An AGL Media Group Publication Celebrating 13 Years aglmediagroup.com | 44715 Prentice Drive #2090, Ashburn, VA 20146 | 703.594.8500 August 2016 /// Volume 13 /// No. 8 FEATURES Profile: Centerline Solutions Grounding Practices PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS Distributed Antenna Systems Next-generation 911 BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT Paying Taxes the Right Way Motivation in Tough Times Advertising Opportunities Magazines, eNewsletters, Website, Video and Customized Packages Editorial Calendar Plan Your Strategy File Requirements and More... REACH YOUR CUSTOMERS
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An AGL Media Group Publication Celebrating 13 Years
Reach decision makers that will choose your services and products
Let us help you reach your customers
Recognized and sustainable advertising choice for 13 years
Content available in print, digital, online formats and events
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CONNECT WITH YOUR CLIENTSReach Over 15,000 Decision Makers
EDITORIAL CALENDARPlan Your Connection
ADVERTISING RATESChoose how to Connect
AGL MAGAZINESpecifications and File Requirements
APPLIED WIRELESS TECHNOLOGYSpecifications and File Requirements
EDIGEST AND AGL WEBSITESpecifications and File Requirements
CONTACTSConnect With Us
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AGL Media Group is the most recog-nized name in providing
media coverage through-out the telecommuni-cations industry. Our
diverse product line is available both in print and digital. We are a leading advertising channel so you can reach your audience with your latest product lines and offerings. AGL Product Value – AGL products inform and educate the wireless industry through news and ORIGINAL content AGL Customer Benefits – AGL customers inform and educate their clients through advertising to key deci-sion makers Thanks again for another great year at AGL and I look forward to 2017. I am honored that we connect our advertis-ers with their customers and support their success. I am proud that people continue to choose AGL as their source of information.
Richard P. Biby, P.E.Chief Executive Officer
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RESERVE AD & SEND ARTWORK Karen ClarkEastern Region Sales Rep & Ad Sales Coordinator [email protected] 303.979.0621
Deborah Plank Western Region Sales Rep [email protected] 832.484.8465
EDITORIAL CALENDAR
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EDITORIAL CALENDAR
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Safety Products
Antennas Products
Surge Suppression & Grounding Products
Power Systems & Backup Power Products
Tower LightingProducts
Site CamouflageProducts
Shelter, Enclosure &Security Products
Test EquipmentProducts
Small Cell & DASProducts
Brackets, Mounts &Hardware Products
Cable & ConnectorProducts
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Tower/Antenna Site Construction Companies
Site Camouflage Companies
Tower ManufacturingCompanies
Siting & ZoningCompanies
RF Compliance, Monitoring& Management Companies
Engineering & Infrastructure Consultants
Shelter, Enclosure & Security Companies
Legal & Finance, Insurance & Real Estate (FIRE) Companies
*Ad Linking is included with purchase of Full Page or Above. Ad Linking is available for the Digital Edition of AGL Magazine.
Print Edition Advertising:
PRINT
Add Links
RICH MEDIA ADD-ON:
DIGITAL
Request that the urls found in your Static Graphic Advertise-ment are made into live links.
DESCRIPTION:
Digital Edition Rich Media Add-On:
Add Links
AGLAdvertising Rates:
Two-page Spread Full-Page 2nd, 3rd, 4thCover
1/2 PageIsland
1/3 PageHorizontal
1/4 PageVertical
1/2 PageVertical
1/3 PageVertical
1/4 PageHorizontal
2/3 PageVertical
1/6 PageHorizontal
1/6 PageVertical
Profe ssional Directory
1/2 PageHorizontal
1/3 PageSquare
1/4 PageSquare
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AGL APPLIED WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY AD SPECIFICATIONS AGL MAGAZINE AD FILE REQUIREMENTS
INCLUDE 0.125” OF BLEED ALL-AROUND AND CROP MARKS FOR ADVERTISEMENTS WITH BLEED.Failure to do so may result in your advertisement being set as non-bleed. Please set crop marks to offset 0.125“.
KEEP ESSENTIAL COPY AT LEAST 0.25” FROM THE TRIM EDGE OF THE AD.Avoid running essential copy or images across the gutter of a spread ad to prevent crossover mismatches on press.
