The Society of American Magicians has a variety of ways for you to get your products and services known to our members. We have various advertising campaigns available in M-U-M Magazine, v1.1 online seminars, Backstage S.A.M. podcast, the S.A.M. Community forum, and MagicSAM.com banner ads. 

Download a copy of the current M-U-M Ad Rates by Clicking HERE. (effective Oct 2024)

All inquiries can be directed to Advertising Coordinator John Sturk, jsturk@magicsam.com. 

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M-U-M Magazine

 

M-U-M is published monthly by The Society of American Magicians for thousands of members worldwide. Please compare our advertising rates to those of other magic magazines. Because of our considerably lower rates and large circulation we sincerely believe M-U-M offers the best advertising value in the magic magazine business. In addition to the print version of M-U-M, an easy to navigate online version is available to members at the S.A.M. website. In every issue, the ads are hyperlinked and clickable, which means that a reader can immediately go from the magazine to an advertiser’s website. This feature is of tremendous benefit to M-U-M advertisers. ONLINE: Full and half-page ads include one month on the S.A.M. site, as do all ads running for six months or more. Web-only ads are priced at $65 per month.

 

PREPARING YOUR AD

 

Ad formats

Both color and black-and-white ad layouts may be submitted as digital files on CDs, DVDs, emailed (under 10MB), or as digital files (larger than 10MB) sent via Dropbox or www. hightail.com to Alan Howard at: editor@magicsam.com.

 

Specifications

Line art and bitmap images must measure 1200 DPI at the intended dimensions of the ad. Digital files with flattened CMYK or grayscale TIFs or JPGs must have a minimum resolution ol 300 DPI. Color ads must he submitted as CMYK (not RGB). Files must be print-quality PDF documents (with all fonts and graphics embedded) at a minimum resolution of 300 DPI.

 

Live Print Surface

For full-page color or black-and-white ads, the live-print surface is 7.5 by 10 inches, and all text and graphics must be within the live-print surface. Background bleeds are only available on full-page ads. The bleed must be oversized 9.5 by 12 inches, with the live­ print area centered on the background page.

 

Creative Services

Full layout and design services are available. These production services are invoiced at an hourly rate, with a firm quotation given after your proposed ad copy and graphics have been received and checked. For custom designed ads, allow two weeks lead time beyond the reservation dates listed on the current Ad Placement Schedule.

 

Corrections

Ads that do not meet the standards outlined here and require corrections or special treatment (such as resizing), will be charged an additional fee for this work.

 

PLACING YOUR AD

 

Ad Reservations

Space must be reserved by the 20th of the month that is two months prior to the ad’s appearance month. For example, if you wish to run your ad In the April issue, a reservation must be confirmed by February 20th. See Schedule of Deadlines on reverse side. For reservations contact Ad Coordinator John Sturk at jsturk@magicsam.com. 

 

Ad Submissions

Files for your ad must be received no later than the last day of the same month that your reservation was made. For example: The file for your April ad reserved on February 20th, must be in our system by February 28th. (This is because the April issue goes to the printer within the first week of March.)

 

Ad Materials

Send all ad materials to: editor@magicsam.com Alan Howard, editor, M-U-M magazine.

 

Ad Placement

Unless you reserve an advertising space that specifies page placement (such as the back cover or the inside frontcover), the positioning of ads is at the discretion of the magazine’s editorial staff.

 

Payment

An invoice will be issued the day tear sheets for the upcoming issue are received by the advertising manager. Invoices are emailed and a statement is emailed along with a digital “tear sheet” of your ad. Payment is due within ten days of the billing date.

 

Payments can be accepted by check, Mastercard, Visa, or Paypal. 

 

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact John Sturk, jsturk@magicsam.com.

 

Publication Schedule

 

Issue	Reserve By	Submit Materials By
January	November 20	November 30
February	December 20	December 30
March	January 30	January 31
April	February 20	February 28
May	March 20	March 31
June	April 20	April 30
July	May 20	May 31
August	June 20	June 30
September	July 20	July 31
October	August 20	August 31
November	September 20	September 30
December	October 20	October 31

 

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MagicSAM.com Ads

We now offer web-only advertising for $65 per month. Web advertising is included with full- or half-page ads in M-U-M Magazine, or with any magazine ad purchase for six months or more. 

 

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Sponsorships

 

v1 Family of Web Broadcasts

We offer Sponsorship opportunities for our monthly v1.1 webinars, v1.2 workshops, v1.3 webinars for Western Europe, and v1.4 Spanish-language webinars. Contact John Sturk to discuss rates and schedules.

Backstage S.A.M. Podcast

Our flagship podcast, Backstage S.A.M., is a publicly-available program listed on Apple Podcasts. Spotify, and all other major platforms. Hosted by Bruce Kalver, the program spotlights interesting stories and personalities within the magic community. Contact John Sturk to discuss rates.

National Conference

We offer multiple levels of sponsorship for our National Conference, ranging from advertising in our conference program, providing materials to attendees, and live-read sponsorship messages during conference activities. Contact John Sturk to discuss the solutions to best fit your target and your budget. 

S.A.M. Community forum

MagicSAM.com added a members-only forum, known as the S.A.M. Community, that every member automatically has access to. Think of it as our own, private social media platform without the difficulties encountered with using the mainstream social media services. Sponsored posts and pinned posts can be made to promote your products or services. Contact John Sturk to discuss rates.