Booking an Advert
YOUR PLAN OF ACTION:
1. Decide on the length of your campaign
You can advertise with essential for any period, from 1 month to an ongoing indefinite contract. The length of campaign you choose will affect the discount available starting with a 3 month commitment. Once again, think about your advertising goals and plan ahead a little. We usually recommend a minimum 3 month campaign so as to build brand awareness in the market place.
2. Decide on the size of your advert
Think about your message and what you need to say. Take a look at the magazine, either in print or online and see what size would suit you. A full list of available advert sizes along with the cost of each can be found in the media kit.
3. Take a note of our deadlines
As the magazine is published monthly, we are able to give clients general schedule guidelines that apply to sales and design. We will need you to reserve your space in the magazine by the 15th of the month previous to publication. If we are producing your advert on your behalf, we will require the content and design brief between the 15th and 17th in order to create, proof and approve your advert by the print deadline which is usually around the 22nd. If you are producing print ready artwork, this can be supplied by the 22nd. (Please note that if these dates fall on a weekend, it is in your best interest to work towards the last working day before the date rather than after). The only exception is the Christmas edition which is brought forward by several days. Please contact us if you require specific deadlines for these editions.
4. Gather together your material
We have a dedicated Production Manager who will be your main point of contact for all design queries. When you have your materials together, they can be sent via email and the design process will begin.
5. Call (+34) 952 76 63 44 now!
About Essential Magazine
OUR PURPOSE
Portraying Marbella's Best Since 1999
The essential brand enjoys unrivalled local authority. Relevant content, in-depth features and social commentary make essential the undisputed market leader providing the ultimate insider guide to life and style in Marbella and its surrounds.
Quality Content Above All
Diverse Lifestyle Topics, a Little Something for Everyone
Expat living under the sun is a dream of many and readers visit our product from all over the world to be immersed in this experience. We cover all aspects of this fascinating lifestyle, our journalists and contributors have first-hand experience in their topic and are passionate about their storytelling. We feature travel, culture, motoring, leisure, home and décor, health and beauty, gourmet and more from Marbella and further afield.. We aim to inform, inspire and entertain our readers with quality, versatile, unbiased content that is hand-picked.
Style and Prestige in a Bundle
Awesome Content in Beautiful Packaging
Beautiful aesthetics and printing mean that the magazine is respected, collected and granted access to top establishments. It’s sophisticated outlook resonates with the Coast’s most influential consumers who are discerning about culture, fashion, travel, dining and design.
STATS
Popularity and Integrity Over 20 Years of History
Marbella has a highly transitional multi-national audience, which means that each edition is found and read by a large variety of people. Alongside the all-year residents that seek out a copy at the beginning of each month, essential is redistributed mid-month to ensure continued availability for seasonal visitors as well. In spite of our extensive distribution, the copies often ‘fly-off’ the shelves, so we created an interactive digital edition that can be accessed world-wide. Operating over two decades, essential remains the most popular local choice with readers and advertisers alike.
275
Published Editions
Since May 1999 we published a new copy of essential magazine every calendar month*
50k+
Published Pages
120-220 pages are packed with lively editorial and quality advertisements each month
5m+
Printed Copies
Up to 25.000 copies are printed and distributed to select locations each month
50k+
Monthly Readers
Reaching a residential and visiting audience on the Costa del Sol, from all over the world
Extensive Distribution is Key
Available Free from All the Best Locations Along the Costa del Sol
- Selected Restaurants
- High-End Retail Shops
- Private Clinics
- Legal Offices
- Real Estate Offices
- Interior Design and Décor Shops
- 4 and 5 star Hotels
- Gated Residential Areas
- Jewellers
- Private Hospitals
- Beach Clubs
- Exclusive Entertainment Centres
- Luxury Ports and Harbours
- DeLux Shopping Centres
- Top Developments
Make It Your Own
Personalised Magazine for High-End Business and Five Star Hotel Room Distribution
Would you like to provide your customers with your own magazine? We offer you all our content with a personalised cover and some pages inside for your in-house distribution. A very cost-effective way to deliver a corporate message and make a good impression on your clients.
Did you know?
We've Gone Digital
Our hybrid digital edition is very popular not just in Spain, but readers look at our stories and our clients’ promotions all over the world.
20K
Tens of thousands of people read our digital magazine every month
11M
Our publications have been exposed to over 11 million people so far
ESSENTIAL MAGAZINE DIGITAL EDITION
Just Like Holding a Real Magazine in Your Hand and More...
True Likeness
For optimum viewing open the digital version of essential magazine on a large screen or tablet
Cool Navigation
Click on headlines and sections to go directly to what interests you, and straight back to contents
Live Links
Click on hyperlinks within the articles to follow even more of the story or to access advertising content.
Enjoy the Screen
Each article is redesigned with larger text and photos so you don't need to zoom to read comfortably
On-page Videos
Watch related and complimentary videos playing directly on the page for even more entertainment
Global Access
You love Marbella but right now you can't visit? Access our digital edition from anywhere in the world