A PREMIER OPPORTUNITY FOR IMARK SUPPLIERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS MEDIA KIT

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1 A PREMIER OPPORTUNITY 2019 FOR IMARK SUPPLIERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS MEDIA KIT

2 IMARK Now Plumbing Edition Your direct pipeline to leading plumbing distributors The IMARK Now Plumbing Edition is valued by suppliers as a highly-targeted advertising opportunity to reach, engage and sell to key influencers at plumbing distributors nationwide. About our audience: IMARK Now Plumbing Edition is the go-to resource for executives and other plumbing industry professionals. Who we reach: Read by 2,000+ plumbing industry professionals IMARK Plumbing distributors operate 1,250 branches in North America IMARK Plumbing distributors generate more than $7 billion in annual revenue PRINT and digital editions EDITORIAL STAFF IMARK Now Plumbing Edition is published quarterly, for plumbing distributor members and suppliers of IMARK Plumbing by Creative Marketing Alliance. Executive Editor Ted Havel Thavel@equityplumbing.com Publisher Jeffrey Barnhart JBarnhart@cmasolutions.com Editor Erin Klebaur EKlebaur@cmasolutions.com Advertising Manager JMorris@cmasolutions.com Managing Director Kenneth Hitchner KHitchner@cmasolutions.com Managing Editor Jennifer Kohlhepp JKohlhepp@cmasolutions.com Creative Director Dave Sherwood DSherwood@cmasolutions.com The Value of Advertising in IMARK Now Plumbing Edition Access to a highly-targeted and engaged audience of plumbing purchasing and sales professionals. IMARK Now Plumbing Edition readers make the purchasing decisions for their companies and influence the sale of your company s products. Production Manager Scott Elgart SElgart@cmasolutions.com Accounts Receivables Todd DeFilippis TDeFilippis@cmasolutions.com Advertising in one or more issues of IMARK NOW Plumbing Edition is among the criteria for achieving Platinum or Gold Status in Maximize your marketing budget when your ads appear in both the print and digital issues of IMARK Now Plumbing Edition. Ads in the digital issues are clickable, linking to your website.

3 The publication s dynamic advertising and editorial environment includes regular features on management strategies, key customer and market segments, sustainable technologies and marketing. IMARK Now Plumbing Edition profiles member and supplier manufacturer businesses, showcases new products and industry news, as well as promotes IMARK Plumbing s sales-generating partnership programs between members and suppliers. IMARK Now Plumbing Edition is a potent vehicle for reaching a targeted audience of plumbing distributors receptive to your products and services. Here are three great ways to get your company in front of IMARK Plumbing distributor members: Print Insertions Present your products or services in beautiful full-color ads throughout the magazine. We pair ads with complementary editorial content for maximum marketing effectiveness. Premium Opportunities Go beyond traditional advertising with premium inserts a double-sided ad printed on heavy card stock or a showcase brochure of up 12 pages. These ads literally stand out in the printed magazine and draw attention with their heavier paper printing. Like other ads in the digital edition, these inserts are clickable. Premium inserts are limited to three per issue Advertising Closing Dates Publication Date Ad Space Closing Ad Material Due Winter January 4 January 15 Spring March 22 March 29 Advertising Rates (all ads four-color) Ad size 1X 4X Full Page $825 $715 2/3 Page $725 $610 1/2 Page $600 $483 1/3 Page $400 $341 PREMIUM ADVERTISING 4X AD RATE Back Cover (20%) Inside Front/Back Cover (15%) Page 5 (First ad in the book) SOLD OUT SOLD OUT $700 2-Sided Insertion* $1,364 4-Sided Insertion* $2,728 *Must commit to all four issues Summer June 14 June 21 Fall September 13 September 21 Premium Opportunities Type 2-Page Premium Card Stock Insert Premium Showcase Brochure Insert (Up to 12 Pages) Call Joe for Special Pricing Note: Printing and Production Costs Not Included. Limit 3 Per Issue.

4 Digital Edition Opportunities Digital Banners Banner ads are prominently placed in the digital edition eblast of the IMARK Now Plumbing Edition, putting you at the top of the inbox of more than 2,000 plumbing industry professionals. A print ad purchase is required with banner placement. Artwork Guidelines Ad Dimensions: 576 px wide by 101 px high File Format: File Size: jpg files only Cannot exceed 40KB Insertion Information Placement Cost/Issue Top Banner $800 Middle Banner $600 Bottom Banner $400

5 Standard Advertising Dimensions Live area is 7 1/2" wide X 10" deep. Files for bleed ads should measure 8 3/4" X 11 1/4" on the outside edge to allow for trim size of 8 1/2" X 11". All live matter should be kept 3/4" from trim on all sides. Artwork Guidelines (ONLY ELECTRONIC FILES ACCEPTED) FTP upload (see The preferred format is a PDF file. The file must be a Press-Optimized PDF. Be sure to include any fonts and images linked to your file. All photos must be high resolution (at least 300dpi). All color ads must be saved as CMYK not RGB. All bleed ads must have the appropriate bleed, extending 1/8" beyond crop marks that are set to the trim size of 8 1/2" X 11". Sending a hard copy color proof is encouraged and is the only way we can ensure color accuracy. Files less than 3 MB in size can be sent via to JMorris@cmasolutions.com. IMARK Now Plumbing Edition is printed on a high-speed sheet-fed offset press, 4-color process. If we have not received your artwork by the published deadline, we reserve the right to use artwork submitted for a previous advertisement, or to cancel the ad. FULL PAGE NON-BLEED 7.5" X 10" FULL PAGE BLEED 8.75" X 11.25" 2/3 5" X 10" 1/3 2.37" X 10" 1/2 V 3.75" X 10" 1/2 H 7.5" X 5" 2/3 7.5" X 6.5" 1/3 7.5" X 3.25" Creative Marketing Alliance, the magazine s publisher, can provide design services for an additional charge. Contact at JMorris@cmasolutions.com for more information.

6 INSERTION ORDER FORM 2019 Send completed space reservation form to, Advertising Manager F: Please complete the following mandatory information. Advertiser Information: Company: Contact: Title: Address: City: State: ZIP: Telephone: Fax: Please send me additional copies of the magazine (limit 3). Billing Information: Accounts Payable Contact (or Agency): Contact: Title: Address: City: State: ZIP: Telephone: Fax: Purchase Order #: Confirm CMA vendor set up: Yes No Ad Information & Frequency 1x All 4 issues Total Cost: Winter Spring IS A POWERFUL TOOL FOR YOUR MEDIA SCHEDULE! To upload files: Go to FTP upload com/upload-artwork/. Send all ad materials and insertions to: Advertising Manager IMARK Now Plumbing Edition c/o Creative Marketing Alliance 191 Clarksville Road Princeton Junction, NJ Billing Contact: Todd DeFilippis TDeFilippis@cmasolutions.com Terms Ads are invoiced on the published date and are net 15. Materials will not be returned unless requested and a shipping number is provided. CMA will hold advertising material for 18 months. Cancellation Policy If you cancel space reservations more than one week after the reservation due date, you will be charged the full rate for the space originally contracted. Summer Fall Banner Advertising in Digital Issue Placement Winter Spring Summer Fall Top Middle Bottom Brand Name for Advertiser Index URL address 251 W. Garfield Road, Suite 286 Aurora, OH P: F: