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Food Logistics®

GLOBAL SUPPLY SOLUTIONS FOR THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRYFood Logistics is the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the food and beverage supply chain, from the largest food manufacturers to retailers, distributors and food service providers. Share your message with decision makers responsible for products, services, technology, and equipment that transport, warehouse, and manage product through the food and beverage supply chain throughout the U.S. and globally.

CONTENT MARKETING & NATIVE ADVERTISING

Content marketing and native advertising are today’s hot business tactics, responding to consumers who tune out traditional advertising, but increasingly consume genuine, customer-focused information.

Our innovative content marketing opportunities position your valuable, advertiser-provided information so it enhances the editorial content in which it appears. No sales pitch or marketing jargon here. Just engaging information to develop relationships within your marketplace.

AUDIENCE

Print

Digital

Email

Online

Social

DIGITAL

Responsive Design

Online Display Ads, Native Ads

Buyer’s Guide

Email f Email Blasts f E-newsletter Sponsorships

f E-Product Showcase

f E-Video Showcase

Video & Apps f Pitch Kitchen f Video Channel f Custom Video f Custom Apps

Digital Ad Rates & Specs

PRINT

Editorial Calendar

Print Ad Rates & Specs

Magazine options f Cover treatments: Wrap, belly band, false cover, gatefold, barn door, corner snipe, sticky note

f Inserts/ride-alongs f Polybag your print piece with our magazine

f Special supplement f Advertorial f Regional distribution f Article reprints

Terms & Conditions

LEAD GEN

Buyer’s Guide Sponsorship

Commissioned Special Report

CUSTOM: Newsletter, Magazine, E-book, Mobile App, Video, Direct Mail

Custom Surveys

Custom Web Seminars

Educational Web Seminar Series

Email

Pay-Per-Lead Program

Podcasts

Social Media Programs

Sponsored Research Lead-Generation Program

RESULTS

Email Reports

Total Audience Profile Report

Lead Report: Print, Digital, Online

CONTACTS

Editorial

Sales

YOU NEED BOTH! Let’s create a plan.

Develop the relationship >> Content marketing & native advertising

Build brand, drive sales >> Display advertising

CONTENT MARKETINGMagazine also published as an

ONLINE DIGITAL EDITION and IPAD APP.

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OVERVIEWOVERVIEW

AUDIENCE BY JOB TITLE Corporate management

Operating management

Traffic, logistics, physical

distribution, warehousing management

4.6%

Purchasing management

4.3% 58.9%

32.2%

• Food grocery processor/manufacturers/beverage manufacturers • Supermarket chains, convenience store, drug store, mass merchandiser• Dairy, meat, seafood producer/agribusiness/food producer/grower/wholesaler • Supermarket/mass merchandiser/drug store distribution centers • Full-line grocery/ convenience store wholesalers• Distributors: food service, beverage, restaurant/food service chains • Third-party warehouse/transportation/logistics provider • Consulting firms

AUDIENCE TARGET BY BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY 19,166

email database Publisher’s own data

16,503 unique visitors/month Google Analytics January 2015

26,606 total qualified circulation BPA Brand Report December 2014 (24,000 print subscribers; 2,606 digital subscribers)

79% of surveyed subscribers authorize, buy, recommend or specify product and/or service acquisitions 2014 Food Logistics 2014 Reader Survey

BPA Brand Report December 2014 (total qualified 26,606)

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Target by Business & Industry

Subscriber Snapshot

SUBSCRIBER SNAPSHOT HERE ARE SOME OF THE COMPANIES WE REACH. Food industry leaders are deciding where to invest in products and services. If you’re interested in capturing a piece of this growing market, Food Logistics will help you get your marketing message to these subscribers throughout the food supply chain. Here is a sample of some of the companies we reach:

MANUFACTURERSADM Co.Alpac Corp.American Bottling Co.Anheuser-BushArcher Daniels Midland Corp.Birds Eye FoodsBlue Bell CreameriesBlue Diamond BrewingBoars Head ProvisionsBryne DairyCadbury Schweppes Americas

