Bridal Tribe Media kit

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BRIDAL TRIBE is a company devoted to spreading love. From helping couples of color plan and pull off a memorable wedding day and survive their subsequent journey of marriage to promoting collaboration and growth among small businesses, our passion is building positive, lasting relationships.

Whether you’re a bride, groom, married couple, wedding planner, photographer, make-up artist, hair stylist or other vendor, you’ll find something to love in the Tribe, our highly creative and influential community of movers and shakers looking to share their gifts.

BRIDAL TRIBE was founded by entrepreneur, consultant, writer and blogger Cynthia Williamston. Ms. Williamston engages her natural passion for all things matrimonial to bring to life her vision of connecting couples of color as well as successful, small and local businesses with wedding style. The company offers a wealth of fresh, fun and timely information from wedding hair, makeup and style tips to cakes, gowns, shoes, accessories and more to an audience of thousands of women and men through a variety of media channels.

Followers can visit the Tribe website, blog, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, weekly podcast and new digital magazine to get their wedding fix. They can also check out the exclusive boutique wedding expos that are held several times a year offering couples just what they need for easy planning, beautiful weddings and lasting marriages.

BRIDAL TRIBE. From the Ring to the Dress and Through the Vows, We Are Devoted To Love.

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ABOUT USEDITORIAL CALENDARSUBMISSIONSMISSIONPRODUCTS & SERVICES

Cynthia Williamston

Bridal Tribe Editorial Calendar

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Bridal Tribe Magazine is published four times a year with a special Spring supplemental men’s issue. In

between publication dates, we accept online submissions that are time-relevant and

focus on one of our main topic areas. They include Weddings, Marriage,

Beauty, Fun, Fashion, Relationships, Fitness, Entertaining, Food, Recipes, Events,

Contests and Giveaway’s.

In addition, we accept article ideas any time throughout the year. If you know of any small businesses or product launches that you think we should know about, tell us. Please send submissions to Info [at] bridaltribe.com

All other article submissions must adhere to the following editorial calendar:

SPECIAL FATHER’S DAY EDITION: A Look at the Men of the Tribe – Bridal Tribe Magazine highlights; The Well Dressed Groom. In this Special Edition, due out June 10, 2014.

Deadline for submission and Advertisers: May 15, 2014

Summer Issue 2013 THEMES: Welcome to the Tribe. Highlighting; Cakes, Rings and Tablescape Dreams –Love, Fashion, and Wedding Traditions of different Faiths, due out July 7, 2013.

Deadline for submission and Advertisers – June 15, 2013

Fall Issue 2013 Fall in love with Fall Brides, due out October 12, 2013

Deadline for submission and Advertisers–September 19, 2013

Please review our Submission Guidelines before submitting any story ideas or articles.

Cover story deadlines are 30 days prior to posted deadlines.

Submission Guidelines:

Copyright Information: We only accept articles written by the author or copyright holder and products owner or made by the person submitting. Bridal Tribe Magazine adheres to all local, national and international copyright laws. By submitting an article or products to one of our sites and/or publications, you are granting permission for its use on the website in our resource library (articles), on our social media platforms, on our blog and/or in our magazine and newsletters. If the article is for inclusion to a specific area or for a specific purpose, please state as much when you make your submission. Contributing Authors and photographers retain all copyrights to their individual works.


SHARE YOUR WEDDING OR WEDDING RELATED CONTENT

We love to feature fabulous weddings, wedding related businesses and content from the Tribe. We welcome everything from showers and photo shoots, rehearsal dinners, engagement sessions, DIY ideas and more. If it’s new and unique and has an ethnic or multicultural angle, we definitely want to see it! Submitting your information is easy but due to the large number of e-mails that we receive, we simply cannot showcase or respond to all submissions. We are only able to contact you only if we are interested in featuring your content.

