Print and Online Production Specs

Print Ad Specs

Submit ads via our ad uploader.

If you have questions, please contact David Roberts by clicking here or calling 612-336-9240.

Ad Dimensions & Configurations

Bleed Specifications: Please make sure document directions are correct. Build pages to trim and, if bleed, extend dimensions beyond page edges by a minimum of 1/8”. Keep live matter 5/16” from trim size.

Full page bleed: 10 ¼” x 12 ¼”
(Trim size: 10” x 12”)

Two page spread: 20 ¼” x 12 ¼”
(Trim size: 20” x 12”)

Production Manager Contact: Any questions should be directed to Tim Dallum, Production Manager.

Tim Dallum, Twin Cities Business Production Dept.
220 South Sixth Street, Suite 500
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Phone: 612-336-9245
Fax: 612-226-9281

Digital Ads: We accept materials in electronic format only. To avoid additional production charges, please be sure to follow the listed specifications. Production charges are in addition to space rate. Contact the Production Manager for an estimate.

Acceptable Media: Ads may be uploaded via the Web on our easy, quick uploader. Go to mspaduploader.com. Click on “upload ads” and log in using the following:

Username: mspads
Password: sonic

Then follow the instructions to upload. We also accept ads on CD or DVD.

When uploading materials, please send a PDF proof to Twin Cities Business, attention: David Roberts, or fax a printed copy of the ad to 612-336-9281.

Printing: Web offset ink rotation K-C-M-Y. We cannot accept PMS colors (process colors only). Binding: Saddle stitched; trim size: 10” x 12”.

4-Color Process: 120-line screen and 133-line screen for cover positions. Overall printing maximum density of all colors must not exceed 280%. All 4-color material must be accompanied by a SWOP certified color proof pulled from supplied materials. If a proof is not supplied, we will provide one at a charge of $75.

Acceptable Desktop File Formats: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe PhotoShop, and PDFs created with Acrobat Distiller only (please request additional specifications sheet for creating PDFs). Files must be sent in Mac format only.

Image/Scans: All Images/scans should be 300 dpi saved as a TIFF or an EPS. We cannot accept JPEG or Pantone/PMS or RGB colors or 72 dpi (i.e. images pulled from a Web site). All images provided must be in CMYK format and color corrected. We are not responsible for color on RGB or PMS files that must be converted to CMYK. Please make sure process separation is checked for all process color builds. B/W scans should be saved as grayscale or bitmap.

Accepted Fonts: All printer and screen fonts must be included with all digital files: PostScript Type 1 or PostScript Type 3. No TrueType fonts accepted. Please use stylized fonts and do not use menu-styled fonts for bold, italic, or bold italic type. All fonts used in art files must be converted to outlines.

Logos and Artwork: Images should be EPS. Avoid rotation and cropping of images in layout program and do not nest EPS files in other EPS files. Supply Quark “Collect for Output” or similar reports. Please print a directory of disk contents and include a contact name, phone, and address with all materials.

Online Ad Specs

Click here for online and e-mail newsletter ad specs and deadlines. For more information contact Tim Dallum by clicking here or calling 612-336-9245.