Purchase a banner ad and/or a newsletter ad in SoftGuide

SoftGuide software guide and IT service provider guide:
In our market overviews for commercial software solutions and IT services you will find detailed information about internal software, business software, industry solutions, industry software, commercial off-the-shelf and system software as well as technical-scientific software, all with manufacturer information and supply sources. For hundreds of our software solutions we offer you a direct download option for free demo versions, user reports, or other information. In our IT service provider guide you will find a market overview of EDP service providers and software developers in the German-speaking market.
Customer and user potential:
Each month hundreds of thousands of freelancers, small business, large corporations, and government agencies, as well as computing consultants and the trade press, use the SoftGuide software guide as an up-to-date information source in the areas of software and IT. This makes SoftGuide the leading online platform for commercial software solutions and IT services in the entire German language market--over 90% of those seeking information belong to B2B target groups.
Placement:
Your banner ad will always appear at the top right of the heading area in the category overview.

Example: Merchandise Management category

Exceptions: The SoftGuide homepage, pages with business entries, and the program description pages of software guide entries remain free of ads.
Exclusivity:

In general, SoftGuide displays only one banner ad per page visit. In the case of a targeted category booking (e.g., B2.05 Merchandise Management) the first reserved ad is exclusive,meaning that no other business can purchase a banner ad for the same category.

You will always have access to the results of your ad campaign online (number of views, number of mouse clicks, daily statistics, and category statistics).

Formats:

Graphics can be in .jpg or .gif format, 468x60 pixels (maximum size 80 KB) or, for the XXL Banner, 728x90 pixels (special format).

You will always have access to the results of your ad campaign online (number of views, number of mouse clicks, daily statistics, and category statistics).

Prices:
Banner type:
Net price
(as of Jan 2008)
""General Rotation"": exclusive placement on all SoftGuide pages (in the software guide and the IT service provider guide) that allow for banner ads; the rotation is shared by all banner ad subscribers
€ 35 per thousand
page views
Targeted booking in one category in the SoftGuide software guide (e.g., A1.01, B2.02, C3.03, etc.)--includes exclusive placement on your chosen category overview page
€ 60 per month per category
Targeted booking in one category in the SoftGuide IT service provider guide (e.g., A1.01, B2.02, C3.03, etc.)--includes exclusive placement on your chosen category overview page
€ 35 per month per category


The above prices double with the purchase of the XXL banner format (728x90 pixels) or the 336x280 pixel format.

Vendors who are listed in SoftGuide receive a discount of €10 on the total bill.

You can find an updated overview of the currently available categories in the SoftGuide software guide at any time here!
Available categories in the IT service provider guide are listed here!

The minimum contract price for a "General Rotation" is € 250 + tax. For a category booking there is a minimum contract period of three months.

For bookings completed through an advertising agency we grant a discount of 15%. Applicable sales tax is added to all quoted prices.

Contact:
You can speak with our Distribution, available on weekdays from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm at +49 (0)5363-8094-0 or via email.

Please send us an email with your desired booking area (category) or with the desired newsletter edition so that we can promptly send you an official offer.

We look forward to hearing from you!

SoftGuide - your software guide and IT service provider guide online
Distribution


Contact for banner set-up and exclusive endorsements:
Jacqueline Feind
Phone: +49 (0)5363-8094-15
E-Mail: jacqueline.feind@softguide.de

Central office: SoftGuide GmbH & Co. KG, Am Gänsekamp 10, D 38446 Wolfsburg, Germany
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