Unusual Inserts
Any insert of an unusual nature including cards, envelopes, perforations, die cuts, irregular shapes, 3-D/pop ups and adhesives, will require testing prior to inserting. A minimum of 100 sample inserts are required for testing purposes. The Inserts Department must be informed of all deviations from The Australian Financial Review’s insert specifications, for any insert inquiry/proposal.
Third Party Advertising
Fairfax will not, under any circumstances, accept third-party advertising (also known as “space farming” in any advertisement, including inserts, tip-ons, or other forms of separate publications inserted into or attached for distribution into the publication.
Packaging and Delivery
Please contact the Fairfax Inserts Department for packing and delivery specifications.
Important
- Please note that the placement/position of the insert, within the publication, is at the Publishing Operations Manager’s discretion.
- The orientation of the insert cannot be guaranteed. (i.e. Inserts may appear upsidedown or back to front).
- Multiple sheet inserts must have the spine as the longest edge.
- Perfect bound inserts are NOT acceptable under any circumstances.
- The longest edge will lie against the spine of the newspaper (i.e. NO landscape formatted inserts).
- Inserts must not have the same visual layout on the front or back covers (i.e. No mirror images).
- Loose sheets are not permitted within a multiple page insert.
- Inserts less than 24pp must be spine glued not stapled.
- Inserts which do not comply with the initial booking details when received, may be subject to revaluation of acceptance.
- Clients, agencies and printers must ensure that all of their inserts are identical in terms of technical specifications, for a particular publication on any given date.
- Inserts with different specifications will be treated as separate products. However, it is not possible to distribute each type of product to a different selected distribution area (i.e. Only one type of select run is possible on any given day, per state).
- Inserts which are identical in terms of dimensions, with differing creative designs and / or key numbers, for the same client, must be inserted randomly (i.e. They will be regarded as one insert). Fairfax Printers cannot control the placement of inserts with different key numbers in the same publication.
