ABOUT US
 
The editorial content in our publications is gathered and packaged based on the results of independent marketplace research that was done pre-launch. The communities spoke, and we have delivered on their wishes. We invite content submissions – and get them regularly – from all corners in the community. We’re active listeners, and that means this: News is what our readers say it is. That’s not a concept; it’s a practice. This is the community’s newspaper, its enrichment source and its rallying point. We’re happy to play that role.
 
We are for, by and about the communities we serve.
 
CURRENT PUBLISHING, LLC
Current in Carmel
1 South Range Line Road
Suite 220
Carmel, IN 46032
info@youarecurrent.com
 
Office: 317.489.4444
Fax: 317.818.0756
 
 
HELPFUL CARMEL LINKS
 
City of Carmel: www.ci.carmel.in.us
 
Keystone reconstruction project: www.carmellink.org
 
Carmel Clay Schools: www1.ccs.k12.in.us
 
Carmel Clay Public Library: www.carmel.lib.in.us
 
Carmel Chamber Of Commerce: www.carmelchamber.com
 
Carmel Clay Historical Society: www.carmelclayhistory.org
 
Carmel Clay Parks and Recreation Department
 
Carmel Community Players: www.carmelplayers.org
 
Carmel Dads’ Club: www.carmeldadsclub.org
 
Carmel International Arts Festival: www.carmelartsfestival.org
 
CarmelFest 2009: www.carmelfest.net
 
Carmel Rotary Club: www.carmelrotary.com
 
Carmel Lions Club: www.carmellions.org
 
Clarian North Medical Center: www.clariannorth.org
 
St. Vincent Carmel Hospital: www.stvincent.org
 
St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana: www.theheartcenter.com
 
Carmel City Center: www.carmelcitycenter.com
 
Regional Performing Arts Center: www.performingartscarmel.com
 
Indiana Design Center: www.indianadesigncenter.com
 
Carmel Arts & Design District: www.carmelartsanddesign.com
 
 
ADVERTISING DEADLINES AND SPECS
 
Space reservations
Eleven days prior to mail date.
 
Materials delivery
Eight days prior to mail date.
 
File format
We accept high-resolution, editable PDFs (1200 / 200) and Creative Suite files. We do not accept Microsoft Publisher documents.
 
Where to send
All materials are to be sent to ads@currentincarmel.com with a copy to zross@ss-times.com with the aforementioned deadlines in mind. We will format your ad and return it to you for proofing.
 
Ad sizes (no bleeds)
 
Front-page strip: 10.375” x 1”
Full page: 10.375” x 11.75”
Half-page vertical: 5.1” x 11”
Half-page horizontal: 10.375” x 5.4”
Quarter page: 5.1” x 5.4”
Eighth-page vertical: 2.47” x 5.4”
Eighth-page horizontal: 5.1” x 2.625”
Sixteenth page: 2.47” x 2.625”
 
Classified advertising
If you have goods or services to sell, we’re happy to help you accomplish that. Simply e-mail your classified ad by Wednesday noon to Dennis O’Malia (dennis@currentincarmel.com). He will calculate the cost of your ad, process your payment (which must be made by credit card), and prepare it for publication in Current’s three editions for one low price. If you have questions, please call 489.4444.
 
In our advertisers’ words
 
    “The results that we’ve measured against our advertising commitment to Current in Carmel show the paper to be a very wise marketing investment. No other product offers me complete market penetration close to that cost.” – Sue Finkam, manager, marketing and public relations, Clarian North Medical Center
 
    “Because of our working with Current in Carmel during CarmelFest 2007, we can attribute a substantial increase, about 40 percent, in attendance during the festival, and our parade attendance was up by an estimated 30 percent.” - Gary Frey, CarmelFest chairman
 
    “I put our coupon only in your paper as a test. Our evening business has increased by 15 percent, and that is a material number. Very successful!” – Brian Shapiro, owner, Shapiro’s Delicatessen
 
    “By advertising in Current, I have gained brand recognition in an industry that offers several different products. It’s well worth the investment. It gets me opportunities to talk to people I otherwise ordinarily wouldn’t get.” – Scott M. Wharton, owner, Wharton Insurance & Financial Services, Inc.
 
