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TurfNet 2015 MEDIA KIT Jon Kiger, Director of Media Sales Office: 770-395-9850 E-mail: [email protected] Turnsle Media Group 1500 Park Center Dr. Orlando, FL 32835 TurfNet TurfNet at a glance 2 TurfNet by the numbers 3 Pricing summary 4 TurfNet members 5 Affiliate membership 6 Main page banner posions 7 Tiers 1, 2 and 3 8 Featured Affiliates Featured Products 9 Specialty banner posions Page peel Push-down 10 Secon sponsorships Employment 11 Used Equipment 12 TurfNetTV 13 TurfNet University 14 Blogs 15, 16 E-blast: Turf Blog Aggregator 17 Award Sponsorships 18 Event Sponsorships 19 Special/Custom programs 20 Metrics 21 Creave specificaons 22 MEDIA KIT 2015 NOTE: You will see this poinng finger icon throughout the media kit. Click on it to visit that secon or sample.

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TurfNet 2015 MEDIA KIT

Jon Kiger, Director of Media Sales

Office: 770-395-9850

E-mail: [email protected]

Turnstile Media Group

1500 Park Center Dr.

Orlando, FL 32835

TurfNet

TurfNet at a glance 2

TurfNet by the numbers 3

Pricing summary 4

TurfNet members 5

Affiliate membership 6

Main page banner positions 7

Tiers 1, 2 and 3 8

Featured Affiliates

Featured Products

9

Specialty banner positions

Page peel

Push-down

10

Section sponsorships

Employment 11

Used Equipment 12

TurfNetTV 13

TurfNet University 14

Blogs 15, 16

E-blast: Turf Blog Aggregator 17

Award Sponsorships 18

Event Sponsorships 19

Special/Custom programs 20

Metrics 21

Creative specifications 22

MEDIA KIT 2015

NOTE: You will see this pointing finger icon throughout

the media kit. Click on it to visit that section or sample.

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LEADERSHIP The industry’s leading online community for golf course

superintendents, assistants, equipment technicians, university

turf specialists and industry representatives…

INFLUENCE The most influential target audience in the industry… Decision

makers, early adopters, movers & shakers.

MEMBERS Over 3000 registered members from approximately 1600

member courses, clubs and companies… but that’s only one

segment of our audience. We have a very active public side as

well, including...

TRAFFIC 119,000 site visits; 608,000 page views by 26,000+ unique

visitors (monthly averages, August 2013—July 2014. More

metrics next page.)

SOCIAL We utilize Twitter and Facebook as one aspect of building

community, and to drive traffic to TurfNet.com.

FOCUS Digital delivery is all we do...

FLEXIBILITY Modify your programs and creative... at will, immediately.

METRICS DoubleClick, Google Analytics, Wistia and Mailchimp reporting…

EXPERIENCE We’ve been doing this since 1994... eons in Web years. Our

team averages 19 years each in the turf industry.

PASSION We love what we do!

RECOGNITION We have received numerous Turf & Ornamental

Communicators’ Association (TOCA) Awards over the years for

editorial and design excellence...

VALUE The best value for your media dollar!

TurfNet AT A GLANCE

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SESSIONS 119,217 average per month

+11.56% YOY

USERS 26,342

average per month

+3.24% YOY

PAGE VIEWS 608,446 average per month

+16.46% YOY

PAGES/SESSION 5.1 average

+4.39% YOY

DURATION 3:53

minutes/session, average

+14.72% YOY

DEVICES 61% desktop 29% mobile 10% tablet

WEBINARS 137

archived, available on-demand

BLOGS 8 active 10 archived

7,044 avg views/mo

VIDEO 394 total videos

8,944 avg views/mo

TWITTER 5000+ followers

2300+ following

5000+ tweets

FACEBOOK 2000+ likes

KLOUT SCORE

58

TurfNet.com, August 1, 2013 to July 31, 2014, Google Analytics

TurfNet BY THE NUMBERS

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BASIC AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP (base level required for advertising)

125x125 Featured Affiliate button rotation on main and selected other pages

Includes one 170x125 Featured Product banner rotation (additional available for

$500/year)

Members-Only login accounts as needed

$1495/year

BANNER POSITIONS

Page Peel (main page, top left corner), 100x100 with 500x500 mouse-over reveal; always on,

exclusive. Maximum of four months per year per advertiser.

