The Saturday Express was first published in 1985.
Delivered to every household in the district, it is Marlborough's
only newspaper on a Saturday. With people profiles, cooking, sport
profiles and event coverage, weekend tv, Red Daly (kids paper), the
Saturday Express is a family favourite.
With a readership of 82% (31,590), and circulation of 18,073, this
weekly tabloid is a great relaxing read over a Saturday morning cuppa.
The Saturday Express offers a variety of advertising solutions
in it's community friendly news environment. Delivered on a Saturday
morning to every household, as Marlborough's only Saturday newspaper,
there's time for a leisurely read.
Inserts (fliers and brochures)
A fantastic alternative to letterbox drop, The Saturday Express can
get your flier into virtually every household in the Marlborough
province. Contained with a news environment, it is far more likely to
make it to the coffee table for a read over a cuppa.
In-paper Inserts can range from single sheet (minimum 120g grade, A5) to 25+ pages. Dimensions should exceed 400mm x 280mm.
Inserts can be for a limited number (minimum 1000) to a full
print run. Some targetted delivery areas can be arranged, e.g., Urban
or rural, or specific suburbs.
Special Shapes
You dream it up, we'll see if we can help! Contact the advertising team 03 520 8900 to discuss options available.
Features for your business
If you're planning a shift, significant renovation, or launching a
new business, we can help with a very cost effective Advertising
Feature. With the advertising support of your suppliers, builders, and
neighbouring businesses, these features prove to be very cost effective
for your special promotion. Give the features team a call for more
details 03 520 8900.
Run of Paper and Display advertising
The booking
deadline for run-of-paper/news page advertising is 9am Tuesday in
advance of the publishing date. Because the Saturday Express is
pre-printed, please make sure your print ready material is in to us by
Noon Wednesday.
Classified Display and Non-Display advertising
The
booking deadline for classified display and non display is Thursday
10am prior to publishing date, and is pre-printed, so please make sure
your print ready material is in to us by Noon Wednesday. You can place a
pre-paid classified advertisement via adstuff.co.nz to make it easier
for you.
Please see our ratecards for deadlines.
Specifications
Mechanical Details (Broadsheet & Tabloid have the same column widths)
Column Widths (mm) ROP Classifieds
1 column 34 32
2 column 72 66
3 column 110 100
4 column 148 134
5 column 186 168
6 column 224 202
7 column tabloid 262 236
8 column 300 270
9 column 338 304
10 column 376 338
11 column (Classified only) 372
Electronic Advertising Material (click through to attached pdf (PDF 190.1KB))
Advertising Manager
Alva Creagh
The Marlborough Express
62 Arthur Street, Blenheim
PO Box 242, Blenheim
Ph +64 3 520 8939
Fax +64 4 520 8910
Email: alva.creagh@mex.co.nz
Reporter
Angela Crompton
Ph +64 3 520 8930
Mobile +64 27 241 3689
Email: acrompton@mex.co.nz