Advertising

Advertise on the AgPlus Web Site

Demographic Overview
The AgPlus web site is one of the most visited private websites in the industry for gathering produce pricing. AgPlus’ roster of members includes produce buyers, sellers and other parties interested in tracking produce-pricing information. On average, the AgPlus Network website received 52,0000 pages views per in September 2007.

Availability
Each of the 9 advertising positions on the web site has up to four ads working in random rotation. That is, each time the page is accessed, refreshed, or re-accessed by the user, one of the four ads will be displayed. There are a total of 36 advertising spots available on the website and will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

Position 1 Banner Advertisement
Number available: 4
Size: 468x60 pixels
Featured Location: Home Page

Benefits: The AgPlus Network’s home page averages over 52,000 pages views in September 2007 making your advertising investment well worth the money. As the prime, top layer advertiser, visitors will see your advertisement before they see anything else on the page. In addition, as the AgPlus Network’s suite of products grows, so does the number of impressions that your advertisement is displayed and seen by potential partners and clients.

Position 2 Banner Advertisement

Number available: 32

Size: 160x80 pixels

Featured Locations: Home page, Newsletter, My Account Home, 3 Shipping Report Style pages and 3 Terminal Report Style Pages within the “Member” area

Benefits: The AgPlus Network’s home page averages over 27,000 page views per month making your advertising investment well worth the money. The position 2 banner ad opportunity is featured on the AgPlus Network home page and on interior pages of the “Members” section where people log-in daily to their AgPlus account.

Pricing

Advertising prices for the AgPlus Network are available in a package including twenty-seven weeks of advertising at a rate of $225 per week. In terms of value and bang for your buck, the AgPlus Network Partners in Growth advertising package is competitively priced in comparison to other on-line advertising opportunities. As a Partner in Growth advertiser, your company’s advertisement will be placed in both the Position 1 and Position 2 advertising spots for 27 weeks. In addition, you will have the opportunity to renew your package price in 2008 at the frozen rate of $225/week. As an added benefit of becoming a Partner in Growth, the AgPlus Network will design both banner advertisements for you at no additional charge.

Securing Advertising Space
Securing your advertising space on the AgPlus Network is easy as sending an email. Simply click here to send an e-mail to the AgPlus Network and include the following information:

- Your contact information including name, company, address, city, state, zip (for billing purposes)

- Your acceptance of the Partners in Growth package

Creating the Artwork
As a Partner in Growth advertiser, you have the option to create your own banner advertisement or utilize the expertise of the AgPlus Network to create it for you. The design and creation of the artwork is a courtesy to you from the AgPlus Network. Once you have secured the advertising space, an AgPlus Network representative will work closely with you to design banner artwork that will represent your company’s brand with the highest integrity.

Advertisement Specifications

As a Partner in Growth advertiser on the AgPlus Network website, you have the option to create the banner advertisement artwork using your own resource, or by using the AgPlus Network’s expertise at no additional charge. If you choose to use your own resources to create the artwork, the specifications that you will need are listed below:

- Maximum file size of 25k

- Animation may not exceed more than six seconds in length

- Acceptable file formats are gif, png, jpg

Advertising Special Offers
Discounted banner advertisement prices are currently being offered to member subscribers of the AgPlus Network. Contact Harold Myers at 559-732-0948 for details.