All print advertisements due the 10th and all digital advertisements due the 20th of the prior month
Please use link to upload your artwork: 

A note from our production team:

At JCS Marketing, we’re here to help you meet your advertising goals. To achieve this, we offer a wide variety of sizes and placements, from 1/8 page to the entire back cover of a publication. We will always do our best to accommodate your wishes in regards to design and location, but space fills up fast, so the sooner we hear from you the better.

Want to send us your own ad? Review the layout options below, and pick the size option that works best for you. Please reference the pricing sheets for West Coast Nut, Progressive Crop Consultant, and Organic Farmer to find the cost of each placement.

Need an ad designed specifically for you? Our production department will be happy to work with you in creating an ad tailored to your preferences. Please contact us to find out about time-frames and pricing.

No matter which options you choose, we’ll help you make sure it is exactly what you need. We never compromise on quality, and all of our publications are professionally printed in full color. Thank you for choosing JCS Marketing!

Print Specifications

We provide a number of advertising opportunities in our publications.

Insertion Instructions
• Insertion orders and artwork are due the 10th of the preceding month
• The publisher has the right to extend deadlines as needed
• Artwork extensions upon request
• Please submit your artwork to: design@jcsmarketinginc.com

Document Size and Type
• Follow size specifications noted on the left for all ad sizes
• For full page ads please note that the live area must be at least .375” from the trim and all bleeds must extend at least .25” beyond the trim of the document
• Ads must be at least 300 DPI
• Only camera-ready PDF, EPS and TIFF files will be accepted

Placed Graphics
• If submitting an illustrator (EPS) file, please include or embed all images used in the document
• Avoid nesting EPS files within other EPS files
• Avoid excess sizing (above 15%) or skewing of images

Color
• All Color images should be CMYK
• Do not use RGB, PMS, or indexed color images

Fonts
• Please include, embed, or outline all fonts used in the document
• We are not responsible for the readability of ad copy below 10-point in size

Digital Specifications

Our websites and eNewsletters provide an abundance of ad sizes and opportunities.

Advertisement Types

We have many different options for your digital web advertisements

  • Leaderboard
  • Footer
  • Medium Rectangle
  • Skyscraper
  • Takeover
  • Article Sponsorship

Leaderboard Advertisement

Our Leaderboard advertisement is named the leader because of its prominent position at the top of our website.
  • Size: 728 x 90
  • Resolution: 72dpi
  • Formats: GIF, JPG, PNG

Footer Advertisement

Our Footerboard advertisement is named the leader because of its prominent position at the top of our website.
  • Size: 728 x 90
  • Resolution: 72dpi
  • Formats: GIF, JPG, PNG

Medium Rectangle Advertisement

Our Medium Rectangle...
  • Size: 300 x 250
  • Resolution: 72dpi
  • Formats: GIF, JPG, PNG

Skyscraper Advertisement

Our Skyscraper advertisement...
  • Size: 300 x 600
  • Resolution: 72dpi
  • Formats: GIF, JPG, PNG

Billboard Advertisement

Our Billboard...
  • Size: 970 x 250
  • Resolution: 72dpi
  • Formats: GIF, JPG, PNG

Takeover Advertisement

Our Takeover...
  • Size: 1920 x 1080
  • Resolution: 72dpi
  • Formats: GIF, JPG, PNG

Article Sponsorship

Our Article Sponsorship...
  • Size: 728 x 90px
  • Resolution: 72dpi
  • Formats: GIF, JPG, PNG
VIDEO SPECS

• dimensions in pixels: 1920×1080
• audio bitrate: 160KB/sec or higher
• video bitrate: 5.4MB/sec or higher
• file format: MP4 or MOV
• max. file size: 200MB
• ads can be 30sec, 45 sec or 60sec 

AUDIO SPECS
• audio bitrate: 320KB/sec or higher
• file type: MP3 or WAV
• max. file size: 200MB
• ad length: 10sec, 15sec, or 30sec
 
All print advertisements due the 10th and all digital advertisements due the 20th of the prior month
Please use link to upload your artwork: