Advertise in Insights

Insights magazine serves electrical contractors, systems contractors, and industry professionals with the latest on the people, technology, and best practices fueling the electrical industry. Insights is published six times per year by the Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc. and has a print circulation of 6,000 and digital circulation of 13,000.

Advertising in Insights will provide your business with exposure to qualified clients at an affordable price. Bonus distribution issues: January/February at 2025 Business Summit (January 26-29, San Antonio) and September/October 2025 at SPARK: The Electrician’s Expo (September 26-28, Phoenix).

2025 Insights Print & Digital Advertising Rates

Size 3x Insertion
Full page print + digital $5,500
Full Page spread print + digital $7,000
1/2 page (vertical or horizontal) print + digital $5,000

The Details

IEC must receive artwork on or before the ad submission date of the print magazine. (See below)

Print

  • Art should be submitted at a minimum resolution of 300dpi
  • 4-color, CMYK only (no RGB or spot colors)
  • 0.125” bleed around all sides if submitting a full page or full page spread ad
  • Submit as high-resolution .pdf or .tif or high-resolution .jpeg
  • If submitting .pdf, all fonts should be embedded
  • All artwork should be submitted to Kevin Davoren at kdavoren@IECI.org

Digital

  • Each ad space is purchased for a period of 60 days at the prices shown above
  • IEC will allow one change to the ad artwork within the 60-day period
  • Art should be submitted at a minimum resolution of 72dpi
  • RGB color only
  • All artwork should be submitted to Kevin Davoren at kdavoren@IECI.org

2025 Insights Production Schedule

  January/February March/April May/June
Ad reservation November 15, 2024 January 15, 2025 March 14, 2025
Ad materials December 1, 2024 February 3, 2025 April 1, 2025
Article submission December 1, 2024 February 3, 2025 April 1, 2025
Issue mails January 17, 2025 March 14, 2025 May 15, 2025
  July/August September/October November/December
Ad reservation May 15, 2025 July 15, 2025 September 15, 2025
Ad materials May 30, 2025 August 1, 2025 October 1, 2025
Article Submission May 30, 2025 August 1, 2025 October 1, 2025
Issue Mails July 18, 2025 September 19, 2025 November 21, 2025

Write for Insights

Do you have a great story idea you would like to share with the electrical community? The Insights editorial staff would love to hear from you – please send your idea to lvalastyan@ieci.org. Article submission deadlines are noted above.