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1 MEDIA KIT 2019

2 Pollstar has been the Concert Industry s leading business trade publication for over 35 years. Since 1994 Pollstar has also been a pioneer and leading music information source on the Internet. Pollstar provides the most up-to-date, relevant and useful data available for the global concert industry, delivering an unmatched archive of live entertainment data, a focus on editorial excellence, and the most powerful metrics of entertainment industry success available in business. 8,000 READERSHIP Weekly Pollstar Publication Pollstar Daily Pulse 4409 SUBS 38.6% OPEN RATE Contact Directories 292K UVs Pollstar Live! Conference Pollstar.com Attendees (50% HIGHER THAN INDUSTRY AVERAGE)

3 OUR AUDIENCE 72% Male 28% Female 27.19% of the audience is SOCIAL MEDIA FOOTPRINT

4 DIRECTORIES

5 EVENTS FEB 11, 2019 THE BEVERLY HILTON BEVERLY HILLS, CA Preceding Pollstar Live! 2019 and kicking off the three-day conference run Production Live! 2019 is a one-day conference dedicated to those who advance the shows, host the events, build the stages, hang the lights, rig the video, set up pyro and more. A full day of brainstorming with a diverse array of agents, managers, production professionals and venue executives discussing and debating the current issues related to all aspects of live event productions. FEB 11-13, 2019 THE BEVERLY HILTON BEVERLY HILLS, CA Pollstar Live! is the world s largest gathering of live entertainment professional and the flagship event for Pollstar magazine, the leading trade for the global live entertainment industry. The conference hosts two full days of panels with the industry s top executives, multiple networking opportunities and culminates in the Pollstar Awards. The conferences precedes with Production Live! which caters to the logistic and operational side of the industry. FEB 13, 2019 THE BEVERLY HILTON BEVERLY HILLS, CA The conference culminates with the 30 th annual Pollstar Awards! which highlights the most impactful companies, executives, tours, and achievements over the past year.

6 EDITORIAL CALENDAR Issue Date Editorial Coverage 1/14/19 Jazz Issue: Association of Performing Arts Professionals Winter JazzFest, Jazz Congress Ad Close 1/21/19 Ronnie Milsap 1/11/19 Events 1/4/19 APAP NYC 2019 (1/4-1/8/19) Winter Jazzfest (1/4-1/12/19) 1/28/19 Podcasting & Super Bowl Dubai World Focus Global Festivals Event Calendar 2/4/19 Steel Woods Agua Caliente - The Show: 10th Anniversary GRAMMYS 2/11/19 Pollstar Live! Special Issue Inc. Foreigner 40+ 2/18/19 No Issue 1/18/19 Super Bowl (2/3/19); Atlanta, GA) 1/25/19 2/1/19 Grammys: (2/10/19) Grammys MusiCares Person of the Year: Dolly Parton 2/25/19 Pollstar Live! Recap and Awards ILMC Europe Special Euro Calendar 2/15/19 OSCARS: (2/24/19) 3/4/19 CTS Eventim 2/22/19 YOUROPE 3/11/19 Global Production 3/1/19 SXSW: (3/8-3/18/19) 3/18/19 3/8/19

7 EDITORIAL CALENDAR Issue Date Editorial Coverage Ad Close Events 3/25/19 3/15/19 Ultra Music Festival: (3/29-3/31/19; Miami, FL) 4/1/19 Festivals: Coachella 20 th Anniversary Ticketing Q1 Recap 3/22/19 Ticketing Business Forum (4/9-4/10/19; Manchester, UK) 4/8/19 Ticketing 3/29/19 ACM Country Music Awards (4/7/19) 4/15/19 4/5/19 Coachella: Weekend 1 (4/12-4/14/19 4/22/19 New Orleans Jazz Festival 50th 4/22/19 MusicBiz Canadian Music Week 4/12/19 New Orleans Jazz Festival 50 th Coachella Weekend 2: (5/19-4/21/19) 4/19/19 StageCoach (4/26-4/28/19) Canadian Music Week (5/6-5/9/19) New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (4/26-5/5/19) Åre Sessions (4/26-4/27/19) Music Biz Conference (5/5-5/8/19; Nashville) 5/6/19 4/26/19 Canadian Music Week (5/6-5/9/19) 5/13/19 Rock (Sonic Temple Arts + Music Festival) 5/20/19 IMPACT 50 MIDEM 5/3/19 5/10/19 Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC): (5/17-5/19/19)