$600/week

$2,000/month

Pushdown (main page, below menubar), 1020x80 with mouse-over expansion to 1020x275;

always on, exclusive. Maximum one month per creative.

$800/week

$2,400/month

Tier 1 Scorecard banner, 300x250, main page, news, employment, used equip sections $8,500/year.

Tier 2 Scorecard banner, 300x250, main page, news, employment sections $7,500/year

Tier 3 Leaderboard banner, 728x90, footer of main page, news, employment sections $6,500/year

Turf Blog Aggregator weekly e-blasts, 50xyear $200/week

Employment section, all pages $4500/year

Used Equipment section, all pages $3000/year

Featured Product banners $500/year

SPONSORSHIPS

Superintendent of the Year Award Sold for 2015

Technician of the Year—Golden Wrench Award Sold for 2015

Superintendent’s Best Friend Dog Calendar Sold for 2015

Randy Wilson/Here at the ‘Rock video blog Sold for 2015

Dave Wilber/Turfgrass Zealot blog (split sponsorship available @$6,000 each) $10,000/year

Dr. Frank Rossi/Frankly Speaking blog (split sponsorship available @$6,000 each) $10,000/year

Jim McLoughlin/Career Advancement is JOB ONE! blog $8,000/year

Paul MacCormack/The Mindful Superintendent blog (split sponsorship available @$4,000 $8,000/year

Greenkeeping, the Next Generation — Interning in Ireland blog $7,000/year

TurfNet TV: Tips & Tricks $14,000/year

TurfNet TV: Hector’s Shop $12,000/year

TurfNetTV: On Course with Kevin Ross, CGCS $12,000/year

TurfNet University webinar sponsorship (three shared sponsorships available) $12,000/year

PRICING SUMMARY

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Unparalleled guidance and advice from their peers on

the TurfNet.com Forum — to solve problems, avoid

mistakes, share opinions and experiences and have a

little fun! Experience… respect… trust...

Free used equipment listings, both for sale and wanted

— which often pays for the service alone!

Free job listings on TurfNet.com — the “Monster” of all

industry job boards. Great results!

24+ TurfNet University webinars per year and on-

demand archives of past years.

TurfNet Members Trips: Opportunities to visit turf care

facilities and play golf with other TN members.

An invitation to our popular Beer & Pretzels Gala at GIS,

where TurfNet members see old friends and put faces to

the names they see in the Forum. Affiliate members are

encouraged to attend!

EVEN NON-MEMBERS KEEP

COMING BACK!

The industry’s best job board and used equipment

marketplace!

TurfNetTV — The Original Turf TV Channel

Occasional free Webinars from TurfNet University

sponsors, including Water Week presented by Aquatrols.

Blogs by Dave Wilber, Randy Wilson, Dr. Frank Rossi,

Paul MacCormack, Matt Leverich, Jim McLoughlin and

Peter McCormick

Industry news as it happens.

Free resumé and intern job postings.

INFLUENTIAL SUPERINTENDENTS

JOIN TurfNet WHY

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You’ll zero in on the most influential golf course

superintendents — typically the early adopters.

Keep your thumb on the pulse of the industry by monitoring

the TurfNet.com Forum… hear what superintendents are

saying about your products and those of your competitors…

and identify new product opportunities! We alert affiliate

members when their products are being discussed on the

Forum.

Contribute your expertise and experience to the Forum

discussions in a non-promotional manner. Foster relation-

ships and create goodwill for your company.

Provide one-on-one product support by responding to

inquiries or complaints raised on the Forum, while quelling

any misinformation, disinformation or rumor before it

snowballs. While you may only solve one person’s problem,

hundreds of others are watching — and know that your

company cares.

Priority coverage of your new products.

Have regional needs? We can geotarget your banner ads any

way you’d like: north/south, state/province, zip/postal, or

area code.

Get creative! You name it, we can most likely do it!

Annual terms for most positions and packages ensure

continual, repeat exposure for your brand and your products

at very affordable rates.

“TurfNet has provided us

with very cost effective

accessibility to a large

group of the most

informed and progressive

superintendents… We

have been extremely

satisfied with the results.”

Philip Cowen, President

VinylGuard Golf

TurfNet has been recognized by the

Turf & Ornamental Communicators

Association (TOCA) numerous times for

design and editorial excellence.

“Team TurfNet certainly

has a knack for turning

crazy ideas into not-so-

crazy realities...”

