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MEETING & CONVENTION MARKETING
ConventionSouth Individual Buy
Meeting and Event Planners who plan and host meetings, conventions, and conferences in the South
ConventionSouth is celebrating 40+ years of being the #1 national meetings & events publication
focused exclusively on Southern destinations and venues!
ConventionSouth drives awareness and leads, showcasing your destination as a perfect meeting
spot in the Southeast - appealing to our 18,000+ meeting and event planners nationwide. Our
editorial content focuses on 16 southern states. It provides planners with unique news and
information for everything they need to know about Southern meeting sites, new planning
tools, new technologies, market trends, and much more! Our readers are the people you want
to reach because they are the ones who decide where in the South they will be hosting their
events. 93% of readers report that ConventionSouth influences their planning choices on hosting
events in southern destinations compared to all other industry magazines (2:1 versus the next
closest magazine!).
With 79% of our audience planning two or more events in the next 12 months, ConventionSouth
offers a 360-degree platform to immerse planners in your destination.
Increase the effectiveness of your marketing with a custom integrated program designed specifically for your plan and budget. We will
work with you to ensure you achieve your marketing objectives!
ISSUES
MARKET COVERAGE: AL, AR, DC, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, January 2026 - Drive-In Meetings + Matching Advertorial
MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, and WV March 2026 - CVBs & Planners + Matching Advertorial
July 2026 - Small Markets: Big on Meetings + Matching Advertorial
MARKET/CIRCULATION August 2026 - 2026/2027 Directory of Meeting Sites + Platinum Listing
Circulation - 18,000+ Meeting Planners Monthly
Impressions: 57,000+ (3.1 readers per issue) September 2026 - Louisiana Event Planners’ Guide + Integrated
Frequency – 12x per year Breakout Spotlight
Distribution – Direct Mail January 2027 - Drive-In Meetings + Matching Advertorial
March 2027 - CVBs & Planners + Matching Advertorial
ADDED VALUE June 2027 - Southern Food & Flavors
• Hyperlinked Ad in Digital E-Pub Online for 12 Months
• 24/7 Access to Directories, Digital Magazines, and More
• Matching Advertorial for January, March & July Issues LTA MEMBER RATE
• Integrated Breakout Spotlight Package for September Issue PRINT AD + CUSTOM E-BLAST
• Enhanced Directory Listing in Print & Online with August Full page $5,475 – a $6,300 value!
2026 Issue 1/2 page $4,475 – a $5,000 value!
AD SPECS
Full page ad - 9”w x 10.875”h Bleed: 9.25”w x 11.125”h PRINT AD
Half page ad - 8.125”w x 5.375”h Bleed: 9.25” x 6.125” Full page $3,500 – a $4,100 value!
PDF files preferred 1/2 page $2,500 – a $2,825 value!
CMYK, high resolution (minimum 300 dpi) PDF or JPEG
SPACE & MATERIALS DEADLINES
Ad Representative Tiffany Burtnett
tburtnett@conventionsouth.com January 2026 - Nov 17, 2025 September 2026 – July 15, 2026
March 2026 - Jan 15, 2026 January 2027 – Nov 16, 2026
July 2026 - May 15, 2026 March 2027 – Jan 15, 2027
(See QR code for full package and August 2026 - June 15, 2026 June 2027 – April 15, 2027
added value information on these key Louisiana issues!)
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