BeveragesCampbell SoupCanada Dry Bottling Co.Cargill, Inc.Chiquita BrandsCoca-ColaConAgraCoors Brewing Co.CTI FoodsDean FoodsDel Monte Corp.Diamond FoodsFlorida CrystalsFlowers Baking Co.Frito Lay Inc.General MillsHershey Foods Corp.Hidden Valley IndustriesHillshire BrandsH.J. Heinz Co.Hormel Foods Corp.International Brand

Interstate Brands Corp.Kellogg Co.Kraft FoodsLand O’LakesMillerCoors LLC Nestle USAOcean Spray PepsiCoPerdue FarmsProcter & GambleQuaker OatsRed Bull North America Inc.Sara LeeSees Candies7 UP / RC Cola Bottling Co.Shamrock FoodsSnapple GroupTropicana ProductsTyson Foods Inc.UnileverUnited Dairy FarmersWayne Farms LLCWelch Foods Inc.Wells Dairy Inc.Windsor Foods

RETAILERSA&PAlbertsonsBrookshire Bros.Circle KCostco Wholesale Corp.Cub FoodsCVS CaremarkCVS Corp.Demoulas Super MarketsExxon Mobil Corp.Food 4 LessFood CityFood LionGiant Eagle Inc.Giant FoodHoliday Foods & GroceriesHy Vee IncorporatedKroger Co.Kwik Trip Foods Inc.Marsh SupermarketsMeijerNew Albertson’s Inc.Osco DrugPathmark StoresPiggly Wiggly Carolina Co.Publix SupermarketsRite AidRoundys Supermarket Inc.Safeway Inc.Sam’s ClubSave-A-Lot Food Stores Inc.Save Mart Supermarkets7 Eleven

Shaw’s SupermarketsSmart & Final Stores Corp.Smith’s Food & Drug CentersSoutheast Frozen Foods Co.TargetWakefern Food Corp.WalgreensWal-Mart SupercentersWeis Markets Inc.Whole Foods MarketWinn-Dixie StoresWoodmans

DISTRIBUTORSAffiliated Foods Inc.Associated GrocersAssociated Wholesale Grocers DiCarlo DistributorsEbby Brown Co.Giant Eagle Co. Harris Nash FoodsImperial Trading J.B. Hunt TransportNatch FoodsMcLaneNash Finch Co.Roundy’s Inc.Spartan Stores Supervalu Inc.Unified GrocersUnited Wholesale Grocery

Wakefern Food Group

RESTAURANT/FOODSERVICEAramark Corp.BashasBen E. Keith FoodsBlue Line Foodservice

DisributionDominos PizzaDot FoodsFarmer Bros. Co.Foodservices Inc.Gordon Food ServiceJack-In-The-BoxKeystone FoodsLaBatt Food ServiceLevy RestaurantsMcCain FoodserviceMcCormick FoodserviceMcDonald’s Corp.McLane FoodservicePapa John’s InternationalPerformance Food GroupPizza HutReinhart FoodserviceShamrock FoodsSysco Food ServiceTaco BellU.S. Foodservice

3PLS & COLDSTORAGE PROVIDERSAmeriCold LogisticsAtlas Cold StorageBNSF RailwayC.H. RobinsonCloverleaf Cold StorageC.R. EnglandCSX TransportationDOT FoodsDHL Global ForwardingFedExHanson LogisticsHenningson Cold StorageInterstate WarehousingKane Is AbleLandstar Global LogisticsMillard Refrigerated ServiceNorfolk SouthernODW LogisticsOHLPenske LogisticsPreferred Freezer ServicesRuan TransportationRyder System Inc.Schneider LogisticsU.S. Cold StorageWeber Logistics

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Target by Business & Industry

Subscriber Snapshot

FoodLogistics.com, redesigned in 2014 for a radically new experience in the B2B world, boosts audience engagement with its innovative responsive design. There’s no better place to meet your advertising goals than FoodLogistics.com.

RESPONSIVE DESIGNContent and ads automatically adjust to each user’s device — no special apps needed.

DYNAMIC PAGE LOADSRelated content is continually delivered as the user scrolls.

TARGETED, IN-VIEW ADVERTISINGReach your specific audience based on our content-specific channels. Pay only when users see your ad. Your ad is integrated with editorial content, not relegated to the left or right column. Includes “first-view” banner ads.

