Why advertise in Edible San Francisco?

Edible readers are concerned, connected, savvy and community minded. Exactly the sorts of customers you want. They influence their friends, telling them where to shop, where to eat, what to cook, what to drink and why.

And, frankly, they trust us. They know we are an honest, smart, and informative publication. With a unique, decentralized publishing model, no other magazine devotes editorial exclusively to local foods and food culture. And that makes our advertisers more attractive.

• Your ad gets read. Our readers devour each issue cover-to-cover and we have more content than ads, which means yours won’t be lost in a sea of them.

• You get a steady supply of Edible SF to give your customers. They’ll thank you for it and come back for more.

• You support the local food community.That allows us to continue to promote its bounty. No other magazine devotes its editorial exclusively to the Bay Area’s vibrant food culture.

• You show up all over town. Getting noticed in an ever-shifting media landscape often takes more than a printed ad.

That’s why Edible San Francisco offers not only valuable, content-rich advertising, but the chance to have a presence on our website, in our e-newsletter, at events and to connect with our food community.

Edible San Francisco is a media sponsor in many Bay Area events including the following:

Monterey Bay Cooking for Solutions: May 16-17, 2008, Monterey Bay Aquarium.Over 10,000 visitors will attend the MBA’s Cooking for Solutions benefit to learn how to make seafood choices that protect ocean wildlife, and to select sustainable foods and wines that will ensure healthy soil and water for the future. Ad deadline is March 15 for the April/May issue.

Taste 3: July 17-19, 2008, Copia and Robert Mondavi Winery. TASTEł brings together more than forty of the most compelling writers, thinkers, chefs, winemakers, journalists, artisans, and executives as speakers and hosts, joining 300 attendees who are every bit as tapped-in. Ad deadline is May 15 for the June/July issue.

Slow Food Nation: August 29-September 1, 2008 Fort Mason & City Hall San Francisco. Slow Food Nation will be the first major American-based Slow Food event. Up to sixty thousand people interested in sustainable food systems are expected to attend (eighty five percent will be California residents). Ad deadline is July 15 for the August/September issue.

San Francisco Green Festival: November 14-16, 2008, Giftcenter Pavillion Theater. Over 40,000 visitors are expected to celebrate our communities, the people, the businesses and the environment at the SF Green Festival. Here, green means safe, healthy communities and strong, local economies. Ad deadline is September 15 for the October/November issue.

Knowing where your food comes from is a powerful thing. Edible San Francisco is a proud member of Edible Communities, a network of more than 50 regonial food magazines (and growing) telling the nation’s food story, community by community.

Edible San Francisco dot com offers CPM-based text and graphic advertising in these sizes:
160 x 600 IMU - (Wide Skyscraper)
468 x 60 IMU - (Full Banner)
180 x 150 IMU - (Rectangle)
- Text ads, including premium positions
- Larger full-site sponsorships also available

To receive our media kit, or for more information about advertising with Edible San Francisco, please contact us at ediblesanfrancisco at gmail dot com.

Demographics:

{Based on Edible Communities readers survey* conducted, November 2005}
51% women
49% men
25–86 years old
Pass along readership = 3.5 per copy
$115,000 average household income
84% are college graduates
81% are professionals, educators, entrepreneurs
Travel for pleasure an average of 14 days per year
When planning a trip 76% make a restaurant reservation before they make a hotel reservation

*Out of 1182 readers surveyed, 891 replied. (75% response rate).

Key Advertiser Categories

Culinary / Food
Beverage
Gourmet Products
Organics
Agriculture and Farming
Kitchen Equipment
Food and Beverage Events
& Associations
Travel and Hospitality
Products and Services
Healthy Lifestyle
Sustainability Ecoproducts

Targeted Distribution

Edible Communities Publications/Northern California reach more than 250,000 dedicated readers in four distinct regions:
Edible East Bay {Alameda and Contra Costa counties}
Edible Sacramento {Yolo, Sacramento and Placer counties}
Edible San Francisco {San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin counties}
Edible Shasta-Butte {Butte, Glenn, Tehama, Shasta, Trinity and Siskiyous counties}

Locations include the following types of businesses:
Grocery stores
Natural food supermarkets
Bookstores and newsstands
Specialty food merchants
Wine and beer retailers
Restaurants
Hotels
Culinary exhibitions and events
Farmers markets

Please contact us for information on a 2008 media kit: 415-242-0260 or email us: ediblesanfrancisco gmail com