Banner ads in Zines

bobrankin@mhv.net ((bobrankin@mhv.net))
Sat, 2 Mar 1996 09:06:45 -0800


I can't say I've learned all there is to know, but since July '95 we have
been soliciting and placing ads in TOURBUS, a mailing list with ~50K readers.

We've found that short 3-5 liners have been the most popular option, and I
always encourage the sponsors to include something free as a means of
getting people to respond to their pitch, and we try to work the ads into
the postings in a natural way. (Spoonful of sugar and all that...) Oh,
and I always rewrite the client's ad copy - some people just can't sling it!

We've had some very good results with clients advertising discount
magazines, a web mall, internet training materials, and online college
courses. One client is happy enough to come back again for a full year ad
contract, another is selling a whole bunch of magazines.

Feel free to check out some of the ads we have run in TOURBUS recently by
visiting the archives at &lt;a href="<a href="http://csbh.mhv.net/~bobrankin/tourbus">http://csbh.mhv.net/~bobrankin/tourbus</a>"&gt;http://csbh.mhv.net/~bobrankin/tourbus&lt;/a&gt; - and you
can even cannibalize the ad contract if you like!

Lance Jones wrote:
&lt;i&gt;&amp;gt;I am also looking for insight into banner advertisements in E-mail&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;i&gt;&amp;gt;'zines. Is there such a thing as a "standard contract" for advertisers&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;i&gt;&amp;gt;which can then be modified to a particular publication? I'm actually&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;i&gt;&amp;gt;having a ball with this Internet marketing stuff, but it's starting to get&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;i&gt;&amp;gt;a little complicated. I need to consider factors such as banner placement,&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;i&gt;&amp;gt;length (number of words), using an offer to entice readers, and exclusive&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;i&gt;&amp;gt;ads. Has anyone had experience evaluating the relationships between all of&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;i&gt;&amp;gt;these factors?&lt;/i&gt;

Regards,
Bob Rankin (BobRankin@MHV.net)
T h e I n t e r n e t T o u r B u s

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