COMMENTARY, the premier monthly magazine of opinion, offers a pivotal voice in American intellectual life. In addition to offering articles from the magazine, itself, the COMMENTARY website features a blog updated multiple times every day. Our world-class contributors provide users with a succinct daily neoconservative analysis of the news as it breaks.
When you advertise on the COMMENTARY website, you can be sure your business or product will get the attention it deserves. Our audience is not only intelligent and affluent—it is also large:
• average of 800,000 monthly visits
• average of 400,000 absolute unique monthly visits
• average of 1,200,000 monthly page views
*Data based on Google analytics averages for 2010
Creative Specs and Rates
728×90 LEADERBOARD
file type: GIF, JPEG, Flash, or iFrame
Displayed throughout the site in the top position:
US $l,000/month; if you only wish to buy a specific number of impressions, or do GEO targeting, contact us for CPM rates
160×600 SKYSCRAPER
file type: GIF, JPEG, Flash, or iFrame
Displayed throughout the site: US $900/month; if you only wish to buy a specific number of impressions, or do GEO targeting, contact us for CPM rates
160×200 AD BUTTON
file type: GIF, JPEG, Flash, or iFrame.
Displayed throughout the site: US $600/month; if you only wish to buy a specific number of impressions, or do GEO targeting, contact us for CPM rates
160×100 SMALL AD BUTTON
file type: GIF, JPEG, Flash, or iFrame.
Displayed throughout the site: US $400/month; if you only wish to buy a specific number of impressions, or do GEO targeting, contact us for CPM rates
468×60 BANNER
file type: GIF, JPEG, Flash, or iFrame.
Displayed throughout the site: US $400/month
TEXT LINKS
Maximum 55 characters with spaces included.
Displayed in the ‘Advertisers Links’ areas throughout the site:
US $100 per text link/month
Call or e-mail for rates to ads@commentarymagazine.com
ADDITIONAL SPECS
• All ad inventory delivered via DoubleClick (DFP): GEO targeting and other advanced features are available.
• No expanding, floating, pop-up, or in-stream ads.
• 30-second animation (maximum).
• Ad with white background must have a 1-pixel border (minimum).
• ALT tags may contain up to 50 characters (including spaces).
• Sound must be user-initiated (on-click) with clearly identified play and stop controls.
• A default GIF must be provided for users without Flash or JavaScript.
• All public policy, advocacy, political, or candidate advertising must be clearly identified on every frame.
• Custom arrangements may be available upon request, and are subject to a premium.
• All ad space is sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
CONTENTS OF ADVERTISEMENTS
• Advertising should not contain material that Commentarymagazine.com considers to constitute or promote discrimination. No adult material, gambling or tobacco advertising will be accepted.
• Commentarymagazine.com reserves the right to reject or cancel any advertising at any time. Ad positions may rotate several advertising messages.
RATE CHANGES
Commentarymagazine.com reserves the right to change its advertising rates at any time.
SPACE RESERVATION
We require a letter from the advertiser or agent, ordering the advertising at least three days before the advertising is scheduled to run.
PAYMENT
Payment for all advertising must be made in advance.
