QSR

SoCal is the Capital

  • Media
  • Entertainment
  • Legendary and iconic music creation
  • The new foodie mecca
  • World class architecture and contemporary innovators
  • #1 Hispanic Market
  • 22 million people
  • California: The most populous state in the U.S.
  • $300 billion+ in retail spending

 

 

 

 

 

Source: Nielsen Claritas, 2018 estimates, Los Angeles & San Diego DMA

LAT+SDUT

  • Quality. Integrity. Trust.
  • Combined 286 years of story telling
  • 49 Pulitzer Prizes
  • 0 days missed
  • The definitive voice of Southern California

 

We’re transforming our iconic journalism into immersive and interactive experiences for audiences and brands.

CONTENT THAT'S TRUSTED AND SHARED

We have a strong connection to a dedicated readership.

Our content is shared 177 times per hour!

We are one of the most cited news publishers by other media organizations and one of the most discussed on social, all day, every day.

 

 Source:  Omniture, January 2019

portfolio overview: 360 Relationship

Our influence extends further than ever. Our diverse portfolio reaches more people now than at any other time in our history.

  • EMERGING DIGITAL: 6.6 minutes avg. time on sites. 21st century newsrooms
  • VIDEO: 108,000+ video hours watched per month 
  • MOBILE: 65% of the visitors are through mobile
  • PROGRAMMATIC: Guaranteed brand safety. 1st party data segments
  • EVENTS: 400,000+ annual attendees | 100+ yearly events
  • L.A. TIMES STUDIOS: Award winning storytelling. Creative development, Tailored storytelling, CGI, VFX, VR and more.
  • SOCIAL: Tens of millions of followers, and a network of influencers 
  • PODCASTS: Dirty John was #1 on Apple Podcasts. More on the way!
  • EMAIL & NEWSLETTERS: Millions of opt-in subscribers
  • HISPANIC & LATIN AMERICAN: LA Times en Español and Hoy reach 1 million+ Hispanics
  • PRINT & MAGAZINES: 2.6 million Sunday combined readers!
  • TMC/PREPRINTS: Total market coverage. Effectively distribute, by zip code
  • DIRECT MAIL: Automated direct mail. Precision targeting.

Source:  Omniture, March 2019

MULTICHANNEL ASSETS AND PLATFORMS

PRIMARY ASSETS

  • Los Angeles Times
  • San Diego Union-Tribune
  • LA Times Studios
  • Stats Digital
  • Tribune Direct

 Hyper Local

  • Burbank Leader
  • Glendale News-Press
  • Daily Pilot
  • La Cañada Valley Sun
  • La Jolla Light
  • Rancho Santa Fe Review
  • Del Mar Times
  • Carmel Valley News
  • Solana Beach Sun
  • Poway News Chieftain
  • Rancho Bernardo News Journal
  • Ramona Sentinel
  • Encinitas Advocate

 

Targeted

  • Hot Property
  • The Envelope
  • Design L.A.
  • High School Insider
  • Pacific Magazine

 

Events

  • LA Times Festival of Books
  • LA Times The Taste
  • LA Times Ideas Exchange
  • LA Times The Envelope Live
  • LA Times Headquarters
  • LA Times Eat | See | Hear
  • LA Times Food Bowl
  • LA Times Indie Focus Screening Series
  • LA Times 101 Restaurants We Love
  • SDUT Festival of Books
  • SDUT CaregiverSD Expo
  • SDUT Margarita Month
  • SDUT Successful Aging Expo
  • SDUT Top Workplaces

 

Hispanic

  • Los Angeles Times en Español
  • Hoy Los Angeles
  • Hoy San Diego

PLATFORMS & TARGETING

  • Display
  • Mobile
  • Video
  • Audio
  • Connected TV
  • Experiential
  • Custom content
  • Email
  • Newsletters
  • eNewspaper
  • Social
  • Search
  • Print
  • Magazines
  • Advertorial

 

TARGETING AT EVERY LEVEL

  • Household level
  • IP Address
  • Programmatic
  • Mobile geo-fencing
  • Demographic
  • Geographical
  • Contextual
  • Behavioral
  • Retargeting
  • Cross-device

DISTRIBUTION & SERVICES

  • Home delivery
  • Newsstands
  • Outdoor
  • Hotels
  • Street teams
  • Retail
  • In-stadium
  • Major studio lots
  • Education/School
  • Festivals

 

SERVICES

  • Ad design
  • Copy writing
  • Scripting
  • Advertising
  • Web development
  • Research
  • Spending reports
  • Mapping
  • Brand lift studies
  • SEO
  • Search marketing
  • Analytics
  • Optimization
  • Tag management

ANY GOAL.
ANY CONSUMER.
ANY LOCATION.
ANY TIME.

We have a portfolio of platforms, products and services for all of the ways consumers connect. You’ll get strategic and custom capabilities. See why 30,000+ businesses use us to succeed.

  • Build brand awareness for your business or new product
    • We’ll help you find the right people, get discovered and form relationships. Get recognition, not just clicks
  • Increase engagement, traffic and sales
    • Create campaigns that spark communication and conversion.
  • Reach a specific (or wide) geographic area
    • Reach people near your store (or multiple locations) and invite them in.
  • Reach a specific type of audience unique to your brand
    • Reach people based in key categories, all demographics, interests, behaviors and locations.

