this page updated as of Feb. 8, 2008


ALSA Showring is ALSA'S publication which serves as the universal communications link between the ALSA Board of Directors and the membership. It will be published four times a year.  It will be distributed to ALSA Members by the 15th of the following months:  January, April, July, and October. The Winter issue will feature all Regional results and the Spring issue will feature all Grand National results.

Showring typically contains a communication from ALSA's President, committee reports, updated information on awards earned by llamas, alpacas, and youth, minutes from Board meetings, show schedules, articles for youth members, show superintendents, and the membership, and results from the Regional shows and the Grand National show. 

Please read Showring's Publication Policy
Statement of Policies Regarding Publication and Production Process

Prior to Showring being printed, a hard copy will be delivered to the liaison, selected by the Board of Directors, for approval.

Showring, in each issue, provides a listing of all currently sanctioned llama and alpaca shows, so that you can plan your show exhibition schedule well in advance. This show listing service provides locations of the shows, names of contact persons, registration information and/or entry forms, and who is judging the show. As the value of this information to exhibitors has grown, show superintendents have begun to list their shows many months in advance – to promote them and encourage exhibitor attendance.

Advertising is encouraged in Showring, so rates are low. In fact, it is the least expensive way to promote your animals and target ads towards readers interested in all aspects of showing, show products, training and breeding animals. At this writing, advertisers reach over 3000 ALSA members, all of whom are actively involved in the fast growing show industry. These people look for good animals to purchase, insurance and other services, supplies, grooming and health products among other things.  In addition, the publisher provides 5% of gross advertising sales revenue to the ALSA organization.

SHOWRING ADVERTISING PAGES

Rates listed are for ALSA members only. Please contact the SHOWRING 
office at Able Publishing for non-member rates.

Rates are for prepaid, press-ready ads. Payment should be submitted with ad material. (Ad design/production is available through Able Publishing on a per ad cost basis.)

Zip discs and CD's are acceptable. Ads should be created at 300 dpi resolution and saved in one of the following file formats: JPEG, TIFF, EPS, PDF, or as Quark Express documents (saved as versions 5 or 4.1) with fonts and graphics included.

Photos should be scanned at 300 dpi resolution.

Any change in an ad, i.e. adding or reducing a photo or resizing the ad, incurs an additional charge.

If artwork or photos are to be returned, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope.

Able Publishing Can Help You With Your Ad!
If you are needing help with production of an ad for Showring, Able Publishing can design your ad for a nominal fee. If you have film developed pictures you can send them directly to us to be scanned, if you wish or they can be scanned on your end, they just need to be high in resolution (4x6" at 300 DPI.) If you have digital camera files they need to have been taken at the highest resolution setting. Download the images from the camera as raw files (meaning, in no way should you manipulate or downsize them.) Any text you'd like on the ad can be sent to us as an attachment, like a Word document, or you could just type it in the body of an email or fax it - whatever is easiest for you.
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Special Ad Promotion Rate for 2008 !!

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AD RATES

AD SIZES
Full Page 7.5" x 9.5"
Full Page Bleed 8.5" x 11"
Half Page Horizontal 7.5" x 4.5"
1/3 Page Vertical 2.5" x 9.5"
1/3 Page Horizontal 7.5" x 3.125"
1/4 Page Vertical 3.5" x 4.75"
Business Card - Standard 3.5" x 2.0"

All advertising is to be sent directly to Able Publishing. Attn: Tracy or Rod

All articles are to be submitted to the Chair or a member of 
the ALSA Publications Committee.

Please read: Statement of Policies Regarding Publication & Production Process

There will be four issues of Showring annually.
The following deadlines will be adhered to.

Winter Issue December 15, January 15 Regional Show Issue
Spring Issue April 15, National Show Issue
Summer Issue July 15 
Autumn Issue October 15 

IFC, IBC, BC spaces offered on an annual, rotation basis.
Contact Able Publishing for availability.

Able Publishing (Mailing Address)
Attention: Tracey or Rod Hoover/Showring
P.O Box 1968
Manhattan, KS 66505
Email: Tracey or Rod

Able Publishing (Physical Address - for overnight letters, etc)
Attention: Tracey/Showring
714 Poyntz, Suite B
Manhattan, KS 66502

Phone for Able Publishing: 785-537-0320, Fax: 785-537-6109

Please contact the Publications Committee Chair if you have questions/comments.

Please read Showring's Publication Policy
Statement of Policies Regarding Publication and Production Process


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