digital ad Specs and Rates

 

Ad specifications

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Ad Product
Pixels
Max File Size
Rate/Month
Masthead 600(w) x 80(h) 80K $400
Skyscraper 100 x 380
 80k $200
Small Ad
 100 x 135 40k $150
Square Ad 140 x 140
 60k $175
Banner Ad 290 x 75
 75k $300

Masthead

  • Dimension: 600 x 80 pixels
  • GIF, JPEG, or Flash,
  • 80k (maximum) file size
  • Displayed throughout, at top of website: USD$400/month (rotating)

Skyscraper (right column)

  • Dimension: 100 x 380 pixels
  • GIF, JPEG, or Flash,
  • 80k (maximum) file size
  • Displayed throughout the site: USD$200/month (rotating)

Small Ad (right column)

  • Dimension: 135 x 100 pixels
  • GIF, JPEG, or Flash,
  • 40k (maximum) file size
  • Displayed throughout the site: USD$150/month (non-rotating)

Square Ad (middle column)

  • Dimension: 140 x 140 pixels
  • GIF, JPEG, or Flash,
  • 40k (maximum) file size
  • Displayed only on homepage: USD$175/month (rotating)

Banner Ad (middle column)

  • Dimension: 290 x 75 pixels
  • GIF, JPEG, or Flash,
  • 60k (maximum) file size
  • Displayed only on homepage: USD$300/month (rotating)

Resource Sections

Please contact D-Build at info@d-build.org for rate information.

content of advertisements

All ad space is sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Custom arrangements may be available upon request, and are subject to a premium.

  • D-Build.org reserves the right to reject or cancel any advertising at any time.
  • Acceptable file formats: FLASH, GIF, JPG, HTML
  • No expanding, floating, pop-up, or in-stream ads.
  • 30-second animation (maximum).
  • ALT tags may contain up to 50 characters (including spaces).
  • No user-initiated (on-click) sounds.
  • Flash frame rate must be no greater than 12 frames per second.
  • A default GIF must be provided for users without Flash or JavaScript.
  • All public policy, advocacy, political or candidate advertising must be clearly identified on every frame.
  • No adult material, gambling or tobacco advertising will be accepted.

media types and timelines

All assets should be provided within spec and received by the ad team no later than 5 days prior to launch to ensure a smooth launch process.

If assets are NOT within spec additional time may be required and may affect launch.

Standard Media Ads:

D-Build will accept standard media ads 5 business days prior to ad launch, and 5 days after receipt of creative specs.

Standard Media is defined as any advertisement with or without animation, which users do not require interactivity in a web page format. Some examples of these types of executions include but are not limited to:

  • Flash (.swf), Preroll Video ads (.flv) or static images (.jpg/.gif/.png)
  • 3rd Party Redirects, HTML
  • Text/image links

Rich Media Ads:

D-Build will not accepting rich media forms of advertisements.

Rich Media is defined as any advertisement with which users require interactivity within a web page format. Some examples of these types of executions include but are not limited to:

  • Expandable or pop-up ad units
  • In-banner video ad units
  • "Talking/Synched" ads
  • Floating ad units
  • Transitional, Interstitial or Superstitial ad units
  • Ads that require UI controls such as play, stop, close, etc.

agreement

We require a letter from the advertiser or agent, ordering the advertising at least five days before the advertising is scheduled to run.

payment

Payment for all insertions must be made in advance.