Southern CAlifornia Market Profile

 

Los Angeles San Diego Combined
Population 18.5 million 3.4 million 21.9 million
Households 6 million 1.2 million 7.1 million
Family households 70% 66% 70%
Men/Women 49/51% 50/50% 50/50%
Average Age 38 38 38
Average Household Income $98,000 $103,000 $99,000
College Grad+ 30% 37% 31%
Employed full time 58% 58% 58%
Own residence 54% 54% 54%
Source: Nielsen Claritas, 2018 estimates, Los Angeles & San Diego DMA

we're the #1 News Group in CALIFORNIA

 

Newspaper

Sunday Print Circulation

Unique Visitors

California Times

Los Angeles Times & San Diego Union-Tribune

860,000

31 million

Southern California News Group

Orange County Register, LA Daily News plus 9 more*

482,000

5.3 million

Bay Area News Group

The Mercury News, East Bay Times & Marin Independent Journal

325,000

12.7 million

McClatchy

Fresno Bee, Modesto Bee, Sacramento Bee & The Tribune

259,000

4.6 million

Hearst

San Francisco Chronicle

216,000

3.7 million

Gannett

Ventura County Star & Desert Sun

62,000

1.1 million

Source:  Includes news groups with daily newspapers in California (ranked by total Sunday circulation, Q2 2018; community papers excluded); Unique Visitors (comScore, Key Measures, Multiplatform, July-Sep 2018 average; Not all sites are tracked)

* Daily Breeze, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Press-Telegram, Pasadena Star-News, Redlands Daily Facts, The Press-Enterprise, The San Bernardino Sun, San Gabriel Valley Tribune & Whittier Daily News

 

L.A. TIMES TODAY ON Spectrum News 1

The LA Times has launched a news magazine television series, "L.A. Times Today," in joint production with Spectrum News 1 and Spectrum Networks' local channel.

 

This one-hour primetime show, airing Monday through Thursday, will be hosted by Spectrum News 1 anchor Lisa McRee and will highlight The Times’ signature areas of coverage and the issues that are most relevant to Southern California communities.  

 

Patrick Soon-Shiong, Times Owner and Executive Chairman said, “The Los Angeles Times has become a 24/7 news operation and adding an evening television program will give us another way to inform, engage and inspire the people of this great community. The program also marks another milestone on our journey to revitalizing a great media brand and a new way to share the important work of the largest newsroom west of the Potomac.” 

Largest Newspaper in the nation

 

Ranking Newspaper/Group Print & Online Weekly Combined Audience
1 California Times 5,268,295
2 New York Times 4,577,521
3 So Cal News Group 3,988,196
4 NY Daily News 3,672,896
5 Chicago Tribune 2,665,372
6 The Washington Post 2,490,273
7 Newsday 1,961,283
8 Bay Area News Group 1,877,136
9 Houston Chronicle 1,809,971
10 New Jersey Star-Ledger 1,791,815

Combined Reach in Southern California

 

Los Angeles San Diego Combined
Population 18.5 million 3.4 million 21.9 million
Households 6 million 1.2 million 7.1 million
Family households 4.2 million 792,000  5 million
Men/Women 49/51% 50/50% 50/50%
Average Age 38 38 38
Average Household Income $98,000 $103,000 $99,000
College Grad+ 30% 37% 31%
Employed full time 58% 58% 58%
Own residence 54% 54% 54%
Source: Nielsen Claritas, 2018 estimates, Los Angeles & San Diego DMA

Influencers

We enable our ad partners to execute campaigns that connect to their customers in communities that matter the most.

Discovery

  • We have creators that impact local communities

Authenticity

  • Our creators develop content that connects to your objectives

It's easy and scalable

  • We execute campaigns in a city, across the state or globally

Mobile

 

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GeoFence | GeoAudience | Retargeting

Target based on location and/or device

  • GeoFences can be deployed as point/radius or polygon targeting shapes.
  • Targeting is much more granular than zip code or DMA level targeting, ensuring better audience accuracy.
  • We can message users who have been to your or a competitor’s location.
  • Device ID Capture
    • Capture cell phone device IDs of target locations
    • Through probabilistic logic, match to home wifi networks
    • Target: Serve ads to all devices connected to home wifi networks

 

Video

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  • Video ads on premium publisher sites are 3x more effective in driving favorability, consideration and intent to recommend
  • Utilizes existing TV ads and video assets and extend their use into the digital arena
  • Latimes.com visitors watched 80,000 hours of video in September, with an average completion rate of 62%.

Connected TV

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Make sure your message appears where your audience is spending their time.

Multi-Screen & Multi-Device

  • Connected TVs are devices with internet access and access to content applications
  • Smart TVs, Gaming Consoles, Set-top boxes, Multi-Media Devices
  • TV, Desktop, Smart Phone, Tablet

Engaged Watchers

  • Promote your message when & where your audience is engaged
  • Access high-value targets with engaging media

Access to Sling TV Network

  • Robust targeting including network, device, content genre, location, 1st/3rd Party Data
  • Expansive & custom reporting including reach, frequency, hourly impressions, DOW, network and device performance

Connected TV

Video advertising for today and tomorrow.

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50% Of households with internet access have streaming TV

Content TV watchers access content when & how they want to.

Shift Watchers are moving away from interruption based TV

Growth Watchers are moving towards DVR, connected TV, and Subscriptions

 

Connected TV (OTT)

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  • Programmatic video is advertising that occurs before, during and/or after a video is played on the internet.
  • Research & understand how, where and when your target audience is consuming video content.
  • Targeting through Geographic, Demographic, Behavioral, Contextual,
  • Premium Inventory Top 100+ Ad Exchanges, Facebook, YouTube
  • Transparent Reporting

Connected TV (OTT)

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  • Premium Inventory

    • Full episode player though direct 1:1 publisher relationships to ensure we deliver premium, brand safe ad experiences.
    • Connected TV & OTT only, no pre-roll.
  • Audience Reach
    • Reach cord-cutters, cord-nevers, password sharers, universals and non-traditional cable and broadcast audiences
    • Behavioral targeting, 1st, & 3rd Party data, device targeting
  • Multi-Screen Scale
    • Premium content, live & on-demand across top-tier connected TV & OTT distribution platforms (Mobile, Tablet, Desktop)
    • Detailed reporting and analytics throughout the campaign

PROGRAMMATIC Audio

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Online Music & Podcast Streaming

  • Follow listeners in their transition from traditional radio to streaming services
  • Through forced advertising, your message will not be skipped
  • Meet listeners in this on-demand audio environment through their chosen podcasts and self-built playlists

More Impactful than Direct Radio Impressions

  • Cost efficiency due to guaranteed targeted impressions across multiple audio providers
  • Buy your desired audience, not a pre-defined station audience
  • Bonus impressions from companion banners

Effective Targeting

  • Target your audience based on age, gender, income, interests and listening behavior
  • Hone-in on your desired users across multiple audio platforms including high-growth platforms such as smart speakers, Bluetooth in cars and more

Custom Google Analytics Set-ups

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Creation of Google Analytics Code

  • We will create and place the Google Analytics code if there is not one already on your current website.
  • This piece of code allows us to track and analyze user behavior on your site.

Track Conversion Touchpoints

  • We will set up events and goals which will track how often users complete a conversion action on your website.

Custom Reporting

  • We can set up automated reporting to be sent straight to your inbox on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.
  • These reports will show how people are getting to the website and how many conversions each source is generating.

DISPLAY AND VIDEO Targeting

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  • GEOGRAPHIC: Target any geographic location down to the zip code level
  • CONTEXTUAL: Place your ad adjacent to relevant content
  • DEMOGRAPHIC: Serve your ad exclusively to users who fit your target demographic
  • BEHAVIORAL: Follow your target audience throughout the site by utilizing hundreds of behavioral targets
  • 1ST & 3RD PARTY: Create audience segments that leverage online and offline behaviors
  • RETARGETING: Target past visitors of your site
  • IP TARGETING: Cookie-free IP-targeting solution, matching physical addresses with extreme precision

Email MARKETING

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A stand-alone email message sent to our registered users on behalf of an advertiser.

  • Target custom data sets based off your campaign goals
  • Customized email 100% SOV
  • Sent independently of newsletters
  • Target by ZIP, age, gender or income
  • Additional database of over 200 million opt-in emails 
  • CANSPAM Compliant: Reach users who have chosen to receive messages & offers

  • Detailed reporting and analytics including engagement by open rates, link clicks and more
  • Ability to match sends to physical names & addresses for online to offline attribution.

Search Marketing: SEo

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Improve your organic site traffic.

Site Structure & Optimization

  • Review site issues (coding, linking, content, navigation, HTML & XML sitemap)
  • Optimize a variety of HTML pages through keyword titles, meta descriptions, and image alt text.

Content Creation & Optimization

  • Re-write and optimize website marketing copy
  • Attract site visitors, convert traffic, & add value for users.

Link Development & Optimization

  • Directory, Search Engine Submissions
  • Article writing & distribution services
  • Social bookmarking.

Social Cards

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Use existing organic posts from your brand’s Facebook, Instagram or Twitter pages distributed as mobile ads in the trusted, brand-safe latimes.com site.

Enhance engagement with your ad by merging the best of both worlds:

-7x the ATTENTION vs Facebook*

-8x the ENGAGEMENT vs display*

It’s really easy.

Quick, turnkey implementation

No new creative approvals – send us your post and we handle the rest

Served in-content & in-feed within mobile web (300x250 display ad positions)

Full Reporting

Know how your audience is interacting with your ad - see Views, Likes, Follows, Shares, and Comments

Get more attention, increase engagement and achieve brand lift

 

 

* Based on industry average benchmarks

Social

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Facebook & Instagram Campaigns

  • Reach users on the top social media platforms
  • Take advantage of attention grabbing applications with your message
  • Unique campaigns tailored to your goals, including A/B creative campaign testing.

Creative Messaging

  • Rely on our proven team to build your campaign with engaging messaging
  • Stand out from cookie-cutter approaches by relying on our skilled experts

Transparent Reports

  • Clear campaign build out and management fees
  • Detailed metrics keep you informed as to how the campaign is performing

Reporting

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Deeper Metrics And Transparency

  • Dynamic Optimization Of Headlines & Images
  • Split Test Between Different Elements (HL, Images, CTA Placements, Etc.)
  • Numerous data points
  • Ad Rendering
  • Impressions
  • Page Views
  • Retargeting
  • Video Starts
  • Video Completes
  • HTML Tracking codes

Custom Content (Native Advertising)

Offer your audience valuable content..

Our commitment to our readers is what makes the branded content we create unique in the space.

We entertain. We educate. We inform. We are storytellers.

The value we provide our readers is reciprocated to the brands we partner with. Consumers are inundated with superficial content – when presented with an engaging narrative by a brand, they embrace it.

Apple News

Target on the go, tech savvy users who value the importance of having the world at their fingertips.

Position your brand to those who want all their news in one place and not move from app to app. The Apple News format has beautiful layouts, galleries, audio, video and fun interactions that make the stories come to life.

The LA Times reaches a broad and active audience within the platform, and provides advertisers the exclusive opportunity to align with highly engaged content.

Audience:

  • 28.5M total views
  • 8.9M unique views
  • 37s average active time
  • 146K shares
  • 23M reach

Source: iCloud News Publisher January 2019 (monthly data)

 

FOOD BOWL Night Market

A bustling outdoor celebration of L.A.’s diverse food scene with a series of special events curated by Peter Meehan, Times Food Editor, and The Times Food staff.

