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flyer, poster, postcard distribution, san francisco postering service

 the Thumbtack Bugle

 

 We Get The Word Out!

 

 We distribute flyers, posters, & postcards!

 

  Distribution drop off deadlines:   Noon: 8/2 and 8/16

  Serving the San Francisco Bay Area since 1976!

 

Sample Photos: postering serviceflyer delivery,  and postcard distribution

From Sonoma to San Jose- we get the word out. Our flyer, poster and postcard distribution routes include: San Francisco, Berkeley, San Rafael, San Jose and Oakland. We offer street teams, postering services, poster delivery guerilla marketing, campus postering, outdoor advertising and event promotions. From nonprofit theater events to corporate promotions we can help get the word out. Small business and nonprofit friendly services. We now also distribute brochures in drop stacks to area businesses. Flyer handout service also available.

 

info@thumbtackbugle.com / (415) 261-1641

 

Next Distribution Drop Off Deadlines: | Noon- 8/2 and 8/16

                      

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Service Instructions:

Drop off materials along with check made out to Thumbtack Bugle, your business card, or contact information and the routes you want for distribution. (ex: East Bay, San Francisco, Marin). Seal all packages and clearly mark the package: Thumbtack Bugle. Please bundle smaller packages into one larger package.  All materials must be dropped off by noon on the distribution deadline day. Materials for Berkeley, San Francisco, and Marin can be dropped at any of our East Bay, Marin or San Francisco drop locations.

 

Payment must be received prior to distribution. To pay via credit card use paypal and send payment to: info@thumbtackbugle.com . Payment must be received prior to distribution. For payment by check make the check out to Thumbtack Bugle and leave it with the materials being distributed.

 

CreditCard Payments

Did know that the Thumbtack Bugle can accept payment by creditcards via paypal? From the paypal Web site (www.paypal.com) send money to: info@thumbtackbugle.com.

 

 

Materials to be distributed can also be mailed to us via UPS, or US Post at:

Thumbtack Bugle

Box "T"

Berkeley Mail Center, Room 210

2140 Shattuck Avenue

Berkeley, CA 94704

 

*Be sure to include payment made out to Thumbtack Bugle, your contact information and a note with the routes you want your materials distributed along.

 

 

 

Routes and Rates     Drop Locations     Mailing Address for Materials

 

 


 

Specials:

 

Business Card Drops:

We drop or leave your business card in small stacks of between five to ten cards (you choose). Each drop is 1.00. Cards must be banded (rubber banded) into desired drop sizes. We distribute to East Bay and to San Francisco for our business card routes. We distribute to 100 locations in either side of the Bay (100 in the East Bay and 100 in San Francisco). 

 

Postcard Distribution:

Distribute your postcard size flyers in stacks at high traffic locations for less than the cost of first class postage.

 

Service Note and Agreement

All work once delivered/paid is non-refundable. Sample photos of Stores and Shops distribution provided on request in advance of order being delivered. 20 sample photos provided $10.00 per distribution route. Note photos must be requested prior to distribution. Allow one week after distribution for photos to be posted.

 

 

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Our Schedule:
Reserve your space now
• The 1st or the 15th of each month is the deadline to get your posters and check to us. (If deadline falls on a weekend--Monday after. If the deadline falls on a holiday, the it is pushed to the next business day) We start the next day and guarantee to have all your posters up within seven business days. Often it only takes 3 or 4 days.


Please email us or call us after you have dropped off your posters.

• Low cost pick-up service also available.

Drop locations

Bring your package to on of our convenient pickup points!

 

Or Mail Packages

Flyers can also be mailed to Thumbtack Bugle

Box "T"

Berkeley Mail Center, Room 210

2140 Shattuck Avenue

Berkeley, CA 94704

 

San Francisco
UPS Store
3145 Geary Blvd at Spruce
415-751-6644
Deadline on the drop off date.


Express Photo & Mail
1388 Haight St.
M-F 9:30am - 7:00pm
Sat-Sun 11:00am - 6:00pm
415-551-1277

Deadline on the drop off date.

Berkeley
Berkeley Mail Center
2140 Shattuck Ave, Room 210
In the Wells Fargo Building

10am to 6pm M-F
510-549-0540

Deadline on the drop off date.

 

Oakland
Piedmont Systems
3871 Piedmont Ave

Oakland, CA 94611

8am to 5pm M-F

10am to 4pm Sat
510-428-2698

Deadline on the drop off date.

 

 

San Rafael
Mail Services
1537A Fourth Street at F Street

9:30am to 6pm M-F

10am to 2pm Sat
415-459-3405

Deadline on the drop off date.

 

Santa Rosa
Central Office
1275 Fourth Street at Spring
707-576-1155-Sonoma Flyers only.

Other Services

Flyer Handout--Instant Publicity! There’s still time to reach thousands with Thumbtack Bugle’s Flyer Handout Service! We go to the best locations in town and hand out your flyers to the people passing by. We can distribute 300-500 flyers per hour depending on time of day and the locations you request. We use only well groomed, friendly folks who will represent you well. This is a great way to advertise your new business or for last-minute ticket sales for your events. Call for project quote.

Postcard Distribution:

Postcard Stack Drops now Available!
We leave stacks of your flyers so people can “take one”!
We can leave up to 25 flyers in each stack for just $2.00 per location.

 

 

NEW:

Premium Postcard Distribution:

Your postcard tacked/ posted to a bulletin board or public location in a free taken one holder.

$3 per location up to 20 pieces per holder.

San Francisco: 50 locations.

East Bay: 30 locations.

Marin: 20 locations.


Printing:

We recommend PS Print for all of your poster, postcard and printing needs. Use the link below to checkout their great prices.

 

 

 

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We Get The Word Out!

• Do you want more customers?
• Do you want more people to come to your event?
• Do you want to reach people in the entire Bay Area?
• Do you want an inexpensive way to advertise?

* Do want your message seen by thousands of people?

 


We can help!
 

 


Here’s how:
We put your posters up on community bulletin boards all around the bay! We’ll put your posters in places such as coffee shops, health food stores, book stores, Laundromats, ice cream stores, music stores, Colleges and Universities, shopping centers, kiosks and bus stops. Thousands of people will see your
posters!

We can do this for a fraction of what it would cost you because we carry for several people at a time.

Spend your free time doing what you like, and working on your business/art.

Save money on gas, tolls, and parking!

Save Time and Money!

 

Call the Thumbtack Bugle Today!

 

Flyer and Poster Distribution    Current Specials

Routes & Rates
Prices shown are for posters or flyers up to 8.5 X 11” without cuts, folds, or attachments, which are extra. We’re happy to carry larger posters too. Just call for a quote.
 

Berkeley/Oakland: includes Shattuck, University, San Pablo, Solano (Albany), Telegraph, Piedmont, UC Berkeley campus, College Avenue, also North Oakland, plus other good boards all over!
100 posters $150 (11 horizontal by 17 vertical)

100 flyers $75.00

 

 

Sonoma County: covers the towns of Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Sebastopol and Cotati.
84 flyers $75.00

Marin County: Novato, San Rafael, Fairfax, Mill Valley, Corte Madera, Sausalito, Tiburon, Stinson Beach, Bolinas, Indian Valley College, and the College of Marin.