RESOLUTION: ≥300 DPI.All illustrations and photographs in ad materials, including lo-gos and embedded elements, should have a resolution of 300 dpi or more at the final size when printed.
COLOR SPACE MUST BE CMYK ONLY.For proper color rendering, advertising files and the assets contained within must be CMYK. We do not honor spot or PMS colors.
SEND ARTWORK AS PDF/X-1A FILES.Submissions must be press optimized PDFs. Press optimized means CMYK color space, a minimum of 300 dpi resolution, and crop marks for advertisements with bleed. AGL does not accept Word Documents, TIFF, EPS, SVG, or GIF file types. AGL is not responsible for files that do not meet standards. Files that do not meet standards will be sent back for adjust-ment.
ALL FONTS MUST BE EMBEDDED OR OUTLINED.Avoid using TrueType fonts, Multiple Master fonts, Open Type fonts or copyrighted fonts that cannot be embedded in, or printed from, a PDF.
AGL PUBLISHER & PRINTER DISAVOW ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PRINTED APPEARANCE OF ADS SUBMITED WITHOUT A PROOF.Laser proofs are requested for all ad insertions. If contract-col-or prods are provided for press check, they must be produced from a SWOP-certified proofing system, include all color bars and meet SWOP standards. SWOP Proofing Standards Speci-fications and approved proof-output systems can be found at www.swop.org.
Static Graphic Advertising:
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3.375” x 9”
6.875” x 4.5”
3.375” x 4.5”
6.875” x 2.25”
16.5” x 10.75”
8.25” x 10.75”
4.125” x 10.75”
8.25” x 5.5”
8.25” x 2.75”
LIVE AREA: FULL SIZE:
WITH BORDER SET TO EDGE
*Applied Wireless Technology is a digital only publication.
Digital Edition Rich Media Add-On:
SEND REQUEST TO MAKE URLS LIVE LINKS IN YOUR STATIC GRAPHIC ADVERTISEMENT.The addition of live URLs to your Static Graphic Advertisement must be specified in the insertion order at an additional charge. No further action is needed on part of the advertiser unless the link address is different from the link address written in the advertisement. Full-Page or larger Advertisements will automatically be linked.
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Static Graphic Advertising:
Rich Media Advertising:
Rich Media Add-Ons:
Two-Page Spread
Full-Page
1/2 Page Vertical
1/2 Page Horizontal
1/4 Page Vertical
1/4 Page Horizontal
STATIC
SIZE:
Add Audio Add Links
1/2 Page Horizontal
Embedded Video
Full-PageTake Over Ad
Front PresentationPage
Applied Wireless Technology
Back PresentationPage
(Left of Front Cover)( Right of Back Cover)
Two-page Spread
1/4 PageVertical
1/2 PageVertical
1/4 PageHorizontal
1/2 PageHorizontal
Full-Page
Embedded Video
Full-Page Take Over
Presentation Pages
RICH MEDIA:
6.875” x 4.25”
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Add Links
ADD-ONS:
An Audio file can be added to any size Static Graphic advertisement.
Request that the urls found in your Static Graphic Advertisement are made into live links.
WITH BORDER SET TO EDGEDYNAMIC
8.25” x 2.75”
8.25” x 10.75”
DESCRIPTION:
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EDIGEST AND AGL WEBSITE ADVERTISING SPECS AND FILE REQUIREMENTSAGL APPLIED WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY AD FILE REQUIREMENTS
RESOLUTION: ≥200 DPI All illustrations and photographs in ad materials, including logos and embedded elements, should have a resolution of 200 dpi or more at the final size. Although, traditional web resolution is 72 dpi, our publishing platforms requires a minimum of 200 dpi.
COLOR SPACE MUST BE RGB ONLY.For proper color rendering, advertising files and the assets contained within must be RGB.
ALL FONTS MUST BE EMBEDDED OR OUTLINED. Avoid using TrueType fonts, Multiple Master fonts, Open Type fonts or copyrighted fonts that cannot be embedded in a PDF.
SEND ARTWORK AS PDF OR JPG.Static graphic advertisements must be sent as a web opti-mized PDF or JPG. Web optimized includes setting the color space to RGB and minimum of 200 dpi resolution. AGL does not accept Word Documents, TIFF, EPS, SVG, or GIF file types. AGL is not responsible for files that do not meet stan-dards. Files that do not meet standards will be sent back for adjustment.