    “I don’t need to advertise anywhere else. Current in Carmel is building my Carmel practice all by itself.” – Dr. John Lowe, D.D.S., Contemporary Dental Concepts
 
    “To my knowledge, Miracle Restaurant Group’s Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant in Carmel set an opening-week record for sales for stores in what we call new markets. … Current in Carmel is, of course, among the top on our list of entities that made it happen.” – Carl Whitmire, marketing director, Miracle Restaurant Group
 
CONTACT US
 
Brian Kelly
Co-founder, President and Publisher, shares in sales execution, content and leadership.
Brian brings several years of new-product development experience to Current Publishing. He also is the chief executive officer of Times-Leader Publications, LLC. He graduated from Indiana University’s School of Business with a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing. He resides in Carmel, with his wife, Maggie, a media-and-marketing executive.
 
brian@currentincarmel.com
 
Steve Greenberg
 
Co-founder, Executive Vice President and General Manager, shares in sales execution, content and leadership. Steve is a 26-year career newspaper editor and columnist. A graduate of the College of Journalism at Kent State University, he also is an author and a guitarist/lead vocalist with Barometer Soup. He resides in Carmel with his wife, Sally, an accountant, and one college-age daughter and one high-school-age daughter.
 
steve@currentincarmel.com
 
 
WHO’S WHO?
Publisher – Brian Kelly
brian@currentincarmel.com / 414.7879
 
General Manager – Steve Greenberg
steve@currentincarmel.com / 847.5022
 
Carmel/Westfield Assignments Editor – Kevin Kane
kkane@currentincarmel.com / 496.0020
 
Carmel/Westfield Content Editor – Bryan Unruh
bryan@currentincarmel.com / 308.0124
 
Noblesville Managing Editor – Zach Dunkin
zach@currentnoblesville.com / 908.2697
 
Associate Editor – Terry Anker
terry@currentincarmel.com / 250.2026
 
Art Director – Zachary Ross
zross@ss-times.com / 787.3291
 
Advertising Artist – Kate Holleman
kate@currentnoblesville.com / 379.9400
 
Advertising Artist – Stefanie Lorenz
stefanie@currentincarmel.com / 340.1836
 
Cartoonist – Tim Campbell
tim@currentincarmel.com
 
Carmel/Westfield Reporter – Brandie Bohney
brandie@currentincarmel.com / 489.4444
 
Carmel/Westfield Senior Advertising Sales Executive – Dennis O’Malia
dennis@currentincarmel.com / 370.0749
 
Carmel/Westfield Advertising Sales Executive – Lara Acton
lara@currentincarmel.com / 409.1418
 
Indianapolis/Carmel Advertising Sales Executive– Kevin Messmer
kevin@currentincarmel.com / 513.4359
 
Indianapolis/Carmel Advertising Sales Executive – Jeff Johnson
jeff@currentincarmel.com / 502.4041
 
Noblesville/Indianapolis Advertising Sales Executive – Maggie Green
maggie@currentnoblesville.com / 538.3790
 
Noblesville Advertising Sales Executive – Kate Holleman
kate@currentnoblesville.com / 379.9400
 
Noblesville/Indianapolis Advertising Sales Executive – Mike Janssen
mike@currentnoblesville.com / 490.7220
 
Office Manager - Deb Vlasich
deb@currentincarmel.com / 489.4444
 
 
SUBMISSIONS
 
Contributing writers, photographers welcomed!
 
We know you have a computer and/or a digital camera. We know you’re curious about how to write and/or shoot photos for YOUR NEWSPAPER, so just let us know if you are. You probably should e-mail our assignments editor, Kevin Kane, at kkane@currentincarmel.com (for Carmel and Westfield) or managing editor Zach Dunkin (for Noblesville) as soon as you get the inkling. When either hears from you, he’ll give you the guidelines - and, besides, they really much prefers talking to folks from the community than they do those of us inside the office.
 
News tips and other submissions
Don’t think twice; send us your news, information, tips and letters. We promise to give everything its due consideration, because, again, this is YOUR NEWSPAPER, and we want YOU to be a part of it. If you want to bat some ideas around, give us a call at 317.489.4444. We’d love to hear from you! Send it all to our assignments editor, Kevin Kane, at kkane@currentincarmel.com (for Carmel and Westfield), or managing editor Zach Dunkin, at zach@currentnoblesvile.com (for Noblesville).
 
Your newspapers, your deadlines
Current is delivered to every household in the city each Tuesday by the U.S. Postal Service. Coincidentally, our deadlines are Tuesdays - as in the week before each edition - by 5 p.m. (Of course, if you’re running a little late, we’ll make every effort to accommodate you. Just call ahead and warn us at 317.489.4444. If you turn everything over to us on time or early, we’ll sing your praises - maybe a little off-key, but we’ll be
singing them nonetheless.)