ONLINE DISPLAY & NATIVE ADS Banner display ads grab attention with their high-visibility and branding, while native ads are designed to integrate in the editorial space as “sponsored” content.

BUYER’S GUIDE SPONSORSHIPOur Buyer’s Guide is the one-stop shop that allows end-users easy access to information for purchasing logistics products and researching technology solutions and services for the food and beverage supply chain. Choose a sponsorship package to assure your ad appears in search results within your Buyer’s Guide category.

FOODLOGISTICS.COM

CHANNELS: WAREHOUSING | TRANSPORTATION | SOFTWARE & TECHNOLOGY | SAFETY & SECURITY | COLD CHAIN | THIRD-PARTY LOGISTICS | SUSTAINABILITY

ONLINE DISPLAY & NATIVE ADS

143% increase in mobile + tablet sessions Google Analytics January 2015 compared with January 2014

2.43 pages per sessionGoogle Analytics January 2015 compared with January 2014

4:06 minutes average session durationGoogle Analytics January 2015 compared with January 2014

>> Click the play button for a demo showing how the site works, ad positions and digital specs.

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Native Ad 300 x 250

CONTENT MARKETING

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FoodLogistics.com

Email Sells

Video & Tablet Apps

Digital Ad Specs & Rates

600 x 100

280 x 157

EMAIL BLASTSSponsored exclusively by YOU, e-blasts feature your content and branding. Use an e-blast to drive leads, generate traffic to your website, share a white paper or case study, and build brand awareness.

E-NEWSLETTER SPONSORSHIPSEach day, Food Logistics delivers to our dedicated subscribers an email newsletter with news from across the global food supply chain. Include your marketing message in a display ad or text ad.

E-PRODUCT OR E-VIDEO SHOWCASE Send your product or service promotion directly to the inbox of industry decision makers with an E-Product Showcase blast. Kick it up a notch by adding video and really grab attention and generate response!

EMAIL SELLS REACH YOUR CUSTOMERS WITH E-NEWSLETTERS AND TARGETED E-BLAST PROGRAMS.

600 x 100

300 x 250

280 x 157

Your Logo

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CONTENT MARKETING

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Email Sells

Video & Tablet Apps

Digital Ad Specs & Rates

VIDEO & TABLET APPSBRING YOUR BRAND TO LIFE! INCREASE CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT BY ADDING VIDEO AND APP PRODUCTS TO YOUR MARKETING PLAN!

CREATE YOUR APP

-CONTACT US TODAY!

PITCH KITCHEN − GIVE READERS YOUR “ELEVATOR PITCH!”

Food Logistics’ readers are hungry for hot products and information, but they want it fast. Offer your 60-second message in a quick, casual video format that’s easy to digest.

VIDEO CHANNELOwn your own video channel on FoodLogistics.com to promote products, highlight product features or provide educational videos.

CUSTOM VIDEO PRODUCTIONOur production team can create a state-of-the-art video that brings your message to life. Contact us to discuss your shoot!

CUSTOM APPS

Mobilize your company’s assets with on-demand product information for your clients and potential clients who are on the go. Let us help you create your company’s own app for smartphone and tablet users. Call for details and pricing.

Pitch Kitchen

Your Photo

CONTENT MARKETING

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Email Sells

Video & Tablet Apps

Digital Ad Specs & Rates

DIGITAL AD SPECS & RATES

COMMISSIONED SPECIAL REPORT Request proposal

CUSTOM MOBILE APP Request proposal

SOCIAL MEDIA CUSTOM PROGRAM Request proposal

PAY PER LEAD Request proposal

CUSTOM E-PUBLICATION Request proposal

WEBSITE ADVERTISING Per Month

970 x 250 Billboard - Includes a 970 x 90, 728 x 90 and 300 x 50, which allows ads to be delivered responsively on mobile devices

$1,980

970 x 90 Super Leaderboard - Includes a 728 x 90 and 300 x 50, which allows ads to be delivered responsively on mobile devices

$1,720

300 x 250 Medium Rectangle $1,380

300 x 600 Half Page $1,700

Page Peel (75 x 75 / 500 x 500), Wallpaper (1658 x 1058), Welcome Ad (550 x 480), Take-Over - Rich media

$2,230

300 x 250 Sponsored Native Ad Request Proposal

WEBSITE CHANNEL SPONSORSHIP (MONTHLY PER CHANNEL, 3 MONTH MIN.)

