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ABOUT Media Kit 1 For more information contact Associate Publisher, Erik Yates, P: 212.389.5530 E: [email protected] FAST COMPANY IS THE ONLY BUSINESS MEDIA BRAND THAT INSPIRES CHANGE. WITH CREATIVITY AT OUR CORE, AND VIBRANT STORYTELLING IN OUR DNA, WE DRIVE PROGRESS & INNOVATION WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY—AND PUSH THE WORLD FORWARD. 100 MOST CREATIVE PEOPLE IN BUSINESS ISSUE 196 FAST COMPANY HBO | TWITTER | PEPSICO | GOOGLE | BUZZFEED | MINECRAFT | INSTAGRAM | ETSY | PINTEREST | NIKE 100 Creative in People Business Most #8: AMY POEHLER How commerce and comedy keep her looking up JUNE 2015 ABOUT Media Kit 1

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A B O U TMedia Kit

1For more information contact Associate Publisher, Erik Yates, P: 212.389.5530 E: [email protected]

Fa st CoMpa n y is t he only b usines s Medi a br a nd t h at inspires Ch a nge. W i t h Cre at i v i t y at our Core, a nd v ibr a n t story t el l ing in our dn a , W e dri v e progres s & innovat ion W i t hin our CoMMuni t y—a nd p ush t he Worl d F or Wa rd.

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Media Kit

2For more information contact Associate Publisher, Erik Yates, P: 212.389.5530 E: [email protected]

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B U Z ZMedia Kit

ASME’s 2014 Magazine Of The Year

2014 Adweek Hot List Winner for Hottest Business Publication

2014 Adweek Hot List Reader’s Choice Winner for Hottest Magazineof the Year

51 Society of Publication Design Awards Including 2014 Gold Medal winner For Infographic and Tablet Cover Design

2015 Min Award for Best Overall Use of Video

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Diplo, DJ and Producer, December 2014/January 2015

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A U d i e n c e

Source: Omniture, 3 month avg. April-June 2015; Ipsos Affluent Survey 2014; Numbers represent brand totals (print + digital)

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G r A d U AT e d c O l l e G e +Comp: 86% | Index 125

TO p M A n A G e M e n TComp: 29% | Index 187

c - l e v e lComp: 29% | Index 187

Emily Segal, Co-founder, K-HOLE, June 2015

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Media Kit B r A n d c A l e n d A r

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A p r i l M Aypr intMost Innovative Companies

digital t heme Week2016 World Changing Ideas

eventFC Grill @SXSW

pr intMost Creative People

digital t heme WeekVirtual Reality

eventCannes Lions

pr intInnovation By Design

digital t heme WeekProductivity

eventChicago Ideas Week

digital t heme WeekUnited States of Design

pr intProductivity

digital t heme WeekPolitics

eventFC Innovation Festival

pr intFast Cities

digi tal t heme WeekFuture of Work

eventAdvertising Week NYC

digi tal t heme WeekGift Guide

digital t heme WeekSports

digi tal t heme WeekRe-Generation (or Longevity)

eventFC/LA Creativity Counter-Conference

pr intWorld Changing Ideas

digital t heme WeekFuture of TV

*Issue to be measured by GfK MRI Starch; Issue themes subject to change

Omar Little, John Oliver, Daenerys Targaryen and Al Swearengen, Iconic HBO Characters, May 2015

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p r i n T c l O s i n G d AT e s

February

March

April

May

June

July/August

September

October

November

Dec/Jan

regional/FraCtional Close

11/30/15

01/07/16

02/11/16

03/10/16

04/07/16

05/12/16

06/30/16

08/04/16

09/08/16

10/13/16

national Close/Materials due

12/07/15

01/14/16

02/18/16

03/17/16

04/14/16

05/19/16

07/07/16

08/11/16

09/15/16

10/20/16

on-sale date

01/19/16

02/23/16

03/29/16

04/26/16

05/24/16

06/28/16

08/16/16

09/20/16

10/25/16

11/29/16

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Jake Dyson and Sir James Dyson, Engineer and Founder, Dyson, October 2015

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p r i n T r AT e s

*All rates are gross. These rates and all advertising transactions are subject to Mansueto Ventures’ Advertising Terms and Conditions.

paid ratebase: 7 2 5 , 0 0 0 // Frequency: 1 0 i s s U e s

c u s t o m r e g i o n a l B u y s /c o p y s p l i t s

Pricing and regional options available upon request.

p r e m i u m c h a r g e s

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s p e c i a l t y U n i t s

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B i l l i n g i n f o r m a t i o n

Commission is 15% to agencies.

Production premiums are not commissionable or discountable.

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Four ColorPage

Spread

2/3 Page

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$217,000

$84,200

$63,900

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Covers2nd Cover

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$119,300

$135,600

Sophia Amoruso, Founder, Nasty Gal, April 2015

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d i G i TA l r AT e s

ROS

Homepage

Welcome Ad (FastCompany.com only)

Targeted Channel (Co.Create, Co.Design, Co.Exist, Co.Lead, Tech)

Geo Targeted

plaCeMents

Leaderboard

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Half Page

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Welcome Screen

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Bradford Shellhammer, Founder and CEO, Bezar, April 2015

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p r i n T s p e c s

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One SWOP-certified proof AND one ruled proof as a positioning guide

s a f e t y

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P r i n t i n g P r o c e s sWeb Offset

b i n d i n g m e t h o dPerfect Bound

L i n e s c r e e n133

m a x d e n s i t y4 color: 290%2 color: 190%

G u t t e r s a f e t y f o r s p r e a d s

Allow 1/4” on each side of gutter, 1/2” total gutter safety.

