The American Community School

Yearbook

AL-MANARA

2005-2006

Experiment. Create. Innovate.

 

 


To All Interested Parties,

 

            The yearbook committee of the American Community School at Beirut is offering advertising space in the 2005-2006 yearbook (Al-Manara) to any interested person, restaurant or company.

ACS is a highly regarded school in Lebanon, catering to a clientele of very well respected families. Around 900 copies of the yearbook will be distributed at the end of this year to the families of students in grades 6 to 12. Fifteen regular pages and 2 endsheets (4 pages at the beginning and end) of the 200+ page yearbook are available for advertising. These pages will be in full color.

            We believe that advertising directly to this targeted audience can be a very valuable venture. We hope that you will consider it.

 

Ad Sizes and rates:

Full Page                      18 cm width x 27 cm height                                                      $1000

Half Page                     18 cm width x 13.4 cm height                                                   $500

 

Front Endsheet*           3cms around border of first two pages             

                                    of 18 cm width  x  27 cm height                                                $3000

Back Endsheet*           3cms around border of last two pages              

                                    of 18 cm width  x  27 cm height                                                $3000

 

* The endsheets will be dedicated to studentsÕ signatures; your ad will be around the borders and, inside, there will be faded ACS studentsÕ photos.

 

Accounting:

- Deadline for ad purchasing: February 10, 2006

- 50% of ad cost due upon signing.

- All camera-ready ads due by Wednesday, February 24, 2006.

- Balance due on Thursday, February 24, 2006.

 

Production:

- Digital files may be submitted in the following software formats (for Mac only):

- Adobe InDesign (CS or CS2)

- Adobe Illustrator (8.0, 9.X)

- Adobe Photoshop (8.0)*  

- TIFF (not jpg)

                  *Please use a resolution of 300ppi.

 

Miscellaneous:

 

- Please submit files on CD.

 

- All fonts and individual graphic image files must be submitted along with the main file.  A hard-copy color digital proof must accompany the file.

 

- No negatives accepted.

 

- We will make every possible effort to read digital files submitted in the formats listed above.  However, ACS will not be responsible for incomplete or unreadable files. If you need design services or assistance with creating camera-ready art or colored ads, please contact _________________________ for information.

 

Should you have any questions or wish to discuss this further, do not hesitate to contact ______________________ at ___________________ after 4:00 pm, or email us at yearbook@acs.edu.lb.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

            _________________                                                              ________________

                                                                                                                Nada Abi Samra

ACS Yearbook Staff                                                                ACS Yearbook Adviser

 

 

 


The American Community School

Yearbook

 

AL-MANARA

2005-2006

Experiment. Create. Innovate.

 

 

 


Yearbook Contribution

 

 

DATE: _________________________

 

Company/Client: _________________

 

 

By signing below, I hereby agree to donate the sum of $____________ to the American Community School at Beirut for an advertisement to be displayed in the ACS Al-Manara yearbook 2005-2006.

 

Deposit due*: ____/_____/____    Paid: _________        Date:___/____/____

Balance due:  24 / 2 / 2006              Paid: _________        Date:___/____/____

 

 

Please make checks payable to: American Community School.

 

 

ClientÕs Name: ________________________                 

 

ClientÕs Signature:         ________________________

 

 

 

* The deposit (50% of ad cost) due upon signing (before February 10, 2006).