Information for Advertisers

Our Montessori publications are provided free of charge to every public and private Montessori school, training center and professional organization in the U.S as well as to private subscribers. Ad placement provides exposure of your Montessori-related product, service or school to a nationwide audience. Please feel free to call (toll free) 866-565-2782 or email us to request advertising information or to schedule placement in any of the following publications.

Public School Montessorian (Quarterly): An independent newspaper that reports on news and events from the Montessori community and includes columns, ideas and opinion writing and regular features such as book reviews, field notes and a national event calendar.
Montessori Community Directory/Montessori Community Resource (Spring): A directory of Montessori schools, teacher education centers, vendors and organizations in the United States Montessori community. The Montessori Community Directory is published during odd years; the Montessori Community Directory is published during even years and, in addition to the listings included in the Community Directory, contains more in-depth resources and information for Montessorians.
Teacher Education Center Survey (Spring): Centers that advertise at the eighth-page level or larger are invited to provide up to 150 words at no charge in our annual special section.
  Montessori Materials Guide (Summer): A widely circulated purchaser’s guide to Montessori materials and services.
Exhibit Hall in a Bag: A means to distribute your flyer, catalog, postcard or brochure in our shrink-wrapped package at a cost substantially lower than mailing your own. The Exhibit Hall in a Bag is shipped with the summer Montessori Materials Guide.
Marketplace: Classified ads that are printed in the Public School Montessorian and posted at jola-montessori.com.


Advertising specifications for PSM and MCD/MCR

Why Advertise

The Public School Montessorian and the Montessori Community Directort/Montessori Community Resource are three widely read publications that reach nearly every corner of the Montessori community in the United States. We are constantly updating our database of public and private Montessori schools, professional organizations, materials manufacturers, training centers and more To discuss advertising or request more information please call (866) 565-2782 or email us.

Pricing Information

PSM, MCD and MCR Advertisiment Pricing
Size Single Insertion Contract per issue*
Full Page $1,250 $900
Half Page $950 $700
Quarter Page $700 $500
Eighth Page $500 $375
Sixteenth Page $400 $275
Inserts** $1,050 n/a
Back Cover*** $1,800 n/a
     
Color Printing    
Full Color + $300  
Spot Color + $100 per color  

* minimum contract is for 4 insertions.
** excludes Exhibit Hall in a Bag (see below for details)
*** price includes full color printing

Note: The size of advertisements changes according to publication. See the 'mechanical' section of the Montessori Publications rate card for more information.

Advertising Deadlines: To guarantee distribution and placement of your ad, please keep the following deadlines in mind when scheduling and sending advertisements.

Publication
Reservation
Artwork
Fall August 10th August 17th
Winter November 12th November 12th
Spring February 4th February 12th
Summer April 15th April 23th

Artwork Specifications

File Type: PDF, TIFF, Bitmap
Color Mode: CMYK, Grayscale, B&W (Bitmap only)
Resolution: 300 DPI (CMYK/Grayscale), 600 DPI (B&W)

Art Charges: We are happy to provide our advertisers with assistance in creating and editing their advertisements. To do this we need the original file (e.g., Photoshop, InDesign or Illustrator) or the original artwork used to create the ad. Keep our deadlines in mind when requesting changes and/or creating new ads. Standard charge for these services is $50 and may vary depending on the job.

Text Ads / Marketplace Submissions

Marketplace ads are printed in one issue of the Public School Montessorian and listed on the jola-montessori.com website for a period of 3 months. Pricing is as follows:

Ads 25 words or less $25
Ads over 25 words $25 + $2 per word over 25


 

Summer Product and Service Promotion

Why Advertise

The Exhibit Hall in a Bag and the Montessori Materials Guide are two special opportunities intended to help you spread product and service information to Montessorians across the country in an easy and cost-effective manner. We initially deliver 8,500 copies of these two promotions with the Summer edition of the Public School Montessorian to every public and private Montessori school we have been able to identify in the United States. We continue to circulate them through the summer to teacher training centers, professional organizations and more. Your ads, product sheets, catalogs, brochures or flyers will arrive as the school year ends and a waiting audience of teachers and administrators develop their orders for the coming academic year.

Below you will find more information about these summer product and service promotional opportunities. If you would like to speak to a representative for more information or to schedule an advertisement, please call call (866) 565-2782 (toll free) or email us. We are happy to answer any questions you may have.

Available ad formats

Directory Listing in the Montessori Materials Guide: We will list the address and phone number of every reputable provider of materials to the Montessori community for no charge. No information on products or services offered will be included with this listing and the company is not included in the index of products. Regardless of advertising status, please check and correct your listing at jola-montessori.com; if you do not want to be listed in the directory, please let us know.
Informational Listing in the Montessori Materials Guide: This will parallel the basic listings in previous Montessori Materials Guides, providing mailing and phone information, up to 100 words about the company and a listing in the index of products.
Display Advertising in the Montessori Materials Guide: Purchasing a display ad is the best way to be seen in the Montessori Materials Guide. If you purchase display advertising, the information listing and inclusion in the index of products is provided at no charge.
Exhibit Hall in a Bag: The Exhibit Hall in a bag is an easy way for product and service providers to get distribute their material to every public and private Montessori school in the country. Finished pieces are shrink-wrapped and sent with the Monetssori Materials Guide.

Note: If you already have a contract to advertise in the Public School Montessorian you may purchase an additional ad in the Montessori Materials Guide or chose to have this issue's ad run in the Guide at no additional cost. Discounts apply for those running advertising in all issues of the Public School Montessorian and the Montessori Materials Guide.

Pricing Information

Montessori Materials Guide Pricing

Size Without PSM Contract With PSM Contract
Full Page $900 $700
Half Page $750 $450
Quarter Page $475 $300
Eighth Page $375

$275


Exhibit Hall in a Bag Pricing

First item (base rate)* $950
Additional seets in first item (up to one ounce) $350
Each additional ounce** $475*
Additional items (base rate per item) $425
Stapled pieces surcharge $150

* This can be a single piece up to 11x17 folded down to 8 1/2 x 11.
** Pieces heavier than three ounces are negotiated directly.

Deadlines: Advertisers must reserve their ad space by the 15th of April. All ad sumissions for the Guide must be received by May 2nd; inserts for the Exhibit Hall must be received by May 4th.

Artwork Specifications

File Type: PDF, TIFF, Bitmap
Color Mode: CMYK, Grayscale, B&W (Bitmap only)
Resolution: 300 DPI (CMYK/Grayscale), 600 DPI (B&W)

Art Charges: We are happy to provide our advertisers with assistance in creating and editing their advertisements. To do this we need the original file (e.g., Photoshop, InDesign or Illustrator) or the original artwork used to create the ad. Keep our deadlines in mind when requesting changes and/or creating new ads. Standard charge for these services is $50 and may vary depending on the job.

 


Please review the downloadable copy of our Public School Montessorian advertising rate card or the Montessori Materials Guide and Exhibit Hall in a Bag rate card for more detailed information including our advertising policy and mechanical information.

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