Sizes
Hippo is broken down into modular ad sizes:
Full Page: 10.25"(W) x 13"(H)
Vertical 1/2 Page: 5"(W) x 12.75"(H)
Horizontal 1/2 Page: 10.25"(W) x 6.25"(H)
Vertical 1/4 Page: 2.375"(W) x 12.75"(H)
Horizontal 1/4 Page: 5"(W) x 6.25"(H)
Vertical 1/8 Page: 2.375"(W) x 6.25"(H)
Horizontal 1/8 Page: 5"(W) x 3"(H)

Run of Paper Rates

Run 1x: Weekly one-time rates (no discount)
Rate are per ad , per week.
Full Page: $1,727
1/2 Page: $864
1/4 Page: $431
1/8 Page: $216
1/16 Page: $128

Run 8x: 8 ads for 8 consecutive weeks
(20% discount applies) Rate are per ad , per week.
Full Page: $1,382
1/2 Page: $691
1/4 Page: $345
1/8 Page: $173
1/16 Page: $102


Run 16x :16 ads for 16 consecutive weeks
(30% discount applies) Rate are per ad , per week.
Full Page: $1,209
1/2 Page: $605
1/4 Page: $302
1/8 Page: $151
1/16 Page: $90


Run 24x: 24 ads for 24 consecutive weeks(40% discount applies) Rate are per ad , per week.
Full Page: $1,036
1/2 Page: $518
1/4 Page: $259
1/8 Page: $130
1/16 Page: $77


Run 52x: 52 ads for 52 consecutive weeks (50% discount applies). Rate are per ad , per week
Full Page: $863
1/2 Page: $432
1/4 Page: $216
1/8 Page: $108
1/16 Page: $64


Non-consecutive rates are available from your account representative. Please call 603-625-1855 and ask to speak with an advertising representative, if you don't have one. A PDF version of the rate sheet is available here.

Frequency Discounts
Frequency Discounts available on runs of consecutive ads. Advertiser must run contract edad for the full period of the contract. Advertisers must pay for ads before they run.

Non-Profit Discounts
Non-Profits may qualify for additional frequency discounts. Political organizations, universities, hospitals, and large non-profits do not qualify for this discount.

Mechanical Specifications
HippoPress uses a PC platform. Please email ads to ads@hippopress.com. Acceptable Formats: .pdf (200 dpi), .tif (PC format, 300 dpi), .jpg (400 dpi). Those sending Word, PageMaker and other non-standard documents please call ahead. HippoPress only accepts PMTs or camera ready slicks electronically. Color advertisements should be CMYK. The Hippo runs a line screen of 90, please compensate for a 15% dot gain.

Prepayment
All advertisers must prepay for advertising unless otherwise noted. There are no discounts for prepayment.

Agency Discount
All rates are gross. We offer a 15% agency commission.

Positioning
20% surcharge to guarantee position

Publication
Every Thursday. Almost all papers are picked up by Saturday morning.

Pick-up Locations: 1200+
Retail outlets, all major supermarkets, restaurants, workplaces, apartment complexes and street boxes in metro southern New Hampshire. (25 miles radius of Manchester)

Audited By
Media Audit

Circulation: 33,000*
Hippo uses a controlled distribution system to track circulation and is audited by an independent company, Media Audit. This process ensures that newspapers are being picked up at each location. Spot checks are performed randomly to confirm circulation numbers. Returns vary each week from 1% to 3%.

At Hippo it's about readers, not paper
Circulation is not a good way to measure a free paper

Print is not all the same. Free newspapers, both daily and weekly, are a very different kind of print than paid daily newspapers or paid magazines. Free papers essentially broadcast their product in a geographic area, hoping people will pick it up.

Circulation can be crudley measured by counting returns, but the advertiser has no way of knowing where those papers are going or if they are even going to be read.

It seems reasonable then to use a different form of measurement for free papers. At Hippo we continue to count returns to make sure we aren't paying more in printing costs than we have to, but we feel a system similar to that of radio or television makes more sense in measuring our audience. For that reason, we use Media Audit — the only media polling service available in this market on a consistent basis. Media Audit polls residents of southern New Hampshire about their reading habits, consuption and demographic information. It is an independent polling company that competes with Arbritron and Scarborough Research.

Based on those numbers we know who is reading our paper, where they live and how much they earn. This information is helpful in two ways. First it allows the editorial staff to tailor the paper to the reader and second it gives our advertisers a demographic picture of who our readers are. This helps advertisers tailor their message to our readers and helps deternmine if Hippo is an appropriate place to reach potential customers. For example, Hippo would not be the most effective way to reach hearing aid buyers, but is a great place to reach first -time home buyers and empty nesters.

Ad Placement
To inquire about placing an ad, contact the advertising dept. at (603) 625-1855 Ext. 13 or via email at ads@hippopress.com

Looking for more affordable options to just target the city of Manchester, Nashua or Concord?

Manchester Daily Express: 5-day-a-week free daily

Hippo Nashua zone: zoned advertsiing pages avialable for the city of Nashua

Hippo Concord zone: zoned advertising pages available for the city of Concord


Other advertising products offered
Manchester public access ads
Outdoor billboards
Printing and insert program
Inserts
Business to Business drops

Hippo Advertising Personnel
Publisher
Jody Reese,603-625-1855, Ext.21
jreese@hippopress.com

Sales Manager/Associate Publisher:
Dan Szczesny (pronouced sez-knee), 603-625-1855, Ext.13
dszczesny@hippopress.com

Associate Publisher
Jeff Rapsis, 603-625-1855, Ext.23
jrapsis@hippopress.com

To place a classified ad: Ext.25
classifieds@hippopress.com or go to Classifieds.