EquiSearch.com: Online Advertising
- Advertising Opportunities
- Advertising Rates
- Online Advertising Specifications
- Contact Us
- Print Advertising in our award-winning sister publications
Saddle up with EquiSearch.com to reach committed horse owners and enthusiasts who spend money on their horses and their sport!
Equine Network's award-winning website, EquiSearch.com, attracts more than 120,000 unique visitors each month to its more than 3,000 articles on horse care, farm and ranch management, riding and training, stable design, new products and more.
EquiSearch.com's unique content also includes blogs, event coverage (including comprehensive coverage of the 2008 Hong Kong Olympics), audio and video clips and photo galleries.
EquiSearch.com's honors include the U.S. Equestrian Federation's Daniel P. Lenehan Memorial Trophy for Overall Media Excellence in 2006 and Best Website of the Year 2002-2007, plus numerous American Horse Publications website awards.
EquiSearch.com offers a variety of effective and affordable advertising opportunities for both large and small advertisers, as well as a rich shopping environment for your products and services.
Advertising Opportunities
EquiSearch.com offers effective online solutions for your marketing goals:
- Attract customers to your product or service
- Grow your mailing list
- Alert buyers to a sale or special offer
- Introduce yourself as a new manufacturer or retailer in the horse industry
EquiSearch.com can get your message out through a variety of online advertising opportunities. Check out what we can do for you:
BANNER, TOWER and SQUARE ADS
- Brand Building/New Products--Banner advertising should be a core part of your annual media planning. With a unique ability to set caps on the number of banner exposures an individual will view on our website, you can control the reach and frequency and optimize your investment.
- Launching a New Product--We can help kick off that release and receive feedback within 2 business days.
- Targeting--We have the exclusive ability to target audiences with your banner advertising and do it in large volumes at a local level. No one is better at targeting your message to a specific breed, discipline and location. We can also target your banners to specific topics such as horse care, English training and stable management. We have been creating these programs for years with huge success. Ask us about our case studies and how targeted ads can improve your business.
Banner, tower and square ads can generate leads, build your brand or sell products. Sold on a cost per thousand impressions basis (CPM) or through a PowerPak.
- Banner ads (728x90) are placed at the top of every page. $20-$25 CPM Sample
- Tower ads (160x600) are placed at the top right of most pages Sample
- Square ads (300x250 or 250x250) are placed within an article--in the upper third. Horse owners who read the article can't miss your ad.
FEATURED OFFERS--Perfect placement to announce sales, special offers or discounts. Posted on the homepage, with link to your website. $350 per month.
A best buy!
CATEGORY SPONSORSHIPS--Associate your advertising with quality editorial. Highly visible sponsorship ads provide eye-catching fixed placement on the topic page you select. $175-$600 per month, 3-month minimum.
Make it easy with a PowerPak!
POWER PAK--A 3-month program combining several advertising opportunities in one discounted buy. Includes 150,000 banners or towers (50,000 per month), 3 newsletter banners (one per month) and 3 featured offers on the homepage (one per month). $850 per month (total, $2,250)
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER--The EquiSearch.com weekly newsletter reaches horse people with tips on horse care and riding plus sweepstakes, surveys and giveaways. Emailed to more than 20,000 subscribers each week. Features a top banner, bottom banner and tower ad, $350 each. Text ads $250 each.
EMAIL BLAST--Reach customers instantly with a dedicated email blast tailored to your product or service, with links to your website. Select a quantity of up to 80,000 horse enthusiasts interested in receiving information on horse-related products. Cost per thousand (CPM): $65.
