Product & Image Security

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The Journal for the Printing Security Industries Product Image & Security was launched to meet the growing international demand for information concerning the problems of counterfeiting, retail theft and product tampering and to discuss the solutions and technology available to combat these worldwide problems.

As the official journal of Product & Image Security Foundation, Product Image & Security constantly features articles related to security materials, security holograms, and application; product identification and traceability; brand image protection; security labels, tags and tickets; high security documents; smart cards; packaging and seals and much more.

The magazine is targeted towards the retail, packaging, high security printers, ticketing, banks and financial institutions and governmental departments and other end user organisations requiring security solutions/products. Subscribed readers include managing directors, senior product engineers, technical directors, product managers and designers, packaging development managers and purchasers.buyers, sales and marketing managers and research and developers.

Essentially we are read by those individuals concerned with finding security solutions to either prevent or solve their problems. The magazine provides a networking forum for organisations involved in the production of security application equipment.

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Upcoming Features

Source Tagging - A Manufacturer's Perspective ...and Beyond Dr John Bayne Bayne Richards Consultancy In the UK, source tagging has not grown as many believed it would. In fact, the source tagging debate is characterised, with some exceptions, by mistrust and a lack of openness among the parties involved. Having previously worked on source tagging for United Distillers and Vintners and having chaired a Scotch Whisky Association Committee on Source Tagging, John Bayne of Bayne Richards Consultancy brings some of the issues into the open by describing source tagging from a manufacturer's viewpoint, looking at the reasons for these views, and identifying possible routes for moving the debate forward. Strategies to Combat Counterfeiting and Parallel Trade - or You don't always get what you pay for! By Joe Hancock What costs £400 billion a year and is never worth what you pay for it? The answer is the recently estimated value of the global market for counterfeit goods and parallel trade. Phoneys, fakes and forgeries now account for nearly seven per cent of world trade, costing over 100,000 legitimate jobs a year - and in sectors such as pharmaceuticals, wines and spirits they have left a trail of death. In markets such as fuels and lubricants, the avoidance of tax and adulteration are costing the economies of even small states tens to hundreds of millions of pounds a year in lost revenues ­ as well as severely damaging consumer confidence in very visible high street brands.

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Advertising Rates & Sizes

height & width Type area Double page spread 4-colour 297mm x 420mm 265mm x 388mm Full page 4-colour 297mm x 210mm 265mm x 179mm Half page 4-colour 130mm x 179mm n/a Quarter page 4-colour 130mm x 87mm n/a Full page mono 297mm x 210mm 265mm x 179mm Half page mono 130mm x 179mm n/a Quater page mono 130mm x 87mm n/a Front cover 4-colour 297mm x 210mm n/a Inside front cover 4-colour 297mm x 210mm 265mm x 179mm Back cover 4-colour 297mm x 210mm 265mm x 179mm Inside back cover 4-colour 297mm x 210mm n/a

For a full list of costs and prices, please email us

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Spot Colours

Spot colours (from 4 colour process) +£275. Loose inserts and bound-in inserts. Prices on application. Guaranteed page/facing matter +10%.

Classified

Eighth page: 87mm wide x 62mm deep £125 Quarter page: 87mm wide x 130mm deep £240 Half page: 179mm wide x 130mm deep £80

Series Rates

Series and multiple advertising rates are available on request for both display and classified advertising. Discounts available to PPA recognised agents and recognised overseas agencies.

Buyers Guide

The International Buyer's Guide provides a unique opportunity for suppliers to promote their products and services to the industry in both the UK and international markets.

Constantly providing a reference source for readers, a buyer's guide entry at only £200 per annum is one of the lowest-cost promotional mediums available to any company - and once booked the promotion lasts for a whole year. Companies that would like a buyer's guide entry that is a bit more eye-catching also have the opportunity of taking an entry which incorporates colour.

Four-colour - 20mm x 57mm £400

Mono - 20mm x 57mm £200

Two-colour (black and either Process cyan, yellow or magenta.) 20mm x 57mm £250

Larger size Buyer's Guides are available at additional cost.

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TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Films and Bromides

Right reading emulsion side down positives, camera ready artwork or bromides. DPS's to be supplied on two separate films. Trim size 297mm x 210mm. Full bleed films 302mm x 216mm. Screen ruling: mono, spot and four colour: 60-80 metric (150-200 imperial). Supplying digital artwork.

Digital publishing technology allows us to accept advertisements electronically, providing the following guidelines are observed. Format - Macintosh or PC.

Colour or black and white adverts created within QuarkXpress.

Colour or black and white adverts created within Pagemaker.

Colour or black and white adverts created within Illustrator Mac only.

Colour or black and white adverts created within Freehand Mac only.

Colour or black and white adverts created within Photoshop.

Images

Colour images should be set up in process colours as CMYK (not RGB), scanned to final size at 300dpi, saved as an EPS file or TIFF file with DCS turned off. Black and white images scanned to final size at 300dpi and saved as an EPS or TIFF file.

Fonts

Provide all screen and printer fonts used in your documents, including those used in any image file.

Colour

When using colour, ensure you select CMYK and process seperation.

Hard Copy

A proof must be supplied for all electronic adverts For colour adverts include a digital colour proof (a colour laser print is acceptable) printed out at 100%. If a black and white laser printer is used select the "colours as greys" and provide a single laser copy along with black and white printouts of the colour seperations. For black and white adverts send a laser copy printed out at 100%.

Removable media/ISDN

We accpet floppy, SyQuest, CD, Zip or Jazz disks ISDN requirements, prior to an ISDN transmission we should receive a facsimile or normal proof with details of the job and document size etc. This will enable us to check all the digital information has been received and is processed correctly. (ISDN number +44(0)1732 350127).

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Other

All disks should be labelled with your company's name, contact name and telephone number. Include all TIFF and EPS files that are part of the job. If using EPS files please include the working files, this will enable our operator to amend it if necessary. A printed directory of each disk's content should be included. For further advice or assistance please contact : John Page Tel: +44 (0) 1892 785 336 Fax: +44 (0) 1892 784594.

Cancellation and movement of space

Cancellations: Cancellations can only be accepted in writing up to 8 weeks prior to publication date. Following this, all advertisers will be charged a cancellation fee amounting to 75% of the rate card cost. The advertiser can postpone space to a later issue, but such space becomes non-moveable and cannot be cancelled without incurring a cancellation fee of 75% of rate card cost. All prices are exclusive of VAT. Artwork: Rates are based on the understanding that all origination material is complete and finalised and received at this office with all import duties, customs clearance and carriage charges, where applicable, paid. Any additional work e.g. typesetting, colour separations and page make-up, will be charged extra. Any costs incurred clearing advertising or editorial material through customs will be charged to the client.

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