Join Scout

Scout is a locally-minded, cool and occasionally extremely awesome community-supported Vancouver website. The sale of inexpensive advertisements and memberships in the Scout Community helps to keep it running. To find the right fit with us, contact Michelle Sproule at michelle [at] scoutmagazine [dot ca] or Ryan Bazeley at ryan [at] scoutmagazine [dot ca].

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Become A Member

We build a complete public profile for every member in the Scout Community (example) and publish up to 4 of their press releases on our front page per month. We list these member pages in several categories (example). At less than a buck a day, membership in the Scout Community is a bargain.

Membership: $300 a year*

*More than one business? Each additional membership will be discounted by 10%.

Advertise With Us

Scout offers a broad selection of prime, over-sized, and totally clickable advertising spaces ranging from the totally inexpensive to the very, very cheap. Priced per month and at rates in lockstep with the tough economic times, they are ideal marketing solutions for local businesses that are looking to put their brands and special events in front of thousands of web-savvy Vancouverites every day without paying the heavy premium of print.

The Everywhere Ad

The Omni Ad appears big and bright at the bottom of every single post on Scout Magazine.

The Everywhere Ad: $375

Front Page Sidebar

These are the heavies, appearing on our front page, in every revolving carousel post, through all upper navigation bar clicks, and with every Scout search result. They are the most heavily trafficked spaces on Scout, and provide great value for businesses looking to stretch their marketing dollars during the recession.

Sidebar 1: $525
Sidebar 2: $300
Sidebar 3: $263
Sidebar 4: $225

Front Page Editorial

These ads are located on the front page in the editorial stream.

Top: $450 | Size 590 x 150
Middle: $300 | Size 590 x 150
Lower: $200 | Size 590 x 150

Gluttony

These ads appear next to all of our food and drink posts.

Sidebar 1: $375
Sidebar 2: $225
Sidebar 3: $214
Sidebar 4: $203
Sidebar 5: $185

Three Section Bundle

These ads appear on Culture, Vanity, and Intelligence posts, all at once.

Sidebar 1: $300
Sidebar 2: $214
Sidebar 3: $203
Sidebar 4: $191

The Everywhere Bundle

These are the offspring of the Everywhere Ad (see above). They are the Sidebar 5 and 6 ads. They appear on the Front Page as well as on every Gluttony, Culture, Vanity, and Intelligence posts, all at once.

Sidebar 5 (extra large): $400
Sidebar 6 (extra large): $300

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If provided with artwork/logo, we will happily design your ad for you at no charge.

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