Magazine Advertising Specifications - Archived

Magazine Specifications

Welcome to the new Globe magazine specifications. Here, you’ll find complete information to help build, prepare and upload your advertising for Report on Business magazine and Globe Style Advisor magazine.

Need inspiration first? Explore our advertising formats gallery.

Please read our most frequently asked questions section, designed to give you the most essential information, before you begin. If you’re still scratching your head, reach out and let’s chat.

I'm new to this. Where do I start?

You’re in the right place. Our new specifications are divided into 3 sections – Build, Prepare and Deliver your Advertising.

Build will give you our new page dimensions, with ad size tables to get the correct measurements for your creative. PLEASE NOTE: as of 2018, our page dimensions for Style Advisor have changed

Prepare provides information on getting a completed ad press-ready.

Deliver is all about sending your ads to us, with instructions for FTP upload, either using your own system or this site.

Have any questions? Please reach out to contact us – we’re happy to help!
Is Bleed or Trim needed in creating an ad?
How should I supply my material for publication, RGB, LAB, Spot…etc?

All high-resolution files need to be submitted in CMYK or B/W.

For ROB Magazine, Material will not be accepted if not supplied in the proper colour space. See our detailed information below for specifications.

For Style Advisor, if material is not supplied in the proper colour space, it will be converted without notification.
Why do I have to supply material with a ink density under 280%?

Our paper can only absorb so much ink without contributing to reproduction issues. The maximum total ink density is 280%

For Report on Business magazine, material will not be accepted if over 280% ink coverage.

For Style Advisor magazine, if material is supplied over 280% ink coverage, it will be converted without notification.
What kind of PDF should be submitted?

Magazine Advertising Specifications – Archived

Report on Business

Build your advertising

For readership information and our editorial calendar, please visit GlobeLink.ca/report-on-business-magazine

Standard Ad Formats

Ad Type	Live	Trim	Bleed
* must build as two separate pages (1⁄2 " bleed in gutter)
FULL PAGE	7"w x 10"d	7 7⁄8"w x 10 3⁄4"d	8 1⁄8"w x 11"d
INSIDE FRONT COVER	7"w x 10"d	7 7⁄8"w x 10 3⁄4"d	8 1⁄8"w x 11"d
INSIDE BACK COVER	7"w x 10"d	7 7⁄8"w x 10 3⁄4"d	8 1⁄8"w x 11"d
OUTSIDE BACK COVER	7"w x 10"d	7 7⁄8"w x 10 3⁄4"d	8 1⁄8"w x 11"d
1⁄3 PAGE VERTICAL	2"w x 10"d	2 1⁄4"w x 10 3⁄4"d	2 1⁄2"w x 11"d
1⁄2 PAGE HORIZONTAL	7"w x 4 15⁄16"d	7 7⁄8"w x 5 3⁄8"d	8 1⁄8"w x 5 5⁄8"d
1⁄3 PAGE HORIZONTAL	7"w x 2 15⁄16"d	7 7⁄8"w x 3 3⁄8"d	8 1⁄8"w x 3 5⁄8"d
DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD	14"w x 10"d	15 3⁄4"w x 10 3⁄4"d	16 1⁄2"w x 11"d *

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LOW FOLIO front to center: 1⁄8″ bleed
HIGH FOLIO center to back: 1⁄8″ bleed + 3⁄8″ liP
*multi-page: must be prestitched or untrimmed form

Special Ad Formats

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French Door Cover

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Gatefold | 4 Page (interior)

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Gatefold | 8 Page (interior)

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Gatefold | 1/3 Cover

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Gatefold | 6 Page

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Insert Formats

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Scent Strips

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Business Reply Card

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Single-Page Stitched-in Insert

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Multi-Page Stitched-in Insert

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Tip-in Insert

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LOW FOLIO FRONT TO CENTER: 1⁄8″ BLEED
HIGH FOLIO CENTER TO BACK: 1⁄8″ BLEED + 3⁄8″ LIP
*MULTI-PAGE: MUST BE PRESTITCHED OR UNTRIMMED FORM
Packaging and receiving
Packaging and receiving criteria for inserts supplied by the client

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- Inserts can be supplied either directly by the client or by the client’s supplier
- A minimum of 2% must be added to the quantity for spoilage
- Inserts must be delivered in good quality, uniform boxes, weighing a maximum of 35lbs, in a manner that keeps them from moving around
- Boxes must be delivered on good quality standard size skids
- 25 samples of each insert must be supplied to Report on Business magazine to:
  - Isabelle Cabral
  - The Globe and Mail Centre
  - 351 King Street East, Suite 1600 Toronto ON, M5A 0N1
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The following information must appear on the delivery slip

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- Client’s name
- Item or description of the content
- Name of the magazine to be inserted into
- Issue date
- Quantity per box and total quantity
- The information above must appear on each box
Insert Shipping Address

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Transcontinental Printing, Imprimerie Interweb Inc. 1603 Montarville Blvd., Shipping & Receiving, Door 10 Boucherville QC J4B 5Y2
tel: 450-655-2801 fax: 450-655-0765
Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm excluding holidays
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Prepare your advertising

Please follow our production requirements to make sure your creative will look its best in our magazine.