Please note that only exclusive content i.e. those that have not been published elsewhere will be considered for our magazine. This does not include your own company’s website or blog. All other submissions will be reviewed for inclusion on our website, blog or social media channels. Submitted information will not be returned and become the property of Bridal Tribe.

WEDDING SUBMISSIONS

E-mail your submission to us at [email protected]. Please note that we only accept submissions at this address. Be sure to get approval from vendors and photographers and include their contact information along with the following in your e-mail:

• Bride and groom’s first and last names

• Your contact e-mail and phone number (and company name, if you are a vendor)

• Wedding date and location

• Reception location

• At least 70 full color images that tell the story of the wedding day with shots of the ceremony, reception, cake, centerpieces, invitations, place cards, flowers, bridal party, gown, favors, accessories etc. Wedding submissions may be featured in their entirety or we may choose only to feature specific parts such as cakes, tabletops, gown, flowers etc. Ensure that they are high resolution, 300dpi photographs.


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• Details, details, details! Tell us about the dress, full married names, how the happy couple met, the vision/inspiration for the wedding, any unique ethnic touches and any other details that made the day the fabulous event that it was. The more you can share the better.

• 50 full color images that help explain or highlight your submission.

• Ensure that they are 300dpi high resolution photographs.

• Feel free to include a link to additional images or send a zipped folder to [email protected] with “marketing” in the subject line.

• You may also submit your content via Dropbox.com. NOTE: You must create a free account in order to use this service.

• Other vendors used with all relevant photography credits. If a vendor is not credited up front, we cannot add the credit at a later point.

OTHER WEDDING RELATED SUBMISSIONS

E-mail your submission to us at [email protected], with “marketing” in the subject line. Please note that we only accept submissions at this address. Be sure to get approval from vendors and photographers and include their contact information along with the following in your e-mail:

• Your contact e-mail and phone number (and company name, if you are a vendor)

• Full Page - full color images that help explain or highlight your submission. Ensure that they are high resolution, 300dpi and no larger than 9.9765 x 13.9758 inches or 718.31 x 1006.26 pixels wide.

• Details, details, details! Tell us about your wedding related tips, ideas, business etc. The more you can share the better.

• The name(s), website(s) and contact information for the photographer(s)

• Feel free to include a link to additional images or send a zipped folder to [email protected] with Marketing in the subject line.

• You may also submit your content via Dropbox.com. NOTE: You must create a free account in order to use this service.

QUESTIONS?

We love to hear from you and would be happy to answer any other questions you may have. Please feel free to contact us directly at 914-709-5059 or [email protected].


Magazine

Radio Show

On-site Beauty Services

E-commerce exclusive items through preferred vendors and advertisers

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BRIDAL TRIBE is a company devoted to spreading love. From helping couples of color plan and pull off a memorable wedding day and survive their subsequent journey of marriage to promoting collaboration and growth among small businesses, our passion is building positive, lasting relationships.


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Full Page Size AdTrim: 718.31px x 1006.26pxBleed: 735.31px x 1025.76px

Quarter Page Size AdTrim: 336.33px x 481.28px

Half Page Size AdTrim: 719.31px x 473.28px

Bleed: 735.31px x 490.28px

Half Page Tower Size AdTrim: 356.12px x 1006.99pxBleed: 355.82px x 1025.76px

Business Card Size AdTrim: 311.13px x 144px

Bar Size Ad646.14px x 123.32px

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Ad Sizes & Requirements for Bridaltribe Magazine

MEDIA & FILE FORMATS (for Web)

Preferred File Format: PDF/X-1a Alternate File Formats Accepted: Photoshop Tiff, JPEG

PLEASE NOTE: – PDF files must contain only RGB process images. – Bridaltribe magazine cannot be responsible for PDF files prepared incorrectly.

Image Requirements: All images for ads should be color corrected and provided at or above our minimum resolution requirement of 266 dpi. Image files should be RGB and in .tif, .eps, or .jpg file format.

