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2018 Media Kit

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[ [Welcome to the Advocate Tribune

In a world of increasing advertising options, newspapers continue to be the most trusted medium and the top choice for shopping and checking advertising.

We offer a comprehensive selection of quality digital and print products to help grow business and more easily navigate the market’s competitive media landscape.

The Advocate Tribune serves Minnesota residents of Chippewa and Yellow Medicine Counties. The publication also publishes the Star Advisor and the Minnesota Western Peach, as well as website granitefallsnews.com.

Founded more than 130 years ago, the Advocate Tribune is a weekly paid circulation newspaper that publishes each Thursday, and was established when the Granite Falls Tribune and Clarksfield Advocate combined in 1990.

Established in 1929, the Star ADvisor is a free weekly shopper’s guide that saturates the region.

The Western Peach is a supplement included in the Advocate Tribune and 12 other area community newspapers, and covers an 8-county area surrounding Granite Falls.

[ [GateHouse Media Overview

As part of GateHouse Media, we offer a diverse and growing portfolio of resources to serve your marketing

needs locally, regionally and nationally.

Portfolio Overview GateHouse Reach

100% OF OUR DAILYNEWSPAPERS HAVEBEEN PUBLISHED FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS

TOTAL COMMUNITYPUBLICATIONS

640+

DAILYNEWSPAPERS

130

RELATEDWEBSITES

540+

OPERATE IN 540+ MARKETSACROSS 38 STATES

1350+I N - M A R K E T

SALESR E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

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225KSMALL &MEDIUM

BUSINESSESSAAS, DIGITAL MARKETING SERVICES,& IT SERVICES

+ REACH 21 MILLION PEOPLEON A WEEKLY BASIS

[ [Market Profile Chippewa and Yellow Medicine Counties, MN

Yellow Medicine

Chippewa

Granite •Falls

• Montevideo

Clarksfield •

Total Households

9,262Average Household Income

$69,616

Total Population

21,974

Children at Home 2,625 28%

2018 Claritas, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine Counties, MN

Base: Total Households - 9,262

Own a Home 6,977 75%

Employment (population age 16+)Executive/Professional/Mgr. 12% Office/Administrative Support 7%Sales 6% Healthcare 6%Services 21%

Education (adults age 25+)College Graduate 4,462 29% Some College, no degree 3,705 24%High School Graduate 5,507 36% Other 1,478 10%

Household IncomeUnder $35,000 2,732 30% $35,000-$49,999 1,420 15% $50,000-$74,999 1,909 21% $75,000+ 3,201 35%

Age Median Age: 5218-34 4,233 25% 35-44 2,322 14%45-54 2,529 15% 55+ 7,925 47%

GenderMen 8,424 50% Women 8,585 50%

Base: Total Adults - 17,009

Consumer Spending

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Key Consumer categories Expenditure Apparel $13 Computers, Software & Accessories $3Education $7 Household Furnishing and Appliances $15Health Care $48Groceries $42 Automotive - All $95 Pet Related $7 Sports & Recreation $6Travel $16Dining Out $23 2018 Environics Analytics, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine Counties, MN

Total Annual Consumer Spending

$448 Million

(in millions)

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We reachyour most profitable customers.

shoppers.

Print & digital newspaper delivers

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10granitefallsnews.com Average Monthly Traffic Page Views 52,357 Unique Visitors 43,676

Google Analytics Aug 2017

63% of Total Adults

61% of Men

64% of Women

59% of Adults Age 18-54

69% of Adults Age 55+

69% of College Educated Adults

54% of High School Graduates

57% of HHI under $50,000

68% of HHI $50,000+

65% of Homeowners

58% of Families with Children in the Home Scarborough USA+ 2017 R1, National average; INA+ Audience (weekly print, monthly digital)

Print & Digital Reach

PRINT PRODUCTSWe offer a large variety of print products and other creative solutions to grow your business:

Premium PlacementSpecial SectionsMagazines Total Market Coverage

We delivershoppers to your business.

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DIGITAL SOLUTIONSgranitefallsnews.com

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Advocate Tribune 1C April 14, 2016

Home Improvement

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Advocate Tribune 1A February 25, 20162016Progress

Progress ‘16Community and government

Inside this issue:Inside this issue:City of ClarkfieldCity of Clarkfield

Page Page –– 2 & 3 2 & 3 City of Granite FallsCity of Granite Falls

Page Page –– 4 & 5 4 & 5 Upper Sioux CommunityUpper Sioux Community

Page Page –– 6 6

Volstead HouseVolstead HousePage Page –– 88

Memorial Park,Memorial Park,Whitewater ParkWhitewater Park

Page - 10Page - 10Yellow Medicine CountyYellow Medicine County

Page - 11 Page - 11

Civic Organizations Civic Organizations Page - 12 & 13Page - 12 & 13

Fagen Fighters Fagen Fighters WII MuseumWII Museum

Page - 14 & 15Page - 14 & 15

Supplement to

Thursday, February 25, 2016

TribuneAdvocate

Mayor Dave Smiglewski leads the Super Hero Walk procession during the MeanderFriday Night Celebration “Bridge Over Troubled Waters” in Granite Falls.

The spirit of the Upper Sioux Community was on display during the 10th Annual Wicozani: Walk for a Healthy Life.

The Clarkfield Prairie Cardinal’s hosted a Clarkfield Block Party event in July.

TribuneAdvocate2016

Thursday,April 14, 2016

Cody Zimmer

TribuneAdvocate

Supplementto the

Week of March 21, 2016Week of March 21, 2016

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Farm Focus

Spring 2016Inside this issue

•Tjosvold Equipment - pg. 2 & 3•The state of the

ag economy - pg. 4•Marshall Machine Shop’s

new rock picker - pg. 5•Farmer’s Co-op Elevator

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