Colleen Clifford, Aquatrols

YOUR COMPANY SHOULD BE A

TurfNet AFFILIATE MEMBER WHY

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TurfNet.com offers standard IAB ad positions

throughout the site, all Flash and HTML5

enabled. Most ad positions are run as a shared

rotation except where noted.

Promote your brand and product in front of

prospective buyers with high frequency at very

affordable rates — even for the most budget-

conscious advertiser.

These positions are available to TurfNet Affiliate

Members (only) on an a la carte basis, or as part

of a site-wide, multi-pronged package.

All banners and sponsorships are sold on a time-

based bulk purchase basis.

Creative may be updated or changed out at any

time at no extra charge. Fresh creative ALWAYS

boosts the click-thru rate!

TIER 1 300 x 250 Scorecard

$8500/year

TIER 2 300 x 250 Scorecard

$7500/year

FEATURED AFFILIATES

125 x 125 (8 positions)

Included with Basic Affiliate

Membership ($1495)

BANNER POSITIONS

TIER 3 728x90 leaderboard

$6500/year

FEATURED PRODUCTS 170 x 125 (2 positions)

One included with basic

$1495 affiliate membership.

Additional $500 each.

NEW FOR 2015!

Tiers 1, 2 and 3 placements

extend beyond the main

page into other sections of

the site that are not

individually sponsored

(such as blogs and TurfNet

University).

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Where: Multiple pages, top of the right

column

Rotation: Yes, random with every page view.

Size/format: 300x250, jpg, gif, png, swf,

HTML5

Flash: OK, no audio. Expansion and video-in-

banner OK. See page 18 for details.

Maximum file size: 300KB

Where: Multiple pages, middle of right column

Rotation: Yes, random with every page view.

Size/format: 300x250, jpg, gif, png, swf

Flash: OK, no audio or expansion

Maximum file size: 300KB

Inventory: Maximum of 8 advertisers in

rotation

Multiple creatives: Yes, encouraged!

Cost: $7500 per year, time-based bulk

Where: Footer, multiple pages

Rotation: Yes, random with every page view.

Size/format: 728x90, jpg, gif, png, swf

Flash and HTML5: OK, no audio or expansion

Maximum file size: 300KB

Inventory: Maximum of 8 advertisers in rotation

Multiple creatives: Yes, encouraged!

Cost: $6500 per year, time-based bulk purchase

Did you know: Chartbeat did a study showing that

86% of engagement in a website or

eblast comes “below-the-fold”.

Fewer people may scroll through all

the content, but those who do have a

higher engagement.

(source: liveintent.com)

TIER 1

TIER 2

TIER 3

BANNER POSITION DETAILS

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A matrix of eight 125x125 ad squares. Included with

affiliate membership, each affiliate member gets one

rotation in random position. Can be logo or product-

related.

Where: Main page, 8-position matrix, right sidebar

Rotation: Yes, random with every page view.

Size/format: 125x125, jpg, gif, png

Flash: No

Maximum file size: 300KB

Multiple creatives: Yes

Cost: Included with basic affiliate membership

Where: Main page, 2 positions: one between Tier 1 and 2, one under Tier 2. Also scattered throughout the site.

Rotation: Yes, random with every page view.

Size/format: 170x125, jpg, gif, png

Flash: No. Animated gif OK.

Maximum file size: 300KB

Multiple creatives: Yes

Cost: One included with basic $1495 affiliate membership; additional $500 each per year.

A very economical method of repetitive brand

awareness or product promotion!

FEATURED AFFILIATE

FEATURED PRODUCT

BANNER POSITION DETAILS

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Where: Main or Employment page(s), top left corner.

Rotation: No, always on, exclusive.

Size: 100x100 teaser reveals 500x500 upon mouse-over. Image area 460x460 and 92x92 diagonal anchored top left.

Formats: jpg, gif, png, swf

Flash, HTML5: OK

Maximum file size: 1MB

Multiple creatives: Yes

Cost: $600/week, $2000 per month

Limit: Four months per year maximum per advertiser

The Pushdown banner is a 1020x80 ribbon

banner that stretches across the main or

Employment Section pages, directly under

the menu. $800/week, always on,

exclusive. No rotation. Maximum two

consecutive weeks per creative.

Where: Main or Employment page(s),

under the menu, full width of content area

Rotation: No. Always on, exclusive.

Size: 1020x80 teaser reveals 1020x275

Formats: jpg, gif, png

Flash: No.