General information
- All digital halftone proof/dot generated colour proof (e.g. Epson, Kodak Approval), must be sent to:
  Isabelle Cabral, 351 King Street East, Suite 1600, Toronto ON, M5A 0N1
  The Globe and Mail will not be responsible for any reproduction issues or incorrect ads, if proper dot generated colour proofs are not supplied.
  
  Laser proofs and colour keys are not acceptable.
General requirements for PDF Files
- Optimized PDF_x1a with thumbnail preview
- Output resolution set to 2400 dpi
- No compression or resampling
- Embed all fonts
- Crop marks should be offset
- All embedded art or images should be high resolution in CMYK (minimum 300 dpi)
- No colour conversion and all colours should be defined as CMYK
- Maximum ink density 280%
- DPS ads must be set up as single pages. Any headline text crossing the gutter must stay clear of the fold by 1⁄4″ on both pages (total 1⁄ 2″ between words or characters )
- We also accept Native Files. TIFF and EPS files need to be embedded or linked and collected with the document
Mechanical specifications
- Saddle Stitched
- Web offset printing
- 133 Line Screen

Need more information or have questions? Please contact:

Isabelle Cabral
Magazine Production Coordinator
416-585-5444
i cabral@globeandmail.com

Deliver your advertising

FTP instructions

To submit your magazine ads to The Globe and Mail, please use our AdForward FTP via the links on this page.

FTP access

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Globe Style Advisor

Build your advertising

For readership information and our editorial calendar, please visit GlobeLink.ca/style-advisor

Please note that since 2018, the magazine has a new page size.

Standard Ad Formats

Ad type	Size
FULL PAGE	9" W x 12.375" D NEW SIZE
DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD	18.5" W x 12.375" D NEW SIZE (RUNS THROUGH GUTTER, CENTRE SPREAD ONLY)

Special Ad Formats

6 Page Gatefold Off Cover	Live	Trim	Bleed
INSIDE FRONT COVER	8.75" W x 12.375" D	9.25" W x 12.875" D	(0.125" BLEED ALL SIDES)
GATE PANEL (INSIDE AND OUTSIDE)	8.625" W x 12.375" D	9.125" W x 12.875" D	(0.125" BLEED ALL SIDES)
BACK COVER (INSIDE AND OUTSIDE)	9" W x 12.375" D	9.5" W x 12.875" D	(0.125" BLEED ALL SIDES)

PLEASE NOTE: ALL GATEFOLD EXECUTIONS REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL 4-WEEKS LEAD TIME FOR SPACE BOOKING AND MATERIAL SUBMISSION.

Additional special executions are available, including scent strips and sampling. Please speak with your Globe representative for more information.

Prepare your advertising

Beautiful creative, ready to go? Please follow our production requirements to make sure your ads will look super stylish.

General information
- Ads must be created at 100% final booked size
- Ad material not sent in at final size may be floated within the ad space or scaled to fit
- The given ad size is the final trim size, there is no bleed allowance
- No trapping, chokes or spreads should be used
- DPS ads must be set up as a single unit
- All colour ads should be accompanied by a colour proof that simulates the intended colour reproduction – without a colour proof The Globe and Mail cannot ensure that the colour reproduces as the client intended or that it was prepared properly for magazine reproduction – a fax, electronic PDF, or printout can only be used for content, not colour accuracy
General requirements for PDF Files
- Optimized PDF_x1a with thumbnail preview
- Output resolution set to 2400 dpi
- No compression or resampling
- Embed all fonts
- All embedded art or images should be high resolution in CMYK (minimum 266 dpi)
- No colour conversion and all colours should be defined as CMYK
- Maximum Ink Density 280%
- We also accept Native Files. TIFF and EPS files need to be embedded or linked and collected with the document
Mechanical specifications
- Saddle Stitched
- Web offset printing
- 133 Line Screen

Need more information or have questions? Please contact:

Isabelle Cabral
Magazine Production Coordinator
416-585-5444
i cabral@globeandmail.com

Deliver your advertising

FTP instructions

To submit your magazine ads to The Globe and Mail, please use our AdForward FTP via the links on this page.

FTP access

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Learn More

For general advertising inquiries, please contact your Sales Representative.
For technical inquiries, please contact the Production team below.

Find your Globe representative

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REPORT ON BUSINESS MANAGER

1-416-585-5409
EMAIL ME
RYAN HYSTEAD
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STYLE ADVISOR
MANAGER

1-416-585-5098
EMAIL US
MIEKA MOORE
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MAGAZINE
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR

1-416-585-5444
EMAIL ME
ISABELLE CABRAL
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PRODUCTION
MANAGER

1-416-585-5036
EMAIL ME
PETER BONYUN
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351 King Street East, Suite 1600
Toronto, M5A 0N1
1-866-999-9237
advertising@globeandmail.com

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