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Sponsor your category on the Best of Durham ballot, place a print ad in Durham Magazine’s February/March campaigning issue, or both. Choose your products below to get started.

Select your Campaign Package by Dec. 11, 2026.

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Sponsor the Ballot

Put your business on the Best of Durham voting ballot, in front of voters during the February voting period. Choose as many options as you like.

Ballot Sponsor – $950 (exclusive, one sponsor for the entire ballot)

Main Category Sponsorship – $750 each (one per category)

Subcategory Sponsorship – $300 each (one per subcategory)

Run of Site Banner – $375 (limited to 4)

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Advertise in the Campaigning Issue

Run a print ad in Durham Magazine’s February/March campaigning issue, on stands while voting is open. You can choose more than one size.

Full Page – $3,325

Half Page – $2,325

Quarter Page – $1,325

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Main Category Sponsorship Quantity

Price: $750.00

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Price: $300.00

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Would you like our team to design your ad? One $150 design fee covers every ad in your order.

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Please upload your brand logo(s) and photo(s). We’ll use them to design your print ad and/or ballot ad.

Design Direction(Required)

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Creative Specs

• Print:
  • Sizes:
    • Full page – 7.5” x 9.25”
    • ½ page horizontal – 7.5” x 4.5396”
    • ½ page vertical – 3.6125” x 9.2334”
    • ¼ page – 3.6125” x 4.5396”
  • Color: CMYK, no spot colors
  • Resolution: 300 dpi for print
  • Fonts: convert to outlines or embed
  • Message: We recommend updating your AD CREATIVE to incorporate one of the following phrases or something similar:
    • "Vote for us!"
    • "Remember to vote for us!”
    • "Let us earn your vote"
    • "Experience us before you vote"
    • "Come see why we were voted the BEST of Durham and vote for us again in 2027”
• Digital/Ballot:
  • Size: 728 x 250 pixels
  • File Formats: JPG or PNG
  • Color: RGB
  • At least 72 ppi

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I understand that advertising does not guarantee a Best of Durham win. Winners are chosen by reader votes.

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