ADVERTISER CONVENTION DIRECTORY – SPRING 2025

Ad Submission Guidelines:

• URL
• Logo or image sized at 3″ x 3″ at 300 pixels per inch, or 900 x 900 pixels, in .pdf or .jpg format only
• Up to 110 words of text to include information about your company and a listing of the conventions where you will be represented in 2025 (see sample)

Pricing for Advertisers:

• Directory ONLY: $325
• Display Ad ONLY in the Convention Section: 1/2 pages at $700 and full page at $1,200
• Save money by purchasing both: Directory PLUS 1/2 page at $850 and Directory PLUS full page at $1,250

Digital Content Hub and Mobile App

Mobile App Custom Message

• $500 for 1 notification
• $350 for 2 or more within 3 months, maximum 4
• Choose the date and the time your message goes out
• Each push notification can include up to 130 characters
• Each push notification links to the current issue and not a particular page or URL
• Messages need to be carefully worded so as not to “advertise” a product or company but instead “inform”,
  • according to best practices and guidelines given by Apple
  • Example : Check out SchoolhouseTeachers.com inside The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine today! Today’s curriculum for every mom.

For best user experience, keep messages short, concise and links directed to digital content within the magazine issue.

Mobile App Blow-in

• $600 for 1 insertion
• Choose any page, specific to a particular issue
• Appears in Page View
• Location on phones and tablets
• Exact placement restrictions apply
• File format: images (gif, png, jpg), video or iframed content

For best reader experience, reasonable spread out animation is preferred and will reduce risk of digital abandonment.

Advertisement Submission:

• Ads may be submitted via email to artwork (at) theoldschoolhouse (dot) com. If the image is too large, please place it in Dropbox (or similar service) and email that link to the artwork department.
• Color Matching: Due to the variations in file formats and printing processes, TOS cannot guarantee perfect color matching of advertisements.
• Submission of advertising materials for potential publication constitutes a waiver of all claims relating to color matching and other minor errors in printing and formatting quality.
• Copyrights: All artwork, text, and other components must be the legal property of the submitting advertiser. Copyrighted material or material belonging to a third party may be used only with the written permission of the owner or copyright holder, a copy of which must be furnished to TOS along with the artwork and advertisement. TOS will not attempt to obtain permission for use of protected works and bears no liability for copyright infringement or other illegal conduct by advertisers or contributors.
• In order for readers to have a safe experience when purchasing from your company, TOS will only accept secure links. Secure links are a version of the http protocol that uses SSL/TLS protocol for security and the URL starts with https:. Please confirm all your links follow the secure protocol before submitting.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

• Advertisements that do not conform to TOS file guidelines will incur additional fees for necessary conversion, alterations, and editing. Please contact TOS in advance with questions concerning the file specifications and/or requirements.
• TOS reserves the right, but has no obligation, to accept additional file types on a case-by-case basis. Advertisers should contact TOS for verification and instructions before sending files of any types other than the acceptable file formats listed above. Conversion charges will be assessed for any advertisement submitted in an alternative format or otherwise requiring conversion to TOS standard formats.

Full Legal Terms & Conditions can be found here: http://tosmediakit.com/Terms