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Listing Enhancements

Enhancements are effective tools to attract more buyers to your classified listings. Here are the listings enhancements to choose from.

IconsBordersShadingPhotosLogosTall TypeBox Numbers

Icons

Icons are one of our most popular types of listings enhancements. Icons are small images that are designed to call attention to a particular feature of your advertisement, attracting more buyers to call you to learn more.

Click here to see the available icon choices.

Borders

Various border styles are available for classified listings. Borders help your listing stand out from the crowd on the newspaper page.

Shading

Gray shading helps classified listings stand out on the newspaper page. Shading may be purchased on its own or in combination with a border.

Photos

A great way to show buyers exactly what you are selling, a photo makes a listing more interesting to the eye and attracts more calls.

Logos

Including your company logo in your listing not only makes it easy for readers to know who to contact, it helps you acquirebrand recognition for your company as well.

  • A logo must be a least 5 lines deep
  • Logos must be non-screened, black & white and camera ready. This makes for the best quality reproduction in classified listings.
  • A logo may only appear at the end of a listing
  • Please allow 7 business days prior to first publication date for logo processing. Logos may be submitted via e-mail to classified@globe.com or by mail: Logo Requests, Classified Advertising, The Boston Globe, P.O. Box 55819, Boston, MA 02205-5819. Please include your name and phone number with your logo submission.
Tall Type

Tall Type is a special bold font that may be used for the heading of your listing, to help it stand out on the newspaper page.

Box Numbers

The Boston Globe offers box numbers in listings to provide anonymity for advertisers. Listings that include a box number solicit responses to a Boston Globe box number at our mailing address. Following the publication of the advertisement, The Boston Globe collects and forwards all responses to the address provided by the advertiser.

  • No advertising of an investment or financial nature may include a Boston Globe box number
  • Boston Globe box numbers may not be used when cash or check payments are being solicited in an advertisement
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