Night Market will feature dozens of food vendors, pop-up experiences, special chef collaborations, musical performances, art installations and DJs in Grand Park. Night Market special events include Test Kitchen, Taco Tribute, Fried Chicken Party, Dumpling & Noodle Night, and an all-star BBQ festival featuring America’s best pitmasters from California, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas.

DATE: May 8th - 12th, 2019
LOCATIONS: Grand Park, DTLA
ATTENDEES: 50,000 total

  • Upscale, dynamic and passionate foodies
  • Top chefs, restaurants and culinary influencers
  • 55% multi-cultural
  • 80% of attendees are under 45 years old
  • 60% of attendees have an HHI of $100,000+, with 20% at $200,000+

 

We create awesome

We invite your brand to get a ticket in.

We produce over 100 events a year and we're not satisfied unless each and every one of them is an immersive experience that captivates attendees and delivers one-of-a-kind opportunities for brands. From intimate VIP receptions to massive festivals, actor roundtables to political town halls, our events attract audiences that are as diverse or as niche as any brand could desire.

  • Creatively inspired, thoroughly planned and flawlessly executed
  • We draw the biggest names from SoCal's culinary stars to Hollywood A-listers, top thinkers to political leaders
  • Unique activation and branding opportunities for an engaged audience
  • We reach over 350,000 attendees and millions of their collective following every year

We create awesome

We invite your brand to get a ticket in.

We produce over 90 events a year and we're not satisfied unless each and every one of them is an immersive experience that captivates attendees and delivers one-of-a-kind opportunities for brands. From intimate VIP receptions to massive festivals, actor roundtables to political town halls, our events attract audiences that are as diverse or as niche as any brand could desire.

  • Creatively inspired, thoroughly planned and flawlessly executed
  • We draw the biggest names from SoCal's culinary stars to Hollywood A-listers, top thinkers to political leaders
  • Unique activation and branding opportunities for an engaged audience
  • We reach over 350,000 attendees and millions of their collective following every year

LA Times 2019 Event Calendar

FOOD BOWL

A month-long showcase of America's new food capital: Los Angeles.

In what has become the largest food festival in America, the LA Times FOOD BOWL takes over L.A.’s food scene for the entire month of May. Including over 300 events such as in-restaurant experiences, a major multi-day outdoor Night Market in Downtown L.A.’s Grand Park, pop-ups and top notch programming by the world’s top chefs, FOOD BOWL opens up the city through the ultimate foodie’s guide to eating out and having fun in Los Angeles.

DATE: May 1st - 31st, 2019
LOCATIONS: Various venues throughout Los Angeles
ATTENDEES: 100,000+ total

  • Upscale, dynamic and passionate foodies
  • Top chefs, restaurants and culinary influencers
  • 55% multi-cultural
  • 80% of attendees are under 45 years old
  • 60% of attendees have an HHI of $100,000+, with 20% at $200,000+

 

food bowl Marketing

10-Week Promotional Campaign | 2.1 Billion Impressions | $114MM in Media Value

 

FOOD BOWL: MAJOR SPONSOR

$200,000 INVESTMENT

 

ON-SITE

  • Up to 30x30 on-site activation opportunity at Night Market*

  • 10x10 booth opportunity at Launch Events & Press Events*

  • Opportunity to distribute products during featured events and dining experiences*

 

BRAND AMPLIFICATION THROUGH MEDIA EXPOSURE

  • Included in the logo lock-up for all events

  • Out-of-home campaign

  • Opportunity to produce custom article and video content*

  • One FOOD BOWL spadea

  • Full-page ad in the FOOD BOWL program guide

  • Entire promotional print campaign

  • Promotional digital campaign

     

SOCIAL AMPLIFICATION

  • Opportunity to work with social teams to create custom social content and curate a social strategy around sponsorship and activation at the event*

  • Brand amplification through 4 promotional and/or event coverage social posts

 

TICKETS

  • Hospitality tickets to each sponsored event

 

*Activation and production costs are sole responsibility of Sponsor.

FOOD BOWL: Partner Sponsor

$50,000 INVESTMENT

 

ON-SITE

  • 10x30 on-site activation opportunity at Night Market*

  • 10x10 booth opportunity at Launch Events & Press Events*

  • Opportunity to distribute products during featured events and dining experiences*

 

BRAND AMPLIFICATION THROUGH MEDIA EXPOSURE

  • 1/2 page ad in the FOOD BOWL program guide

  • All 1/4 page and larger ads in the promotional print campaign

  • Promotional digital campaign

     

SOCIAL AMPLIFICATION

  • Brand amplification through 2 promotional and/or event coverage social posts

 

TICKETS

  • Hospitality tickets to each sponsored event

 

*Activation and production costs are sole responsibility of Sponsor.

FOOD BOWL National

NEW YORK: JUNE 2019

A celebration of New York featuring top chefs, bars, cafes, hotels, markets, pubs, restaurants, writers, reviewers and a vibrant outdoor night market. New York FOOD BOWL will feature over 100 events across 3 weeks in 2019 (targeting 300+ by 2021) with everything from fine dining to street food under one program curated by a high profile Festival Director. Supported by a major media campaign that showcases New York’s diversity bringing people together through a collective love of food.

 

CHICAGO: AUGUST 2019

Voted Restaurant City of the Year in 2017 by Bon Appétit, Chicago’s food scene has grown to rival Los Angeles and New York. Home of the James Beard awards, modern molecular gastronomy, cheap comfort food and neighborhoods that transport you to a different destination around every corner, it is the perfect fit for FOOD BOWL. 2019 will be our second year bringing the month-long culinary festival to the Windy City and we’re excited to explore and discover and even more!

The Taste

A food and wine festival celebrating SoCal's vibrant culinary scene.

