2014 award winner: “20 in Their 20s”
Folio: Magazine 2014
3rd Place, Best Brewspaper / Free Zine Writing
North American Guild of Beer Writers Writing Awards 2014
“Enthusiasts should seek out the West Coaster (westcoastersd.com), a monthly magazine devoted entirely to the city’s beer scene.”
New York Times April 2013
1st Place, Non-Daily Newspaper – Public Service/Consumer Advocacy
San Diego Press Club “Excellence in Journalism Awards” 2011
Thank you for your interest in advertising with West Coaster. We are a team of native San Diegans interested in cultivating our hometown’s most awesome product: craft beer. Our simple marketing solutions provide cost-effective advertising directed to a targeted audience: craft beer drinkers in San Diego County. We offer combination web and print advertising, and give discounts for multi-month advertisers. Printing 24,000 issues monthly that are distributed to 400+ craft beer locations, West Coaster is the best source of news regarding the explosive San Diego beer industry. West Coaster Online contains a blog and includes connections to our active Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Purchasing advertising provides no editorial privilege.
RATES
To view our rate card, please click here. To speak with a human about ads, call (619) 796-5719.
DEADLINES & SPECS
We close advertising every 3rd Wednesday of the month preceding publication date. Ad dimensions can be found on our rate card. All high resolution artwork must be in at 5PM PST on the below dates. All major image formats accepted, 300 DPI required for best results. When using the color black, please use CMYK values – any black used must be C=0, M=0, Y=0 and K=100. Please send artwork to mike@westcoastersd.com.
Advertising artwork deadlines
The 15th of each month (if the 15th falls on a weekend, then the deadline is the following business day)
Any ads requested/sent past the deadline will be accepted & printed at the discretion of the Publisher.
Note: we do not publish in January. Our December + January issue is printed and distributed in December.
CUSTOM DEALS
Would you like to run ads every other month? Would you like to upgrade your ad size at any time for a fixed rate? Block ad buys? We’re flexible, but please contact us early if you’d like to arrange a custom advertising package.
READY TO BUY?
If you are ready to buy advertising space, please contact Publisher Mike Shess at (619) 796-5719 or mike@westcoastersd.com
HAPPY CUSTOMERS
Check out our print archives to see who advertises in our magazine.
MEDIA SPONSORSHIP TRADES
We sometimes give discounts and even free ads to charity events in exchange for media sponsorship. Please contact mike@westcoastersd.com at least one month in advance of the deadline. The more promotional material we can get our logo on (flyers, posters, websites), the cheaper the ad is (and vice versa).