Maximum file size: 1 MB

Multiple creatives: Yes.

Cost: $800 per week, $2400/month

Located in the top left corner of the main page

and Employment section, the Page Peel

utilizes a curled 100x100 teaser banner which

peels back upon mouse-over to reveal a

diagonal 500x500 underlying banner. Flash is

OK. Always on, exclusive. No rotation.

The Pushdown banner (closed, above) expands to push other content

down the page when activated by a mouseover (below).

PAGE PEEL

PUSHDOWN

SPECIALTY POSITIONS

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The most highly-trafficked section of

TurfNet.com, the employment listings account

for nearly 50% of our site traffic… over

300,000 page views per average month.

Banners in this section are displayed on most

pages within the section (search, results, post,

etc.)

Job detail page

Jobs listing page

Tier 3

Tiers 1, 2 and

Employment Sponsors

Page Peel EMPLOYMENT

For 2015, Tier One and Two

advertisers share rotations

in the Employment section.

Rotations in the Employ-

ment Section (alone) are

available at the reduced

cost of $4,000 per year, limit

of eight sponsors.

SECTION SPONSORSHIPS

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Perfect for purveyors of used goods, the

Used Equipment (for sale and wanted)

section rotations are shared with Tier One

advertisers.

Used Equipment listing page

Tier 1 and Used

Equipment Sponsors

Used Equipment detail page

Tier 3

USED EQUIPMENT

New for 2015, the Used Equipment section

alone can be purchased at the reduced rate

of $3,000 per year (was $6,000).

SECTION SPONSORSHIPS

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Hector’s Shop Series Sponsor

Featuring Hector Velazquez, equipment man-

ager at Walnut Creek Country Club in South

Lyon, MI, these 2x/month instructional videos

range from shop makeovers to proper use of

plastic welders and tire changers. Sponsor is

displayed in a pre-roll splash screen on every

video. $12,000 per year.

Tips & Tricks Series Sponsor

TurfNet members helping each other by shar-

ing tips and tricks for doing things easier…

what could be better? Typically 40+ videos are

posted in this category each year. Sponsor is

displayed in a pre-roll splash screen on every

video. $14,000 per year.

On Course with Kevin Ross Series Sponsor Featuring Kevin Ross, CGCS, superintendent

at the Country Club of the Rockies in Vail, CO,

topics of this semi-monthly video series

include novel ways to work better, faster and

smarter — while also challenging the status

quo. Sponsor is displayed in a pre-roll splash

screen on every video. $12,000 per year.

TurfNetTV THE INDUSTRY’S ORIGINAL VIDEO CHANNEL

Video listing page

Splash screen

Video billboard

SPONSORSHIPS

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TurfNet University webinars are 60-90

minute streaming video and audio

presentations from notable university

turf specialists, industry representatives

and progressive superintendents.

Free to TurfNet members and many

accredited by GCSAA, each webinar is

heavily promoted via social media and

TurfNet This Week e-blasts.

Twenty-four webinars are presented

each year. Recordings are available on-

demand in our Webinar Archives.

Sponsorship includes sponsor logos and

banners on the main, schedule and

archive pages, social media and weekly e-

blasts.

Three presenting sponsorships are

available at $12,000 each for the year.

WEBINAR SERIES SPONSORSHIPS

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RANDY WILSON: Here at the ‘Rock

TurfNet’s popular humorist utilizes a video-

blog format to poke fun, cajole, prompt in-

trospection and otherwise entertain… all in

good fun.

Videoblog sponsorship: $15,000.

DR. FRANK ROSSI: Frankly Speaking

The ‘effervescent and entertaining’ Dr.

Rossi, associate professor of turfgrass

science at Cornell University and the TOCA

Environmental Communicator of the Year

Award winner, pulls no punches as he

challenges the status quo of turfgrass

management — particularly regarding

environmental sustainability.

One of two sponsorships is still available at

$8,000.

DAVE WILBER: The Turfgrass Zealot

One of the original ‘Turfheads’, Dave is an

independent turf consultant in California.

“Granola Management” is one of the key

aspects of his agronomic advising. He is one

of a kind.

Two sponsorships are available at $6,000

each.

Videoblog!

TurfNet.com Blogs are promoted via social media and in our weekly TurfNet Today eblasts.

Excerpts from the latest post of each are ported to the main page of TurfNet.com.

