; history, arts and culture; luxurious living; travel destinations; food & wine, and the abundant social events that fill our calendars. Elegant Island Living has earned a reputation in the business community as being a true partner for advertising needs. We provide not only a printed product that is eagerly anticipated each month by the local market, but a weekly newsletter, daily social media and web content that is even more far-reaching. Elegant Island Living has established itself as an exclusive must-read publication for anyone living or interested in this region. I am pleased to present to you a magazine that beautifully captures the spirit of St. Simons Island. The spirit of elegance. David Butler Publisher … The world lies east: how ample, the marsh and the sea and the sky! – Sidney Lanier, The Marshes of Glynn 1878 St. Simons Island is one of a system of barrier islands off the coast of Georgia in the Atlantic Ocean. Together with Sea Island, Little St. Simons Island, and Jekyll Island, they make up the Golden Isles of Georgia. The Golden Isles are situated just east of the mainland port city of Brunswick, The Golden Isles located 75 miles south of Savannah and 65 miles north of Jacksonville, Florida, and easily accessible by I-95. The natural beauty of the ever-changing marshlands, beaches, Elegant Island Living's home base in on St. Simons Island, the pristine maritime forests, historical sites, and abundant wildlife largest of the barrier islands, with a full-time population of combined with mild winter temperatures and ample Southern 14,570. The island is 11.5 miles long and 3 miles across at its hospitality and recreational activities, have made the Golden widest point (roughly the same size as Manhattan). It adjoins Isles of Georgia a popular travel destination. Made up of four via causeway Sea Island, a 5.1 mile long and .5 mile privately barrier islands, St. Simons Island, Sea Island, Jekyll Island, and owned island with approximately 400 full-time residents and an Little St. Simons Island, and the adjoining mainland and port internationally acclaimed resort. Featuring the Forbes Five-Star city of Brunswick, this year-round destination offers world-class winning properties The Cloister and The Lodge at Sea Island Golf accommodations and dining, easy beach access, golf courses and Club, the Sea Island Resort offers exceptional amenities and three tennis facilities. Intracoastal rivers and waterways and a vast championship golf courses, which are the stomping grounds of ocean provide the perfect environment for boating, kayaking PGA Tour veteran and two-time Ryder Cup US Team Captain and paddle-boarding. There are trails for hiking and cycling that Davis Love III, as well as a growing number of other PGA Touring wind through majestic live oaks draped in Spanish moss and pros. The RSM Classic official PGA TOUR and FED EX Cup resurrection ferns, pines, palms and palmettos, magnolias and series event, hosted by Davis Love III, is played here each year. azaleas. Historical sites include St. Simons Island’s Colonial-era Fort Frederica and picturesque lighthouse, and Jekyll Island’s Elegant Island Living is a monthly magazine printed on high Historic District that was home to the “Millionaire’s Club” of the quality paper and perfect bound. 10,000 copies are distributed in Vanderbilts, Pulitzers, and their contemporaries. Tourism is the more than 300 locations free of charge. Paid mail subscriptions area’s number one industry*, with more than 2.6 million visitors are avaiable on the website at elegantislandliving.net under the and just over $1.2 billion generated in revenue. (*2016) Subscribe link at the top of the page. DEMOGRAPHICS Advertising Efficacy Responded to an Who advertisement by prompting 89% visit to store: 78% Readers who consider EIL to reads be an informative source for Elegant Responded to an fashion, dining, shopping and advertisement community events. by prompting a Island purchase 41% Male 19% Saved an advertisement Living? for future sale 52% Female 81% Chose a restaurant based on an AGE RANGE: advertisement 72% 25-34 7% 35-44 20% 45-54 19% We are a 104-year-old fine jewelry company and 55-64% 38% love working with Elegant 65+ 15% Island Living. Quality and professionalism are of key INCOME LEVEL: importance in an advertising $100,000+ 61% partner and the team at EIL always goes the extra mile. EDUCATION People who care, and a great product that provides us College degree 59% with measurable success. Graduate degree 29% What’s not to like? Kent Capper, Owner Joseph Jewelers Reading habits PERCENTAGE WHO: Read at least 7 out of the last 12 issues 91% Pass on their issues to at least one additional reader 96 % Keep their issues at least one year 37% Spend more than an hour reading Elegant Island Living per issue 77% ELEGANT ISLAND LIVING MAGAZINE / Terry McCarthy / (912) 399.3699 / [email protected] P.O. Box 21763, St. Simons Island, Georgia 31522 elegantislandliving.net ADVERTISING RATES AND DEADLINES Premium positions available: • Inside front cover 2020 RATES • Inside back cover Open 3X 6X 12X • Social Scene pages Back Cover n/a n/a n/a $2,300 • Other editorial placement Full page $1620 $1505 $1340 $1210 All premium positions will incur 1/2 Page $920 $845 $765 $690 a surcharge of 25% of the cost 1/3 Page $695 $630 $570 $520 of the ad space. 1/4 Page $476 $435 $390 $350 Business Buzz / What’s Happening is an added benefit for our advertisers. It “I use my advertising dollars in Elegant is 150 words and one photo about a news event. For a non-advertiser: $250 Island Living because IT WORKS! Social Page Sponsorship can be purchased for $750 a page for non retail Since 2014, my ads in Elegant Island advertiser or $500 a page for current retail advertisers. This would include Living have proven to generate cus- the logo, company, name, contact information and a list of three or four attributes or tomers who come to my store because short statement. they have seen my ad. The money I spend on my ads are more than com- 2020 DEADLINES pensated by the sales I receive in re- turn. The cost may be more expensive ISSUE SPACE/PROOF RESERVATION CAMERA READY AD DUE than other publications, but the return January November 27 December 3 on my investment is worth it.” Ronne Lebow, Owner February January 1 January 7 Ronnie’s on Market Street March January 29 February 4 April February 26 March 3 May April 1 April 7 GENERAL RATE POLICY: Rates are June April 29 May 5 current but are subject to change without notice. Contracts may be canceled at the time July May 27 June 2 a rate change is effected without incurring a August July 1 July 7 short-rate adjustment if the frequency rate has been earned up to the date of cancellation. September July 29 August 4 EIL’s liability for any error or omissions will October August 26 September 1 not exceed the charge for the advertisement November September 30 October 6 in question. Rates quoted are gross 15% recognized agency commissionable. All first December October 28 November 3 time advertisers must pre-pay first month. SHORT RATES & REBATES BECAUSE OF EARY CANCELLATION: Advertisers will be short-rated if, within the contract year, the number of insertions upon which their billings are based are not used or will receive rebates if sufficient insertions are used to earn a lower rate.