Print or Digital Advertising with The Sentinel

If you are interested in advertising with The Sentinel, you have two options: online or print advertising. Online advertising allows you to reach a large and diverse audience through the paper's website. This type of advertising is cost-effective and provides real-time data on the effectiveness of your campaign. Print advertising, on the other hand, offers a more traditional way of reaching your target audience. The print edition of The Sentinel is distributed on campus, giving you access to a captive audience of students, faculty, and staff. Both options have their own benefits, and the best choice for your business will depend on your specific advertising goals and budget.
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Online Advertising

KSU Student Media web pages average over 19,000 unique visitors per month.

Rates are priced by month (31 days) or semester (approximately 4 months). All placements may run in rotation with other ads of the same size.

Online ads can link directly to your website and can be featured in the following file formats:

  • JPG/JPEG
  • PNG
  • GIF
  • SWF

A URL must be provided for your advertisement unless you wish for us to host the file for you. The resolution for all online ads should be 72 DPI. KSU Sentinel displays advertisements in a medium square format.

Square Pricing (300 x 300 pixels)

Top of Page

  • $50

    Month

  • $175

    Semester

Middle/Lower Page

  • $35

    Month

  • $125

    Semester

 

The Sentinel also offers FREE online classifieds. To place an ad or browse, visit The Sentinel Classifieds. 

Print Advertising

  • The Sentinel’s prepress process is 100% digital and supports the following formats: PDF, TIFF, PSD, and high-quality JPEG. Images must be saved in 300 DPI resolution for optimal printing quality. When preparing a PDF, please make sure to embed all fonts and do not crop the ad image. PDF format is preferred. Color images should be prepared for CMYK printing. E-mail art below.

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  • The management of KSU Student Media reserves the right to reject any advertisement it deems objectionable due to subject matter, illustration, phraseology, or set-up. The management of KSU Student Media will not guarantee positioning or placement but will honor requests when possible.
  • The Sentinel is no longer able to offer classifieds in the print edition. However, we do offer FREE classifieds in our online edition. To place an ad or browse, visit The Sentinel Classifieds.
  • Color is available on pre-selected, pages: Front page, 2nd page, 7th page, and Back page. Four color process/full CMYK price is determined by the size of the advert.

  • Ad reservations are due by 5 pm the Tuesday before the requested issue. Delayed ad reservations can be made by 5 pm the Friday prior to print with an overall 10% late fee.

    Artwork and payment is due by 5 pm the Thursday before the requested issue. If the artwork, contract, and payment are not received by the deadline, publication is not guaranteed.

  • Approximately 5,000 copies are printed. The Sentinel is free at multiple distribution points on our Kennesaw and Marietta campuses as well as through student-to-student distribution.

  • A copy of pre-printed insertions must be sent three (3) weeks prior to the requested insertion date to advertising@ksusm.com for content approval. Inserts must arrive at Greater Georgia Printers two (2) weeks before the insertion date.

    Insertion costs: $100 per thousand (2,000 min). Address for inserts:

    Greater Georgia Printers
    ATTN: Chuck Gabriel
    1263 Athens Road
    Crawford, GA 30630

    Call us for details: 470-578-6470

  • Local / Open: $4.15 pci
    501(c)3 Organizations: $3.60 pci
    University Affiliated: $3.32 pci
    Student Organizations: $2.06 pci

    Special Edition Rates
    Rates for Special Issues increase 20%.

  • PLEASE NOTE: The Sentinel continues to offer ads in easy-to-understand modular format, but for precise quality, here are The Sentinel’s page specifications and column widths:

    Page Specifications:

    6 column broadsheet 
    Trim size: 13.75" x 22.5"
    20.5" printable page depth
    12.5" printable page width
    25"wide centerspread (includes gutter)

    Column widths:

    1 column = 1.98"
    2 columns = 4.13"
    3 columns = 6.25"
    4 columns = 8.44"
    5 columns = 10.6"
    6 columns = 12.5"

Ad Sizes & Prices

Custom sizes are available upon request - email advertising@ksusm.com for more information)

  • Prices (all prices are for one run/publication)

    • Local/National: $16.60
    • Non-profit: $14.40
    • University Affiliated: $13.28
    • RSO: $8.24
    • Local/National: $41.60
    • Non-profit: $39.40
    • University Affiliated: $38.28
    • RSO: $33.24

  • Prices (all prices are for one run/publication)

    Black and White

    • Local/National: $62.25
    • Non-profit: $54.00
    • University Affiliated: $49.80
    • RSO: $30.90

    Full Color

    • Local/National: $112.25
    • Non-profit: $104.00
    • University Affiliated: $98.80
    • RSO: $80.90

  • Prices (all prices are for one run/publication)

    Black and White

    • Local/National: $99.60
    • Non-profit: $86.40
    • University Affiliated: $79.68
    • RSO: $49.44

    Full Color

    • Local/National: $149.60
    • Non-profit: $136.40
    • University Affiliated: $129.68
    • RSO: $99.44

    Front Page Banner (First page premium placement with Full Color)

    • Local/National: $250.00
    • Non-profit: $212.50
    • University Affiliated: $200.00
    • RSO: $125.00

  • Prices (all prices are for one run/publication)

    Black and White

    • Local/National: $124.50
    • Non-profit: $110.70
    • University Affiliated: $99.60
    • RSO: $63.55

    Full Color

    • Local/National: $199.50
    • Non-profit: $185.70
    • University Affiliated: $174.60
    • RSO: $138.55

  • Prices (all prices are for one run/publication)

    Black and White

    • Local/National: $170.15
    • Non-profit: $146.60
    • University Affiliated: $136.12
    • RSO: $84.46

    Full Color

    • Local/National: $270.15
    • Non-profit: $246.60
    • University Affiliated: $236.12
    • RSO: $184.46

  • Prices (all prices are for one run/publication)

    Black and White

    • Local/National: $249.00
    • Non-profit: $221.40
    • University Affiliated: $199.20
    • RSO: $126.69

    Full Color

    • Local/National: $374.00
    • Non-profit: $346.40
    • University Affiliated: $324.20
    • RSO: $251.69

  • Prices (all prices are for one run/publication)

    Black and White

    • Local/National: $498.00
    • Non-profit: $442.80
    • University Affiliated: $398.40
    • RSO: $253.38

    Full Color

    • Local/National: $748.00
    • Non-profit: $692.80
    • University Affiliated: $648.40
    • RSO: $503.38

  • Prices (all prices are for one run/publication)

    Black and White

    • Local/National: $996.00
    • Non-profit: $885.60
    • University Affiliated: $796.80
    • RSO: $506.76

    Full Color

    • Due to our printing format Full Color for Two Full Pages Plus Gutter is not available.

  • Prices (all prices are for one run/publication)

    Black and White

    • Local/National: $182.60
    • Non-profit: $158.40
    • University Affiliated: $146.08
    • RSO: $90.64

    Full Color

    • Local/National: $282.60
    • Non-profit: $258.40
    • University Affiliated: $246.08
    • RSO: $190.64
       

Payment

The Sentinel accepts payment by check or money order. Full payment is due three (3) business days prior to publication. Please make checks or money orders payable to:

The Sentinel
395 Cobb Ave. NW
MD 0507 
Kennesaw, GA 30144-5591

University Affiliated payments must be paid through OwlPay. Email advertising@ksusm.com for more information.