Media Kit

PACKAGiNG & Print Media is a vertically-integrated monthly magazine serving bothpackaging printers/converters and packaging end users in the FMCG industries.Its mission is• To provide readers - whether packaging printers and converters, orFMCG manufacturers - with the most up-to-date information on technologicaldevelopments affecting their businesses; keeping them abreast of worldwide andlocal trends in all aspects of packaging printing, design, materials usage, andother relevant technologies.• To provide advertisers with a medium through which they can betotally confident of reaching precisely the category of readers who are likely tobe interested in and therefore likely to purchase their products or services.• To maintain editorial standards at an extremely high level, with aneditorial staff intimately involved and completely conversant with the varioustechnologies included in the magazine. Key within this editorial policy are contextand relevance.Regular editorial coverage includes• General industry news; people on the move; etc• Association News• Prepress and repro for packaging printers• Packaging printing & converting for producers of• Corrugated packaging• Folding cartons• Flexible packaging• Rigid plastics packaging• Glass packaging• Metal packaging• Labels (self-adhesive, wet-glue, shrink labels, in-mould labels)• Printing industry advancements• Flexography• Gravure• Sheet-fed offset litho• Letterpress• Screen printing• Digital• Inkjet• Press ancillaries (vision control, colour control, etc)• Inks and coatings• Packaging Line Developments• Filling• Packing• Labelling• Coding & Marking• End-of-Line Developments• Palletising• Logistics• DistributionFast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCGs) are productsthat enjoy fast turnover at relatively low cost.Importantly, FMCGs have to be suitably andeconomically packaged, yet in an eye-catching wayfor maximum impact on retail shelves.Clearly this a major market for the packaging industry;and the relationship between processing andpackaging is closely intertwined.So, each month FMCG-PACK will bring readers newsof processing and packaging developments in thefood and beverage industries, the pharma andcosmetics industries, and other FMCG categories.Watch this space for more specific news of coverage in our next and subsequent issues.CiRCULATIONPACKAGiNG & PrintMedia’s circulation listincludes seniormanagement at allpackaging printers andconverters throughoutSouthern Africa, as well aspackaging linemanagers/packagingspecifiers and buyers atall FMCG companiesthroughout SouthernAfrica. Initial circulation is4 000 copies/month. Adedicated CirculationManager is employed toensure that the mailing listremains updated andrelevant at all times.Periodic coverage also includes special reports on- Food Packaging- Beverage Packaging- Drug Packaging- Cosmetics & Toiletries Packaging- Household Products Packaging- DIY/Automotive PackagingDEADLINESEditorial submissions 5th of month prior to month of publicationAdvertising bookings 10th of month prior to month of publicationReceipt of advertising material 15th of month prior to month of publicationADVERTiSiNG RATES All rates quoted in ZARInsertions A4 FC 1/2FC 1/3 FC 1/4 FCSingle 13 700 9 800 8 400 7 0002-6 11 800 8 700 7 500 6 2007-12 10 500 7 500 6 400 5 500- OUTSIDE FRONT COVER (including design) - R17 000- FMCG COVER (including design) - R13 700- OUTSIDE BACK COVER (including design) - R13 700- INSIDE BACK COVER & INSIDE FRONT COVER - R 13 700. For contract advertisers, GROUP RATE plus 15%- PROFILES - 2 or 4 covers at A4FC single insertion rate for each- INSERT RATE - A4BW single insertion rate for first page and 10% for each additional page.For contract advertisers, CONTRACT RATE plus 10%.- All rates exclude designing of adverts. Quotations will be given on request- For additional (CMYK) spot colour, add R1 000 to BW rate- Quotations will be given on request for ‘advertorials’ and loose inserts- All rates include agency commission and exclude VATADVERTiSiNG FORMAT• PDF files should contain high-resolution images, in CMYK format, with fonts embedded• Files should only contain information relevant to the job with a colour proof at 100%• Corrections to out of spec files will be chargedADVERTiSiNG SIZESFull page trim 297mm[h] x 210mm[w]bleed 307mm[h] x 220mm[w]type 257mm[h] x 170mm[w]Half-page(horizontal) trim 148mm[h] x 210mm[w]bleed 158mm[h] x 220mm[w]type 108mm[h] x 170mm[w](vertical) trim 297mm[h] x 105mm[w]bleed 307mm[h] x 115mm[w]type 257mm[h] x 65mm[w]Quarter-page trim 125mm[h] x 85mm[w]bleed 135mm[h] x 95mm[w]type 95mm[h] x 65mm[w]Third page(horizontal) trim 99mm[h] x 210mm[w]bleed 109mm[h] x 220mm[w]type 59mm[h] x 170mm[w](vertical) trim 297mm[h] x 70mm[w]bleed 307mm[h] x 80mm[w]type 257mm[h] x 60mm[w]Further information is available from our business managers:mobile: 082 566 8558tel: +27 021 8433042fax: +27 086 5047421e-mail: emma@packagingmag.co.zaEMMA ROWBERRYWestern Cape:SUSi MOOREmobile: 082 568 6729tel : +27 011 462 9225fax: +27 086 6021762e-mail: moore@pixie.co.za