Rates/Month

With Weekly E-Newsletter $3,650 $2,750

Without Weekly E-Newsletter $2,650 $1,750

E-NEWSLETTER SPONSORSHIPSTop Leaderboard - 600 x100 $1,700 1x/week

for one month

Top Medium Rectangle - 300 x 250 $1,400 1x/week for one month

Bottom Leaderboard - 600 x 100 $1,2000 1x/week for one month

Text Ad - logo, title and 100-character description

$700 per insertion

Jumbo Text Ad - logo, title and 300-character description

$1,200 per insertion

BUYERS GUIDE Per Year

Tier One $4,800

Tier Two $1,200

PODCASTS Per Podcast

$3,500

WEB SEMINARS Per Event

Custom Web Seminars $12,000

Educational Web Seminar Series $5,000 per sponsor

VIDEO Per Month

Pitch Kitchen (60-second “elevator pitch” format)

$300

Video Network $700

Customized Video Request Proposal

E-BLAST Per Deployment

$2,900

CUSTOM SURVEYS Per Survey

Client provides questions, Food Logistics deploys to ourreaders (via eblast and eNewsletter ads)

Request Proposal

We accept ads in .GIF, .JPEG and Rich Media formats. Other formats must be tested and approved on a case-by-case basis. Expandable options are available on Leaderboard and Medium Rectangle.ALL RATES ARE NET. AUDIENCE

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Email Sells

Video & Tablet Apps

Digital Ad Specs & Rates

Food Logistics offers you extensive reach into food and beverage logistics professionals. Your message reaches corporate-level executives at food warehouses and distribution centers, as well as vice presidents, directors and managers. And because Food Logistics delivers a unique editorial mix of strategy and hands-on practice, it appeals to the entire management team.

CONSIDER ONE OF OUR MANY PRINT OPTIONS: f Cover treatments: Wrap, belly band, false cover, gatefold, barn door, corner snipe, sticky note

f Custom publication: Establish your company as a thought-leader

f Insert

f Polybag your print piece with our magazine

f Special supplement

f Advertorial

f Regional distribution

f Article reprints

EDITORIAL TEAM

PRINT ESSENTIAL TO THE MIX

Lara L. Sowinski, Editor-in-Chief Sowinski has written extensively on globalization and foreign trade, covering the business and commercial aspects, as well as the social and cultural implications. Her foreign trade background is well rounded with prior positions at Fritz Companies (acquired by UPS in 2001) and Sony Corporation of America. In 2011, Sowinski was the first recipient of the Transportation Marketing & Sales Association’s Russell Award for Editorial Excellence, which recognizes editorial excellence for journalistic coverage of the transportation and logistics industry.

Elliot Maras, Managing Editor Maras brings 20 years of experience in food trade media and has served as a speaker at food industry conventions. He also served as a board member of the International Foodservice Editorial Council.

Eric Sacharski, Assistant Editor Sacharski has over 15 years of writing and editing experience and worked in the farming and manufacturing industries prior to joining the Food Logistics editorial team. His knowledge of the global supply chain continues to expand and he is always looking for new ways to deliver the critical information to the food and beverage sector using the many resources in our expanding digital portfolio.

Food Logistics publishes each issue in print and electronically using e-Book, an exact replica of the printed magazine

DIGITAL EDITION ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE AT FOODLOGISTICS.COM

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PRINT

Essential to the Mix

Editorial Calendar

Print Ad Specs & Rates

PRELIMINARY EDITORIAL CALENDAR: Dates and topics are subject to change without notice. + Based on 2014 distribution; subject to change.

