Travel Guide Details

We’ve consolidated our Visitor Guide, Daylesford Macedon Life magazine, and Eat + Drink Guide into a single, beautifully designed A4 magazine. This guide will offer visitors inspiration and information on exploring the region.

Print 30,000
Readership 105,000

You can advertise in the guide by providing your own finished Ad artwork or purchasing a business listing. These options are defined below:

1. Advertisements require completed artwork provided by you. DMT reserves the right to refuse any advertisement not in keeping with our ethos and overall design elements, this is to maintain the high standard of the guide. We strongly recommend you engage a graphic designer to ensure a quality high resolution design.
Go to Advertising Submission Form

2. Business listings are created by DMT using images and copy supplied by you.

Go to Business Listing Submission form

Pricing for 2024-2025

(ex. GST)

BUSINESS LISTINGS

  • Half page: $1,980
  • Quarter page: $910

ADVERTISEMENTS

  • Inside front cover: $5,925
  • Inside back cover: $5,925
  • Back cover: $7,500
  • Double page spread: $7,200
  • Internal half page: $2,375
  • Internal full page: $3,630

BUSINESS LISTING SPECIFICATIONS

*Design for informational purposes only and is subject to change
 

Half Page

Fits an area measuring approximately 185mm W x 132mm H.

Includes:
Description: up to 100 words
Key highlights of your business: bullet point list of up to 5 lines
Contact details: (can include social media accounts) 5 lines max.
Images: Up to 5 high resolution photographs. It will be up to our discretion on which images we select, out of the ones that you provide, to fit the dedicated image space of 90mm W x 132mm H. Images may also be cropped.

Quarter Page 

Fits an area measuring approximately 185mm W x 63mm H.

Includes:
Description: up to 55 words
Contact details: (can include social media accounts) 4 lines max.
Image: up to 3 high resolution photograph. It will be up to our discretion on which images we select, out of the ones that you provide, to fit the dedicated image space of 90mm W x 63mm H. Images may also be cropped.

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Half Page Business Listing Examples

Quarter Page Business Listing Examples

ADVERTISING SPECIFICATIONS

Inside Front Cover
Inside Back Cover
Back Cover 

Trim Size: A4 210mm W x 297mm H
Bleed: 5mm all sides

Artwork size:
220mm W x 307mm H
NO crop marks

Safe Zone: 190mm W x 277mm H – Keep all text and critical information within 10mm of the edge of the page.

Double Page Spread 

Artwork & Trim Size: 400mm W x 277mm H
NO crop marks

Safe Zone: A safe zone must be left in the centre of all double page spreads. No text or logos should be placed in the gutter area. Leave 10mm text free either side of centre.

Internal Full Page

Artwork size:
190mm W x 277mm H
NO crop marks

Internal Half Page

Artwork size:
190mm W x 135mm H
NO crop marks

Artwork Requirements

File Formats Supported:

  • Press Ready’ PDF is preferred.
  • EPS, InDesign, Illustrator, PhotoShop.
  • NO crop/trim marks.

Colour:

  • All artwork must be CMYK (no Pantone or RGB).
  • Please ensure all elements within your file do not exceed CMYK total ink coverage of 260.
  • For large areas of black, please use the following combination for a rich black: C=20 M=20 Y=20 K=100

Images/Photos:

  • Any images/photos used in the artwork must be either embedded or supplied as part of the packaged artwork.
  • All images must be saved in CMYK colour format only.

Resolution:

  • Any images/photos used in the artwork must be a minimum of 300dpi at 100% size.

Fonts:

  • Embedded or converted to outlines.
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