OVERVIEW
North Sky, Inc. provides advertising to a network of over
one million Web sites, representing a broad spectrum of
Internet users. We provide a positive environment for advertising
by encouraging our users to support advertising. Advertisements
are inserted on-the-fly by the Web server, always at the
top of each page. Please contact us for up-to-the-minute
demographic information.
North Sky provides advertisers with daily reports on campaign
progress, including the number of impressions, click-throughs,
and the success ratio of each creative. North Sky is also capable
of displaying banners through Flycast, DoubleClick, or any third-party
banner-serving network. If you prefer working through one of
these organizations, North Sky is happy to accommodate you.
ADVERTISING PACKAGES
North Sky offers a number of effective advertising products
and can accommodate most IAB banner sizes and formats--including
most rich media formats. Rates vary depending on availability,
length of contract, and targeting. North Sky offers a 15% agency
commission to qualifying agencies.
Full Reach Advertising
Run-of-Network banners rotate through all of North
Sky's network sites. Please contact us for a current
rate card. Discounts are given for volume and long-term
contracts. For up-to-the-minute availability or programming
questions, e-mail adsales@NorthSky.com.
Sponsorships
North Sky offers premium 120x90, 120x60, and 88x31
sponsorship buttons on all of its main content pages,
including the main pages of each of the 22 community
areas, the member tools areas, and the Help Desk.
This provides the greatest exposure to North Sky visitors
and members for a fixed monthly fee. If you are interested,
please e-mail adsales@NorthSky.com.
Targeted Advertising by Category
Banners may be targeted by category. When users join
North Sky, they select the categories related to the
content of their Web site. We allow targeted advertising
to 22 content categories and to an additional "Webmasters
Only" category. North Sky also offers exclusive
sponsorship options for both categories and subcategories
when signing a contract of not less than one year.
For questions, or to place an insertion order, e-mail
adsales@NorthSky.com.
Targeted Advertising by Geographic
Region
Interested in targeting viewers from a specific country
or a particular state within the United States? North Sky
offers targeting to sites located within or catering to
a specific geographic location. E-mail us for details at
adsales@NorthSky.com
.
Other Specific Targeting
Currently under development is a marketplace containing
over 2 million products from many of the biggest name
product vendors. When users search under a particular
product "keyword," your banner can be returned
with the results. Or target your message based on
SIC code, time of day, or other valuable marketing
features. If you are interested in this program, please
inquire at adsales@NorthSky.com.
Product Spotlight
North Sky users range from beginning to advanced.
But all have one thing in common--they are interested
in maintaining and operating a Web site. Frequently
we direct our users to Web sites and products that
will help them be more successful Webmasters. As a
sponsor, your product or Web site can be among those
recommended. If you are interested in sponsoring a
specific page or area of our Web site for a set monthly
or yearly fee, please contact adsales@NorthSky.com.
RICH MEDIA
North Sky can display 468x60 banners in GIF, animated GIF, HTML,
Javascript, Java, or any rich-media format. North Sky can also
accept 120x and 88x creative in most formats on its left and
right column sponsorships.
North Sky requires all banners to be suitable for a general
audience and to comply with our Acceptable Use Policy. North
Sky does not allow adult-oriented banners, nor does it allow
adult-oriented pages as part of its Web hosting service.
CONTACT US
Please submit all advertising inquiries by e-mailing
adsales@NorthSky.com
or filling out the following form. A sales representative
will contact you directly.
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Sky, Inc.