Vol 96 Issue 4 - Published September 15, 2006

Advertising Information

The Flat Hat is a weekly paper, printing on Fridays throughout the academic year (except for holidays and breaks). Our circulation is 5,500, and the paper is available free to students and the Williamsburg community.

The Flat Hat can neither post nor accept online advertisements. However, our print edition is more than willing to accept ads. To contact us, email The Flat Hat Advertising Department (fhads@wm.edu). You may also call (757) 221-3283 or fax (757) 221-3242. If no one is available, please leave a voice mail with all pertinent information.

Mailing Address:
The Flat Hat
The Campus Center
The College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, VA 23186

Publication Schedule and Rate Cards

Production Schedule 05-06
Local Rates 05-06 (in Word format)
National Rates 05-06 (in Word format)
Additional Information 05-06 (in Word format)

Points to consider:

  • The ad deadline is 6 pm on Friday the week before you want your ad to appear! If ads are submitted and accepted after the deadline, they will be subject to a $20 fee.

  • Ads may be proofed until 6 pm on Tuesday. Final proofs must be requested in writing and will be provided by fax upon completion of advertising production. The right to a final proof for approval is waived by the client unless requested in writing and will be provided by fax upon completionof advertising production.

  • All cancellations must be made in writing before the advertising deadline. No refunds will be given on advertisements canceled after this time. All canceled advertisements will be subject to production charges incurred prior ro cancellation.

  • Camera-ready ads receive an additional 10% discount. Ads must be exact size to receive this discount!

  • Campus organizations receive an additional 20% discount.

  • Free-standing inserts cost $80/1000, and 5,000 copies must be ordered. Inserts must be delivered to The Virginia Gazette one week in advance. The address is:

    Virginia Gazette
    216 Ironbound Road
    Williamsburg, VA 23188


  • Display Classifieds:
    No art work is accepted other than logos. Cost is $6.00 per column inch. Minimum ad size is 1 column x 4 inches and maximum ad size is 1 column x 8 inches.

    Classified Ads:
    All submissions must be typed, double spaced and include the author's name and telephone number. The charge is $0.15 per word for students with a $3.50 minimum and $0.25 per word for all others with a $5.00 minimum. Classifieds must be PREPAID in check (made out to The Flat Hat) or by cash.

    Submissions can be dropped off in an envelope outside the office, emailed to The Briefs Editor, or called in to 221-3283. or by mail (c/o The Briefs Editor). **Classified Ads are due by 3 pm on Monday of the week you want the ad to appear!**Briefs can be dropped off in the "Briefs" folder outside the door of The Flat Hat in the basement of the Campus Center.




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