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• SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
  • Live Event Coverage Sponsorship
  • Custom Micro-site
    Sponsored Feature
  • Banner Rates
  • Inside Gamasutra E-mail Newsletter Sponsorship
  • Additional Newsletter Sponsorships
  • Netseminars
  • GDCTV
  • Other Available Gamasutra Sponsorships
  • Contractor Enhancements
  • Education Opportunites
  •  Recruitment Opportunities
• BANNER SPECIFICATIONS
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  To download a pdf of sponsorship opportunities on Gamasutra.com, click here.

Custom Micro-site

The Gamasutra editorial team will work directly with the sponsor to identify a particular theme or process which will become the focus of the custom resource guide. Gamasutra’s editorial team will then commission 4-5 custom features to appear on Gamasutra.com covering this featured theme. This focused content will be disseminated on Gamasutra.com in a microsite environment with Gamasutra homepage visibility for one month. It will then live in Gamasutra’s archive indefinitely.

Custom Micro-site $8,995 (Exclusive):

Please note, the editorial team requires a lead time of 6 weeks to acquire appropriate content for the Resource Guide.

Click here to view sample homepage listing.

Click here to view sample Custom Micro-site.

 

Sponsored Feature

This focused content will be disseminated on Gamasutra.com in a microsite environment with Gamasutra homepage visibility for one month. It will then live in Gamasutra’s archive indefinitely.

Sponsored Feature $4,000 (Exclusive):

• Sponsored feature feature within the standard Gamasutra features and accessible through the Gamasutra homepage.
• A sponsor logo within the sponsored feature box (live for one week on the homepage, then accessible in the archives indefinitely)
• 50,000 468x60 run of site banner impressions

Click here to view sample homepage listing.

Click here to view sample Sponsored Feature.

Gamasutra Banner Rates

	NET CPM (IMPRESSIONS)
	LOCATION	0-75K	75-150K	150K+
Skyscraper (120x600)	Homepage	49	45	41
Superbanner (300x250)	Homepage	49	45	41
468x60	Run of site	25	23	21
120x60	Run of site	18	16	14

Inside Gamasutra E-mail Newsletter Sponsorship

Inside Gamasutra is a direct request, opt-in email newsletter that reaches over 91,000 subscribers each week. GamaDaily reaches over 19,500 game industry professionals 5 times a week (which represents a total of 97,500 impressions per week). Sponsorship includes a 75-word text insertion plus logo and link to URL of sponsors' choice in both e-mails.

	Top position	Middle position
One Inside Gamasutra & a week of GamaDaily Email Sponsorship	$3,750 net	$2,750 net
Two Inside Gamasutra & two weeks of GamaDaily Email Sponsorships	$5,995 net	$4,995 net

Additional Newsletter Sponsorships

Gamasutra.com recently launched several newsletters to address segments of the game development market that are either emerging or experiencing accelerated interest.

Gamasutra Career Newsletter: For the active job hunter, the Gamasutra Career Newsletter provides detailed listings of all of the jobs posted on Gamasutra.com and contracting opportunities for the previous week. Delivered weekly to over 18,900 subscribers.

Serious Games Source: The Serious Games Source is a focused bulletin featuring all of Gamasutra.com's coverage of the Serious Games market including industry and product news, tools and game development. Delivered monthly to over 20,000 subscribers.

IndieGames.com: The IndieGames.com e-newsletter is a focused bulletin featuring all of Gamasutra.com's coverage of the Independent and Casual Games market including industry and product news, tools and game development. Delivered monthly to over 17,400 subscribers.

MobileGameNews.biz: The MobileGameNews.biz e-newsletter is a focused bulletin featuring all of Gamasutra.com's coverage of the Mobile and Wireless Games market including industry and product news, tools and game development. Delivered monthly to over 10,750 subscribers.

GameCareerGuide.com / Student Newsletter: The GameCareerGuide.com e-newsletter is a focused bulletin featuring all of GameCareerGuide.com's insightful features and news aimed directly at the next-generation of game creators. It is the perfect place for schools to advertise their latest programs, publishers to list their latest books and tools providers to reach out to their future users. The GameCareerGuide.com Newsletter is delivered 2x monthly to over 4,300 subscribers.

For further details and sponsorship information, please contact your account manager or complete this form.

Netseminars

CMP’s NetSeminar will implement a web seminar technology capable of reaching thousands of viewers using live or taped multimedia broadcasts with quality audio streaming, PowerPoint graphics, live text-based chat, polling, audience feedback and archiving.

Game development professionals from around the world turn to CMP Game Group publications, events and web sites for ideas and insight when creating the next generation of interactive entertainment. CMP will create a custom plan to market your event to our comprehensive list of professional game developers. Please contact your account manager for details.

Click here to view more information on Gamasutra webinars.

GDCTV

GDCTV brings “Best-in-Show” presentations and sponsored sessions live to the web, providing vendors an unparalleled opportunity to drive market awareness and gain access to potential sales leads. Through GDCTV.net and promotions on Gamasutra.com & Gdconf.com, the CMP Game Group provides visitors streamed multimedia content from events such as the Game Developers Conference and Serious Games Summit. This content, much like live conference sessions, is broken down into 1+ hour rich media products, each featuring high-quality video with synchronized animated presentation slides when available.

Thousands of registrants log on and come back time and again to view the same session. This viewer behavior enables the sponsor to gain repeat branding opportunities.

To learn more about GDCTV sponsorships, please click here.

Other Available Gamasutra sponsorships

Gamasutra.com offers additional opportunities such as sponsorship of the Game Development Gallery, custom surveys targeting Gamasutra’s members, contests and promotions, etc. Please contact your account manager to learn more.

 

Contractor Enhancements

Premium Banners on Contractor Homepage - $3,300
Duration: 3 months
Slot Positions: 3 positions available (two 125x300 mini skyscraper banners and 468x60 banner)
Package contents: exclusive contractor banners -fixed position on contractor homepage and all subsequent contractor pages.

Gold Package - $2,200
Duration: 12 months
Slot Positions: 1-10
Package contents: First 10 enhancements are located on the gama and contractor homepages, every time page is refreshed all 10 slots will rotate, 120x60 run of site banner 150,000 impressions. Includes basic enhancement — 120x60 static logo and text description on contractor homepage, 250x250 static logo on company details page, ability to upload work, top page priority enhancement in each category of expertise...etc

Silver Package - $1,750
Duration: 12 months
Slot Positions: 11-20
Package contents: includes basic enhancement + slots are rotated every time page is refreshed, 120x60 run of site banner, 120,000 impressions

Bronze - $1,200
Duration: 12 months
Slot Positions: 20+
Package contents: basic enhancement, slots are rotated every time page is refreshed

For information on Contractor Enhancements, please contact Jasmin Dave at 415.947.6226.

GameCareerGuide.com (Education)

The Game Career Guide website was founded by the CMP Game Group in August 2006 as the leading website specifically for students and educators in the game industry. The site has expanded from the already successful education coverage on sister website Gamasutra, is run as a complement to the Game Developer magazine's annual Game Career Guide issue, and now publishes daily news and twice-weekly feature coverage on the cutting edge of game industry education.

For more information on GameCareerGuide.com click here.

THE LEADING CAREER RESOURCE FOR THE GAME INDUSTRY

• An international audience of 350,000 registered members
• Hundreds of new job listings each month from top game companies
• A library of over 17,250 resumes from the industry’s top developers

Bulk Packages of Job Credits Available

A bulk posting account allows you to purchase multiple job credits at discounted rates and use them at your discretion over a 12 month period.

There is a 15% discount applied to purchases between 3-14 credits and greater discounts available for larger packages - any combination of credits can be used. You must use these credits within 12 months from the date of purchase - credits are saved to your JobConnect login.

To purchase 3-14 job credits and receive an instant 15% discount click this link. To purchase 15+ credits and to receive the discount it must be done offline. To contact a representative to talk about your needs click here.

Credits are good on all CMP Game Group sites with job postings including Gamasutra. For more information on Gamasutra's market leading reach into the game industry, please click here.

Job Posting Types:

	1-2	3-14	15-29	30-44	45+
Job Posting Type	Price	15% Off	22% Off	33% Off	Contact Us
Standard	$350	$297.50	$273	$234.50	Contact Us
Weekly Refresh Standard	$450	$382.50	$351	$301.50	Contact Us
Enhanced	$550	$467.5	$429	$368.50	Contact Us
Weekly Refresh Enhanced	$750	$637.50	$585	$502.50	Contact Us

 

Cross Site Posting Types:

Each of the above credit now has a related cross site posting type -- that allows you to post your position immeidate on another market segmented CMP Game Group site or other affiliated sites in our JobConnect network such as Gamasutra.com.

Cost for the cross sitepost is 1/2 or 50% in addition to the original post. To learn more about these opportunities you can request additional information here.

These postings are prepaid, and are to be used within 12 months following the signed insertion order. NO REFUNDS will be given on unused postings.

 

RESUME DATABASE SEARCH $1,750/month net (1-2 seats)

• Access a library of over 17,250 resumes from experienced professionals in the game industry.
• Gamasutra’s Resume Database participants have an average of 6 years experience

Bulk Rate Prices:
1 month	$1,750
3 months	$1,360 per month	15% discount
6 months	$1,200 per month	25% discount
1 year	$1,040 per month	35% discount

For information on discounted recruitment packages combining print and online campaigns, please contact Aaron Murawski: amurawski@cmp.com , 805-523-7841.