BLOG SPONSORSHIPS

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PAUL MacCORMACK:

The Mindful Superintendent

Our Canadian superintendent/club GM/

blogger writes about keeping one’s sanity

and priorities straight during the grind of

the season… and beyond.

Two sponsorships available at $4,000 each.

JIM McLOUGHLIN: Career

Advancement is JOB ONE!

Jim McLoughlin has served as Executive

Director at every level within organizational

golf. He has been lecturing for 25+ years on

the subject of “Strategic Career Planning”

for golf course superintendents.

Two sponsorships available at $4,000 each.

GREENKEEPING: The Next

Generation

For the fifth year, TurfNet will arrange for a

student to intern at a private golf club in

Ireland. The student blogs about his or her

experiences, travels and knowledge gained.

All blog posts are promoted via social media

and on Friday morning e-blasts.

$7,000 net

BLOG SPONSORSHIPS TurfNet.com Blogs are promoted via social media and in our weekly TurfNet Today eblasts.

Excerpts from the latest post of each are ported to the main page of TurfNet.com.

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Many superintendents host personal blogs to better

communicate with their golfers and/or members.

Beyond local weather and course conditions, there is a

great deal of information about projects,

methodologies and techniques that would be of value

to other superintendents — hence our Tuesday

morning Turf Blog Aggregator e-blasts.

We select 6-8 posts from TurfNet members’ personal

blogs and aggregate them into one e-blast.

As every blogger struggles occasionally with content,

we also include posts intended to educate golfers

about turf maintenance for others to use as a template

for their own blogs.

Our mailing list approximates 9500, with open rates

averaging 20-25%.

Six 300x250 banner slots are available in each TBA e-

blast. Positions are $800 each per month, or $7500/

year (50 issues).

TURF BLOG AGGREGATOR

OUR POPULAR TUESDAY

MORNING E-BLAST

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The TurfNet Superintendent of the Year Award is presented

annually to one outstanding superintendent selected from

among those nominated by club officials, course owners,

members, casual golfers, or staff members. Nominations are

solicited on TurfNet.com and on Golfweek.com.

Nominees are judged on a variety of criteria by a panel of judges

selected from a cross-section of the industry, including the

sponsor.

The winner is announced at the sponsor’s booth at GIS with

coverage in our GIS blog. A video of the award and a profile of

the winner are posted on TurfNet.com.

The award includes a golf trip for the winner and a guest.

Once again, sold to Syngenta for 2015.

The TurfNet Technician of the Year Award is

presented annually to a golf course equipment

manager chosen from a panel of judges from a

cross-section of the industry.

The winner receives the Golden Wrench Award

(a real gold-plated wrench) at a luncheon held at

his or her club facility, and a weeklong training

session at Toro's Service Training University at

the company's headquarters in Bloomington,

Minn.

Once again, sold to The Toro Company for 2015.

SOLD!

SOLD!

SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR

TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR

AWARD SPONSORSHIPS

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McCord Safety Training sponsored our blog

coverage of the 2014 Golf Industry Show in

Orlando. Laid out in a masonry (Pinterest-style)

columnar design, the blog is prominently

featured on turfnet.com for the week. The

advertisers logo is prominent at the top right of

the blog section, and is featured on the daily e-

blasts from the show.

The 2014 GIS blog received over 12,100 visits in

February alone (1350 on Tuesday of show week)!

A total of 86 posts were made during the show.

The 2014 GIS blog continues to generate search

engine traffic throughout the year, garnering

4000 additional visits from March thru August of

2014.

Following three years in Ireland and two years at Bandon

Dunes, TurfNet again organized a trip for 25 TurfNet members

and sponsor representatives, this year to the American Club

resort in Kohler, Wisconsin for five days of outstanding golf

and camaraderie.

Download our trip brochure

GOLF INDUSTRY SHOW COVERAGE

TurfNet MEMBERS’ TRIP

EVENT SPONSORSHIPS

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Water Week at TurfNet.com

Aquatrols approached us about

transitioning their 5-part seminar series

onto our webinar platform. The result:

Water Week, now in it’s fifth year

running.

Superintendent’s Best Friend Calendar

Now in it’s 15th year, the hugely popular

Superintendent’s Best Friend Calendar

features golf course dogs of all shapes

and sizes.

Milorganite Pin Sheet

An interactive Flash map presentation

that highlights five superintendents

every two weeks.