8 EDITORIAL CALENDAR Issue Date Editorial Coverage Ad Close Events 5/27/19 No Issue 5/17/19 I50 MIDEM (6/4-6/7-/19; Cannes) 6/3/19 Country 5/24/19 EAMC 5 th Annual Awards CMA Music Festival 2019 (6/6-6/9/19) Rock am Ring (6/7-6/9/19) Parklife Arena 6/8-6/9/19) 6/10/19 Theatre Issue 5/31/19 Midem Music Awards (6/4-6/7/19) Download Festival 6/14-6/16/19) Nova Rock (6/14-6/16/19) 6/17/19 Bonnaroo Festival Production 6/7/19 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival (6/13-6/16/19 Hellfest (6/21-6/23/19) Hurricane Festival (6/21-6/23/19) 6/24/19 Artist Managers 6/14/19 Montreux Jazz Festival (6/29-6/30/19) Couleur Café: (6/28-6/30/19) 7/1/19 Mid-Year Special Issue 7/8/19 No Issue 7/1/19 6/21/19 Love Supreme (7/5-7/7/19) Opener Festival (7/3-7/6/19) 7/15/19 IAVM 7/5//19 IAVM: (7/21-7/24/19; Chicago, Illinois)

9 EDITORIAL CALENDAR Issue Date Editorial Coverage 7/22/19 Newport Folk Jazz 60 th IAVM Ad Close 7/29/19 Music Agents 7/19/19 Events 7/12/19 Pohada Festival (7/11-7/14/19) Newport Folk Jazz (7/26-7/28/19) Lollapalooza (8/1-8/4/19) 8/5/19 Newport Jazz 150th 7/26/19 Newport Jazz Festival (8/2-8/5/19) 8/12/19 Woodstock 50th 8/2/19 Outside Lands (8/9-8/11/19) Woodstock (8/15-8/18/19) 8/19/19 8/9/19 8/26/19 8/16/19 Creamfields (9/22-9/25/19) 9/2/19 College 8/23/19 9/9/19 Comedy 8/30/19 Americana Music Festival & Conference (9/10-9/15/19) 9/16/19 9/6//19 9/23/19 9/13/19 Reeperbahn Festival 2019 (9/18-9/21/19) Life is Beautiful 2019 (9/20-9/22/19) 9/30/19 Q3 Recap 9/20/19

10 EDITORIAL CALENDAR Issue Date Editorial Coverage Ad Close 10/7/19 9/27/19 Events 10/14/19 Grand Ole Opry - Dolly Parton 50th Anniversary of Membership 10/4/19 Grand Ole Opry (10/12/19; Nashville, TN) 10/21/19 IEBA 10/11/19 IEBA (10/27-10/29/19; Nashville, TN) 10/28/19 10/18/19 11/4/19 10/25/19 11/11/19 Awards Ballot Issue 11/1/19 11/18/19 11/8/19 11/25/19 No Issue 11/18/19 12/2/19 Altamont Speedway Free Festival 50th 12/9/19 11/29/19 12/16/ Year End Issue Global Festivals & Events Calendar 11/22/19 Altamont Speedway Free Festival 12/6/19 12/23/ Preview 12/13/19 12/30/19 No Issue 12/23/19 1/6/20 No Issue 12/30/19 *Please note that all editorial content is subject to change. Updated 1/29/19

