2006 Media Kit

For more information, contact advertise@upfrontezine.com

Last updated: 18 June 2002.

Position Statement

upFront.eZine Publishing, Ltd. publishes two e-newsletters (newsletters delivered to subscribers by email):

• upFront.eZine:     The prime source for CAD news, published weekly.
• iCOMMUNIQUE:    For AutoCAD users and customers of IMAGINiT Technologies, two editions published monthly for Canadian and American customers.

upFront.eZine is is the longest-running independent CAD e-newsletter, currently in its 11th year.
upFront.eZine is delivered by email every Monday night to thousands of readers in 72 countries.
The e-newsletter is available in English and Japanese editions.

Standard Pricing.
Special Pricing.
Special Positioning.
Appropriate Format for Ads.
Submission Deadline and Payment Terms.
International Editions.
Praise from our Advertisers.

 iCOMMUNIQUE is the e-newsletter for AutoCAD users.
It is deliverted on the first of every month to customers of IMAGINiT Technologies in Canada and the United States.
(The e-newsletter is not affiliated with Autodesk, Inc.)
For more info on IMAGINiT.eZine: www.imaginit.com.

The following prices are valid for insertion orders placed through 30 June, 2006:

upFront.eZine

Advertising in the English Edition of the upFront.eZine newsletter is US$340.00 for one insertion. This includes 2 consecutive weekly issues in the upFront.eZine newsletter; plus

We estimate that your ad will receive approximately 45,000 impressions in that time:
         7,500 actual subscribers.
     +  an estimated 2-to-1 pass-along rate (15,000 readers) based on a survey of readers.
     +  2 appearances in the newsletter (30,000 impressions).
 

iCOMMUNIQUE

For advertising in the iCOMMUNIQUE newsletter, please contact IMAGINiT Technolgoies.

By taking out a long-term ad placement, you are eligible for these discounts:

•   3 months:     5% discount.
•   6 months:    10% discount.
•   9 months:    15% discount.
•  12 months:   20% discount.

In addition, you may change the wording of the ad at any time.

Special positions are available for your ad at the following surcharged rates. Each insertion runs for two weeks:

• Your ad appears at the beginning of the advertising section:  US$490.00 per insertion.
• Your ad appears by itself -- between editorial items, and outside the advertising ghettos:  US$880.00 per insertion.
• Your ad sponsors the newsletter -- it appears before the first editorial item, along with the wording "This issue sponsored by": US$2,200.00 per insertion.
• Your ad includes a photo or a banner ad (at our Web site only): US$120.00 per insertion.

Contact us for other special requests. We can accomodate you!

Ads in upFront.eZine should be limited to 50-75 words, roughly. Here is a sample ad that you can use as a guideline:

- - - - - - - - - -
For Sale: AutoCAD Modeling Software
World class 2D/3D mechanical extensions for AutoCAD 2000 and Mechanical Desktop.
Visit our Web site at http://www.website.com or tel. + 1 (555) 833-1234 or email mailto:yourname@bignet.net
[123]
- - - - - - - - - -

Notice the number in square brackets following the ad, [123]. That number, which we add in, tells you the last issue the ad will run in. In this example, the ad runs through to Issue #123.

Banner ads (at the Web site) should be in GIF or JPEG format; we accept just about any size of ad.

Deadline for submission is every Monday 12:00 noon (Pacific time). Running late? We can probably accomodate you!

Payment is made as follows:

• We fax or email you the invoice, which you may pay by check, PayPal, international money order, direct transfer, or cash.
• All prices in US$ dollars, or equivalent British pounds by or Canadian dollars. If paying in Canadian, please add 7% GST.
• After one month, we charge you 1%/month late payment service fee.

Important:
    Our bank will only accept checks written on a bank with an address in the USA (US$) , EC (Euros), Great Britain (pound Sterling), or Canada (CDN$).
    We cannot process credit cards.
    You may also pay by direct bank transfer:

    Account holder:
         upFront.eZine Publishing, Ltd.
         34486 Donlyn Avenue
         Abbotsford BC
         V2S 4W7     Canada
         +1 (604) 859-9597

    Account number:
         10-658-509-5

    Bank information:
         Envision Credit Union
         2090 Sumas Way
         Abbotsford BC
         V2S 2C6     Canada
         +1 (604) 853-9695

    Bank transfer number:
         37930 809

For information about advertising in the international editions of upFront.eZine, please contact the Edition Editors directly:

upFront.eZine - Japanese Edition:
     Yasu Ohgushi yasu@rrcorp.co.jp
 

Some of our clients include:

Adobe -- Applied 3D Science -- Autodesk -- Axiom International -- Bentley Systems -- CADMAX -- CAD Studio -- Cadvance -- COFES -- GlobalCAD -- Infograph -- IntegrityWare -- MicroCAD -- Navisworks -- Okino Graphics -- PlanetCAD -- SmartDraw -- TC Fonts -- TenLinks.com -- think3 -- Third-Party International -- UGS

Here's what some of our advertisers had to say about the response to their ads in the upFront.eZine newsletter:

"Just thought you'd like to know that our latest ad in upFront.eZine is pulling in lots of responses. I've heard from resellers all over the U.S., even one from as far away as India."
     - Panagas Communications

"We're getting excellent response on our ad in upFront.eZine. You have a good subscriber base."
     - Caddex

"I have received a pretty good response to my ad in your upFront.eZine. Thank you. I would like to continue the ad."
     - CAE Solutions

"I got some great responses to our previous ad, so I thought I would try it again."
     - Hitachi Software Global Technology

"I'd like to renew my last ad for another four issues. I've been getting good response from it so far."
 -  Tangra Development

Thank you for your interest in advertising with our eZine! If you have any question, or problems, contact me directly at ralphg@upFronteZine.com.

    - Ralph Grabowski, publisher