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Reach Northern California's
leading entertainment market


  • Daily section reaches Northern California's leading entertainment market
  • Appeals to readers of all ages
  • Ideal vehicle for all entertainment related messages
 

THE BAY AREA'S BIGGEST ATTRACTION
Arts & Entertainment is the Bay Area's most powerful tool for finding and planning leisure activities- on a moment's notice or weeks in advance. With the broadest scope of any daily entertainment resource, it includes in-depth articles and previews about arts and cultural activities, stories about people and trends in the entertainment industry, and comprehensive Bay Area entertainment listings.
  • a+e provides the perfect environment for your advertising, including such well-read features as:
  • Cover page - Eye-catching feature stories, hot entertainment tips, and plus teasers for stories inside.
  • Reviews of movies, shows, concerts, TV, etc.
  • Stories from the worlds of entertainment, culture and the arts.
  • Tonight’s movie showtimes and television listings.
  • 31 popular comics, plus the crossword puzzles and other fun and games.
  • Video reviews.
  • And on Sunday, comprehensive listings for theater, classical music and dance, museums/galleries, movies family events, pop music, historical museums, festivals, street fairs, area attractions and more.

 

 

AN IMPRESSIVE AUDIENCE
Arts & Entertainment is the ideal vehicle to promote your business. From museum lovers and opera buffs, to sports fans and frequent diners, you'll reach the Bay Area's largest audience of affluent and motivated patrons.

In a market of educated and affluent lovers of the arts, it's no wonder that Arts & Entertainment attracts such a desired market. Our average Sunday issue reaches 808,300 Bay Area adults (717,500 daily). In Santa Clara County alone, we reach:

  • 46% of all adults aged 25-54 (39% daily).
  • 52% of all married adults (46% daily)
  • 42% of all adults with children in the household (38% daily)
  • 56% of all adults with household incomes of $75,000 or more (49% daily)
  • 51% of all adults with household incomes of $150,000 or more (44% daily)
  • 50% of adults who have attended live theatre in the past 12 months (39% daily)
  • 46% of adults who have seen a movie in the past 2 months (41% daily)
  • 50% of adults who have attended a street fair in the past 12 months (44% daily)

ADVERTISING RATES
Regular ROP rates apply. For additional information, contact your Mercury News sales representative today or call 408-920-5589.

Sources: 2004 Gallup Poll of Media Usage and Consumer Behavior