Advertise in the Ben Ledi View
Advertise in the Ben Ledi View
The BLV has a circulation of 1950 copies per edition, which are hand-delivered to residents and businesses in Callander.
Six editions are published per year: February/March, April/May, June/July, August/September, October/November, and December/January. Advertising in the BLV is highly effective, and our prices are very competitive.
If you would like to advertise in the Ben Ledi View then please download the BLV Media Pack,which provides information about our rates, advertising deadlines, publication dates and some simple technical details about sizes and quality. In the event of any issues with the download, please request a copy of the Media Pack by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Publication dates and advertising copy deadlines are also shown below.
| Issue | Deadline | Published | ||
| Dec/January 16/17 | 8th November | 2nd December | ||
| Feb/Mar 17 | 10th January | 3rd February | ||
| April/May 17 | 14th March | 7th April | ||
| June/July 17 | 9th May | 2nd June | ||
| Aug/Sept 17 | 11th July | 4th August | ||
| Oct/Nov 17 | 12th September | 6th October | ||
| Dec/Jan 17/18 | 7th November | 1st December |
There will also be a special HERITAGE ISSUE published on 5th May 2017 to celebrate 30 years of the Ben Ledi View! The deadline for submissions for the Heritage Issue is 11th April 2017.
To place an advert, please contact our advertising co-ordinator, Isla Routledge, by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Please note, like most publications payment must be made in advance of the publication, otherwise we will not print your advert.
There is a trade section at the back of the magazine with other adverts placed on pages throughout the magazine - we will try and accommodate your requirements whenever possible.
You can also sponsor an issue and have a company banner on the front page and a strap line on alternate pages inside, or you may prefer to write an advertorial piece advertising you business. Again the media pack provides information or you can email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
We value your custom - the Ben Ledi View is funded by it's advertisers so a big THANK YOU from us all.
Ben Ledi View Ad Dimensions
The Ben Ledi View's ad sizes are as follows:
| AD SPACE | HEIGHT ↑ | WIDTH → | |
| Size 1: 5cm single column | 50mm | 60mm | |
| Size 2: 5cm double column | 50mm | 124mm | |
| Size 4: 10.5cm single column | 105mm | 60mm | |
| Size 5: | 105mm | 90mm | |
| Size 7: Full page (print area) | 268mm | 189mm | |
BLV ad artwork
• All ad artwork must be submitted in high, print-quality PDF or jpeg format, regardless of which app it was created in.
• Images should be set to output at minimum 300dpi.
• Colour is output to CMYK format (Coated FOGRA 39, ISO 12647-2:2004).
Email and downloads
Please email you advert to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
A note about file names and delivery
Please always include the name of the advertiser and the publication date in your file name.
IF YOUR FILE IS TOO BIG TO EMAIL, just use one of the many free online FTP services to send your ad to our advertising department at the address given on the BLV’s website.