Advertising with Ethical Consumer
To book adverts or for further information please contact:
Simon Birch, Advertising Manager
Email Simon by choosing Advertising Sales in the drop-down.
Tel: 0161 226 2929
Fax: 0161 226 6277
All advertisers are screened against our ethical criteria.
All prices below are shown exclusive of VAT
Print Magazine
Launched in 1989, Ethical Consumer is the UK's longest-running alternative consumer magazine. It is published bi-monthly, with 6 issues per year.
Its readership is one of the most targeted markets available for ethical products and services:
- Each issue is bought by 6,500 people.
- 87 per cent of sales are to subscribers.
- Readership is 25,000, mainly social classes A and B.
- Over 90 per cent of readers actively seek out ethical products and use the magazine primarily as a buyer's guide.
Display Advertising
The following prices apply to camera-ready artwork
pdf, jpeg, tiff or eps, resolution at least 250 dpi
All sizes are given as width x height.
| Inside Front Cover, Inside Back Cover |
Size mm) |
Mono full price |
Colour full price |
| Full page |
185 x 277 |
£745 |
£1,190 |
| Half page (vertical) |
91 x 277 |
£495 |
£690 |
| Half page (horizontal) |
185 x 137 |
£495 |
£690 |
| Quarter page |
91 x 137 |
£275 |
£450 |
| Inside Pages |
Size (mm) |
Mono full price |
Colour full price |
| Full page |
185 x 277 |
£670 |
£875 |
| Half page (vertical) |
91 x 277 |
£390 |
£525 |
| Half page (horizontal) |
185 x 137 |
£390 |
£525 |
| Quarter page |
91 x 137 |
£195 |
£295 |
| Eighth page |
91 x 67 |
£95 |
n/a |
Inserts
£78 per 1,000 for A4 (or folded variations) as long as the insert weighs less than 10g. Please contact us for prices for other sizes or weights.
Discounts
Series - a discount of 10% applies for three consecutive ads, 15% for four or more.
About the Advertisers
Within each issue of the EC is a small column entitled 'About the Advertisers'. This section draws readers attention to the name of the report in which each advertiser's product was last featured (where appropriate) and gives the issue number of the magazine.
Website Advertising
The Ethical Consumer website is currently attracting 25,000 unique users every month.
We take a maximum of ten adverts at any one time which all appear on the right-hand side of evey page. Positions are rotated to give equal placement within the right-hand column.
Formats
Banner adverts of 120x120 pixels, or 120x60 pixels.
.jpg or .gif
Contact us about animated banners or Flash.
Rates
120px by 120px - £450 for four weeks
120px by 60px - £250 for four weeks
Please enquire about rates on a page impression basis.
Discounts are available for booking a series of ads.
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