PRODUCTION REMINDERS – Spreads should be prepared as separate full page ads to ensure proper bleed. (See full page bleed dimensions) – Please convert all CMYK images and spot colors to RGB. – Ads created in an unacceptable format cannot be accepted and will need to be resubmitted or recreated. – All ads submitted should be suitable to print as is. Bridaltribe magazine cannot be responsible for any errors in content. – If files are prepared improperly and mechanical requirements are not met, Bridaltribe magazine cannot guarantee the reproduction of the ad.

SUBMITTING FINAL AD MATERIALS: There are two ways to submit your advertising materials to Bridaltribe magazine: SEND DISK WITH PROOF or JPEG CD, DVD or Flash Drives accepted. Along with the disk please provide contact info, issue date or insertion order, advertiser name, agency name, plus an ‘acceptable’ proof. Please review the ACCEPTABLE PROOFS section above. Disks will be returned if requested. All final ad materials should be e-mailed or FTP to Cynthia Willamston in the Production Department. Attn: Cynthia Willamston Bridaltribe magazine—Production Department; [email protected]

Size Trim Bleed Cost

Top Bar Size Ad 646.14px x 123.32px N/A $400.00*

Business Card Size Ad 311.13px x 144px N/A $67.50*

Quarter Page Size Ad 336.33px x 481.28 N/A $450.00*

Half Page Size Ad 719.31px x 473.28px 735.31px x 490.28px $650.00*

Half Page Tower Size Ad 356.12px x 1006.99px 355.82px x 1025.76px $600.00*

Full Page Size Ad 718.31px x 1006.26px 735.31px x 1025.76px $1200.00*

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*introductory rates

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85% women with 59% between the ages of 25 and 45

Demorgraphics & Reach

Listeners: 41,3272012-2013

87.6%

956,554

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Friends of Fans

1,725 Weekly Total Reach

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United Kingdom

Australia

Canada

Nigeria

Jamaica

Egypt

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Brooklyn, NY

Chicago, IL

Atlanta, GA

Bronx, NY

Los Angeles, CA

London, England, United Kingdom

English (US)

English (UK)

Portuguese (Brazil)

Spanish

French (France)

Arabic

Spanish (Spain)

Female 87.6%

Gender and Age*

0.1%

0.1%

13-17

0.7%

8.4%

18-24

3.2%

31.8%

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27.8%

3.6%

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1.5%

13.5%

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3.7%

0.9%

55-64

2.3%

0.3%

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Male 10.2%

Countries* Cities* Languages*

BT is designed to attract both engaged and married couples. Our company’s target market are females ages 25-45 with an income of $50K-$100K annually. Our current customer base profile is as follows:

Radio show weekly active listeners nearly 7,500 as of July 6, 2013

*as of June 2013

Daily Followers: 2,600Daily Reach: Over 700,000

BT Website DemographicsUnique Blog Daily Visitors: Nearly 10,000Unique Web Daily Visitors: Nearly 2,700


Listeners: 41,3272012-2013

956,554Friends of Fans*


Gender and Age*

Female 87.6%

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13-17

0.7%

8.4%

18-24

3.2%

31.8%

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27.8%

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13.5%

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3.7%

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55-64

2.3%

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Male 10.2%

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Female 87.6%

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Listeners: 41,3272012-2013



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Female 87.6%

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13-17

0.7%

8.4%

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3.2%

31.8%

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27.8%

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3.7%

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Male 10.2%

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Listeners: 41,3272012-2013



Gender and Age*

Female 87.6%

0.1%

0.1%

13-17

0.7%

8.4%

18-24

3.2%

31.8%

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27.8%

3.6%

35-44

1.5%

13.5%

45-54

3.7%

0.9%

55-64

2.3%

0.3%

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Male 10.2%

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MALES

FEMALES

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MagazineAlmost 20% of our supporters are event planners or wedding vendors. More than 50% have expressed interest in “unique” accessories including shoes, jewelry and handbags, beauty products, fashion, cutting edge creative staff & innovative event planners.

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