11 AD SPECS *Not Available in Directory **Available in Directory Listings Only

12 AD SPECS ARTWORK SUBMISSION Both Mac and PC formats will be accepted using these specifications: Our preferred art files are hi-res.pdf files with all fonts embedded. Files must be created using Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop. In general, PDFs should meet PDF/X-1a standards. Compatibility must be Acrobat 4 (pdf 1.3). For quality-control purposes, advertisers who submit PDF files may be required to supply native files. All Graphics must be at least 300dpi at the same size used in the layout and saved as a high-res.pdf file. All color images must be CMYK (swop 20% preferred) We cannot accept RGB and indexed colors. All fonts used should be embedded in the PDF when created. All spot colors should be converted to CMYK prior to distilling or PDF creation (unless advert is to print with a spot color). If advert is to print with spot colors do not convert to CMYK. Files with transparency should be flattened in the native application prior to distilling or PDF creation. PDF export should include inch all 4 sides. If Crop Marks are included check only Crop Marks (Do Not check "All Printer Marks"). If Crop Marks are included make sure to change "Offset" value to.125 inch to keep marks away from work. Please use the following format for naming the file being uploaded company name (first 8 letters) ad title (first 10 letters) date of ad first run (six digits). Example BigArenaSeeOurNew pdf Please make sure your files include all fonts, photos, and logos. If you have questions as to file types that will work please contact your Advertising Executive at Pollstar Files should be submited to your Advertising Executive at Pollstar. POLLSTAR is a publication of POLLSTAR, a California corporation. Advertisers and their designated agents assume all responsibility for any claims or damages arising out of publication and agree to hold the publisher harmless against any such actions. The content of all advertisements is subject to publishers approval. The word Advertisement may be inserted with any copy which, in the publisher s opinion, resembles editorial matter. Publisher reserves the right to reject any advertising not considered appropriate for publication. Rates effective January 1, 2019, are payable in U.S. Dollars subject to change without notice.

13 PULSE SPECS Leaderboard 970px x 90px Daily Pulse Newsletter 600px x 100px Pollstar.com ads rotate on all pages. 300px x 250px Graphic sizes are representative to show scale only. Wide Tower 300px x 600px Large banner 970px x 90px ADVERTISING POLICIES A signed contract is required for all advertisers. (A digital signature is acceptable.) CONTENT GUIDELINES Pollstar reserves the right to revise, reject or cancel, in whole or in part, any advertising for any reason, including advertisements that advocate illegal actions, promote activities that are detrimental or damaging. All advertisements are subject to Pollstar review and approval. Pollstar online advertising does not guarantee or endorse product, service or company claims made in advertisements. Pollstar reserves the right to approve all click-through url links. Advertiser s company name and or logo must appear in at least one frame of the advertisement including the final frame. Advertisers are responsible for all advertising content. Advertiser agrees to hold Pollstar harmless against any third party claim as a result of an advertiser s content. Advertiser agrees to indemnify Pollstar for any or all of damages owed to any third party and for the fees and costs arising from any dispute. ADVERTISER RESPONSIBILITY The advertiser is solely responsible for the accuracy of the content of advertisements submitted. DEADLINES Ads run on a bi-weekly basis,.it s always better to contact us early to reserve your space. In order to get your ad scheduled properly, we ask that we have your contract and your ad at least seven days before the first day of the month you d like your ad to start. If we already have your creative on hand and you d like to place some ads on short notice, give us a call and we ll see what we can do. CANCELLATION POLICY To cancel an advertisement, contact us at least seven days prior to the start date. CREATIVE All advertisements should be provided in.jpg or.png formats in the exact dimensions indicated. All online ads should be 72dpi and RGB (no CMYK or spot colors). Contact us at least seven days prior to the start date. DESIGN SERVICES Standard design and creative fees are quoted per ad design, on request.

14 RATES Leaderboard 970px x 90px Daily Pulse Newsletter 600px x 100px Pollstar.com ads rotate on all pages. 300px x 250px Graphic sizes are representative to show scale only. Wide Tower 300px x 600px Large banner 970px x 90px Ad Type 2 weeks 4 weeks* 8 weeks* 12 weeks* Leaderboard $2,200 $1,760 $1,650 $1,540 Wide Tower $1,760 $1,540 $1,320 $1,100 Large Banner $1,320 $1,100 $880 $ x250 $1,200 $960 $900 $840 Pollstar Daily Pulse Banner Weekly: 5 Days, Monday-Friday $2,200/week Rates Effective August 1, 2018 *Rate per every two weeks based on total frequency commitment.

15 SALES CONTACTS FRESNO Steve Martineau Advertising Sales NEW YORK John Walberg Senior Director of Integrated Sales UK Brij Gosai UK Account Representative T+ 44(0) LOS ANGELES Aki Kaneko VP, Sales and Sponsorship, OVG Media & Conferences