RESEARCH SERVICES--Our customized research surveys will help your learn more about your customers' purchasing decisions. Research results are delivered quickly and at a fraction of the cost of traditional methods. EquiSearch.com gives you the ability to create dynamic, professional surveys to measure concepts, demographics, opinions, brand awareness, product preferences, etc. Surveys provide the data to help you make the best decisions for your business. Min. $2,500.
| Square Ad (Article) | Call for pricing |
| Featured Offer (homepage) | $350 per month |
| Category Sponsorships | $175-$600 per month (3 month min.) Exclusive |
| Newsletter Banner, Tower Ad | $350 per issue |
| Newsletter Text Ad | $250 per issue |
| Email Blast | $65 CPM |
| Online Research | Min. $2,500; call for details: 866-467-7323 x111 or email creative@equine.com |
Online Advertising Specifications
| Ad Specifications | ||||
| Creative Dimensions (in pixels) | Max File Size | Creative Formats Accepted | Max Loops | Lead Time |
| 728x90 Banner | 40K | .gif, .jpeg or any rich media supported by DFP5 | Unlimited | 3 business days |
| 160x600 Tower | 40K | .gif, .jpeg or any rich media supported by DFP5 | Unlimited | 3 business days |
| Square Ad (250x250 or 300x250) | 40K | .gif, .jpeg or any rich media supported by DFP5 | Unlimited | 3 business days |
| 728x90 Newsletter Banner | 35K | .gif or .jpeg only | Unlimited | 7 business days |
| 160x600 Newsletter Tower | 35K | .gif or .jpeg only | Unlimited | 7 business days |
| Newsletter Text Ad | 300 characters | Text only | - | 7 business days |
| Category Sponsorship | 7 business days | |||
| Email Blast | 7 business days | |||
| Featured Offers (homepage) | 125 characters including spaces | Text, URL | - | 4 business days |
PLEASE NOTE: All flash ads must have an invisible button in the ad with this clickTag code attached to the button:
on (release) {
getURL(clickTAG, "_blank");
}
Banner Ad Design
If you need assistance in developing your online ads, EquiSearch.com can refer you to a reliable web designer to create your online advertisements. Contact creative@equine.com for more information.
Ad Banner Specs
- For all flash files (.swf), please contact the traffic team five days in advance so that a click tracker can be generated and embedded in the flash file before implementation.
- In addition, please provide a .gif file as a backup for all flash creatives. Please ensure that all flash files contain the following click properties: target= "_blank"
- For all pop-unders, maximum frequency of one per day, per user.
- For all top layer technology (supersticials, eyeblasters, pop-ups, pop-unders etc.), a "Close" button or equivalent is mandatory.
Delivery Instructions
- Creatives should be submitted to EquiSearch.com as a mail attachment sent to creative@equine.com.
- If you would like EquiSearch.com to pick up the creative from your website, please send specific instructions and the website address to creative@equine.com.
- Creatives must be sent a minimum of three business days prior to ad campaign start date. Changes and revisions once the ad campaign has begun require two business days notice.
For each creative submitted, please include the following information in your email. This information, plus the creative, is required in full before any ad campaign can commence.
- Name of advertiser
- Name of agency (if applicable)
- Name of ad campaign
- Creative file name (Please use your standard 8.3 naming convention for your file. For example: equiclk.gif)
- Ad campaign run start date
- Ad campaign run stop date
- Any specific placement or targeting instructions
- Alternative text (The alternative text will appear in place of the banner advertisement on text-only browsers. For example, "Visit EquiSearch.com, the most in-depth website in the industry for horse information!" Limit of 255 characters.)
- Click-through URL (This is the website where the user will be redirected once he or she clicks on your ad. For example: http://www.yoursite.com)
Contact Us
866-467-7323 x111
creative@equine.com
| Ask your sales representative about the EquiSearch.com PowerPak! | ||
| Dave Andrick | Associate Group Publishing Director | 717-540-6736 |
| Kathy Dando | English apparel, stalls, footing, education, stallions A-F | 717-540-4774 |
| Alan Dickinson | Cars, trucks | 248-792-2405 |
| Rick Swan | Feed, trailers, barns, Western apparel | 480-471-4671 |
| Bob Kliner | Supplements, health | 301-977-3900 x127 |
| Hunter Messineo | Reader marketplace, stallions G-J, fencing, rider health | 301-977-3900 x175 |
| Debra Reinhardt | Saddles, tack, fly control, stallions K-R | 203-264-0261 |
| Mary Watts | Grooming, Western tack, retail catalogs, travel, Western apparel, associations, stallions S-Z | 803-564-6789 |
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