For ad spread units please supply 1/16” duplicated image on both sides of the centerline.

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d i G i TA l s p e c s

For All Digital Platforms

Newsletters: Static Jpg Leaderboard& Rectangle Unit Only

unit siZe

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Rectangle

Half Page

Edit Injection

Slideshow Interstitial

Welcome Ad

Pushdown

Portrait

riCh MediaaCCepted

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Y

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Y

3rd partyserved

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Y

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Creative File siZe

30K

30K

35K

40K

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40K

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looping

4 Loops Max

4 Loops Max

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pixel siZe

728x90

300x250

300x600

618x250

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600X600; 640X480

970x90

300x1050

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:15 Sec

Static / 5 Sec Max

:15 Sec

:15 Sec

:15 Sec

d i s p l a y A d r e q u i r e m e n t s

Lead time: 5 business days prior to QA

File Formats Accepted: .jpg, .gif, .swf, Javascript, most rich media

3rd-Party Ad Serving Accepted: Dart, Atlas, Pointroll, MediaMind, Mediaplex, EyeWonder

f l a s h A d r e q u i r e m e n t s

Back up image required: gif or jpg;30K max file size.

Must include clickTag tracking: On (release) {get URL (_level0.clickTag,”_blank”);}

Marques Brownlee, Tech Reviewer and YouTube Star, June 2015

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r i c h M e d i A s p e c s

For more information contact Group Director of Digital Media & Operations, Steven Suthiana, P: 212.389.5361 E: [email protected]

unit siZe

Rectangle

Half Page

Pushdown

Tower/ Portrait

Edit Insertion (fc.com)

File type

40K Max Initial Load 80K Max Secondary

40K Max Initial Load 80K Max Secondary

45K Max Initial Load 80K Max Secondary

N/A

45K Max Initial Load 80K Max Secondary

FraMes per seCond (Fp s)

24

24

24

24

24

Close box

Y

N

Y

N

N

pixel siZe

300x250

300x600

970x90

300x1050

618x250

expansion

600x250

N/A

970x415

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direCtion

Left Only

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Down Only

N/A

N/A

v i d e o r e q u i r e m e n t s Quicktime export with the following profile:

Extension: .mov; Codec: h.264

Bit-rate: 3000-5000kbits/sec (optimize for download)

Key frame: every 30 frames (or the sequence framerate— if 29.97 use 30)

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Video/Audio must have fill controls including pause and mute capabilities

r i c h M e d i a A d r e q u i r e m e n t s

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Lead Time: 5 business days prior to testing

Expansion: must be user initiated and close on mouse-off

Language/Call-to-action on all ads (ex. roll over to learn more)

Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne, Founders and Designers, Public School, June 2015

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f l i p B O A r d s p e c s

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Android Phone

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File Zone Specs

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July

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April

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M O B i l e s p e c s

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Oversized Interstitial (following every three features on homepage)

Files required

320x50

320x250

Max File siZe

40 KB

40 KB

File type

JPG or PNG

JPG or PNG

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i pA d s p e c s

For extensions contact Production Manager Jane Hazel ([email protected]) or Associate Production Manager Dave Powell ([email protected]).

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Hi-res product image (300dpi or more)

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November

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08/11/16

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10/20/16

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1. TOTAL AVERAGE PAID & VERIFIED CIRCULATION

2. PRICES

3. PAID & VERIFIED CIRCULATION BY ISSUE OF PRINT AND DIGITAL ISSUE

Average for the

Statement Period % Rate Base

Above (Below)

% Above (Below)

Paid & Verified Circulation: (See Par. 6)

SubscriptionsPaid

Print 689,346 86.9Digital Issue 26,452 3.3

Total Paid Subscriptions 715,798 90.2Verified

Print 8,252 1.1Total Verified Subscriptions 8,252 1.1

Total Paid & Verified Subscriptions 724,050 91.3Single Copy Sales

Print 30,681 3.9Digital Issue 38,523 4.8

Total Single Copy Sales 69,204 8.7

Total Paid & Verified Circulation 793,254 100.0 725,000 68,254 9.4

Suggested Average Price (2) Retail Prices (1) Net Gross (Optional)

Average Single Copy $5.99Subscription $23.95Average Subscription Price Annualized(10 issue frequency) $12.32Average Subscription Price per Copy $1.23

(1) For the Statement period(2) Represents subscriptions for the 12 months ended December 31, 2014.

Paid Subscriptions Verified Subscriptions Single Copy Sales

Issue PrintDigitalIssue

TotalPaid

Subscriptions Print

TotalVerified

Subscriptions

TotalPaid &Verified

Subscriptions PrintDigitalIssue

TotalSingle Copy

Sales

TotalPaid &Verified

CirculationPrint

TotalPaid &Verified

CirculationDigitalIssue

TotalPaid &Verified

Circulation

Feb. 696,857 29,019 725,876 8,263 8,263 734,139 30,706 38,945 69,651 735,826 67,964 803,790Mar. 691,958 26,902 718,860 8,261 8,261 727,121 39,300 39,518 78,818 739,519 66,420 805,939Apr. 685,577 25,955 711,532 8,246 8,246 719,778 29,100 39,279 68,379 722,923 65,234 788,157May 688,772 25,320 714,092 8,246 8,246 722,338 21,300 39,180 60,480 718,318 64,500 782,818June 683,561 25,064 708,625 8,246 8,246 716,871 33,000 35,694 68,694 724,807 60,758 785,565

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