Reasons you should choose Curb
Reach more than just our 10,000 subscribers
Magazines have a high pass-along rate, meaning that each magazine copy will be read by at least two people. Additionally, they are one of the most permanent forms of media, so your advertisement in Curb: Fusion will continue reaching audiences well beyond publishing.
Turn your audience into influencers
Compared with users of other media, magazine readers are more likely to facilitate word-of-mouth advertising and influence family and friends on products in various categories.
Be featured in an award-winning magazine
Multiple past issues of Curb have won national awards. Curb Fearless, the magazine from 2018, was a national finalist for the Society of Professional Journalists’ Mark of Excellence Award for best student magazine, a distinction the magazine earned in 2012 and 2014.
Types of advertisements
- Full-page
- Half-page horizontal
- Half-page vertical
- 1/3 – page horizontal
- 1/3 – page vertical
- 1/4 – page vertical
- 1/6 – page vertical
Online
- Banner advertisement
- Sidebar advertisement
Rates and dimensions
- Full-page $450 (Trim: 8.5” x 10.875” Bleed: 0.125” beyond the trim on all sides)
- Half-page $335 (Trim: 5.4375” x 8.5” Bleed: 0.125” beyond the trim on three sides)
- 1/3-page $235 (Trim: 3.6” x 5” Bleed: 0.125” beyond the trim on three sides)
- 1/4-page $185 (Trim: 2.5” x 5” Bleed: 0.125” beyond the trim on three sides)
- 1/6-page $145 (Trim: 2.166” x 4.583” Bleed: 0.125” beyond the trim on three sides)
Online
- Banner advertisement $100 (970 x 90 pixels)
- Sidebar advertisement $75 (336 x 280 pixels)
Special Rates
- Preferred placement inside front cover $650
- Preferred placement inside back cover $600
Designs and discounts
Early bird special
A 10% discount is offered for all returning advertisers or all advertisers who sign an advertising contract by Oct. 4, 2024.
Returning advertisers who sign a contract before Oct. 4, 2024 cannot accumulate both 10% discounts.
Free advertisement design
Take advantage of the talented creative team at Curb: Fusion — we will design your print or online advertisement FREE of charge. Advertisers who want us to design their ad must sign a contract by Oct. 18, 2024.
Full-page and half-page deals
The purchase of a full-page advertisement comes with a complimentary online sidebar advertisement, with the option to upgrade to a banner advertisement for an additional $20. The purchase of a half-page print advertisement comes with a complimentary online advertisement box, with the option to upgrade to a banner advertisement for an additional $30