2015 EDITORIAL CALENDAR

CALENDAR

JANUARY/FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER

Ad close 01-20-2015 02-24-2015 03-13-2015 04-14-2015 05-21-2015 06-11-2015 07-14-2015 08-17-2015 09-14-2015 11-11-2015

Materials due 01-28-2015 03-04-2015 03-23-2015 04-22-2015 06-01-2015 06-19-2015 07-22-2015 08-25-2015 09-22-2015 11-19-2015

FEATURES

Warehouse Automation

Fleet Managers'

2015 Forecast

Food Imports & Exports

Latest Trends in Tracking and

Tracing

SPECIAL EDITION:

The FSMA: Responding to a New Regulatory

Landscape

Seaports & Ocean Carriers

The Next Frontier in

Sustainability

SPECIAL EDITION:

Software & Technology

Tools in the Food Supply Chain

Food Safety

The Impact of Omni-Channel

Food Chain Risks & Rewards

Focus on Foodservice Cargo Theft & Security

The Future of Food Logistics

3PL / REFRIGERATED

LOGISTICS

Reverse Logistics

Getting the Most From Your

3PL

Perishable Logistics

High-end & Specialty Logistics

Frozen Food Logistics

Foodservice Trends

Cold Chain Strategies

Wine & Spirits Logistics

SPECIAL ANNUAL REPORT

SECTOR REPORT: WAREHOUSING Lift trucks Labor

management

Pallets, packages &

totes

Energy efficiency

Robotics & AGVs

Dock equipment

Racking systems RFID

SECTOR REPORT: TRANSPORTATION

Regulation update

Airports & air carriers Rail Alternative fuel

vehiclesReefer trailers & containers

Urban delivery vehicles

Bulk & liquid bulk

Fuel efficient fleets

SECTOR REPORT: SOFTWARE & TECH WMS Telematics ERP Hottest apps Dealing with

Big Data SCM TMS The Internet of Things (IoT)

SECTOR REPORT: ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENTUS Midwest US Southwest US Pacific

Northwest Europe, Africa US Southeast US East Coast US Gulf Coast The Americas

BONUS DISTRIBUTION+

WTG American Packaging Summit

ProMat

IWLA

WTG American Food Technology

& Innovation Forum

IARW Global Cold Chain

Alliance Conference

RFID Journal LIVE

WERC Annual Conference

The Logistics & Supply Chain Forum (Spring)

United Fresh

FMI Connect

GSI Connect 2015

Cargo Week America

CSCMP

IFDA

Transporting Logistics -

Brazil

IFDA

IQPC

The Logistics & Supply Chain

Forum (Fall)

WTG Food Manufacturing & Safety Forum

Modex

2016 GMA/FMI

AFFI-CON (Frozen Food)

FL EDUCATIONAL WEBINAR

WHSE AUTOMATION 3PLs

PORTS & OCEAN

CARRIERS COLD CHAIN SOFTWARE

& TECH

HOTTEST FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS

IN 2015

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2015 TOP

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Print Ad Specs & Rates

HOW TO CREATE AND SEND YOUR FILES:PREFERRED FILE FORMAT: PDF X/1A

Ads should be created to correct ad size dimensions, including bleed. Choose “PDF X/1a” or “Press Quality” in your job options when creating high resolution PDF’s. The original files that you are making the PDF from should also be high resolution.

EMAIL – File(s) must not exceed 10 MB in size:Cindy Rusch, Media Production Rep crusch@ACBusinessMedia.com; 800.538.5544 x1240

FTP – If file(s) are larger than 10 MB, follow these steps: Go to: https://www.hightail.com/u/acbm

Drag and drop file(s) to upload.

In the subject field, please include magazine or brand, issue date, other identifying information.

Click “Send.”

MAIL – AC Business Media, 201 N. Main Street, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538, Attn: Cindy Rusch

AC Business Media will not be held responsible, nor issue any make-goods, for electronic ads that do not follow these guidelines.

TERMS

MAKE YOUR PRINT ADVERTISING STAND OUT BY UTILIZING ONE OR MORE PREMIUM, HIGH IMPACT OPTIONS:Inserts | Posters | Belly Band | Fold-out Tabs | French Door Cover BRC Cards | Gatefold Cover | Stickers

TERMS & CONDITIONSProduction charges may be billed at a rate of $85 per hour if applicable. Interest will be charged if an invoice is not paid within 30 days. The rates are only guaranteed for the frequency herein. Changes and cancellations must be made in writing. No cancellations permitted after closing date. Contract frequencies not met may receive a short rate. AC Business Media is not responsible for either the content or the opinions expressed within paid advertisements, or for any errors they may contain. Publisher reserves the right to reject any advertisement deemed unsuitable for publication. Recognized advertising agencies are allowed 15% of gross billing, provided account is paid in full within 30 days.

