Advertising Rates

Advertise with the Communicator!

Online Advertising

Please contact advertising@spokanefalls.edu for online advertising rates and details.

Print Advertising

Here is a link to the Communicator's advertising packet for the 2007-2008 academic year: [click here]

Below is a list of the advertising rates for the 2007-2008 academic year:

• Frequent advertiser discount:
  10 percent off entire order for customers purchasing four consecutive ads of the same size (ask about our Preferred Customer Contract)
  
  Size and specifications: The layout is tabloid -- five columns wide by 16 inches high. Each column is just under two inches wide (11 picas, if you speak newspaper). If you don't know what any of this means, just tell us. We're here to help.
  
  Deadlines: Ads must be turned in by e-mail or on disk (high-resolution, 300 dpi. or above; JPEG or PDF format) by noon the Friday before the paper is to be delivered. Deadline for ads requiring in- house layout or design is eight days before delivery. We can help you design an ad customized to meet your specific needs. Just let us know what you want, and we'll put it together for you. There is a very small fee the first time we design your ad, but it's yours from that point forward at no additional charge.
  
  Publication dates for Fall 2007:
  Oct. 11, 25; Nov. 8, 29
  
  Publication dates for Winter 2007:
  Jan. 24; Feb. 7, 21; March 6
  
  Publication dates for Spring 2008:
  April, 24; May 8, 22; June 5
  
  Contact information here.
  
  About The Communicator:
  The Communicator is a student-run bi-weekly newspaper serving the students, faculty and staff of Spokane Falls Community College, in Spokane, Washington. The newspaper has a history of excellence dating back to its founding in 1968. In 2006, the Communicator was named one of the top six community college newspapers at the national Associated Collegiate Press conference in Los Angeles. Recently, the Communicator has reinvented itself as a truly modern student newspaper. As of fall 2005, the Communicator is produced electronically, and sent to the printer as PDF files. This makes the reproduction quality sharper and gives the paper a more professional appearance. The paper also went through a complete redesign, including new fonts, photo placement techniques, and page layout modernization. The result is a community college newspaper with an appearance on par with that of professional and university-level student publications.
  
  Circulation:
  Our paper is made available to free of charge to a student body of more than 5,500 SFCC students, the average age of which is 25. We print 1,600 papers per issue.  When advertising with the Communicator, you are tapping directly into the 18-34 demographic so hard to reach with traditional media outlets. Communicator staff members hand out the papers to SFCC students at key traffic points around campus and keep racks stocked between delivery dates. In addition to traditional
  college students, SFCC's student body also includes older students and married students with children as well as students retraining after years in the job force. Advertising in the Communicator is not only a smart business decision; it's also a way to help fund student journalism.