Print & Online Advertising

Ad Representative

For information on newspaper advertising, online advertisements, special inserts, special publications, and more, please contact:

Horseshoe Bay Beacon

830-598-6740

Horseshoe Bay Beacon offers online and print advertising to get your business, organization, or message to its readers. Advertising is easy and it works — we'll even design your ad for you.

Find out more about: Print Advertising, Advertising Throughout the Hill Country, Specifications & Measurements, Our Deadline, and Policy & Payment.

Our newspaper is read by residents and visitors in Horseshoe Bay, Texas, and Cottonwood Shores, Deer Haven, Blue Lake, and the surrounding area and is mailed out to readers all over the United States.

Our display advertising is sold by the column inch (number of columns wide multiplied by height in inches). Standard ad sizes include: 1/8 page (3 col. X 5 in.), 1/4 page (3 col. X 10.5 in.), 1/2 page (6 col. X 10.5 in.), and Full page (6 col. X 20.75 in.).

For information on newspaper advertising, online advertisements, special inserts, special publications, and more, please call us at 830-598-6740 or email .

Print Advertising return to top

In addition to our standard display advertising, Horseshoe Bay Beacon also offers these options:

Inserts
Have your pre-printed inserts distributed with our issues.

Professional Services Directory
Your business card size ad under a category of your choosing (Yard Work, Excavation, etc.) displayed on our Professional Services Directory pages.

Employment Advertising
Why limit yourself to just one area? Search the entire Hill Country! Have your company's position seen by job seekers all over the Hill Country.

Special Sections
These very popular special sections are published annually. In addition to being inserted in all copies of the newspaper the week they are issued, more of these guides are distributed free of charge to inform citizens and visitors. Our special sections include Spring Visitor's Guide, Blanco County Passport, Blanco County Youth Stock Show, Ranch Management, Graduation Keepsake Special, July 4th/Military Honorees, Back-To-School, Hunter's Guide, Health Guide.

Specifications & Measurements return to top

Horseshoe Bay Beacon is offset printed on a page measuring 11.25 inches wide by 20.75 inches deep. The page is separated into 6 columns, each 1.736 inches wide. Full and spot color are available.

Measurements:

1 column wide: 1.736 inches
2 columns wide: 3.639 inches
3 columns wide: 5.542 inches
4 columns wide: 7.444 inches
5 columns wide: 9.347 inches
6 columns wide: 11.25 inches

Advertising Deadline return to top

This newspaper is published every Thursday, with deadlines for advertising on Tuesdays at 5 PM.

Advertise Throughout the Hill Country return to top

Newspapers are published weekly, with Special Tabloids for Spring Guides, Wedding Guides, Hunting Guides, 4th of July, Christmas, Graduation and others.

Properties:

Magazines:

Texas Hill Country Magazine — advertising information
Published Quarterly (Glossy)
Ranch & Rural Living
Published Monthly (Glossy)
Hill Country Current — advertising information
Published during the first week of every month. Features articles about Hill Country businesses, attractions, and events. Monthly events calendar. (Newsprint)
Billion Dollar Bay™ — advertising information
Published in February and November (Glossy)

Policy & Payment return to top

All advertising subject to approval. All advertisements must be bordered. No upside-down ads will be accepted. Position is not guaranteed, but special requests will be adhered to where possible. Not responsible for errors in advertising after first publication.

Payment for display and classified advertising must be in advance, except for those with established accounts. We accept VISA and MasterCard. All political advertising must be paid in advance.