The Sounding Board newspaper

As the official publication of The Vancouver Board of Trade, the Sounding Board newspaper provides analysis and discussion of regional and national issues facing the business community, along with input from member companies, allowing them to raise their profile in the business community.

Sounding Board is published 12 times per year by Business in Vancouver Media Group in partnership with The Board of Trade.

Sounding Board is read by leading business executives and their employees. The paper has a primary circulation of 12,500 and a conservatively estimated total readership of 37,500.

Advertise in Sounding Board

By advertising in Sounding Board, your message or insert will reach thousands of Vancouver Board of Trade members and Business in Vancouver subscribers. It will also reach federal, provincial and civic elected representatives, business decision-makers, selected boards of trade and chambers of commerce across Canada, and B.C. media representatives.

For more information on advertising in Sounding Board, please contact Katherine Butler at 604-688-2398 or email kbutler@biv.com.

For a full list of ad sizes and rates, please view our rate card [PDF].

Submit an article to Sounding Board

Sounding Board articles should be 400 words max. with a high-resolution photo if you have one. Submissions are due on the 10th day of each month.

Include the author's full name, position, and company website address. Please also confirm in your email that you are a member of The Vancouver Board of Trade.

Email submissions or questions to Greg Hoekstra at editor@boardoftrade.com.

Please note:

Publication of editorial submissions in Sounding Board is not guaranteed. The editor reserves the right to edit submissions for length, clarity and legality.

Submissions are for consideration only and publication is subject to restrictions on space available, successful advertising sales to support proposed feature topics, and news quality and relevance.

Sounding Board is looking for interesting news content for its members and not "advertorial" promotions, which are restricted to paid-for advertising.

For information on how to advertise, see advertising in Sounding Board.

Upcoming issues and deadlines

Editorial submissions due March 10.
Advertising space closes March 18.
Published April 2.

May 2013:
Editorial submissions due April 10.
Advertising space closes April 22.
Published May 7.

June 2013:
Editorial submissions due May 10.
Advertising space closes May 20.
Published June 4.

July 2013:
Editorial submissions due June 10.
Advertising space closes June 17.
Published July 2.