Media Pack 2013

A Word About Wind delivers regular industry intelligence to the people who need it most.

Drawing on over 100 trusted industry sources, it tracks all the breaking stories so that you don't have to. 

The easy to read format is delivered direct to over 2,500 senior finance and investment professionals, by 8.00am (GMT), three times a week.

The digest can be read in five minutes and is solely focused on the European wind energy markets.

A Word About Wind’s subscriber base reads like a veritable ‘who’s who’ of the wind energy industry.

Associate Director, HSBC

About the Newsletter

Who Reads?

A Word About Wind is read by over 2,500 senior investment professionals who simply don’t have the time to wade through the newspapers and trade journals every day.

Our community is made up of some of the very best finance houses, banks, venture capitalists, and private equity units working around the world.

Within the public sector, we are read by senior civil servants, ministers and departmental chief executives.

Finance & InvestorUtilities & Trading HousesDevelopersConsultantsOEMs & ManufacturersLegal servicesInsurance

EuropeUKAmericasAsia & AustralasiaMiddle East & Africa

C-LevelGeneral managementSales & marketingOther

Our Community

Uniquely diverse readership across the entire supply chain

Global geographic reachSenior decision-makers

Our community draws its strength from a unique mix of three characteristics:

1. Market diversity

2. Global reach

3. Senior industry readership

What We Offer

There are three main ways to get involved with A Word About Wind from a commercial standpoint:

1. Gold and Silver Partnership

2. Newsletter Banner Advertising

3. Website Advertising

7% click through rate on newsletter advertisements

96% of partners would recommend partnership to other firms

16% industry average open rate

24% newsletter open rate per edition

1. Gold & Silver Partnership

We offer a select number of commercial partnerships per year. Benefits include:

AccessComplimentary access to our exclusive, invitation-only events

InsightMarket analysis, country reports, company perception audits and more…

ExposureAdvertising exposure to over 2,500 senior industry decision-makers and financiers who read our newsletter and regularly visit our website

1. Gold & Silver Partnership

ExposureGold and Silver Official Partners appear in every edition of the newsletter. No more than two Gold Official Partners and five Silver Official Partners appear in every edition.

SILVER  PARTNERS

GOLD  PARTNERS

1. Gold & Silver Partnership

Access to our exclusive events

Gold partnership provides you with complimentary access to our exclusive, invitation-only quarterly events.

We typically invite 50 senior industry decision-makers to our events, which provide a unique opportunity to network and gain insight into the wind energy industry.

Each Spring we hold an event on Financing Offshore Wind, which we hosted this year in association with HSBC.

For information on upcoming events, get in touch with us at:

events@awordaboutwind.com

91% of attendees rate our events as better than other networking forums

1. Gold & Silver Partnership: A Comparison

GOLD PARTNER SILVER PARTNER

Preferential newsletter positioning

Complimentary access to A Word About Wind

conferences & events

Advance warning of future A Word About Wind conferences

& events

Partnership & affiliate discounts

Full colour newsletter and website logo

Company website link & logo click through

Html & plain text newsletter compatibility

A Word About Wind website logo inclusion

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With  its  finger  on  the  pulse,  A  Word  About  Wind  is  my  first  port  of  call  for  the  latest  industry  news  and  views.

Senior Executive, GCube

2. Newsletter Banner AdvertisingNewsletter banners appear in every edition throughout the month and are available at either the top or the bottom of the page. Given reader interactivity and engagement both opportunities offer good market exposure.

BOTTOM  BANNER  -­‐  £1,200 per month

Both banner adverts offer the advertiser a static colour display, with

a customisable website link.

TOP  BANNER  -­‐  £1,900 per month

Rates are in £ sterling – prevailing US dollar and Euro rates apply at time of booking. All rates are exclusive of VAT, which will be charged at the appropriate rate, where applicable.

In an industry filled with hype, A Word About Wind delivers smart, concise industry intelligence.

Account Manager, SSE Renewables

3. Website Advertising

Advertise on our homepage and attract the regular attention of our community of senior professionals in the wind energy industry.

Advertising is completely customisable to your needs. Static or dynamic, JPEG or JavaScript, tell us about what you want at:

advertise@awordaboutwind.comAD  BANNER  -­‐  £2,100 per month

A useful and much-needed service, with helpful and informed industry updates.

Senior Executive, Department of Energy & Climate Change

For further information about these and other commercial enquiries, please contact Adam Barber:

+44 (0)20 7193 6013adam@awordaboutwind.com

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