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2011-2012

AM Experience Quarterly Directory | Media Kit

Dear Partners:

AM Experience Directory is going beyond health and wellness. We’re on a mission to find the

most innovative individuals and businesses that offers holistic health and wellness services and

products in the North State.

Because we know that our readers are on a progressive journey to better health and wellness, we

bring a unique perspective on how these many areas of our readers lives that influence their

drive for better living.

Every online article honors AM Experience’s commitment to make health and wellness

alternatives as well as self-care and self-management approaches accessible to our readers. With

insights from practitioners who offer services and products for the mind, body and soul, we

provide a listing of businesses and retreat destinations in the North State.

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AM experience readers are on the road of progressive health and wellness. They are searching for ways to enhance, maintain and augment their lifestyle in the most healthful manner.

Businesses like yours seek to be a part of our unique linkage to progressive health and wellness because they want their message to target the right audience.

By submitting informative articles and advertisements, you are expanding our readers’s knowledge as well as empowering them to make the most informed decisions on their health. Education is essential to connecting readers to your message.

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2011-2012 Publications

Winter 2011-2012

“This second issue is about friendship and its benefit to a happy and healthy lifestyle.

Autumn 2011

“This first issue is all about letting go of expectations so that you can discover your true “Self” today...everyday!

Summer 2012

“Out with the old, in with the new!” Isn’t that what we say when spring cleaning? This issue explores the “art of renewal”. Every story honors A. M.

Spring 2012

“This issue is about Confidence how to begin the journey of walking the walk. Being confident has nothing to do with being self-centered. It has everything

Self-Care/Self-ManagementArticle TopicsFamily & Community Health

Relationships

Nutrition

Natural Solutions

Green Living

New Products

Pet Care

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Guest BloggersBring credibility to your business by demonstrating your expertise by being a guest blogger to AM Experience. Your article submission will increase your visits to your blogsite/website. This is an great opportunity for those who do not post regularly on their blogsite or only have a static website.

Specs Available at no cost to those willing to adhere to the guidelines.

Benefits• Attract highly targeted visitors to your site by submitting a

topic post that discusses self-care and self-management. A well written blog article will provoke the reader to click on your byline links.

• SEO Benefits and Social Media Exposure: each blog articles is automatically posted on twitter, facebook, and StumbleUpon.

• Our advanced blog optimization allow your blog to be shown as a related article and gives you additional traffic long after it was published.

Guidelines1 Your article must promote self-care or self-

management and follows the premise that education is the key to empowerment and in all experiences we learn more about ourselves and others. Therefore, if you are a doctor, or a mechanic, we are certain that you have some words of wisdom, tips, etc… to share with the public.

2 Relevant Content – to maximize the benefits of your article it has to be on one of the topics covered on this blog to ensure good response. Simply look at the list of categories on sidebar to decide what content should be submitted.

3 Your blog article must be unique and exclusive to AM Experience and must not be published anywhere else after approval. If you fail to follow this guideline, your article will be deleted from our database.

4 You can place up to 3 SEO’d anchor tags from your article. You are free to place your tags wither in your article or your byline.

5 No Product Reviews Or Blatant Promotion 6 Your author byline – can include your name, an

image/avatar., and a brief bio about who you are and what you do. It is recommended that you make one of your 3 SEO’d links present in your byline.

7 Publishing of the blog article is based on number of submitted guest posts. After your post approved – it can be several days or weeks before it is actually published.

8 Formatting – Do NOT copy and paste directly from MS Office. MS Office has code that interferes with formatting an article on the blog. Please submit your article directly by email with an official copy in .pdf. Any submissions made in MS Office will be rejected.

9 Your are required to respond to all comments made on your post once it is loaded on the site. To respond with thoughtful comments is best way to demonstrate your level of engagement with the public as well as your expertise.

Email News Briefs Submit your announcements of special events like grand openings, lectures and workshops in our monthly newsletter that is emailed to our online subscribers. Consider this a concise press release that is relevant to the subject matter of our quarterly publication.

Specs Available to advertisers of AM Experience Quarterly Directory at no additional charge. Length: 50-250 words Due: Two (2) weeks prior to newsletter release (1st of every month)Note: Events must be free to the public, educational and promotes self-learning/self-empowerment. To see if your event qualifies, email us: info@amexperiencedirectory.com (if viewing online, please click link)_________________________________________

Directory Article Submission Your submission is an excellent resource for our readers. It allows the opportunity to show your knowledge and your leadership position in your field. By submitting your editorial, you have acknowledge that we maintain editorial rights to your article and we cannot guarantee that your submitted article will run.

Specs Available to advertisers of AM Experience Quarterly Directory for an additional charge of $20.Length: 250-750 words Due: 1st of the month prior to issue Theme: We encourage the practices of self-care and self-management especially as an adjunct to the vast forms of therapy found in the field of health and wellness. Your article must be not only informative, but inspiring and motivational. Directory Article Guidelines Just like our bog articles, the directory articles cover a wide range of subjects in the areas of health, inner growth, fitness, earth-friendly living, etc. All of our articles are informative and are written with the purpose to educate not sell your product.

