Local Rates
Local Retail - Nothing delivers for retail advertisers like newspapers, and nothing delivers the South Sound like The News Tribune. Over the past week, The News Tribune is read by 65% of the adults in Pierce County.

Local Preprint - Preprint advertising is a very effective way to reach local consumers with a consistent, branded message. You can target a community or reach the entire South Sound with The News Tribune. From single-sheet fliers and brochures to catalogs and 52-page booklets, The News Tribune delivers your preprinted advertising along with our award-winning newspaper and SouthSound Values, our weekly free-distribution direct-mailed shopping publication.

National Rates
National Retail - Newspapers continue to pace media advertising because they work. Compared to prime-time TV and drive-time radio, newspapers reach a higher percentage of adults-and national advertisers have capitalized on this with eight consecutive years of increased spending.

National Preprint - Preprint advertising is a very effective way to reach local consumers with a consistent, branded message. You can target a community or reach the entire South Sound with The News Tribune. From single-sheet fliers and brochures to catalogs and 52-page booklets, The News Tribune delivers your preprinted advertising along with our award-winning newspaper and SouthSound Values, our weekly free-distribution direct-mailed shopping publication.

Classified Rates
Classified - SouthSound Classifieds is the marketplace where buyers and sellers connect. Each week, more than 91,000 Pierce County readers turn to Classifieds for the best deals on a variety of products and services. And over four consecutive Sundays more than 102,000 read Classifieds – the equivalent of four sellout crowds at the Tacoma Dome!

Classified Display - Your ad will stand out among the rest in SouthSoundClassifieds when you use a logo or attention-getting graphic. Display ads allow you to make offers and feature the many benefits of your product or service. Classified readers are already “sold” – they are looking for the best offer on goods and services when they make their buying decision. Frequency ensures your ad is in place when the “sold” reader is ready to buy.

Classified Liners - SouthSound Classifieds is the marketplace where buyers and sellers connect. Each week, more than 91,000 Pierce County readers turn to Classifieds for the best deals on a variety of products and services. And over four consecutive Sundays more than 102,000 read Classifieds – the equivalent of four sellout crowds at the Tacoma Dome.

Automotive Classified Display - Your ad will stand out among the rest in SouthSoundClassifieds when you use a logo or attention-getting graphic. Display ads allow you to make offers and feature the many benefits of your product or service. Classified readers are already “sold” – they are looking for the best offer on goods and services when they make their buying decision. Frequency ensures your ad is in place when the “sold” reader is ready to buy.

Automotive Classified Liners - SouthSound Classifieds is the marketplace where buyers and sellers connect. Each week, more than 91,000 Pierce County readers turn to Classifieds for the best deals on a variety of products and services. And over four consecutive Sundays more than 102,000 read Classifieds – the equivalent of four sellout crowds at the Tacoma Dome!

Employment Liner & Display - SouthSound Employment Classifieds are the marketplace where employees and emoplyers connect. Each week, more than 91,000 Pierce County readers turn to Classifieds for the best deals on a variety of products and services. And over four consecutive Sundays more than 102,000 read Classifieds - the equivalent of four sellout crowds at the Tacoma Dome!

Other Rates
Co-op Rates - Whether you represent a dot.com, destination travel firm, or want to maximize your advertising buy by sharing the cost, The News Tribune's Co-op Retail Association, E-Commerce, Destination Travel category rate is priced for results.

Bags and Product Samples - When you need to be first, nothing leaves an impression like your product or message wrapped around The News Tribune, "The Newspaper for the South Sound."

Color Comics - When you need to be seen in a different way, turn to the Sunday Comics section and its advertising opportunities-the spadea and the gatefold.

Financial - If you are in the business of making money, there's no better advertising investment than The News Tribune. Why? It's simple - The News Tribune readers have the education to understand financial services, the money to invest and the confidence they'll find a great mix of local, national and international financial news in The News Tribune every day.

Financial Flight Plan - Want to see your sales take off? The Flight Plan is a cost-effective ad buy that delivers results through frequency. The more times a customer sees your ad, the more likely they'll buy, and with Flight Plan's easy-to-use selection method, your ad will run on the days important to your business.

Flight Plan - Want to see your sales take off? The Flight Plan is a cost-effective ad buy that delivers results through frequency. The more times a customer sees your ad, the more likely they'll buy, and with Flight Plan's easy-to-use selection method, your ad will run on the days important to your business.

Frontpage Notes - Make your marketing message stand out with colorful adhesive note ads on the front page of The News Tribune. Available in a variety of sizes, shapes and colors, adhesive note ads will be noticed by new and loyal customers alike.

Home and Garden - Every Saturday Home & Garden features an interesting mix of ideas for readers as they plan projects for home and garden.

MicroZone - We’re a one-stop shop for custom-design, printing and distribution of single sheet inserts to Sub-ZIP code areas of your choice And we do it all for you ... all at one low price.

Print & Deliver - We’re a one-stop shop for custom-design, printing and distribution of single sheet inserts to ZIP Codes of your choice And we do it all for you ... all at one low price.

Restaurant - Whether it's fast food or fine dining, South Sound consumers love to eat out. Reach your customers and make your registers ring by advertising in The News Tribune's premiere entertainment guide, the Friday Go section.

Triple Feature/Movies - Reach South Puget Sound moviegoers. In the past week 65% of Pierce County adults read The News Tribune.

Video Week - Video Week is The News Tribune's weekly tabloid devoted to television, video DVD and movie entertainment. Showcased in our Sunday newspaper, Video Week reaches the largest newspaper reading audience of the week with the freshest TV listings and weekly highlights, in-depth stories, video reviews and much more.

Weather Page - The weather outside might be frightful, but the advertising opportunity available on the daily Weather page is delightful. With full color, guaranteed position and frequency built into the rate, your Weather page advertising is sure to catch the eyes of customers.

Other Programs
The Herald - The Herald has been part of the Puyallup Valley community since 1903. Published every Thursday, it covers the growing communities of Puyallup, Sumner, Bonney Lake and Edgewood. The Herald is delivered with The News Tribune.

Northwest Guardian - The Northwest Guardian is Fort Lewis’ only authorized post newspaper, published weekly by The News Tribune. It is distributed on post and through selected key locations in the market with high military traffic.

South Sound Values Preprints - You can complete your News Tribune advertising buy and reach 100% of the households in Pierce County – SouthSound Values. Mailed each Tuesday to non-subscribers, SouthSound Values offers verifiable household delivery via the U.S. Postal Service.

South Sound Values Jacket - The SouthSound Values colorful jacket gives you the best of both worlds - the strength of being part of the South Sound’s leading newspaper and the added reliability of reaching non-subscribers right in their mailbox. Every Tuesday the SouthSound Values jacket will be inserted in home delivered copies of The News Tribune, and will wrap the preprinted insert package that will be delivered to non-subscribers through the US Postal Service.

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