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Mary Jo Reale,
(802) 863-5251,
ext. 141

e-mail

Larry Sommers
(802) 863-5251,
ext. 128

e-mail

Advertise on www.Garden.org

The National Gardening Association announces 2005 advertising rates for Garden.org. Both our award-winning Web site and popular e-mail newsletters are highly targeted, interactive media vehicles reaching the nation's most avid gardeners. Site visitors have been qualified as core gardening enthusiasts who respond with solid click-through and conversion rates for a variety of offers.

Web Site Banner Advertising
E-Mail Newsletter Advertising
Online Buyer's Guide
Garden.org Visitor Demographics

1. Web Site Banner and Tile Advertising

Web site Banner Advertising runs with NGA's extensive offerings of gardening information and community activities.

Page Impressions: range from 750,000 to 2,000,000+ per month.

Position: top page, run-of-site, auto-rotation.

Materials:
Banners - 468 x 60 pixel, GIF or JPEG format
Tiles - 140 x 60 pixel, GIF or JPEG format

Rates: $2 - $8 cpm (cost per thousand) per month. Rates vary depending on availability and total contracted impressions.

2. E-Mail Newsletter Advertising

A. NGA's Regional Gardening Reports
Our Regional Reports give gardeners what they want: frequent, gardener-to-gardener advice, specific to season and region.

Every two weeks our expert horticulturists, representing the 12 NGA Gardening Zones, provide gardeners with engaging columns, timely tips, and plant profiles. We e-mail each edition to 90,000 opt-in gardening enthusiasts. On the Internet, 125,000 unique visitors view each issue.

Your company can place a 120 x 500-pixel vertical banner on the right-hand side of each report.

Rates:
1 time: $2,000 per issue
3 times: $1,750 per issue
6 times: $1,500 per issue


B. E-Mail Advertorials
NGA's editors work closely with your marketing and public relations team to create topical advertorials, featuring your products with links to your Web site. We mail your advertorial the 90,000 gardeners who subscribe to our popular Regional Gardening Reports.

NGA also grants you rights to publish these Advertorials on your Web site and in print. Please inquire for details and concept proposals.

Creative: To be determined

Rates:
1 time: $3,000 per issue
3 times: $2,750 per issue
6 times: $2,500 per issue


C. NGA Partners E-mail Program
Each week, NGA sends special e-mail promotions to our opt-in list of 225,000 gardening enthusiasts. Promote your products in in a solo offer to this qualified group via our e-mail serving program. You provide all finished creative.

Creative: 600 x 900 pixel image (vertical dimension is flexible). Includes HTML and text versions.

Rates:
1 time: $3,000 per issue
3 times: $2,750 per issue
6 times: $2,500 per issue


3. Online Buyer's Guide
Use our Popular Buyer's Guide to promote your products and services on the NGA Web site year 'round. Prospects are one click away, and can find you by key words, product categories, or your company name. It's an effective and affordable medium for showcasing your brand and products, helping customers locate dealers, or generating catalog requests.

Standard Listing includes:

  • 160 x 160 pixel image, GIF or JPEG, 12k max.
  • 35-word description of your products or catalog
  • Hot links to your Web site and e-mail

Rate: $299 for 12-month listing

Premium Listing includes:

  • Up to 240 x 400 pixel image, GIF or JPG, 20K max.
  • Up to 100-word description of your products or catalog
  • Hot links to your Web site and e-mail

Rate: $399 for 12-month listing

Submit a Buyer's Guide Listing:

Online: Fill out the order form, and we'll activate your listing as soon as payment is processed.

Contact us: Mary Jo Reale, 802-863-5251, ext 141 or maryjo@garden.org

Fax: Fax or mail an order form to 802-863-6889. Download order form.