In The Spotlight * The In the Spotlight feature announces the chairmen or honorary chairmen of an upcoming event. The half-page, color feature includes a formal photograph, information about the event and an organization or event logo. An additional/different chairmen photo should be submitted and we will post it on our website in the I On Philanthropy section. An In The Spotlight feature is $300.
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General Placement * General Placement features highlight event chairmen, committee members, invitation addressing parties, or event photos. General Placement photos are $25 each for black/white or $60 each for color. Organizations that submit at least five photos for general placement can submit an additional two photos for our website at no charge. Organizations that submit at least ten photos for general placement can submit an additional four photos for our website at no charge.
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Center Spread * The Center Spread features 12 to 16 event photos, an event or organization logo as well as a write- up about the event details in the magazine. The Center Spread is always in color and is $975. Please submit an additional/ different 10 photos for the website under the Event Extras section. The Center Spread reservations/placements are at the discretion of The Independent, and we require that a professional photographer has taken the submitted photos.
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Two-page Spread * A Two-page Spread features 12 to 16 photos, an event or organization logo and a write-up about the event details in the magazine. An additional six photos will be featured in the Event Extras portion of our website. These six photos should be different than the photos from the magazine. A color Two- page Spread is $925. A black and white Two-page Spread is $625. Two-page Spread reservations/ placements are at the discretion of The Independent, and we require that a professional photographer has taken the submitted photos.
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Web Placement * Website stories/pictures on kcindependent.com run in conjunction with features printed in the magazine. The photos on our website must be different than the photos in the magazine. Web photos remain on our website and age with the addition of new information. Most of the editorial features mentioned above feature web placement. Additional photos, beyond those numbers listed are $5 per photo. Our social media sites (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) also reference features that are posted on our website and/or appear in the magazine. We have nearly 29,000 followers on Twitter!
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The Insider Our e-newsletter is published two times per month, prior to magazine distribution. Editorial features for The Insider may be reserved at a cost of $100 per feature. One photograph will appear on the newsletter, with an additional four to five photos on our website. The Insider feature will link to the web posting with the additional photos and copy. Our Insider is sent to more than 5,000 subscribers.
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Calendar Listings * Our Calendar is reserved for organizations that participate in our annual Charitable Events Calendar publication. Listings will also appear on our website and magazine calendars at no charge. Kansas City charitable event dates not submitted to the annual Charitable Events Calendar can be listed in the magazine and website calendars for a fee of $60 per event.
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To reserve space in an upcoming issue, please email Jenny Owens Hughes: jenny@kcindependent.com.
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