Hosted by The Times' acclaimed food writers and editors, The Taste showcases the best of SoCal’s highly influential culinary scene in six distinct events, across two weekends and two counties. Participating restaurants and renowned chefs serve up samples of their favorite dishes, live cooking demonstrations highlight star chefs and the city’s top mixologists offer delicious beverages.

LOS ANGELES
DATE: August 30 (night), August 31 (night) and September 1 (night), 2019
LOCATION: Paramount Studios Hollywood

COSTA MESA
DATE: October 18 (night), October 19 (day) and October 19 (night), 2019
LOCATION: The Met

ATTENDEES: 10,000+ total

  • Culinary influencers and passionate foodies
  • 28% 21-35, 18% 36-45, 25% 46-55, 22% 56-65
  • 68% female
  • 69% have a HHI of $100,000+, with 25% at $200,000+
  • 56% Multi-cultural

 

The Taste Marketing

5-Month Promotional Campaign | 373MM Impressions | $4.6MM+ in Media Value

 

IT'S YOUR FESTIVAL

THE TASTE PRESENTING SPONSOR

BOTH WEEKENDS (TASTE LA & TASTE CM): $250,000 INVESTMENT

373MM Impressions and $4.6MM in Media Value

 

ON-SITE

  • Co-presenting naming rights of The Taste including logo integration in logo lock-up for all events

  • Presenting naming rights and sponsorship of one stage at each Taste weekend

  • One gobo placement featured throughout all events

  • Category Exclusivity at all events

  • Sponsor recognition by DJ/MC during each event

  • Premiere on-site activation opportunity at all events*

  • Brand inclusion on The Taste step-and-repeat

  • Brand inclusion on event Sponsor Thank-you banners

 

BRAND AMPLIFICATION THROUGH MEDIA EXPOSURE

  • Entire promotional print campaign
  • Television ads
  • Digital campaign
  • Event website and ticketing site
  • Email blasts

 

SOCIAL AMPLIFICATION

  • Opportunity to work with LAT social team to create custom social content and curate a social strategy around sponsorship and activation at the event*

  • Brand amplification through 10 promotional and/or event coverage social posts

 

TICKETS

  • 20 hospitality tickets to each sponsored event

 

*Activation and production costs are sole responsibility of Sponsor.

MAKE AN IMPACT

THE TASTE PLATINUM SPONSOR

BOTH WEEKENDS (TASTE LA & TASTE CM): $120,000 INVESTMENT

ONE WEEKEND: (TASTE LA OR TASTE CM): $80,000 INVESTMENT

112MM+ Impressions and $1.6MM in Media Value

 

ON-SITE

  • Category Exclusivity at all events

  • Sponsor recognition by DJ/MC during each event

  • 20x20 or Façade (LA) on-site activation opportunity at all events*

  • Brand inclusion on The Taste step-and-repeat

  • Brand inclusion on event Sponsor Thank-you banners

 

BRAND AMPLIFICATION THROUGH MEDIA EXPOSURE

  • Inclusion in 1/4 page and larger ads in the promotional print campaign
  • Digital campaign
  • Event website and ticketing site
  • Email blasts

 

SOCIAL AMPLIFICATION

  • Opportunity to work with LAT social team to create custom social content and curate a social strategy around sponsorship and activation at the event*

  • Brand amplification through 5 promotional and/or event coverage social posts

 

TICKETS

  • 12 hospitality tickets to each sponsored event

 

*Activation and production costs are sole responsibility of Sponsor.

CREATE A CONNECTION

THE TASTE GOLD SPONSOR

BOTH WEEKENDS (TASTE LA & TASTE CM): $60,000 INVESTMENT

ONE WEEKEND: (TASTE LA OR TASTE CM): $40,000 INVESTMENT

93MM Impressions and $1.5MM in Media Value

 

ON-SITE

  • 10x20 on-site activation opportunity at all events*

  • Brand inclusion on The Taste step-and-repeat

  • Brand inclusion on event Sponsor Thank-you banners

 

BRAND AMPLIFICATION THROUGH MEDIA EXPOSURE

  • Inclusion in 1/2 page and larger ads in the promotional print campaign
  • Digital campaign
  • Event website and ticketing site
  • Email blasts

 

SOCIAL AMPLIFICATION

  • Brand amplification through 3 promotional and/or event coverage social posts

 

TICKETS

  • 8 hospitality tickets to each sponsored event

 

*Activation and production costs are sole responsibility of Sponsor.

GET IN THE GAME

THE TASTE SILVER SPONSOR

BOTH WEEKENDS (TASTE LA & TASTE CM): $30,000 INVESTMENT

ONE WEEKEND: (TASTE LA OR TASTE CM): $20,000 INVESTMENT

16MM Impressions and $623K+ in Media Value

 

ON-SITE

  • 10x10 on-site activation opportunity at all events* 

  • Brand inclusion on event Sponsor Thank-you banners

 

BRAND AMPLIFICATION THROUGH MEDIA EXPOSURE

  • Inclusion in spadeas in the promotional print campaign
  • Event website and ticketing site
  • Email blasts

  

TICKETS

  • 4 hospitality tickets to each sponsored event

 

*Activation and production costs are sole responsibility of Sponsor.

Taste LA Ride & Drive Map

 

Taste CM Ride & Drive Map

 

101 Restaurants WE LOVE

An evening of culinary mastery. 

The 101 Restaurants We Love event gives an exclusive crowd a chance to mingle with the LA Times food editorial team and renowned chefs while sampling from 20 to 25 select restaurants. The event launches the Los Angeles Times 101 Restaurants We Love print guide and is the perfect opportunity for brands to mingle with an intimate group of culinary tastemakers.

