The Leaven offers a full line of newspaper advertising services, including design, copywriting, and layout. The Leaven is mailed to more than 50,000 households.
Place a classified ad:
1. Email your ad, billing address and phone number to Olivia Martin-Davies at: olivia.martin@theleaven.org. She’ll respond with the price.
2. First-time advertisers: prepay for the first run of your ad. Once we receive your ad and billing information, our accounting department will email you a prepayment link.
3. You’re all set! Your ad will run on a continuous, weekly basis unless you specify otherwise. You’ll be emailed a statement at the end of each month your ad runs. You can pay by check or credit card.
Please email Olivia at: olivia.martin@theleaven.org by noon, 8 days in advance of publication if you would like to change or stop your ad. (i.e. noon, Thursday, the week before an issue’s publication)
The Leaven publishes weekly on Fridays Labor Day to Memorial Day, skipping 5th Fridays of the month. We publish biweekly in the summer (Memorial Day – Labor Day). Please email Olivia at: olivia.martin@theleaven.org if you’d like a detailed copy of the publication schedule.
Place a display ad:
1. Email your ad, billing address and phone number to Todd Habiger at: todd.habiger@theleaven.org. He’ll respond with the price.
2. First-time advertisers: prepay for the first run of your ad. Once we receive your ad and billing information, our accounting department will email you a prepayment link.
3. You’re all set! Your ad will run on a continuous, weekly basis unless you specify otherwise. You’ll be emailed a statement at the end of each month your ad runs. You can pay by check or credit card.
Please email Todd at: todd.habiger@theleaven.org by noon, 8 days in advance of publication if you would like to change or stop your ad. (i.e. noon, Thursday, the week before an issue’s publication)
The Leaven publishes weekly on Fridays Labor Day to Memorial Day, skipping 5th Fridays of the month, and biweekly in the summer (Memorial Day – Labor Day). Please email Todd at: todd.habiger@theleaven.org if you’d like a detailed copy of the publication schedule.
Display ad specifications:
- Ads must be a minimum of one inch in depth and in increments of one inch thereafter. Ads that measure less than one inch will be charged for the full one inch.
- Standard advertising columns are 2 1/4 inches (14 picas) wide, and can run as deep as 15.5 inches.
- Advertiser must email original photographs for use in ads to Todd Habiger at: todd.habiger@theleaven.org.
General policy:
- All advertising is subject to approval before acceptance and any apparent misrepresentation and/or objectionable advertising will be rejected.
- All advertising is subject to editing for the standardization of punctuation, abbreviations, etc.
- Liability for errors shall not exceed the cost of the space occupied by the error. Credit allowances will be made on the first insertion only.
- Should any government body levy a tax on any advertising, the tax will become an additional charge over and above the rate.
- Rates and mechanical requirements are subject to change at the discretion of The Leaven.
- All religious ads must have the name and address of the group printed in the ad.
- All advertisers must make known the following: name, address, and phone number of the individual and organization submitting the ad.
- The Leaven does not accept any political advertising or 800 numbers.
- The Leaven runs ads on a continuous, weekly basis by default. Advertisers must email The Leaven to stop an ad from running or request a specific number or runs.
The Leaven Display Advertising Rates
| Common Sizes | Rate |
|---|---|
| Full page (10 inches wide by 15.5 inches tall) | $1,892 |
| Half page (10 inches wide by 8 inches tall) | $946 |
| Quarter page (5 inches wide by 8 inches tall) | $473 |
| Quarter page sideways (7.75 inches wide by 5 inches tall) | $473 |
| 2x6 (5 inches wide by 6 inches tall) | $356 |
| 2x5 (5 inches wide by 5 inches tall) | $300 |
| 2x4 (5 inches wide by 4 inches tall) | $239 |
| 2x3 (5 inches wide by 3 inches tall) | $183 |
| 2x2 (5 inches wide by 2 inches tall) | $122 |
| 1x2(2.5 inches wide by 2 inches tall) | $66 |
| 1x1 (2.5 inches wide by 1 inch tall) | $33 |
To purchase a display ad, email: todd.habiger@theleaven.org.
Classified advertisement rates:
Cost for a classified ad is $20 for the first five lines, $1.50 per line thereafter. For example:
| 1-5 lines | $20.00 |
| 6 lines | $21.50 |
| 7 lines | $23.00 |
| 8 lines | $24.50 |
| 9 lines | $26.00 |
| 10 lines | $27.50 |
| 11 lines | $29.00 |
| 12 lines | $30.50 |
| 13 lines | $32.00 |
| 14 lines | $33.50 |
| 15 lines | $35.00 |