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If you're looking for purchasing power in the physician's office, look to the medical assistant. Medical assistants are multiskilled allied health practitioners who perform a wide range of roles in physician's offices, clinics and other health care settings. They are proficient in a multitude of clinical and administrative tasks and are widely viewed as vital members of the health care delivery team. Medical assistants are responsible for purchasing equipment and supplies and many also manage office finances and investments.

CMA Today is the only magazine published especially for practicing medical assistants and medical assisting educators.

Distribution and Reach

Circulation: 23,000+
Readership: 35,000
Frequency: Bimonthly (six times a year)
Audience: Members of the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)


Advertising Rates

Ad Size 1X 3X 6X
Full Page $ 1,000 $ 950 $ 925
Two-thirds Page 900 850 825
One-half Page 725 675 650
One-third Page 650 600 575
One-quarter Page 500 450 425
One-sixth Page 350 300 275
Cover Three 10%    
Cover Four 20%    

No additional charge for four-color ads.

Only full-page ads are accepted for cover positions.


Commissions

Fifteen percent (15%) of gross billing allowed to recognized agencies if paid within 30 days of invoice.


Bleeds

No charge.


Position

Guaranteed positions (other than cover positions) are an additional 10 percent (10%) on space rates.


Preapproval

An advertisement that makes reference to the AAMA Certification Exam, a medical assisting program, or a nonmedical assisting program, must be preapproved by the AAMA Executive Office. We reserve the right to reject for publication any ad that has not been preapproved. Call the Communications Department for details before preparing mechanicals.


Mechanical Specifications

Ad Size Width Depth
Full Page 7-1/2" 10"
Two-thirds Page 4-5/8" 9"
One-half Page 7" 4-3/4"
One-third Page 2-3/16" 9"
One-quarter Page 4-5/8" 3-1/2"
One-sixth Page 2-3/16" 4-1/4"

Trim size: 8-3/8" x 10-7/8"

Bleeds: Exceed trim size by: 1/8" around, 3/16" top trim.

Only electronic documents are accepted: Send documents as an Adobe InDesign file, TIFF (Tagged Image File Format), or PDF (Portable Document Format).

PDF preparation: PDFs must be a high-resolution image (300 dpi, 150 line screen) and all fonts must be embedded into the document.

Return policy: Ad materials will be returned only upon written request. Materials will be kept for 12 months after publication, after which time they will be discarded.


Payment Policy

Payment: Advertisers and advertising agencies are jointly responsible for payment of all insertions. The AAMA will invoice the advertising agency or advertiser immediately after publication and will send two copies of the publication as proof of insertion. Payment must be received within 30 days of invoice date.

Cancellations: Cancellations or changes must be received by the AAMA, in writing, 30 days prior to the month of issue; cancellations received after that deadline will be billed in full for space.


Closing Dates

Insertion order must arrive by the first of the month two months preceding the month of the issue. Mechanicals are due the 15th of that month. If insertion orders and/or mechanicals are not received by deadline, advertising may not be published for that issue. Verbal confirmations are not accepted. Previous ads will be repeated if new artwork is not received by the published materials closing date.

Issue Reservations Due Mechanicals Due
January/February 11/15 11/30
March/April 1/15 1/31
May/June 3/15 3/31
July/August 5/15 5/31
September/October 7/15 7/31
November/December 9/15 9/30



Space Reservations

Send or fax insertion orders and mail materials to:

Advertising Manager
American Association of Medical Assistants
20 N. Wacker Dr., Ste. 1575
Chicago, IL 60606

Phone: 312-899-1500
Fax: 312-899-1259
E-mail: CMAToday@aama-ntl.org


Contacts

Rates, insertion orders, and mechanicals, contact:

Advertising Manager
Phone: 312-899-1500

Circulation and mailing lists, contact:

Medical Marketing Service, Inc.


CMA Today Special Theme Issues

January/February: Conference review, Listing of exhibitors
March/April: Conference preview
September/October: Medical Assistants Recognition Week
November/December: Annual Salary Survey

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