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June 2007

 

Hurricane Season Is Here

Louisiana Press Association has been pivotal in educating Louisiana newspapers and regional newspapers on how to prepare their advertising departments for a disaster and/or an emergency evacuation.  As you know, many Louisiana newspapers were impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005.  LPA acted as the key contact for newspapers’ ad departments in the southeastern and southwestern parts of the state.  LPA was the sole contact for accepting and facilitating advertising in newspapers such as the New Orleans Times Picayune and Lake Charles American Press, as well as many other newspapers in Louisiana and Mississippi.  Since then, LPA has created a disaster checklist for newspapers. In the event of a disaster, LPA compiles newspaper data such as where a newspaper is printing and how they are distributing. We then develop a plan on how LPA will be able to facilitate ad placement in print and/or on-line depending on the newspaper’s circumstance. Our industry must be prepared in the wake of these emergencies.  The newspaper medium is critical in disseminating information, especially in the time of a disaster.


Online Advertising Up-date

We have listed the daily newspapers who are participating in the LPA On-line Advertising Program on LPA’s website.  Log on to www.lapress.com/Newweb/online.htm to view a list of participants and to view each newspaper’s web-site.  We are offering individual custom buys or special discounted combo buys.  Please contact LPA’s ad department for pricing and total impressions or impressions by newspaper.  Streaming video is also available with a number of Louisiana newspapers.  We are also offering on-line advertising placement in Louisiana niche publications and on newspapers’ web-sites across the country.  Call today to find out details on the success of recent tourism on-line campaigns we have launched on regional newspapers’ web-sites.              

 


Ethnic Print Media – Do You Need Ads Translated?

Ethnic media is a booming industry.  The number of ethnic niche publications in the United States continues to grow.  LPA has formed a partnership with Ethnic Print Media to facilitate advertising in ethnic newspapers and publications across the country.  We are currently working on a $500,000 print campaign specifically targeting minorities including Asians, Hispanics, and African Americans.  LPA has partnerships with translators who can take an English version of the ad and translate the ad for your client at no cost to you (as long as you are purchasing a print ad through LPA’s ad service).  Please call LPA for more details on recommended ethnic publications and translation opportunities.

 


2007 Directories Are In!  Taking Recommendations on the 2008 Edition

The 2007 Multi-Media Directory has been mailed out.  If for some reason you did not receive a copy or you need additional copies, please contact Erin Palmintier at LPA 225-344-9309 or erin@lapress.com  We are also requesting feedback from our clients as to a preferred format of the 2008 Media Directory.  Let me know if you have suggestions as to how you as an ad agency or client would like to receive the media directory data.  We have had clients inquire about an on-line version that LPA is currently exploring.   


Need Louisiana Newspaper Specs?

Log on to www.lapress.com/Newweb/display.htm and click on the crawfish button to receive the current list of Louisiana newspaper column width specs.  As you know, newspapers are constantly changing their page size.  LPA provides you with the current spec information on-line.  Please call us if you have any questions.


 

Thank you for your business!  Please continue to let us know how we can better service you and your agency.