100 posters $150 (11 horizontal by 17 vertical)
85 flyers $75.00 letter size


San Francisco: includes Haight, Clement, North Beach, the Marina, Polk, Castro, 24th Street, Mission, Market and Downtown. Plus other fine boards all around town!
100 posters $150 (11 horizontal by 17 vertical)

100 legal size flyers $85 (8.5 by 14)

100 flyers $75.00 (8.5 by 11)*

100 flyers half page $45 (San Francisco Only)

200 flyers COOP flyer - letter size $70 (six flyer limit space must be reserved)

200 flyers COOP flyer - 1/2 page $60 (six flyer limit space must be reserved)

500 postcards (pre-banded) five to board $100 throughout the city

*see postcards for drop stacks and brochure options

 

Stores and Shops:

Your poster (up to 11 horizontal by 17 vertical) is prominently displayed inside stores and shops. This is a valuable route. This is a high traffic/high visibility route and includes window displays and front of shop displays were possible.
100  flyers/posters San Francisco $250

100  flyers/posters East Bay $250

100  flyers/posters Marin $250

150  flyers/posters Santa Cruz $450

100  flyers/posters Lower East Bay $350 (Hayward/Fremont)

100  flyers/posters South Bay$350

100  flyers/posters South Peninsula $350

100 flyers/posters North Peninsula $350

100 flyers/posters Contra Costa County $350

 

Berkeley Stores and Shops: Your poster (up to 11 horizontal by 17 vertical) is prominently displayed inside stores and shops. 100  flyers/posters $250 call for larger posters


North Peninsula: We put your posters up in Burlingame, San Mateo, Belmont, San Carlos, Palo Alto, Los Altos, Menlo Park, Atherton, Woodside and Redwood City. Schools included are: Foothill College, Stanford University, Menlo School, and Canada College.
100 flyers $100.00

100 posters (11 horizontal by 17 vertical) $150

Split Peninsula: the best of both includes: Redwood City, Woodside, Atherton, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Los Altos, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, and Cupertino.
100 flyers $100.00

100 posters (11 horizontal by 17 vertical) $150

South Peninsula: covers Mt. View, San Jose, Santa Clara, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Campbell, Saratoga, and Los Gatos. The schools on this route are: De Anza College, San Jose State, San Jose City College and the University of Santa Clara.
100 flyers $100.00

100 posters (11 horizontal by 17 vertical) $150

Stanford Blitz: prime locations on the Stanford campus.
100 flyers $100.00

100 posters (11 horizontal by 17 vertical)$150.00

Haight/Mission Flyer Run: post your flyers to the best locations in both the Haight and Mission. This service is great for bands, shows and public events.

100 flyers $75
 

San Francisco and Marin Schools: we will place your posters (up to 11 by 17) on these & other College and University campuses: San Francisco City College, San Francisco State,  University of California at San Francisco, College of Marin,  and more.
100 flyers $100.00

 

East Bay Schools: we will place your posters (up to 11 by 17) on campus boards in these schools: University of California at Berkeley, Laney College, University of the East Bay, California College of Arts and Crafts and other more.

100 flyers $100

(includes campus areas)


Peninsula Schools: we will place your posters (up to 11 by 17) on campus boards in these schools: San Jose State, San Jose City College, San Mateo City College, University of Santa Clara, Canada College, Foothill College, College of Notre Dame, and Stanford University, and others.
200 flyers $200.00

Special Runs: Sometimes you may need your posters (up to 11 horizontal by 17 vertical)  before the next deadline. We can co-ordinate special runs, tailored to you. Same dependable service. Just give a call. We’ll arrange everything. Special runs can be tailored to your offering based on demographic targets. Targeted special available starting at $250. General special run rates are priced below.

100 flyers/posters  East Bay $250

100 flyers/posters  San Francisco $250.00 (up to 11”x17”)

100 flyers/posters  South Bay: $250

100 flyers/posters  Colleges San Francisco: $150

100 flyers/posters  Colleges East Bay: $150
100 flyers Haight/Mission Flyer Run $150

Online Color Printing--PsPrint

 

Postcards:

Stacks of up to 25 cards or small flyers (half letter size or smaller) are $2 per stack dropped. If stacks are counted and rubber banded rates are $1.5 per stack.

East Bay - up to 300 locations

San Francisco up to 600 locations (city-wide)

Marin- up to 75 locations

For other areas call first!

Other options- flyer handouts. Call/email for quote.