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Faces of Family Businesses—May 2018 Issue

The Faces of Family Businesses is an inside look at the incredible family legacies who lead thriving businesses in our city. This special advertising section is a complement to our annual Power issue of Boston magazine which is a yearly look at who has clout in Boston. Each advertiser in this section will be highlighted in a half or full page Q&A style profile. Based on the ad size contracted, please provide the following information according to the guidelines listed below.

All materials must be filled out in order to move forward into design. Please only fill this form out once.

We highly suggest that before filling out this form, you type it into a Word document and ensure you have it saved somewhere on your end for future reference.

Photo submission

  • 300 DPI JPEG of professional grade photography
    • For a Full Page ad: Photo must be of vertical orientation
    • For a Half Page ad: Photo must be of horizontal orientation
    • No photoshopping requests other than color or lighting tweaks accepted

Intro Copy

This is subject to being copyedited, slightly cut, or tweaked in order to fit our template and style for this section.

  • For full page advertisers: Submit up to 50 words max explaining who you are, what you specialize in, and who is answering the Q&A in third person.
    • EXAMPLE: Brendon Homes is a Southborough-based building company that specializes in both custom residential builds and remodels and in commercial properties focusing primarily on Boston’s Metro West market. Bredon Giblin is the company’s owner.
  • For half page advertisers: Submit up to 30 words max explaining who you are, what you specialize in, and who is answering the Q&A.
    • EXAMPLE: Colby Davis of Boston Co. is a jewelry company that creates timeless designs inspired by the New England coast. It was founded in 2014 by a mother and two daughters. Lia Davis is the CEO of the company.

Q&A copy

This is subject to being copyedited, slightly cut, or tweaked in order to fit our template and style for this section.

  • For full page advertisers: Submit up to 400 words (questions included) in a Q&A style format in first person
  • For half page advertisers: Submit up to 150 words (questions included) in a Q&A style format in first person
  • Example questions you can use or tweak as needed

    • How did your family get started in family business?
    • Who started your family business and why?
    • Why is location important to the success of your business?
    • What is it like working with family?
    • What challenges have you encountered working with your family? How did you solve them?
    • Since you work together, how do you prefer to relax as a family?
    • What is the best advice someone in your family offered you?
    • Where do you see growth for the next generation of your business?
    • What’s next for (your company)?