About Us
PAIN Magazine quickly established itself as a must read for professional
tattoo artists, piercers and other body modification professionals. PAIN
magazine is the only true trade publication exclusively serving this industry.
PAIN maintains steady growth, keeping pace with the growing popularity of
the tattoo and piercing industry. PAIN has a readership of over 36,000 and
acirculation of approximately 12,000. The magazine is mailed to 9,000
tattoo and body piercing studios across the United States, with 1,000
copies delivered throughout Canada. The remaining 2,000 copies are sent
tojewelry stores, gift shops, clothing stores, and a variety of other counter-
culture venues. PAIN advertisers tell us their display ads consistentlybring
inmore orders than advertisements placed in other tattoo and piercing
publications. PAIN magazine’s artistic, informative and professional format
offers the best buy per advertising dollar.
Pain Magazine Online
The online magazine generates 60,000 readers monthly. Online readers are
directed to the Web site through Pain’s printed pages, as well as through many
other resources. PAIN magazine’s many online advertising options guarantee
monthly exposure to over 60,000 readers who are active in the tattoo and
piercing community worldwide.
PAIN online advertising options include a full-size digital representation of your
most recent advertisement in PAIN. You can also run a simple banner ad with
alink to your Web site. There’s also the option of being included in PAIN’s
Phone Directory.
Creative Services
At PAIN Magazine we maintain a highly experienced, full-service, design and
production department to assist you in meeting your creative needs. We can
design and build your advertisements, catalog, packaging, corporate identity,
logo, business cards, letterheads and more. Call and ask for rates and estimates
on your next project.
Circulation
| Monthly Readership | 36,000 | Misc. Counterculture Venues | 2,000 |
| Monthly Circulation | 12,000 | Tattoo and Body Piercing Studios | 9,000 |
| Canadian Tattoo and Body Piercing Studios | 1,000 |
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Paper Stock |
| Full page non-bleed | 7.75" x 10.125" | | Trim: 8.375" x 10.875" |
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Cover stock: 80# 150-line screen |
| Full page bleed |
8.625" x 11.125" |
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Allow .25" safety margin |
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Inside stock: 50# 133-line screen |
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| 3/4 pg. vertical (full page jr.) |
5.174" x 10.125" |
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| half page vertical |
3.812" x 10.125" |
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Bleed: 8.625" x 11.125" |
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| half page horizontal |
7.75" x 5" |
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Allow .125" bleed on all sides |
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| quarter page |
3.812" x 5" |
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| spread w/bleed |
17.25" x 11.125" |
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Image Area: 7.75" x 10.125" |
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| spread no bleed |
16" x 10.125" |
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