2025 APA and ABA Yearbook Ads

[Russ Blair]

I would like to announce that the board of directors has agreed to keep with the long-time tradition of supporting the APA and ABA by submitting a Club Ad into each Yearbook. Both associations offer a club page advertisement consisting of a small top page ad for the club along with up to six individual ad spaces that members can purchase.

The individual color ad space size for both organizations’ yearbooks is 2.1875 inches wide by 1.875 inches high. The cost of the APA individual ad is $37.50 USD, and the cost of the ABA individual ad is $40.00 USD. I have included pictures of the two that were sent in last year.

If you are interested, please email your ad information to John Blehm at John@ameraucanachickens.org Please include a picture, wording and some general idea how you would like your ad design to look. The deadline to submit them is May 15, 2025, so all the ad information should be submitted to John by May 8, 2025.

Please submit your payment to our Treasurer Rachell Dun through PayPal (Dues@ameraucana.org), or feel free to mail her a check. Her mailing address is contained in the newsletter, please include a brief note explaining what the payment is for.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at Slicktree@hotmail.com

Here is a link to the APA and ABA websites showing the prices of other ad sizes incase anyone was interested in them as well.
https://amerpoultryassn.com/apa-yearbook-media-kit/
https://www.bantamclub.com/online-store/color-yearbook-ad

[Mike Gilbert]

I clicked on the APA link.  I don't see a full page club ad in color priced out?   A club page in B & W is only $120, or $20 each for the six individual ads plus a header.
The ABA doesn't seem to give a choice.  Color only for the 6 individual ads at $40 each.

[John W Blehm]

Mike, Here is a quote regarding the pricing from a couple years ago...

For the past several years the Alliance has taken out a full page color ad in both the ABA and APA Yearbooks. The offer is made to our members to buy individual ads within these full page ads, but the board of directors has voted to buy the full page ads whether members participate or not. This way the full page color ads are not hinged on having 6 member ads, so the price is still $37.50 for each individual ad space. The Alliance treasury has been in good shape and can afford the two full page ads each year. By doing it this way there is no pressure on members to buy ads.

The listed price is $225 for an APA full page color ad. Even though it isn't listed as a "club" ad we just divided the cost by six. I had corresponded with the APA secretary several years ago and he was fine us doing it this way, since the Alliance is buying the full page.
Actually, since the ABA full page color ad is also $225 and the Alliance, not individuals, is buying the full page the same pricing should be used. The ABA has their "Collective Page" of six ads for $240, but they are not having to deal with individual ads the way we do it...the Alliance sends a ready to print ad and one payment. That is the way we did it before. 

[Mike Gilbert]

John, are you willing to format the 6 or so individual ads into a full page?  Can I send my ad copy to you for formatting if so?

[John W Blehm]

John, are you willing to format the 6 or so individual ads into a full page?  Can I send my ad copy to you for formatting if so?

Russ said..."If any of our members with graphic design experience would like to volunteer to help design the ad that would be welcomed and appreciated as well." So yes, I'll work with Russ and help out with design as wanted and needed.

[Mike Gilbert]

John, are you willing to format the 6 or so individual ads into a full page?  Can I send my ad copy to you for formatting if so?

Russ said..."If any of our members with graphic design experience would like to volunteer to help design the ad that would be welcomed and appreciated as well." So yes, I'll work with Russ and help out with design as wanted and needed.

Thank you!

[Russ Blair]

Thanks John, it is truly Appreciated.

[Laurie Ashley - Selah Farms]

I'd like to send our ad info over to be included too please.  Will send payment to the paypal account for our ads in both ABA/APA page inclusion.  Thank you.

[Russ Blair]

Thanks Laurie that gives us 3 ads for each yearbook. We just need 3 more and I know if I make 1 phone call we will most like only need 2 more 

[Russ Blair]

I just received an email from one of our members asking to have an ad in each yearbook. So we have four of the needed 6 ads as of now.

[John W Blehm]

Keep in mind that we don't need 6 ads, since the Alliance is buying a full page ad in each yearbook regardless of participation from our members. I just don't want members to feel pressured to buy ads or somehow feel the club is in need of financial assistance on this. 
Here is a full page ad with only 4 ads from a couple years ago.

[Russ Blair]

I just **Edited** (at the top of this thread) my original message to include where to send your personal ad information and who/where to submit the payment's.

As of right now we have four members reserving a personal ad in each yearbook. They are Mike Gilbert, Laurie Ashley, Jessica Loree, and me. Like John mentioned we are not pressed to sell all 6 spots, and our club is definitely not hurting for funds so please do not feel pressured to take a spot.

I would still like to mention there are still two spots available if anyone would like to advertise in either or both of the yearbook ads. 

[John W Blehm]

For anyone designing their own ads, the individual ad spaces are:
ABA = 2.188" wide by 1.890" high
APA = 2.250" wide by 1.875" high

Please email all images to me in at least 300 dpi and CMYK color.