Aspen Times Advertising: Solutions to Suit Your Marketing Needs

Print Advertising with the Aspen Times

The Aspen Times is the oldest and most-trusted print news outlet in Pitkin County, Colorado. The newspaper is a free, 15,000-circulation daily distributed from Aspen to Rifle.

Some quick facts about our market penetration:
— 90% of the Roaring Fork Valley reads the paper at least once a week
— 34% of readers say they read the paper "cover-to-cover"
— For every one paper we print, we average over four readers
— From condo complexes to downtown Aspen, we fill over 300 strategically placed boxes every day

A little bit about our market:
Aspen and its neighbors in Pitkin County attract visitors to ski and snowboard at the famed ski resorts Aspen Mountain, Snowmass, Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk. In the summer months, locals and visitors golf, hike, bike, paddle, fish and go horseback riding. Dramatic peaks and mountain lakes accentuate this high-altitude playground.

2006 Gross Sales = $1.144 billion
2008 Population = 15,474
Skier visits 2007-08 season = 1,463,300
2008 Median Price Single Family Home = $3.795 million
2007 Median Household Income = $72,727

Aspen's continued growth in skier numbers, summer tourism and sales tax revenues, plus a thriving real-estate market, keep the economy strong.

Online Advertising with AspenTimes.com: No other local website has our reach

Getting your message online has never been easier or more effective.Take a look at some of our online advertising and sponsorship opportunities:
— Targeted display advertising with Flash, video or standard "Leaderboards" and "Big Boxes"
— Display advertise in our e-edition: over 200,000 pageviews a month
— Display advertise in our weekly e-newsletter, iAspen COMING SOON
— Sponsor one of our many popular online contests: Best of Aspen, Dog Days of Summer, Ski Shot of the Month, March Madness and many more. Got an idea for your own contest? Talk to a sales consultant and we'll make it happen!

Special Sections Advertising

The Aspen Times also publishes gloss and no-gloss magazines, inserts, guides and newsletters that offer the most highly targeted print advertising opportunities available in any resort market. Here's a list of our titles and distribution numbers.

Main Sections:
Winter EAT: 22,000
Summer EAT: 22,000
Roaring Fork Winter Guide: 22,000
Roaring Fork Summer Guide: 22,000
Food & Wine Program: 8,000
Musical School's Festival Focus: 8,000
Jazz Aspen Spring Program: 47,000
Jazz Aspen Fall Program: 47,000
High Country Golf Magazine: 40,000
High Country Wedding Magazine: 40,000

So, What Are You Waiting For? Call an Advertising Consultant today!

Gunilla Asher: Advertising Director | (970) 429-9170 | gunilla@aspentimes.com

Jamie d'Aragon | (970) 429-9174 | jdaragon@aspentimes.com

Ashton Hewitt | (970) 429-9177 | ahewitt@aspentimes.com

Dana High | (970) 429-9176 | dhigh@aspentimes.com

David Laughren | (970) 429-9180 | dlaughren@aspentimes.com

Su Lum | (970) 429-9175 | slum@aspentimes.com

Louise Walker | (970) 429-9178 | lwalker@aspentimes.com

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You may also call (970) 668-9937 or swing by our office at 310 E. Main Street in Aspen between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm Monday — Friday.