DATE: December 2019
LOCATION: The MacArthur, Los Angeles
ATTENDEES: 800 total

  • Leading members of the L.A. food scene
  • 64% of attendees are 35-54
  • 82% graduated college and 35% hold a graduate degree
  • 63% have an HHI of $100,000+, with 30% at $200,000+

 

101 restaurants we love Marketing

6-Week Promotional Campaign | 4.9MM Impressions

 

101 restaurants we love: platinum Sponsor

$25,000 INVESTMENT

 

ON-SITE

  • Category exclusivity

  • Brand inclusion on step-and-repeat

  • Brand inclusion on all event signage

  • Customizable activation opportunity*

 

BRAND AMPLIFICATION THROUGH MEDIA EXPOSURE

  • Digital campaign
  • Inclusion in 1/4 page and larger ads in the promotional print campaign
  • Email blasts
  • Event website and ticketing site
  • Post-event print recap
  • 1/2 page ad in the LA Times 101 Restaurants We Love print guide

  

SOCIAL AMPLIFICATION

  • Opportunity to work with LAT social team to create custom social content and curate a social strategy around sponsorship and activation at the event*
  • Brand amplification through 1 promotional and/or event coverage social posts

 

TICKETS

  • 6 hospitality tickets to event

 

*Activation and production costs are sole responsibility of Sponsor.

101 RESTAURANTS WE LOVE: Gold Sponsor

$10,000 INVESTMENT

 

ON-SITE

  • Brand inclusion on all event signage

  • Customizable activation opportunity*

 

BRAND AMPLIFICATION THROUGH MEDIA EXPOSURE

  • Inclusion in 1/2 page and larger ads in the promotional print campaign
  • Email blasts
  • Event website and ticketing site
  • Post-event print recap
  • 1/4 page ad in the LA Times 101 Restaurants We Love print guide

 

TICKETS

  • 4 hospitality tickets to event

 

*Activation and production costs are sole responsibility of Sponsor.

THANK YOU TO OUR PAST AND PRESENT PARTNERS WHO SHARE OUR COMMITMENT

LA Market profile

Population 18.5M
Households 6M
Family Households 70%
Men/Women 49% / 51%
Average Age 38
Average Household Income $98K
Attended College 58%
College Grad+ 30%
Employed full-time 58%
Own Residence 54%
White 30%
Hispanic 47%
Asian 14%
Black/African-American 6%
Other 3%

Source:  Nielsen Claritas, 2018 estimates, LA DMA

Digital

#1 Digital Platform in L.A.  

We reach 1.7x more Angelenos than any of the Southern California News Group sites*

 

By the numbers

  • 32 million unique visitors
  • 73 million page views
  • 4.6 minutes average time spent 

 

Digital subscribers

We have 400,000 digital subs (+5% growth yoy) – this includes digital only + those who’ve activated their print.

We have 167,000 digital only subs (+22% growth yoy)

 

Source:  LAT vs SCNG  (comScore, LA Market, July-Sep 2018 avg; only 9 sites are tracked); UVs/PVs/Time spent (Omniture, June 2019)  Digital Subscribers (Internal Dept, as of 2/19/19)

latimes.com - National Powerhouse!

Latimes.com attracts more unique visitors than top news sites.

  

  • U.S. News
  • Reuters
  • Buzzfeed 
  • Patch
  • Flipboard
  • Associated Press
  • Medium
  • Fortune
  • and more 

Source:  comScore, Multi-Platform, Oct - Dec 2018 average

LATimes.com - leading voice in california

 

Powerful Reach

  • 8 million unique visitors (28% of total site)
  • 33 million page views (43% of total site)
  • Online users spend 12 minutes on the site (average)

 

Top 5 DMAs

  • Los Angeles (5.1M UVs, 23.7M PVs)
  • San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose (1.5M UVs, 4.3M PVs)
  • Sacramento/Stockton/Modesto 503K UVs, 1.3M PVs)
  • San Diego (495K UVs, 1.6M PVs)
  • Santa Barbara (122K UVs, 587K PVs) 

 

Source:  Omniture, February 2019

 

 

 

Latimes.com - A Local TITAN

We reach more online visitors than the leading local news sites.

 

  • SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEWS GROUP (11 SITES COMBINED)*
  • ABC7.com
  • KTLA.com
  • NBCLOSANGELES.com
  • LAWEEKLY.com
  • and more

 

Source:  comScore, LA market, Desktop, July-Sep 2018 average).  * Only ocregister, dailynews, dailybreeze, pe, presstelegram, sbsun & dailybulletin are tracked.

 

LAT DIGITAL Audience

BROAD REACH

  • 56% Male l 44% Female
  • Average Age: 39
  • 49% of readers are 18-34
  • 55% of readers are 25-49

AFFLUENT

  • Average HH is $94,000
  • 51% w/ HHI of $75K+
  • 35% w/ HHI of $100K+

SUCCESSFUL

  • 77% are college-educated
  • 45% are homeowners.
  • More likely to own a home valued at over $1 million

DIGITAL-FIRST

  • 96% own a smartphone or smartwatch
  • 49% have a smart TV or digital streaming device
  • 72% listen to online radio/music sites
  • 74% read the newspaper on a mobile device

Source: Scarborough LA 2018 R1, 30-day digital

Los Angeles times Print

 

Readership

  • Sunday:  2 million
  • Daily:  1.2 million

Circulation

  • Sunday:  671,924
    • Print 470K, Digital Replica 118, Digital Non-Replica 84K
  • Daily:  436,520
    • Print 223K, Digital Replica 118K, Digital Non-Replica 95K

 

#1 Newspaper in L.A.
We reach 3 million print readers every week, compared to

2.6 million for SoCal News Group (11 papers combined*)

 

Print Circulation leader in the L.A. DMA (Audit reports)

Los Angeles Times - 463,000

Wall Street Journal – 67,000

USA Today – 36,000

New York Times – 25,000

 

DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT CONTINUES TO GROW

  • We have 400,000 digital subscribers (+5% growth yoy), including 167,000 digital only subscribers and 233,000 print subscribers that activated digital
  • Digital only subscribers increased 22% YOY.

