Media Information and Editorial Calendar
The Leading Global Audio Development & Design Magazine and Website
audioXpress remains the authority on audio development and design by connecting manufacturers and distributors with developers, builders, brands, buyers and consultants around the globe! Its readers are the audio product designers, developers, consultants, integrators, DIY enthusiasts, opinion leaders and your best customers. All of them agree that the coverage of trending topics, unique in the audio industry, make audioXpress a must read.
audioXpress’ audience has expanded significantly since 2014, when the magazine embraced its audio development focus. Now reaching 52,000+ readers all over the world (print and digital combined circulation). More than 60% of the magazine's renovated audience are engineers working in manufacturer’s R&D departments, engineers involved in product design and development, production, systems, integrators, and consultancy.
Every month, audioXpress combines the best educational articles on topics such audio electronics, speaker and headphone design, amplifiers (from tube to Class D), acoustics, practical test and measurement, audio engineering praxis, and standards.
audioXpress provides inside stories on new audio developments, on R&D Stories, the most complete objective reviews of innovative products and software, and selects some of the best DIY audio projects from worldwide experts.
You’ll find an audience that is a prime target for your promotions. Delivering:
- A Unique Engineering and Highly Technical Audience
- A Unique Audio Product Development Angle
- A Unique Perspective on the Audio Industry, Technology, and Trends
- A Broad Perspective on Audio Technology and Standards
- Automotive Audio, Test and Measurement, Speakers, Transducers
- Acoustic & Electroacoustic Science
- Personal Audio, Hearables, Voice, DSP, Wireless
RESERVATIONS
Strategic Media Marketing
audioXpress@smmarketing.us
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Print Rates
Your Own Custom Content
Print Artwork Guidelines
Online Rates
Advertising Calendar
Terms
Media Kit Request
MAGAZINE ADVERTISING (PRINT/DIGITAL)
| SIZE | 12X | 6X | 3X | 1X |
| 2 Page Spread | $1,780 | $2,150 | $2,250 | $2,375 |
| Full Page | $1,100 | $1,325 | $1,375 | $1,450 |
| 1/2 | $825 | $975 | $1,025 | $1,050 |
| 1/3 | $700 | $825 | $850 | $875 |
| 1/4 | $525 | $600 | $625 | $650 |
*Premium Positions are available and subject to publisher’s approval. Add 10% to Net Rate.
Cover Rates (4-Color Process)
| SIZE | 12X | 6X | 3X | 1X |
| Cover 2* | $1,360 | $1,675 | $1,775 | $1,875 |
| Cover 3* | $1,280 | $1,575 | $1,675 | $1,750 |
| Cover 4* | $1,500 | $1,775 | $1,875 | $1,975 |
Print Artwork Guidelines (inches width x height)
2-Page Spread
Live: 15.25″ [38,8 cm] x 10″ [25,4 cm] (live copy area with 1″ [2,54 cm] gutter)
Bleed: 16.50″ [41,9 cm] x 11.125” [28,3 cm]
Trim: 16.25” [41,3 cm] x 10.875” [27,6 cm]
Full Page & Covers
Live: 7″ [17,8 cm] x 10″ [25,4 cm]
Bleed: 8.375″ [21,3 cm] x 11.125″ [28,3 cm]
Trim: 8.125 [20,6 cm] x 10.875″ [27,7 cm]
1/2 Horizontal: 7″ [17,8 cm] x 4.75″ [12 cm]
1/2 Vertical: 3.375″ [8,6 cm] x 10″ [25,4 cm]
1/3 Horizontal: 7.284″ [18,5 cm] x 3.66″ [9,3 cm]
1/3 Square: 4.625″ [11,8 cm] x 4.75″ [12 cm]
1/3 Vertical: 2.25″ [5,7 cm] x 10″ [25,4 cm]
1/4 Page: 3.375″ [8,6 cm] x 4.75″ [12 cm]
All artwork should be submitted in a vector-based format, printer-ready, PDF. Advertisements posted in the digital edition may still exude subtle, unavoidable differences in apparent resolution from that of press-optimized files.
PDF Checklist:
- 4 color ads should be in CMYK format
- Black and white ads should be in grayscale
- Fonts should be embedded
- Graphics need to be high resolution (300 DPI or higher)
The audioXpress website received over 520,000 visits a month in 2023 - it consistently hit 20,000 visitors a day in 2024.
Our weekly newsletter The Audio Voice - sent to opt-ins and subscribers of both audioXpress and Voice Coil magazines - provides interesting industry updates, occasional show reports, weekly news highlights, and direct access to complete articles from audioXpress and Voice Coil. Every week, The Audio Voice, has turned into the globally recognized "voice" for the audio industry from an unique inside perspective.
You are reaching a valuable audience with audioXpress. An audience that is unique and impossible to get anywhere else.
