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TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
Ad
Sizes
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Page Trim Size - 8-1/2" X 11" or 216 X 279.5 mm
Full-page Bleed - 8-3/4" X 11-1/4" or 220 X 283 mm
Full
Page w/ Border - 7-1/2" X 10" or 190.5 X 254 mm
(Live Matter Area)
Half
Page Vertical - 3-5/8" X 10" or 92 X 254 mm
Half
Page Horizontal - 7-1/2" X 4-7/8" or 190.5 X 124 mm
Quarter
Page - 3-5/8" X 4-7/8" or 92 X 124 mm
Artwork
* Mac or PC formatted PDF, Jpeg or TIFF preferred.
* Transfer medium - E-mail, CD or DVD preferred.
* If file not flattened, provide both printer & screen fonts with artwork.
* Photo format, scan resolution at 300 dpi; EPS/Tiff & PSD only.
* Do not flatten Photoshop files.
* All files must be saved as 4-color, CMYK only.
* Important! Proof print (copy) must accompany CD/DVD submissions.
If you have any further technical questions, please do not hesitate to contact our editorial office for help.
Note: DDI reserves the right to re-size submitted ads, with advance notice, if your design conflicts with printer specifications.
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PLACEMENT
The
publishers of DDI reserve the right to place all advertisements
within the magazine. Prospective advertisers may not purchase special
positioning, such as back or inside covers, right-hand front placement,
etc. All advertisers pay the same affordable ad rates regardless
of placement. Requests to be adjacent to, or separate from another
advertiser are acceptable and will be honored wherever possible.
Recurring ads will be placed in a fair and equitable rotation (i.e.,
front, middle or back) issue by issue. Please be aware that the
devoted readers of DDI scrutinize every page with equal interest.
It is more important that your ad is IN DDI, rather than WHERE it
is within DDI!
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DESIGN
DDI
offers a professional graphic design service for any advertiser
who does not have the time or expertise to create their own display
ad. Price for this service is $35.00 or £20.00 per ad, any
size, exclusive of Photoshop photo editing. Photoshop work quoted
on individual basis. See TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS for further details.
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CENSORSHIP
GUIDELINES
Because
DDI magazine is distributed to 20 countries worldwide, the following
content regulations must be adhered to in order to achieve maximum
distribution access and maintain DDI's publishing policies...
* All photo subjects must be 18 years of age or older, with
legal documentation.
* No genital nudity.
* No visible act of penetration, including oral, anal, vaginal,
penile, or the explicit use of dildos, enemas, sounds, catheters,
needles or syringes.
* No extreme show of violence, pain or restriction (at publisher's
discretion).
* No use of weapons of any kind, including guns, knives,
swords, etc.
* No religious or ideological symbolism.
Note:
DDI magazine and Diversicor, Inc. reserve the right to refuse advertising
to any person or persons, at its own discretion.
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ADVICE
*
Remit ad materials and payment as early as possible! If you're late,
you're not in!
* Review your prepared ad, or ad content, carefully for inaccuracies
before sending it! Don't trust that you're designer knows how to
spell or has typed your phone number correctly!
* Identify your location in your ad, not just your name,
phone number and web address! You are advertising to the world,
not just your own neighborhood!
* Take good photos that help sell who you are and what you
do! For instance, a close-up head shot does nothing to explain about
your wardrobe, equipment or play space! Weak photos make for unsuccessful
ads!
* Choose an ad size according to your budget, but plan on
advertising for more than one issue. Our records show response builds
with each successive ad you place!
* Alter your ad issue by issue! Repetition of the same ad can prove
counterproductive!
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CIRCULATION
10,000+
copies of DDI magazine are printed and circulated worldwide.
Countries
distributed to include the USA, Canada, Japan, Australia, South
Africa, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium,
France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
Circulation
breakdown includes sex shop distribution (50%), general newsstand
distribution (40%) and fetish/specialty boutique distribution (10%).
Prestige
newsstand placement includes magazine and book sellers such as Tower
Records, Borders Books and Virgin Mega Stores.
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REFUND
POLICY
Compensation
for ads deemed incorrectly reproduced will be reviewed on a case-by-case
basis by the publisher. Maximum refund is 100% of amount paid by
advertiser for display space only. Compensation may be less. DDI,
SPI, Strictly Speaking Pub. Co. and Diversicor, Inc. are not responsible
for costs incurred by the advertiser for outside design services.
DDI, SPI, Strictly Speaking Pub. Co. and Diversicor, Inc. are not
responsible for mailing or shipping charges incurred by the advertiser.
DDI, SPI, Strictly Speaking Pub. Co. and Diversicor, Inc. are not
responsible for perceived "loss of business" do to any
error in an advertiser's published ad in DDI magazine.
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