 

 Source:  Readership (Scarborough 2018 R2); LAT Circulation (AAM 2019 Q1 Audit reports, National Circulation (AAM Audit Reports, LAT: March 2018, WSJ: Sep 2017, USA Today: Dec 2016, NYT: Sep 2017, Friday Total Circulation, print-only)

*11 papers includes:  LA Daily News, Orange County Register, Riverside Press-Enterprise, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, Torrance Daily Breeze, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Whittier Daily News, & Redlands Daily Facts 

Millennials

We reach more adults 21-34 than self-proclaimed millennial sites like Elite Daily, Upworthy, Mashable and Chive.

Source: comScore August 2018

WE REACH MILLIONS OF VISITORS FROM YOUR TARGET DMAs

 

LATIMES.COM PAGE VIEWS UNIQUE VISITORS SANDIEGOUNION TRIBUNE.COM PAGE VIEWS UNIQUE VISITORS
Total 121,175,334 33,460,388 Total 15,649,804 6,402,826
Los Angeles 4,1974,037 7,126,966 San Diego 5,431,516 1,245,196
San Francisco 8,164,399 2,260,140 Los Angeles 2,540,272 1,121,794
New York 5,180,603 1,849,438 San Francisco 679,986 367,566
DC 3,194,833 1,092,033 DC 470,613 255,372
San Diego 3,063,111 721,557 New York 445,767 251,150
Sacramento 2,571,634 719,346 Sacramento 253,639 133,831
Chicago 2,175,582 869,311 Chicago 227,992 141,336
Seattle-Tacoma 2,139,588 662,048 Phoenix 219,264 103,353
Dallas - Ft. Worth 1,771,137 718,928 Dallas - Ft. Worth 209,531 118,539
Phoenix 1,718,497 538,925 Seattle - Tacoma 2043,67 117,927
Atlanta 1,681,134 711,171 Atlanta 190,609 116,937
Boston 1,645,907 574,104 Philadelphia 152,170 93,224
Philadelphia 1,419,199 570,541 Houston 147,339 86,462
Denver 1,382,365 433,688 Boston 131,054 76,379
Santa Barbara 1,315,096 205,586 Denver 130,165 67,488
Portland 1,309,061 390,429 Portland 98,924 51,020
Houston 1,202,609 463,924 St. Louis 97,748 55,425
Minneapolis - St. Paul 975,566 354,388 Orlando 97,063 58,846
Detroit 861,097 361,406 Salt Lake City 94,504 54,922
Salt Lake City 763,841 245,124 Minneapolis - St. Paul 94,387 55,850
Source: Omniture Site Catalyst November 2018.

LAT Multicultural audience

Our reach:

  • 1 of 3 multicultural Millennials 
  • 1.8 million Hispanics
    • 57% born in the U.S (Avg 20 years residence)
    • 43% foreign-born
    • 1.2M acculturated, English speaking Latinos 
    • 624,000+ Spanish dominant/bilingual speakers 
  • 20%+ more likely to reach these ethnic audiences: African, Central American, Chinese, Filipino, Indian/Pakistani, Japanese, Korean, Russian, & Vietnamese

Our audience:

  • 68% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 11% Black/African American, 7% Other
  • Average age is 41
  • $80K Average HHI (14% higher than the average multicultural adult)
  • 94% own a smartphone or tablet
  • 27% more likely to spend $2,500 or more on internet purchases
  • 40% more likely to have a post-graduate degree
  • 42% own a home

 

Source:  Scarborough Los Angeles 2018 R2, LAT or Hoy INA, Multicultural = Hispanic, Asian, Black/African-American or Other, Millennials = A18-34

LAT Home Owners

50% of LAT Readers own a home

 

25% of LAT audience has shopped for Furniture/Home Furnishings online  in the past 12 months

 

40% more likely to change plumbing in the next 12 months

 

30% more likely to spend over $3,000 on furniture 

 

20% more likely to spend over $3,000 on hardware, building or paint items

New Food Section

Launching on April 11 2019, The Los Angeles Times will publish a standalone Food section every Thursday

Los Angeles is a mosaic of cuisines, cultures, people and ingredients from across the world. LA Times's new Food section is the mirror that shows LA, and everyone else, how dynamic and diverse eating, cooking and entertaining can be.  

  • Restaurant reviews and guides
  • Cooking and Entertaining
  • Profiles 
  • Video Series 
  • Thirsty (Drinks section)
  • Boundary-pushing design: Photography, Illustration and Infographics

Expanded cooking coverage

LA Times will work with influential tastemakers – chefs, cookbook authors, experts – to tap into their knowledge not just so we can parrot their recipes, but so we can learn how to become better home cooks.  

ALL-NEW EDIT FRANCHISES

FIVE OR FEWER

Flavorful dishes from minimal ingredients (geared for weeknight cooking)

OFF THE SHELF

Pantry items favored by our editors, chefs, and the in-the-know

THE SATURDAY COOK

Deep dives and recipes to tackle on the weekend

MARKET REPORT

Spotlight on seasonal produce and how to use it at home

HOLIDAY

What to cook, serve, and pour

lat digital - hispanic reach 

 

Latimes.com reaches more Latinos than the leading Hispanic sites, including Univision, NBC Universal/Telemundo, Impremedia sites, CNN.com Espanol, and BBC Mundo.  

  • Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times en Español and Hoy attracted 4.4 million Latinos and generated 17 million page views monthly.
  • We reach more English-dominant Latinos than Univision.
  • Our digital audience is young and affluent, with an average age of 47, and average HHI of $100K.

 

Source: comScore, multi-platform, Hispanics, April 2019.  Demos reflect desktop users.

 

one ad in the sunday la times reaches more l.a. adults than
5 primetime spots on la's top tv stations 



Source:  Scarborough 2018 R2, Top 5 English-language TV stations based on primetime average ½ hour (8-11p M-Sat 7-10p Sun, 5 spots/ea)

a single ad in the la times reaches more adults than
10 spots on the morning and afternoon drive on
l.a.'s top english-language radio stations combined

 

 

Source:  Scarborough 2018 R2, Top 20 English-language radio stations based on M-S, 6am-mid aqh

Reach based on spots during peak drive times:  M-F 6a-10a aqh, M-F 3p-7p aqh

 

a one-week digital campaign on latimes.com REACHES MORE L.A. ADULTS THAN 5 PRIMETIME SPOTS ON LA'S TOP TV STATIONS 

 

Source:  Scarborough 2018 R2, Top 5 English-language TV stations based on primetime average ½ hour (8-11p M-Sat 7-10p Sun, 5 spots/ea)

Restaurant usage

Los Angeles Times readers love to visit restaurants!

 

99% of print readers and 97% of digital users eat at restaurants each month. 

 

Among the most popular types are: 

  • Mexican
  • Chinese 
  • Coffee house/coffee bars
  • Pizza 
  • Asian other than Chinese

 

QSR

80% of our print readers visit a quick-service restaurant four or more times each month! 

 

 

In print and online, we reach more than 2.3 million Angelenos who eat a quick-service restaurants six or more times each month. 

 

sit-down restaurants

66% of our print readers visits a sit-down restaurant 4+ times each months - they are 64% more likely to visit this frequently 

 

 

More than half of our print and online readers dine at a sit-down restaurant 6 or more time each month. 

 

Restaurants and technology

 

 

61%

 

of LA Times readers use Internet
or mobile apps for restaurant related things (reviews, reservations, etc.)

LATimes.com
local Audience Profile

 

Male/Female 56% / 44%
Median Age 36
Average Age 39
A18-24 20% (Index: 157)
A25-34 28% (Index: 143)
A35-44 21%
A45-54 13%
A55-64 12%
A65+ 8%
Median HHI $81K
Average HHI $99K
HHI $75K+ 55% (Index: 134)
HHI $100K+ 37% (Index:  136)
White/Caucasian 47%
Hispanic 34%
Black/African American 4%
Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 10% (Index: 156)
Other Race 5%
Married 44%
Children in Household 39%
2+ Children 20%
Homeowners 44%
Attended College 73% (Index: 127)
4-Year College Degree+ 41% (Index: 161)
Registered to Vote 82%

 

Source:  Scarborough Los Angeles 2018 R2; visited latimes.com past 30 days

LA times print/digital
Audience Profile

 

Male/Female 54% / 46%
Median Age* 43
Average Age* 45
A18-24 13%
A25-34 20%
A35-44 20%
A45-54 14%
A55-64 14%
A65+ 18%
Median HHI* $72K (20% higher than average LA adult)
Average HHI* $92K (14% higher than average LA adult)
HHI $75K+ 48% (Index: 119)
HHI $100K+ 33% (Index: 123)
Net Worth $1M+ 19% (Index: 126)
Net Worth $2M+ 8% (Index: 137)
White/Caucasian 44%
Hispanic 37%
Black/African American 6%
Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 8% (Index: 121)
Other Race 4%
Married 48%
Children in Household 38%
2+ Children 20%
Homeowners 49%
Attended College 68%
4-Year College Degree+ 34% (Index: 136)
Registered to Vote 79%

 

Source:  Scarborough Los Angeles 2018 R2; Integrated Newspaper Audience (weekly print/digital)

101 Restaurants We Love Special Section

The 101 Restaurants We Love print guide is a perfect bound, four-color, glossy magazine sent out to LA Times subscribers on the Sunday after the 101 Restaurants We Love event.

 

PRINT DISTRIBUTION

  • Publishes Sunday, December 8, 2019
  • Topping the Los Angeles Times
  • Sunday readership: 2.3MM

 

LA TIMES SUNDAY SUBSCRIBERS

  • 33% have a HHI of $100K+
  • 50% eat at sit-down restaurants 4+ times each month
  • 3 times more likely to have a house valued at $1,000,000+

 

DEADLINES

  • Space closes: Wednesday, October 2, 2019
  • Materials due: Thursday, November 7, 2019

 

 

 

AD SPECIFICATIONS

Unit

Rates

Live/Safety

Trim

Bleed

Gutter Safety

Spread

$20,000

16 1/4” x 10-3/8”

16-3/4” x 10-7/8”

17” x 11-1/8”

0.5"

Full Page

$11,500

7-7/8"  X 10-3/8"

8-3/8" X 10-7/8"

8-5/8" X 11-1/8"

N/A

1/2 Page horizontal*

$6,000

7-7/8" x 5"

N/A

N/A

N/A

1/2 Page vertical*

$6,000

3-7/8" x 10-3/8"

N/A

N/A

N/A

1/4 Page*

$3,100

3-7/8" x 5"

N/A

N/A

N/A

*Non-bleed only

Source: Scarborough 2018 R2.

THANK YOU!

Charmaine Alexander/Major Account Franchise

charmaine.alexander@latimes.com

213.258-0621