Ryder Cup at Gleneagles Video Series

Based on the success of our 2010 series

at Celtic Manor in Wales, TurfNet in

2014 turned the cameras on the

maintenance preparations at Gleneagles

in Scotland for a four-part video series.

Quality of Cut Week Webinar series

We organized and presented seven

webinars focused on mower quality of

cut and how it affects golf operations,

profitability, playability and presentation.

Seven manufacturers participated within

a five day timeframe.

If you can dream it, chances are

we can do it… quickly,

professionally and affordably!

Quick turnaround of special

promotions is one of our

specialties!

PROJECTS, PROGRAMS AND PROMOTIONS

The beauty of digital media is that creative implementation has few limitations. Have an idea for a

special promotion, program or project? Survey? Product launch? Webinar series? We will work with

you to develop a strategy to combine banners, video, webinars and e-blast promotions.

SPECIAL

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As the industry’s leader in digital delivery, we put the “count” in

accountability! We can drill down from site-wide to campaign-

and banner-specific metrics to provide you with ongoing

progress reports on how your banners and campaigns are

performing.

Upon request, we will set you up with a monthly DoubleClick

report so you can actively monitor the performance of your

banners.

With any of our banner positions, we encourage submitting

multiple creatives to schedule as rotating with page views or to

change out over time to always keep your message fresh and

the click-thrus coming.

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT? Every banner position on TurfNet.com offers the

advantages of repeat exposure, targeting (even

geo-targeting), flexibility and economy. Each

position, however, differs somewhat in its visibility

and reach.

The Page Peel and Pushdown banners on the

main page are exclusive, always-on and great

teasers for mouse-overs and click-thrus! Our

highest impact positions.

Tier One on the main page is “above the fold”

and always within view on every site visit.

Tier Three includes footer positions on the

main page as well as jobs and used goods.

The Employment section generates about half

of our total site traffic!

The Used Equipment section targets active

purchasers and typically generates high CTR.

Featured Product banners are an economical

way to get your product on the main page.

Buy several and rotate products. High impact,

high CTR, flexible and economical!

Please note: All of our banners and packages are

sold on time-based, bulk-purchase programs

designed to provide high frequency, repeat

exposure of your brand and products. The

relatively small size and seasonality of our industry

obviates consumer-based traditional CPM-type

billing. No specific guarantees of impressions or

click-thrus are expressed or implied.

“TurfNet is simply the

best! Best return on

investment, best

customer service, best

personal attention, best

superintendent inter-

action and best overall

value...”

Scott May, Turfmax LLC (developer of Turf Screen)

METRICS

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TurfNet.com implements IAB-compliant banner sizes and

specifications, and are trafficked through DoubleClick for

Publishers. Hosted creatives can be up to 1MB in file size.

DoubleClick tags for remote/3rd party hosting are welcome.

Contact Peter McCormick at 802-659-0120 or [email protected]

with any questions about banner implementation or scheduling.

For sales, contact Jon Kiger, Director of Media Sales, at 770-395-9850 or

[email protected].

300x250

Scorecard 728x90

Leaderboard 170x125 Featured

Product 125x125

Featured Affiliate

Supported file types .jpg, .gif. png .swf HTML5 .jpg, .gif. png

Expansion OK No No

Animation OK No

Video OK No

Max Video & Animation

Frame Rate

24 fps n/a

Maximum runtime 15 seconds Flash, 30 seconds video n/a

Audio Initiation Must be user initiated (on click: mute/un-mute); default state is muted

Expansion 1-sec delay required for rollover initiation. Must have a close button and automatically

close when rolled off. Max dimensions 600x250 expands left

Flash/HTML5 Please provide standard image backup file . Flash file must have clickTAG.

STANDARD AND RICH MEDIA BANNERS

SPECIALTY BANNERS 1020 x 275 Pushdown 500x500 Page Peel

Supported file types .jpg, .gif. png .swf HTML5 .jpg, .gif. png

Location Main page, below the menu Main and employment pages, top left

Content area (closed) 1020x80 92x92 diagonal, anchored top left

Content area (open) 1020x275 460x460 diagonal anchored upper left.

Expansion Click Rollover

460 x 460 content area when expanded

500 x 500 image size

92x92 teaser content area Can be separate 100x100 image file with 92x92 content area.

Entire 1020 x 275 image area (including teaser ribbon) is revealed when expanded

1020 x 80 image area with teaser content

CREATIVE SPECIFICATIONS