Mountain View Mirror Advertising
CURRENT ADVERTISING STATS: The Mountain View Mirror averages 123,000 page views a month. To put that in perspective, if you were to put all the online page views of all the online Washington area community newspapers together, they generate an average of 130,000 page views a month.
The difference is in the demographics. Mountain View High School is an alternative school, drawing students from every High School throughout Fairfax County, Virginia. Our content is read people 15-22, usually on their cell phones, tablet computer or P.C./Mac.
Link directly from your advertisement to your sales page.
How much would it cost in a regular High School paper edition reaching on average 600 subscribers to get your target market to look at your advertisement dozens of times over the course of a month, multiple impressions in one sitting?How much would it cost to get them to pick up the phone and call you? Why not let them click? Or better yet, call from the device on which they are reading your advertisement?
The Mountain View Mirror Advertising Contract
STEP ONE: Choose Ad Location
1) $500/Month: Rotating On Right Side of Main Page (dimensions 400 pixels x 500 pixels, view front page of the MtViewMirror.com for example of this ad placement).
2) $750/Month: Rotating On Top of Individual Post Page (dimensions 615 pixels x 100 pixels).
3) $500/Month: Rotating On Bottom of Individual Post Page (dimensions 615 pixels x 100 pixels, see this post for example).
STEP TWO: Choose Run Dates. (Advertising is on one-calendar-month cycles, from the first business day of the month. For example, if the month of November in 2014 is chosen, advertising will run from Monday, November 3rd and be switched out on Monday December 1st, 2014. You can purchase multiple months.)
STEP THREE: Read these Advertising Policies on this page and contact us using the link below. By following the link below to initiate an order you are agreeing to our Advertising Policies outlined on this page.
The Mountain View Mirror Advertising Policies include:
Deadlines: Unless otherwise agreed upon, advertisements must be received two weeks before the publication date. Should The Mountain View Mirror staff design the ad, the business must provide all necessary information in the directions below or on a separate page/via email.
Payment: Ads must be paid for in advance by check. An invoice will be sent following publication.
Advertising Content: Advertising is restricted to items which are appropriate for the audience of this publications, e.g., 15-22 year old people in Northern Virginia. Advertising products and services which would be inappropriate or illegal for this age group to consume is prohibited.
The Mountain View Mirror Indemnification Clause: The advertiser shall fully indemnify, hold harmless and defend The Mountain View Mirror and its sponsoring entities, directors, officers, employees, agents, and affiliates (collectively, “Indemnified Parties”) from and against all claims, actions, suits, demands, damages, liabilities, obligations, losses, settlements, judgments, costs and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorney‘s fees and costs), whether or not involving a third-party claim, which arise out of, relate to or result from (1) any breach of any representation or warranty of advertiser contained in this agreement & published advertising, (2) any breach of any covenant or other obligation or duty of advertiser under this Agreement or under applicable law, in each case whether or not caused by the negligence of The Mountain View Mirror or any other Indemnified Party and whether or not the relevant Claim has merit.
STEP FOUR: CONTACT US
Make Checks Payable To:
Mountain View Alternative High School
5775 Spindle Court
Centreville, Virginia
Attn: Mountain View Mirror
Call: (703) 227-6927
Email: editor{AT}MtViewMirror.com, replacing the {AT} with an @ symbol