Advertising Rates 2022

The Plain Truth is a subscription-only magazine, currently mailed FREE on request to readers in 80 countries across the globe, but with the majority of subscribers based in the UK.

The following prices are the 2022 rates for The Plain Truth. If you wish to place advertising in The Plain Truth, please contact Denise Walker, Advertisement Manager on 01903 604338.
Email: denisewalker@cpo.org.uk.

The Plain Truth will only accept advertising and inserts for products and services it feels appropriate for its Christian audience and is at the discretion of the Editor.

A limit of a maximum of four inserts per issue in The Plain Truth is the policy of the magazine and The Plain Truth will avoid, where possible, carrying inserts which are clearly ‘in competition’ within the same issue of the magazine.

Advertising in The Plain Truth magazine

SIZE	RATE
Full Page: Colour, non-bleed (270 x 182mm)	£400
Full Page: Colour, with bleed (303 x 216mm)	£400
Half Page Horizontal: Colour (133 x 182mm)	£300
Half Page: Horizontal Colour, with bleed (133 x 216mm)	£300
Full Page: Outside back cover, non-bleed (297 x 210mm)	£500
Full Page: Outside back cover, with bleed (303 x 216mm)	£500
Quarter Page: Colour (133 x 88mm)	£200
Eighth Page: Colour (66 x 88mm)	£100

Inserts in The Plain Truth magazine

Charged at £55 per thousand for inserts not over 10 grams. Each additional gram charged at an additional £5 per gram, per thousand inserts. All inserts should be delivered to our mailing house prior to printing.  Please ask for details on request.

Delivery of inserts to: CPO Ltd, 1 Easting Close, Worthing, West Sussex BN14 8HQ.

Tel: 01903 604338

Circulation and artwork details

Currently with a 5,500 print run, with 11,000 readers’ ratio (2-1) plus the 2016 Readership Survey recorded that 52% of subscribers passed their copy onto a friend after reading. In addition, many copies are also used in schools, church house groups, libraries and retreat centres, so an estimated readership of the printed version is around 20,000. Pdf downloads are available and advertisers’ links will be uploaded. (Online advertising is also available – see below.)

Advertising and inserts schedule 2022

Winter 2021/22
Ad copy by 20 December 2021
Inserts delivery 05 January 2022

Spring 2022
Ad copy by 29 March 2022
Inserts delivery 05 April 2022

Summer/Autumn 2022 *Combined Issue*
Ad copy by 28 July 2022
Inserts delivery 29 July 2022

Winter 2022/2023
Ad copy by 19 December 2022
Inserts delivery 05 January 2023

(The magazine is printed and then distributed approximately two weeks after insert delivery dates.)

Advertising on The Plain Truth website

We have two sidebar slots available on our website for advertising.

Size: 264px x 264px

Period /cost for display:
1 month: £50
3 months: £120
6 months: £200