How to send material?

Technical guidelines

PRINT MEDIA

Ad format

Dimensions
(width x depth in mm)

1/1 page

180 × 259

1/1 page bleed

210 × 285 +5 mm bleed

2/3 page vertical

119 × 259

2/3 page horizontal

180 × 171

1/2 page island

119 × 170

1/2 page horizontal

180 × 125

1/2 page horizontal bleed

210 × 138 +5 mm bleed

1/2 page vertical

88 × 259

1/2 page vertical bleed

103 × 285 +5 mm bleed

1/3 page horizontal

180 × 80

1/3 page horizontal bleed

210 × 98 +5 mm bleed

1/3 page vertical

57 × 259

1/3 page vertical bleed

72 × 285 +5 mm bleed

1/4 page

88 × 125

1/8 page

88 × 57

WEBMags ad format: specifications as the related print issues

Digital Files are required for each advert

The accepted formats (300dpi) for the advertisement files are Pdf, Tif, Jpg, Bitmap.

The accepted formats for the imported image files are Tif, Jpg, Bitmap.

Different typefaces are used in the advertisement file and in the imported or embedded files.

Both printer and screen fonts must be included for each style used.

Native Software Files accepted: Adobe Photoshop CS3 or above, Adobe Illustrator CS3 or above, Adobe Indesign CS3 or above.

 

General Specifications

Colours must be defined as % of CMYK with a maximum coverage of 310%, e.g. cyan 100%, magenta 80%, black 70%.
The use of indexed RGB, spot or pantone colours can not be accepted.
All images must be high resolution 300dpi CMYK colour or greyscale.
Bitmap images must be at least 1200 dpi.

Naming Convention: Magazine acronym_issue number_company name

 

General conditions and policy

All advertising is subject to the publisher's approval.
The publisher reserves the right to return advertising material for modification or to reduce or reformat material whenever required, at cost.
Requests for return of material should be done in writing, with the advertisement order.
All production material will be automatically destroyed after one year.
Proofs are supplied to advertisers only upon specific request, and only if production material reaches our offices at least one month before material deadline date. Two proofs maximum can be supplied. Author's corrections will not be accepted on the second proof.

 

Contact:  - f.lorini@tim-europe.com

 

ONLINE MEDIA

Ad format Dimensions for Web
(width x
depth in px)
Dimensions for Mobile
(width x depth in px)

Destination URL

File type

Leaderboard/Mobile Banner Large

728 x 90

320 x 160

yes

Jpg, Png, Gif

In-Page Leaderboard/Mobile Banner Large

728 x 90

320 x 160

yes

Jpg, Png, Gif

Rectangle/Mobile High Impact Ad

300 x 250

320 x 320

yes

Jpg, Png, Gif

Video/Mobile Content Video Ad

300 x 250

all formats available

no

MOV, MPEG4, MP4, AVI,
WMV, MPEGPS, FLV, 3GPP, WebM. File size: max 30 sec.

Vertical Banner

300 x 600

N.A.

yes

Jpg, Png, Gif

Half-Rectangle 300 x 90 N.A. yes Jpg, Png, Gif

Button

120 x 120

N.A.

yes

Jpg, Png, Gif

Splash

800-600 x 1000-800

320 x 640

yes

Jpg, Png, Gif

Product in Spotlight


Title: 50 characters max.; subtitle: 50 characters max.
Description: 500 to 1000 characters incl. spaces; keywords
Square image: 500 x 500 px, Png, Jpg, (72 dpi)
Product Category (Topic). Recommended: datasheet (Pdf), video (MPG, AVI, MOV, Youtube)

Banner in Newsletter


Banner: 468 x 60 px (Jpg, Png, Gif, no Flash - Gif only for Web email clients), 72 dpi
Destination URL

Sponsored Content in Newsletter


Image: 500 x 500 px (Jpg, Png), 72 dpi
Title: 50 characters max; subtitle: 50 characters max
Description: up to 400 characters incl. spaces; keywords.
Recommended: datasheet (PDF) and/or video (MPG, AVI, MOV, Youtube)

E-blast


Fully built html, 600 px width maximum, utf-8 format
Submit as .html file
NOTE: any formatting or font specs in the code must occur in the body of the code (no linked CSS files). Images must be hosted on the client's webserver
Subject line: up to 75 characters incl. spaces  
Destination URL

Propack
(Sponsored content on website)


For each product:
Title: 50 characters max., 3 words min. (fundamental keywords of the text and fundamental characteristics of the product)
Subtitle: 50 characters max., 5 words min. that examine the product more
Description: up to 1000 characters incl. spaces; keywords (20 max.)
Product Category
Square image: 500 x 500 px (Png, Jpg; 72 dpi)
Optional: datasheet (Pdf), video (MPG, AVI, MOV, Youtube)

For Company profile:
Logo: 310 x 200 px (Jpg, Png; 72 dpi)
Company description 200 characters max., no formatting

Presence in the "Product Showcase" section on the homepage, in rotation with other advertisers, and 12 months' presence in the "Products" listing

 

White Paper


White paper in MS Word or Pdf format
A descriptive text presenting your white paper, up to 1000 characters. Up to 10 keywords
Title: 50 characters max., 3 words min.
Subtitle: 40 characters max.
Image: 500 x 500 px, Png, Jpg (72 dpi)
Logo: Png, Jpg (72 dpi)

Catalogues


Published twice a year in magazine's or website's dedicated section
Catalogue, brochure or website promoted via advert in 1/4 page format
All catalogues are promoted via two direct e-mailings

 

Contact: f.steinbach@tim-europe.com

For big sized files: timglobalmedia@gmail.com