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VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS ARE SUBMITTED BY PROVIDING A SHARE LINK FROM EITHER VIMEO OR YOUTUBE WITH THE NAME OF THE VIDEO.Embedded video submissions must be uploaded to either Vimeo or YouTube prior to submission. A link to the video should then be submitted to the sales coordinator, along with the title of the video to ensure the correct link was submitted. We do not accept share links from any other video hosting site other than Vimeo and YouTube. AGL does not accept video files (MOV, MP4, FLV, WMV, AVI).
FULL-PAGE TAKE OVER ADS AND PRESENTATION PAGES MUST BE SUBMITTED AS PDFS.Full-Page Take Over Advertisements and Presentation Pages must be submitted as a web optimized PDF. Web optimized in-cludes setting the color space to RGB and minimum of 200 dpi
resolution. AGL does not accept JPG, Word Documents, TIFF, EPS, SVG, or GIF file types for Full-page Take Over Ads. AGL is not responsible for files that do not meet standards. Files that do not meet standards will be sent back for adjustment.
Rich Media Add-Ons:
AUDIO
AUDIO FILES MUST BE INCLUDED WITH THE SUBMISSION OF YOUR STATIC GRAPHIC ADVERTISEMENT. Separate submission of the Audio Add-on from the Static Graphic Advertisement must be approved by the Advertising Coordinator.
SEND AUDIO FILES AS MP3. Audio Add-ons must be sent as an MP3 audio file. AGL does not accept WAV, WMA, AIFF, or MPEG-4 file types. AGL is not responsible for files that do not meet standards. Files that do not meet standards will be sent back for adjustment.
IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE ADVERTISER MAKES ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE AUDIO FILES INCLU-SION ON THEIR ARTWORK. Audio Add-ons must be sent as an MP3 audio file. AGL does not accept WAV, WMA, AIFF, or MPEG-4 file types. AGL recommends that the static graphic advertisement has a text and/or graphic that acknowledges the inclusion of an audio file. It is not required, but is highly recommended.
LINKS
SEND REQUEST TO MAKE URLS LIVE LINKS IN YOUR STATIC GRAPHIC ADVERTISEMENT.The addition of live URLs to your Static Graphic Advertisement must be specified in the insertion order at an additional charge. No further action is needed on part of the advertiser unless the link address is different from the link address written in the advertisement. Full-Page or larger Advertisements will automatically be linked.
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WIDE AD: 860px X 100px
ALMOST SQUARE AD: 280px x 200px
VIDEO PLAYBACK: Rectangular, Sizes Vary
agl eDigest Newsletter
LARGE RECTANGLE ADS: 600px x 160px
SMALL RECTANGLE ADS: 600px x 85px
SEND ARTWORK AS PNG. GIF, ANIMATED GIF OR JPG.Submissions must be web optimized PNG, GIF, or JPGs. AGL does not accept Word Documents, TIFF, EPS, or SVG file types. AGL is not responsible for files that do not meet standards. Files that do not meet standards will be sent back for adjustment. Animated GIF images for eNewsletter may not animate in Microsoft Outlook 2007, 2012 and 2013.
COLOR SPACE MUST BE RGB ONLY.For proper color rendering, advertising files and the assets con-tained within must be RGB.
FILES SHOULD BE ≤ 100 KB Advertising files for the eDigest should be 100 kb or smaller.
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SEND ARTWORK AS PNG. GIF, ANIMATED GIF OR JPG.Submissions must be web optimized PNG, GIF, or JPGs. AGL does not accept Word Documents, TIFF, EPS, or SVG file types. AGL is not responsible for files that do not meet standards. Files that do not meet standards will be sent back for adjustment.
COLOR SPACE MUST BE RGB ONLY.For proper color rendering, advertising files and the assets con-tained within must be RGB.
FILES SHOULD BE ≤ 600 KBAdvertising files for the AGL Website should be 600 kb or smaller.
agl Website Advertising:
AGL Website Advertising Sizes:
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Contacts
EDITORIAL
AGL Magazine — Don Bishop / Executive Editor / Associate [email protected] or 913.322.4569
AGL Applied Wireless Technology — Ernest Worthman / [email protected] or 303.290.9700
