Advertising Overview

AAN CAN provides the opportunity to advertise in more than 100 U.S. markets, reaching over 15 million young, active, educated and affluent readers with one convenient buy. If this is the market you need to reach, AAN CAN is your most cost-effective approach.

Alt-Weekly readers are more affluent and more likely to buy than the average consumer, resulting in high interest responses for your goods or services.

Who are Alt-Weekly Readers?

Alternative newsweekly readers are trend-setters and trend-spreaders.

YOUNG

18-34 yrs36%
18-49 yrs68%
25-49 yrs55%
Male51%
Female49%
Single, under 35, no children16%

EDUCATED

Attended College or College Graduate69%

CONSUMERS

ActivityIndex
Plan to purchase next 12 months
•Stereo Equipment156
•Personal Computer140
•Video Equipment, VCR/Camera147
•New Furniture134
•Car, Van, Truck, SUV134
New Vehicle126
Used Vehicle141
Will Pay 30,000+135
Heavy/Frequent Users/Buyers
•Sporting Goods Stores120
•Beer134
•Wine131
•Heavy Internet Exposure122
•Buy Albums Tapes/CDs136
•Rent/Buy Video Games123
•Rent/Buy VCR Movie/DVD120
•Full Service Restaurants124
•Movie Theater Attendance125
Air Travel:Round Trip
•Domestic 6+ (past year)129
•Foreign 3+ (past 2 years)137
Activities Past 12 Months
•Rock/Pop Concert166
•Country Music Concert130
•Theater/Opera/Symphony136
•Exercised Health Club 12+126
•Snow Skiing/Boarding133
•Bought 12+ Books132
•Rented a Car 5+131
•Stayed Hotel/Motel 10+ Nights119
•Attended College/Pro Sports Events 3+136
•Bars/Night Clubs144
Business-Influence Purchase
•Office Equipment128
•Office Supplies128
•Influence Business Banking121
Other Index Items
•College Graduate115
•Professional/Technical117
•Opinion Leaders164

Data compiled in a 124 newspaper, 72-market 2007 Media Audit Study. An index compares one number against the total market. A purchase index of 129 means the readers of alternatives are 29% more likely to purchase in next 12 months than the average consumer.

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