encore Magazine, the Guide to Greater Wilmington and Cape Fear Region,” has been locally owned and operated since 1985. We’re the area’s most trusted source for art, entertainment, theatre, dining and much more

encore provides information on what’s going on in the Port City. We cover issues of local interest; profiles on area personalities; event coverage; feature stories; visitors’ information; and music, movie, theatre, book and dining reviews.

encore prints between 16-20,000 every week, with a 90% average pick up rate. The magazines are distributed through free racks in over 300 locations. The bulk of the distribution is in New Hanover County, but we also distribute throughout Brunswick and Pender Counties.

PRINT ADVERTISING RATES

Front Page Advertising
Two options to advertise your business in the area’s most trusted source arts and entertainment [more info].

Preprinted Inserts:
encore now offers a pre-printed insert service. The cost is $35M with a minimum order of 5000. Please ship inserts to:

encore
C/O Wilmington Star News
1003 S. 17th Street
Wilmington, NC 29401

Special Sections:
Dining Guide: Where to eat is easily answered with the Cape Fear’s premier dining guide [more info]

Live Wire: 1/12 page advertising your music and bar specials
[more info]

Deadlines:
Space reservations must be made by the end of business Thursday for the following week’s issue. Ad copy must be in by Friday 11am. Ads via email must be in by 1 pm Friday. No cancellations will be accepted after the Friday noon deadline.

Advertising Production:
encore will produce most black and white ads at no charge. Excessive production on ads will be billed at an hourly rate. Proofs will be available to advertisers who have submitted copy prior to 5 pm on Thursday. Basic full color ad composition is $100.

Ad Sizes

FULL (no bleed): 10 1/8″ x 11 3/8″ (10.125 x 11.375)

HALF Horizontal: 10 1/8″ x 5 1/2″ (10.125 x 5.5)

HALF Vertical: 5″ x 11 3/8″ (5 x 11.375)

QUARTER: 5″ X 5 1/2″ (5 X 5.5)

QUARTER Very Vertical: 2 3/8″ x 11 3/8″ (2.375 x 11.375)

QUARTER Very Horizontal: 10 1/8″ x 2 3/4″ (10.125 x 2.75)

EIGHTH (V): 2 3/8″ x 5 1/2″ (2.375 x 5.5)

EIGHTH (H): 5″ x 2 3/4″ ( 5 x 2.75)

SIXTEENTH: 2 3/8″ x 2 3/4″ (2.375 x 2.75)