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more people living in Harlesden, Kensal Green and Wembley

40%

The Brent Magazine 47%

Evening Standard

5%You’ll be in good company

The Brent Magazine is THE most popular way for residents to get news information

Metro

11%

Brent and Kilburn Times

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WINTER 2018/2019 • ISSUE 158

Brent

NEWS • VIEWS • WHAT’S ON • LOCAL INFO • FEATURES • ARTS & CULTURE

Your magazine about life in Brent, published by Brent Council

FREE PARKING

THIS XMAS!Celebrating the best of Brent in 2018

PRIDE OF BRENTA W A R D S 2 0 1 8

(Brent Resident Survey)

(2011 Census)

(2016 Projection)

100,000 households receive The Brent Magazine

Through our growing audience…

...Of local people

Our advertising partners include:

(2014 Brent Residents Survey)

40% of Brent residents also work in Brent

The highest circulation of any local publication

THE BRENT MAGAZINE

Brent

Average weekly pay of a

Brent resident £551.40

Male 50.3%

Age 0-15 21%

Age 25-64 57%

Age 65+ 11%Age 16-24 12%

Female 49.7

Employed Full time (30hrs+) 57%

Full time education (Aged 16+) 8%

Retired

17%

22.2%

Own homeoutright

Own home with a mortgage

22.6%

Ownmore than one property

5%

(2011 Census)

(2011 Census)

(2014 BRS)

Our Audience

(2011 Census)

(Diversity Report)

The OpportunityDistributed quarterly to 100,000 households, libraries, leisure centres and community centres across the borough, The Brent Magazine is the go-to publication for borough news, information, and updates. The 56 page magazine covers everything from regeneration projects, to helpful tips on recycling, health advice, council services, local events, employment and skills support.

A digital edition of The Brent Magazine is hosted on our website and receives 1,150 reads per issue. The publication is also heavily promoted through all our social media channels and is regularly featured in articles on our website.

For more information, please call 020 8937 4817 or email advertising@brent.gov.uk

Our in-house design team can also create the artwork for you, prices start at just £60

BOOK YOUR AD SPACE FOR OUR UPCOMING EDITIONS

Outside Back Cover £2145Inside Front Cover £1925Full Page £1770

210mm width x 270mm heightAdd 3mm bleed

Half Page £973

182mm width x 118mm height

Quarter Page £643

89.5mm widthx 118mm height

Eighth Page £275

89.5mm widthx 57mm height

All prices are +VAT.

Finished artwork should be supplied in a high-res PDF and emailed to advertising@brent.gov.uk

SUMMER 2019 EditionCopy Deadline: 9 April

Distribution: 1 June

AUTUMN 2019 EditionCopy Deadline: 9 July

Distribution: 7 September

SPRING 2019 EditionCopy Deadline: 12 February

Distribution: 4 March

WINTER 2019 EditionCopy Deadline: 8 October

Distribution Date:7 December

1. Advertising in THE BRENT MAGAZINE (TBM)

1.1. All adverts or inserts must be designed by Brent Design Team or by a professional design company

1.2. TBM reserves the right, at any time, to cancel any advertising order without stating the reason for doing so. This includes, but is not limited to, adverts deemed inappropriate, unprofessionally designed or political

1.3. No liability will be accepted for delays in distributing TBM, neither will delays be accepted as breach of contract

1.4. Orders for adverts specifying positions, editorial adjacencies or other requirements are at TBM’s sole discretion

1.5. The copyright of any ad created for TBM, by Brent Design Team, is owned

by Brent Council

1.6. The Advertiser (or booking agent) agrees to be liable for the payment of all charges incurred

1.7. Brent Council does not pay advertising commission for adverts booked by agencies

1.8. All adverts must be paid for in advance

1.9. Thirty days notice will be given of any rate change. All post or pre-booked ads will then be charged at that rate

1.10. TBM does not accept paid-for editorial. Advertorials may be accepted, provided they are clearly labelled as such.

2. Inserts2.1. Accepting inserts is at TBM’s discretion; any deemed unsuitable in terms of content or quality will not be accepted.

2.2. Before the insert booking is finalised, a hard copy of the insert must be submitted to TBM, one month in advance.

2.3. Any additional charges incurred by TBM arising from the insert will be paid for

by the Advertiser.

2.4. The insert must comply with the printers Insert specifications (separate document supplied).

3. Additional terms and specifications for external design companies3.1. TBM is in full colour

3.2. TBM reserves the right to redesign or amend copy at the client’s expense to ensure TBM’s standards are maintained.

3.3. Adverts can be submitted in the following formats: Apple Macintosh, using Quark Xpress versions 4.1 (or other agreed format), as high resolution PDF, eps, tiff or jpeg files.

Design/technical specifications: The Brent Magazine (full colour)

Full page - Trim Size: 270mm high x 210mm wide, Copy Area: 241mm high x 182mm wide, Bleed: 3mm bleed. Half Page - 118mm high x 182mm wide. Quarter page - 118mm high x 89.5mm wide. Eighth page - 57mm high x 89.5mm wide.

4. Cancellation4.1. Should TBM agree to cancel an existing work order, the Advertiser will be responsible for the cost of any work performed or costs incurred by TBM in addition to the following cancellation rates:

• 5-7 weeks before publication date: 75% of total cost of advert

• Less than 5 weeks before publication date: 100% of total cost of advert

5. Equalities and Advertising5.1. Advertising should be in plain English.

5.2. TBM is produced in large print and audio.

The Brent Magazine terms and conditions