The Santa Barbara County Meeting and Wedding Planners Guide directly targets corporate, meeting, incentive, event, and wedding planners with a sophisticated, information-packed publication.

This guide offers an exciting opportunity to both extend the reach and sharpen the focus of your advertising investment. The Planners Guide is written, designed, and presented specifically to answer the questions and meet the needs and demands of corporate, meeting, incentive, wedding and event planners.

Editorial includes:
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 Destination overview emphasizing the qualities that make Santa Barbara a favorite destination among meeting planners and attendees
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 Insights for meeting planners on restaurants, golf, nightlife, shopping, the arts and wine country
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 The latest information on Santa Barbara's accommodations scene: updates, upgrades, remodels, renovations, and more
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 Expanded wedding and reception coverage, including info on locations, marriage licenses, ceremony officiates, professional services (i.e. bakeries, caterers, coordinators and consultants, entertainment, florists, invitations, photographers, salons and spas, transportation, etc.)
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 Regional overview presenting Santa Barbara County as a perfect base for meeting and events of all sizes and types
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 Meeting Planner/Event Planner-friendly highlights and resources to assist in planning:
- Conferences - Training/Team-building Programs
- Executive Board Meeting/Retreats - Product Demonstrations
- Corporate Harbor Excursions - Trade Shows and Exhibits
- Social & Fundraising Events - Weddings, Reunions and Bar/Bat Mitzvahs
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 Suggestions and specifications for:
- Group & Meeting Venues - Itinerary Ideas
- County-Wide Attractions and Activities - Client Entertainment Options
- Group Dining & Reception Facilities - Holiday & Corporate Party Facilities
- Corporate and Event Sites - Film & Entertainment Industry Event Sites
- Outdoor Activities - Seminar & Workshop Spaces
- Wine Country - Conference Service Providers
- World-Class Golf - Transportation
 

DISPLAY AD SIZES
FULL PAGE BLEED:
9.25" x 11.125"
TRIM SIZE:
9" x 10.875"
FULL PAGE:
7.125" x 9.875"

DEADLINES
Contact your Account Executive for current deadlines.
sales@strikermedia.com

MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS
SUPPLIED COMPOSITE MATERIALS:

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 All ad material is printed web offset, four-color process (CMYK) to SWOP standards.
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Covers and interior pages will be printed to a 150 line screen specs. Digital media is required to conform to Mac OS9 for applications Quark 4.0, Illustrator 9, and Photoshop 6. Images must be 300 dpi at 100% size in CMYK. All ads require a colorcorrect proof output directly from the supplied files. Publisher will not be responsible for color if color-correct proof is not supplied.
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Computer generated files are required for all ads. Files are accepted in Quark 4.0, Illustrator 9, and Photoshop 6 or lower with all fonts used included. We can only accept Postscript fonts. Illustrator or Photoshop files must have fonts converted to outlines or rasterized. All graphics must be sized at 100% in CMYK with 300 dpi settings.
Art from operating platforms other than Mac OS, such as Windows, must have all fonts converted to outlines and saved as a high resolution PDF, TIF, or EPS for submission. Files saved as PUB are not accepted.
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Materials received after the regular closing dates, whether with an extension or not, will not go through the prepress inspection process. Thus, the reproduction quality is at the advertiser’s risk. An additional charge for late stripping/blueline insertion will also apply.
Advertisers/agencies submitting advertising material that is not fully composed will be billed for all production charges on their behalf. There is an additional 15% charge for ads received after material closing date.
ADVERTISING CREATED BY STRIKER MEDIA:
 

Our advertising production department can create an ad for you. Prices are based on materials submitted. Please contact your account executive or the advertising production department for more information.

Unless return is requested, all advertising materials will be stored for a period of 12 months. After that time, the materials will be destroyed.