SPECS

Publication trim size .................... 7 7/8” w x 10 3/4” hFull page bleed size .................................. 8” w x 11” hFull page no bleed .................................... 7” w x 10” hFull page spread no bleed ....................... 15” w x 10” hFull page spread bleed size .................... 16” w x 11” h2/3 page no bleed ...................4 5/8” w x 9 3/4” h2/3 page with bleed ....................5 1/4” w x 11” h1/2 page spread no bleed ......................... 15” w x 5” h1/2 page spread w/bleed ....................16” w x 5 1/2” h1/2 page island no bleed ............... 4 5/8” w x 7 1/2” h1/2 page island w/bleed ................ 5 1/8” w x 8 1/8” h1/2 page horizontal no bleed ................7” w x 4 7/8” h1/2 page horizontal w/bleed .................8” w x 5 1/2” h1/2 page vertical no bleed ............. 3 3/8” w x 9 3/4” h1/2 page vertical w/bleed ...................3 7/8” w x 11” h1/3 page square ............................. 4 1/2” w x 4 7/8” h1/3 page horizontal ...............................7” w x 3 1/4” h1/3 page vertical w/bleed ...................2 3/4” w x 11” h1/3 page vertical no bleed ............. 2 1/8” w x 9 3/4” h1/4 page square ............................. 3 3/8” w x 4 7/8” h1/4 page horizontal ...............................7” w x 2 1/4” h

KEEP LIVE MATTER 3/8" AWAY FROM FINAL TRIM AND 1/2" FROM BLEED SIZE. CRITICAL MATERIAL SHOULD NOT RUN INTO GUTTER.

FULL PAGE BLEED

8” x 11”

FULL PAGENON-BLEED

7” x 10”

2/3 PAGE 4 5/8” x 9 3/4”

with bleed:5 1/4” x 11”

1/3 PAGE VERTICAL2 1/8” x 9 3/4”with bleed:2 3/4” x 11”

1/3 SQUARE4 1/2” x 4 7/8”

1/4 PAGE

1/4SQUARE3 3/8”

x 4 7/8”

1/4 PAGE HORIZ. 7” x 2 1/4”

1/2 PAGE HORIZONTAL 7” x 4 7/8”

1/2 PAGE HORIZONTAL BLEED

8” x 5 1/2”

1/3 PAGE HORIZ.

7” x 3 1/4”

1/2 PAGE ISLAND

4 5/8” x 7.5”

with bleed:5 1/8” x 8 1/8”

1/2 PAGE ISLAND

Ad Size 1X 3X 6X 8X 10XFull Page 5,262 5,052 4,848 4,412 4,0382-Pg Spread 8,517 8,276 7,839 7,347 6,7242/3 Page 4,212 4,041 3,878 3,534 3,2331/2-Page Spread 5,457 5,239 5,024 4,593 4,2031/2 Page Island 3,348 3,083 2,944 2,810 2,5711/2 Page 3,065 2,796 2,573 2,318 2,2141/3 Page 2,680 2,577 2,467 2,253 2,0611/4 Page 2,298 2,202 2,108 1,927 1,764

Premium PositionsBack Cover 6,581 6,316 6,061 5,512 5,045Ins Front Cover 6,316 6,066 5,819 5,295 4,845Ins Back Cover 5,791 5,559 5,331 4,854 4,441

AD RATES

FOUR-COLOR PRINT AD RATES (NET) - INCLUDES PRINT & ELECTRONIC VERSION Value-Added—Includes two months Sponsored Research lead generation program for each ad placed

PRE-PAYMENT MAILING ADDRESS:AC Business Media Inc.201 N. Main StreetFort Atkinson, WI 53538

All rates listed are net rates per insertion per publication. All marketplace classified Advertising is pre-paid prior to closing. Mastercard, Visa, Discover Card and American Express.

