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The Door Opener provides Connecticut's holistic health, spiritual,and metaphysical communities with an opportunity for listing events, classes, services, and products at minimum cost. We consider our listers, advertisers, and distributors to be partners with us in this venture and encourage the idea of an extended community.

Included under this umbrella are the exploration of alternatives in health care, ways of living, and philosophy; the acceptance and wise use of responsibility; and the recognition that all people and the planet share a common bond and destiny. We support a change in our value system to a more holistic and ecological world view.

Our magazine focuses on people with an interest in self improvement and exploring alternatives, as well as integrative and complementary health care modalities. It is sold through health food, metaphysical or "new age" book and gift shops, and all Borders, Barnes and Noble, and WaldenBook locations, Whole Foods locations as well as by subscription.

Unlike most other publications of this nature, our readers share the cost of the magazine by purchasing it. This keeps the cost low for advertisers and ensures that each copy printed is used. First published in 1986, we are in our twenty-second year of publication distributing about 2,300 copies.

Advertisers also receive a quarterly newsletter (see top of this page for a PDF version) as we begin each issue with information on any changes, incentives, reminders of due dates, and business tips from the experts. We invite you to join us in this venture by becoming a distributor or advertiser.




ADVERTISING DEADLINES - LISTINGS AND DISPLAY ADS

Spring (covering Mar., Apr., May): LISTINGS - Jan 7 and DISPLAY ADS - Jan 17

Summer (covering June, July, Aug.): LISTINGS - April 8 and DISPLAY ADS - April 18

Fall (covering Sep., Oct., Nov.): LISTINGS - July 8 and DISPLAY ADS - July 18

Winter (covering Dec., Jan., Feb.): LISTINGS - Oct 7 and DISPLAY ADS - Oct 17





PRACTITIONER DIRECTORY INFORMATION

The Directory of Holistic Health Practitioners practicing primarily in Connecticut is published annually in the Winter issue of The Door Opener magazine at the same time it is updated to this location on our website - Click here to see the current 2010 Directory and download a form for the 2011 Directory. A mailing is sent to holistic health practitioners in the state about the first of September. The cost of a basic listing is $30, but is half price to display advertisers in The Door Opener who have been advertising for the previous three issues. There is no additional charge for a link to your own website. You can join the online version at any time. Go to that page to download a copy of the form.




LISTING AND ADVERTISING RATES

EVENT LISTINGS: Events and classes are $6 each, with the exception of Fairs, which are listed without charge. Please limit descriptions to 60 words in addition to date, time, place, cost and telephone number; and submit by email in an easily decipherable version. We reserve the right to edit as required.

CLASSES & SCHOOLS/TRAINING LISTINGS: The length of these listings vary considerably so the cost is $6 per column inch. Include date, time, place, cost and telephone number; and submit by email an an easily decipherable version. We reserve the right to edit as required.

ORGANIZATIONS, CHURCHES, & SUPPORT GROUPS: There is no charge for these listings, unless the group charges a fee for attending. If there is a fee, the listing charge is the same as for an Event. We reserve the right to edit as required.

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING: Rate is $20 for the first 50 words and 45 cents for each additional word.

DISPLAY ADVERTISING: Advertising copy must be submitted camera ready, preferably at 120 dpi. Logos, letterhead and half tone photographs are acceptable. Photo quality cannot be guaranteed.

WEB LINKS: All of our display ad participants receive a free link to their website through Events, Schools and Trainings, Energy, Support Groups, or through our Advertiser Marketplace web features.

***CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD OUR GRAPHIC/PRODUCTION AD REQUIREMENTS IN PDF FORMAT***


PREMIUM POSITIONS: Back outside cover in full color: +$200 over regular full page rates. Inside front and back covers, black & white, full or half page ads only: +25% over regular rates. Reservations must be made and space may be limited. These spaces are utilized on a rotating basis.

AD SETUP: Occasionally, a bit of work needs to be done to get an ad ready for the magazine at the highest quality level. Ad design, typing or modifications will be charged at $44 per hour. No setup charge for camera ready ads or photographic size changes if they meet our quality requirements. Be sure to review our graphic requirements in order to avoid minimal set-up and graphic charges.


Rates per frequency of insertion of SAME SIZE AD (X1 = one issue; X2 = two issues, etc.)


Vertical Width X 1 X 2 X 4 One Year Prepaid - 10% discount
Full Page $400 $370 $340 $1,224
Half Page (Horo.) $200 $185 $170 $612
Half Page (Vert.) $200 $185 $170 $612
Third Page (Horo. only) 3 $140 $130 $120 $432
Quarter Page $100 $95 $85 $306
Business Card 2 $55 $52 $48 $172


You can enjoy a 10% discount by pre-paying for a year.
Please make checks payable to: AN OPEN DOOR.
We also take VISA, Mastercard, Discover and American Express credit cards.
And we now also take PayPal. You can make payment for your advertising at the bottom of this page.



FLYER PROGRAM


The Door Opener features a flyer program that anyone can participate in. Flyers can be anything that is considered as one page: front and back or one-sided, color or black and white, business cards, postcards, trifolds, or brochures, etc. Eight (8) sets of flyers are sent out to our subscribers throughout the year: one set with each quarterly issue of the magazine and one set in between issues. Participants supply us with 600 flyers plus $60 (700 plus $70 for Winter) by the dates listed below. The flyers will arrive at subscriber homes approximately two weeks later. It is important to contact us to reserve a spot, and to also check to be sure the timing is right for you. Sometimes the timing may be too tight between the date the flyers arrive at the homes and the date of the advertised event. The flyers with payment must reach The Door Opener by the following dates:

To accompany Spring issue - February 8 (arrives end of February)

In between Spring and Summer issues - March 30 (arrives middle of April)

To accompany Summer issue - May 8 (arrives end of May)

In between Summer and Fall issues - June 30 (arrives middle of July)

To accompany Fall issue - August 8 (arrives end of August)

In between Fall and Winter issues - September 30 (arrives middle of October)

To accompany Winter issue - November 8 (arrives end of November)

In between Winter and Spring issues - December 30 (arrives middle of January)



ADVERTISERS: Please fill out and sign. Then mail to us at 47 Maple Avenue, Collinsville, CT 06019 or scan and send to us as an attachment.

Name/Business: ___________________________________________________________

Address __________________________________________________________________

Contact Phone Number _____________________________________________________

Start Advertising With (circle) Spring Summer Fall Winter -- Year ______

Number of Issues I'd Like to Participate In: ___________    Ad Size: _________   Cost Per Insertion: __________________

I understand that The Door Opener is a quarterly publication and that I will receive a billing statement for each ad. I accept responsibility for making payment.

Date: ________________________   Signature: _____________________________________



To pay your advertising bill online, click the PayPal button below. You can enter in any amount to pay. If you do not have a PayPal account, clicking the button will lead you through the setup process.

 



ADVERTISING CONTACT

Dory Dzinski
Editor/Publisher
47 Maple Avenue
Collinsville, CT 06019

Phone: (860) 693-2840
E-mail: thedooropener@comcast.net


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