Advertising with The Charlotte Observer

Welcome to The Charlotte Observer's Advertising information. No other single advertising medium approaches the reach of The Charlotte Observer – more than 1 million adults in the Charlotte market read our products every week.

Our readers are an attractive consumer group with an above average lifestyle and buying power. We offer a variety of print, online and non-print advertising options to feature your business and attract customers. These products include our newspaper, our main website CharlotteObserver.com, targeted websites such as MomsCharlotte.com and ThatsRacin.com, and specialty publications like Carolina Bride, South Park Magazine, and University City Magazine.

To speak with an Observer representative about advertising your retail business or service, please call us at 704-358-5400 or e-mail advertise@charlotteobserver.com. For classified information, call 704-377-5555 or 800-532-5348. You also may place your ad online.

Salesperson Title/Area Phone
Liz Irwin VP, Advertising (704) 358-5333
Ron Stokes Director, Classified Advertising (704) 358-5274
Donna Gordon Director, Retail Advertising (704) 358-5280
Darren Frank Director, National Advertising (704) 358-5310
Joyce Marco Director, Strategic Publications (704) 358-5284
Beth Whitehead Manager, Interactive Sales (704) 358-5410
Manny Campos Interactive Sales Coordinator (704) 227-6306

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Place a Retail Ad

Please call 704-358-5400 or contact Donna Gordon, Retail Advertising Director, at drgordon@charlotteobserver.com or 704-358-5280.

 

Place a National Ad

Please contact Darren Frank, National Advertising Director, at dfrank@charlotteobserver.com or (704)358-5310.

 

Place a Magazine Ad

Please contact Joyce Marco, Director of Strategic Publications, at jmarco@charlotteobserver.com or (704)358-5284.

 

Online Sales

Please contact Beth Whitehead, Interactive Sales Manager, at bwhitehe@charlotteobserver.com or (704)358-5410.

 

Direct Marketing

The Charlotte Observer Direct is your one stop shop for printing and distribution solutions.

The Charlotte Observer Direct uses the buying power of The Charlotte Observer to print and deliver your insert at the lowest price available. With Charlotte Observer Direct, you can send your free-standing inserts to households in the entire Charlotte area. You can target zip codes and sub-zip codes around your business locations or target zips based on demographics. Our vast data warehouse allows you to target your advertising message by income, age or other characteristics.

The Charlotte Observer Direct will take your marketing program from concept to execution seamlessly. Put our direct marketing professionals to work for you on data processing and analysis, development of your marketing program, creative services, list development, printing, e-mail, distribution services and response analysis.

Our products include:

Please contact us for more information: Darren Frank at (704)358-5310 or dfrank@charlotteobserver.com.

Thank you for your interest in The Charlotte Observer... we look forward to working for you!