Submission of the Account Information Form (or any variation of the account form) is considered confirmation of booking.
Great News Media reserves the right to process payment for a booking at any point after the customer has confirmed said booking.
Great News Media’s booking and ad change deadline is always on the 1st of the month, one month prior to the advertising month (for example, the deadline for the July editions is on June 1st). Any bookings, booking changes, or advertisement changes requested after the deadline cannot be guaranteed.
The customer is responsible for providing written email notification to Great News Media for any bookings, booking changes, ad changes, or cancellations to the scheduled advertising copy by the deadline mentioned in the previous note, otherwise Great News Media reserves the right to run booked advertising as is. Phone calls or voicemails will not be accepted as confirmation for cancellations.
For all advertising that is cancelled after the deadline, or once the work has been completed (such as account set-up, quote, booking, ad design, ad proof), a minimum cancellation fee of $35.00, or 20% (whichever is greater) will apply. Any bookings made after the deadline are still subject to a minimum cancellation fee of $35.00, or 20% (whichever is greater). This fee covers the cost of us having to re-typeset the magazine after the reserved ad space has been cancelled. The cancellation fee will be processed on the credit card provided on the Account Set Up form. Prime locations cannot be cancelled after the specified deadline.
The customer is responsible for providing a print-ready ad to Great News Media, as per the specifications listed in our media kit. Great News Media has an in-house design team that is available to any customer to work with, for a fee of $75. This fee comes with the initial design and two proofs. Any further changes to your design after 2 proofs may result in an additional design fee. A full or partial design fee may be charged if an ad is provided to us that is not designed to the specifications listed in our media kit.
Great News Media reserves the right to run previous ads if we do not receive ad changes from the customer before the deadline. If this happens, we will choose the most appropriate previously run ad for the current booking (for example, we will choose a more generic ad if possible).
Great News Media reserves the right to run booked advertising as is, in the event of failure to provide approval of the proof copy. We will provide 48 hours for any changes to be made to proofs, for design requests submitted before the deadline. Any design requests submitted after the deadline may require a shorter timeframe for approval, as we must adhere to a strict schedule for printing and collating our magazines. All other companies under Great News Media must have proofs approved by email before work can begin.
Great News Media reserves the right to place advertisements in any location within the magazine, unless otherwise specified by the customer. Specific locations and prime locations are subject to availability and are not guaranteed unless paid for.
Great News Media does not guarantee specific delivery dates. The customer is responsible for advising the Sales Team at Great News Media by email of any critical dates appearing on ads, if applicable.
Great News Media is not responsible for late deliveries, omissions, or service disruptions caused by Canada Post.
In the event of paper supply disruptions, shortages, and/or price increases, Great News Media reserves the right to substitute other paper products to manufacture its magazines.
Visa/MasterCard accepted (Debit Visa, Debit Mastercard and American Express are not accepted). If paying by cheque, EFT or E-transfer, a valid credit card must be on file and will be used if payment is not received within 30 days of invoice date. If the customer does not have a valid credit card, payment is due before a booking can be placed.
A $25.00 NSF Fee will be charged for any NSF cheques.
Prices quoted do not include GST. Prices are subject to change. All sales are final unless otherwise stated.
Payment is due up front for all programmatic digital advertising bookings. All programmatic digital bookings are non-refundable once the campaign has started. Any digital bookings that are cancelled before the campaign has started, and after the work has already been completed (such as account set-up, quoting, booking, ad design, ad proof) will be subject to a minimum cancellation fee of $35.00, or 20% (whichever is greater).
Discounts do not apply to business classifieds, display classifieds, cover ads, inserts or the additional cost for colour.
Due to variations with paper type and other factors, Great News Media does not guarantee that printed ad colors will match ad proof colours.
If errors, omissions, or colour variations occur in your print advertising, we will provide a discount on future advertising bookings (on a case-by-case basis).
The Editorial Department reserves the right to edit submissions for content, length, grammar, and spelling mistakes.
Early termination of any written advertising agreement before its completion will result in an early termination fee. This early termination fee will be calculated as the dollar amount representing the difference between the discount applied to the actual duration of advertising usage and the discount initially received for the agreed booking term of the advertising agreement.
Great News Media reserves the right to not publish advertisements which are deemed as offensive, discriminatory, or otherwise inappropriate.