2015 MARKETPLACE CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATESAd In Food Logistics Magazine 1x 3x 6x 8x 10x Duplicate On Website

1 Column Inch 3.125”w x 1”d 255 230 215 200 185 45

1/8th 3.125”w x 2.25”d 430 380 355 330 300 65

1/4th 3.125”w x 4.75”d 710 650 600 550 490 85

1/2 Journal 6.375”w x 4.75”d 1,160 1,050 975 885 785 105

Full Journal 6.375”w x 10”d 1,790 1,675 1,535 1,415 1,210 125

FREE COLOR TO ALL 8X MARKETPLACE ADVERTISERS■ Ad highlighted in a Post-issue Marketplace Showcase eBlast as value added■ Ad duplication on the website: Appear on the classifieds page & include a free link to your website and/or eMail address

PRINT AD SPECS & RATES AUDIENCE

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LEAD GENERATION &THOUGHT LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIESCOMMISSIONED SPECIAL REPORTDrive brand awareness and lead generation with a single-topic, single-sponsored report delivered to your select audience. Our editorial team will develop the content to pair with your marketing message.

CUSTOM: CONTENT, DIRECT MAIL, NEWSLETTER, PUBLICATION, E-BOOK, MOBILE APP Need custom content and design? How about distribution to the right audience? We can write, design, print and distribute your custom publication … and create a digital version to email to our database and yours. Partner with our editorial team, design staff and database experts.

CUSTOM SURVEYFind out more about your customers or potential customers with a targeted research survey. We can assist with development of the survey tool, then deploy your survey to our subscriber database via eblast and e-newsletter ads. Real-time reporting is included in the survey offering.

CUSTOM WEB SEMINARS Our editorial and marketing teams work with you to determine the best way to build the appropriate content for your specific web seminar topic and discuss how to generate audience appeal among our subscribers. Web seminar sponsorships include the following:

f Custom promotional emails

f E-newsletter promotions

f Streaming PowerPoint presentations for the event (video

and product demonstration capabilities are available as enhancements)

f One-year archiving of the event on our site for additional on-demand viewing

f Print promotional advertising and a detailed interactive demographic report and contact information of each web seminar registrant, including responses to polling questions and live Q&A

EDUCATIONAL WEB SEMINAR SERIES A less-expensive alternative to Custom Web Seminars, our Educational Web Seminar Series feature our editors as hosts, focusing on a single, high-interest topic. You can be one of several sponsors with benefits that include all of the components of our Custom Web Seminars, including an interactive demographic report and contact information of registrants.

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PAY-PER-LEAD PROGRAM Pay for leads based on your criteria and take the risk out of your media buy.

PODCASTSLeverage this news/talk radio concept and the Internet’s delivery capabilities to increase your marketing reach and visibility while building your lead database.

SOCIAL MEDIA CUSTOM PROGRAMOur editors actively engage with their audiences through multiple social media platforms. Ask about programs to launch your product through our social networks.

SPONSORED RESEARCH LEAD GENERATION PROGRAM Exclusive for print advertisers, this gated-content program generates leads by integrating website, email and print exposure for your white papers, case studies and industry research.

Web seminar

Sponsored Research

CONTENT MARKETING

CONTENT MARKETING

CONTENT MARKETING

CONTENT MARKETING

Your Logo

Your Logo

Presenter's Name, TitleCompany Name

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RESULTS DELIVERED EMAIL REPORTSThird-party email reports display the number of emails delivered, opened and clicked, as well as open and click rates and other deployment details. Delivery by domain also is available.

Heat maps provide a pictorial representation of the links readers clicked to help you fine-tune your design and messaging. Demographic breakdown details email recipients’ business categories, business sizes and job titles.

EMAIL HEAT MAPSSee which hyperlinks recipients clicked and use the information to improve your message and email design.

TOTAL AUDIENCE PROFILE REPORTReview print and newsletter audience demographics and website user statistics, including visits, unique visitors, pageviews and average time on site.

LEAD REPORT – PRINT, DIGITAL, ONLINEThroughout the year, we send you leads from the Buyer's Guide, webinars you sponsor, sponsored research, and other programs that require registration. While you receive the leads immediately via email, we also can provide a summary lead report.

CUSTOM REPORTS AVAILABLEWe can create custom advertising reports based on your advertising program.

Deployment report

Total Audience Profile Report

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CONTACT US TODAY TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR PRINT AND DIGITAL MARKETING OPPORTUNITIESSALES JOLENE GULLEY, Publisher | 480-413-0354 | jgulley@ACBusinessMedia.com

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