Banners: audioxpress.com
| Banner Type | Size (pixels) | Material | Max. Size | Rate (monthly) |
| Scalable header | 984 x 162 | JPG, PNG, GIF | 260kb | $1,200 |
| Leaderboard | 728 x 90 | JPG, PNG, GIF | 200kb | $920 |
| Large Rectangle | 300 x 250 | JPG, PNG, GIF | 40kb | $780 |
| Half Banner | 300 x 100 | JPG, PNG, GIF | 80kb | $380 |
| Button | 125 x 125 | JPG, PNG, GIF | 40kb | $180 |
| Lower Banner | 728 x 90 | JPG, PNG, GIF | 200kb | $600 |
Banner Specifications
- 96 dpi
- RGB color
- Specify URL for linking advertisement
The Audio Voice Newsletter — Weekly! (Contact Strategic Media Marketing Inc. for pricing and availability.)
The only free e-newsletter serving audioXpress and Voice Coil members and community! Serving audio news, insight, announcements, and project articles to members worldwide.
| Banner Type | Size (pixels) | Rate (Weekly) |
| Main Header | 650 x 124 | $550 |
| Sponsor Banner | 650 x 124 | $500 |
| Full Banner | 650 x 83 | $400 |
| 2025 ADVERTISING CALENDAR | * BD - Bonus Distribution | |||
| Issue | Trade Shows & Events | Special Focus / Market Update |
Deadlines | Calendar |
| January | * CES |
Drivers and Transducers |
Space Close | 11/11/24 |
| Material Close | 11/18/24 | |||
| Mailing Date | 12/12/24 | |||
| February | * NAMM * Integrated Systems Europe |
Microphones and Voice Capture |
Space Close | 12/10/24 |
|
AI Adaptive Audio |
Material Close | 12/19/24 | ||
| Mailing Date | 01/08/25 | |||
| March | GSMA Mobile World Congress | Test & Measurement | Space Close | 01/10/25 |
| Material Close | 01/17/25 | |||
| Mailing Date | 02/12/25 | |||
| April | NAB Show Prolight + Sound |
Headphone Focus - Hearables | Space Close | 02/10/25 |
| * AXPONA | Microspeakers | Material Close | 02/19/25 | |
| Mailing Date | 03/12/25 | |||
| May | * High End Show Munich | Glass Audio Special - Tubes | Space Close | 03/10/25 |
| Material Close | 03/19/25 | |||
| Mailing Date | 04/11/25 | |||
| June | * Lone Star Audio Fest | Automotive Audio | Space Close | 04/10/25 |
| * InfoComm | Material Close | 04/18/25 | ||
| AES Europe |
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Mailing Date | 05/12/25 | |
| July | * Midwest Audio Fest |
Amplifiers |
Space Close | 05/12/25 |
| Studio Monitors | Material Close | 05/19/25 | ||
| Mailing Date | 06/12/25 | |||
| August | Focus on Acoustics | Space Close | 06/10/25 | |
| Materials and Composites | Material Close | 06/19/25 | ||
| Mailing Date | 07/14/25 | |||
| September | IFA Berlin | IBC | Audio Electronics | Space Close | 07/10/25 |
| * CEDIA Expo | Residential Installation Pro Audio and Cinema |
Material Close | 07/18/25 | |
| Mailing Date | 08/12/25 | |||
| October | *AES International Convention | Speaker Builder | Space Close | 08/11/25 |
| Speaker Focus | Material Close | 08/19/25 | ||
| Mailing Date | 09/12/25 | |||
| November | * Capital Audio Fest | DSP - Wireless Audio | Space Close | 09/10/25 |
| New York Audio Show | AI and Edge Processing | Material Close | 09/19/25 | |
| Mailing Date | 10/13/25 | |||
| December | The Wireless Audio issue | Space Close | 10/10/25 | |
| Material Close | 10/20/25 | |||
| Mailing Date | 11/12/25 | |||
Bonus distributions and dates are subject to change.
Confirm with your audioXpress/Voice Coil representative.
Send artwork and billing inquiries to: Heather Childrey
advertising@audioxpress.com
- Prepay available upon request. Confirm with SMM upon booking. 4% discount for 6 – 11 month contract. 8% discount for 12 months or more. Contract must be paid in full to qualify.
- New Advertisers: First ad prepaid, then Net 30 on approved credit.
- US Advertiser Credit Terms: Net 30
- Outside US Terms: Ads must be prepaid prior to space closing date.
- All payment must be made in U.S. dollars and drawn on a U.S. bank. Funds may be wired. Contact KCK Media’s Advertising Department.
SPECIAL BILLING CHARGES
- Digital ads are required. Corrections/changes to existing ads and manipulation of digital files will incur additional production charges and will be reflected on the invoice for that issue month.
- Production charges apply for the conversion of files from RGB into either CMYK for color ads or to grayscale for 2-Color and BW ads. (Note: Photos and graphics found on websites are usually in RGB mode and are often of poor quality for printing.)