RECRUITMENT BANNERS

Choose between a variety of targeted banner locations to recruit top talent, including the Gamasutra Homepage, run-of-site, and the Job Board and Resume Database pages - giving you access to thousands of professional game developers while they are actively searching for job opportunities.

 

	NET (IMPRESSIONS)
Size	LOCATION	1 month 100K	2 months 210K	3 months 330K
Skyscraper (120x600)	Job Board/ Resume Page	3,500	6,650	9,450
Super Box (300x250)	Homepage	4,500	8,200	12,300
Skyscraper (468x60)	Homepage	4,500	8,200	12,300
Leaderboard (468x60)	Run of site	2,300	4,200	6,300

For rates on campaigns longer than 3 months, please contact Aaron Murawski, 805-523-7841.

EMAIL NEWSLETTER ADS

In addition to the Weekly Inside Gamasutra Newlsetter that reaches over 90,000 opt-in subscribers, Gamasutra.com has recently added a Career Newsletter targeting professionals in the industry who are actively seeking job opportunities.

Inside Gamasutra Weekly : contains the News, Features and job posts from the previous week on Gamasutra.com. It's delivered to over 90,000 opt-in subscriber’s every Thursday morning.  When sponsoring the Weekly Inside Gamasutra newsletter your advertisement also automatically is included in all 5 of the GamaDaily newsletters for that week, which goes to more than 16,500 opt-in subscribers (an additional 82,500 impressions).

Career Weekly : For the active job hunter, the Gamasutra Career Newsletter provides detailed listings of all of the jobs posted on Gamasutra.com, contracting opportunities and career features during the previous week on Gamasutra.

SPONSORSHIP INCLUDES: callout box containing a 75 word text description, company logo and link.

 

Newsletter Type	Top position	Middle position
One Weekly Inside Gamasutra & a week of GamaDaily Email Sponsorship	$3,750 net	$2,750 net
Two Weekly Inside Gamasutra & two weeks of GamaDaily Email Sponsorships    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Four Weekly Career Newsletter Sponsorships Eight Weekly Career Newsletter Sponsorships	$5,995 net - - - - - - - - - $2,500 net   $4,500 net	$4,995 net ------------- $2,000 net   $4,000 net

For rates on additional newsletters, please contact Aaron Murawski, 805-523-7841.                                                                                                                                                            

Banner Specifications

For pricing information and more, please contact your account manager. Tracking reports including impression levels and click-through rates for individual banners are available.

BANNER – 468X60

• Dimensions: 468x60
• File Size: 20K or less
• Loop Limit: 5 Loop Limit
• Formats: GIF, JPG, HTML, Flash
• Alt Text: Cannot exceed 70 Characters

SKYSCRAPER – 120X600

• Dimensions: 120x600
• File Size: 35K or less
• Loop Limit: 5 Loop Limit
• Formats: GIF, JPG, HTML, Flash
• Alt Text: Cannot exceed 70 Characters

THE BIG BOX – 300X250

• Dimensions: 300x250
• File Size: 45K or less
• Loop Limit: 5 Loop Limit
• Formats: GIF, JPG, HTML, Flash
• Alt Text: Cannot exceed 70 Characters

MINI RUN OF SITE BANNER – 120X60

• Dimensions: 120x60
• File Size: 12-15K or less
• Loop Limit: 5 Loop Limit
• Formats: GIF, JPG, HTML, Flash
• Alt Text: Cannot exceed 70 Characters

Creative Deadlines:

• GIF, JPEG, HTML – Two business days prior to start date.
• Flash – Five business days prior to start date.
• Linking URL must be submitted with creative.

HTML:

• HTML code cannot exceed 15K

Flash:

• Macromedia Flash version 5 or later
• Creative must be delivered as a .SWF file
• Must submit an image (JPG or GIF) to be served in case the user does not have flash installed. The Kbytes size for the static image should be the same as the Kbyte restriction for a normal image ad of the same size and shape.
• Target value must be set to target=_parent
• The frame rate for flash files may not exceed 18 frames per second. 12 frames per second is preferred.

Third Party Serving:

• Gamasutra Network allows third party rich media tags (IFRAME/ JavaScript/ATLAS) for the rotation of rich media, and requests standard third party tags (HREF, IMG SRC) for the use of GIF or JPG.

Image Rotation:

• Maximum of 3 creatives in rotation per campaign.

Rich Media:

• Rich Media accepted upon approval