A well written article should inform the reader of a particular subject and refrain from being self-serving to the author. In addition, the article must be written in the third person and statements made in the article must be supported by examples and proof. Therefore, instead of “I find that spirituality improves one’s health”, consider the statement “According to Dr. Jefferies, the practice of spirituality improves one’s health. At his conferences, he shares this message to the health and wellness seeking audiences.”

Keeping in mind that we reserve the right to edit as necessary, it behooves you to develop a concise article that focuses on an aspect of a subject. Therefore, instead of writing on the broad subject like Compost Technology, focus on the aspect “Highway Compost Toilets to Green our Highways”.

ImportantAll submissions to the quarterly directory must include (at the end of the text) your name, a 3 - 4 sentence description of your business, address and other contact information.

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Back Cover 8.5”x 11” $1,750

(plus 1/8" for full bleeds)

Inside Front or Back Cover 8.5”x 11” $1,600

(plus 1/8" for full bleeds)

Interior Pages (4-color)

Full Page 7.5” x 9.5” $1,500

Half Page (horizontal): 7.5” x 4.75” $800

Half Page (vertical): 3.5” x 9.5” $800

One-Third Page vertical: Full column

2.35 x 9.50 inches (vertical)

$600

Quarter Page: 3.75” x 4.75” $400

Eighth Page: 3.5” x 2.0” $250

Line Listing (40 words max) $135

Line Listing (additional categories) $100

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Sponsor a program offered by A. Meliora

AM Experience Quarterly Directory is a subsidiary of A. Meliora a prospective B Corp. that seeks to create social change in Northern California as well as virtually.

A. Meliora offers self-learning programs as well as self-care and self-management workshops to those who have… Currently, the primary clients served are veterans as well as women and their children. (To view a listing of their services, click here if you are viewing this document online.)

Services are paid for out of pocket by a small population of A. Meliora’s clientele; however, for those who qualify, services are made affordable by sponsors like you who are willing to partner with DayStar Ranch. (For more information, visit: amelioraranch.com or click the link if you are viewing this document online.)

We only select four sponsors per quarter. For only $5,000 you can be a sponsor!

Benefits

• Primary positioning of logo and link on AMExperience blogsite in the form of a box ad for four (4) months: Value $ 200;

• Primary positioning of logo and link on AMExperienceDirectory.com: Value $ 200;

• Acknowledgement of sponsorship on A. Meliora website’s sponsorship page: Value $ 200;

• Free classified ad with acknowledgement of sponsorship in AM Experience Quarterly Directory: Value $ 200;

• Monthly promotion of your business and events on Twitter and Facebook as well as emailed newsletters: Value $ 200;

• Acknowledgement of sponsorship status in article on AM Experience blogsite:

• Acknowledgement in the sidebar of any press releases made by A. Meliora, LLC;

• Receive a donation receipt from DayStar Ranch for your contribution;

Sponsorship Value: $20,000

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Juli Shyd, ACT For an additional fee, you can list in multiple categories in this directory. In addition, consider positioning yourself as a leader in your industry by submitting an informational summary of your field.

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SOME OF OUR ADVERTISERS

1. NATUROPATHS

2. HEALTH & WELLNESS CONSULTANTS

3. MASSAGE THERAPISTS

4. WELLNESS INSTRUCTORS

5. GREEN PRODUCT RETAILERS

6. ARTISANS

7. SMALL BUSINESSES

8. SPA & RETREAT CENTERS

9. HEALTHY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

10. HOLISTIC VETERINARIANS AND

WELLNESS PROVIDERS

Quarterly & Directory Print Specs

Trim 8" X 10-7/8"

Bleed allowance 1/8"

Gutter grind off 1/8"

Screen Values 150 line screen

Total density 280%

Printing process Web offset

Binding method Perfect bound

Columns per page 3

Colors available Matched, 4-color Process,(AAAA/

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Distribution

✦ 27,000 total directories printed

✦ Distributed in high traffic retail and professional locations.

✦ Distributed throughout Shasta, Siskiyous, Tehama, Butte and Trinity Counties.

Targets

✦ Targeting households with combined income of +$50,000

✦ Targeting the primary educators of health and wellness of their household

✦ Targeting the primary customers of health and wellness products and services

✦ Current and past issues posted on www.amexperiencedirectory.com

Bottom-line Benefits: Position your business as… ✦ the leader in offering health and wellness related products and

services

✦ a cost-effective solution to preventive health care

✦ a key player in the development of sustainable communities in the North State

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About AM Experience

AM Experience is a multimedia publication that offers questions, comments, and exercises for personal reflection.  It is a publication that encourages the exploration of one’s self without judgement and without any expectations. It exists to encourage you to live and love the best way that you can everyday, to learn from these experiences, and to share your wisdom with others.

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