Benefits of Membership
Below are some of the benefits of joining Connections:
promoting your business
CONNECTIONS DISPLAY ADVERTISING OPTIONS & RATES
NEWSLETTER ADVERTISING
(Published bi-monthly, mailed to members and
prospective members.)
| Inside ads: (business card size: 3.5" x 2") |
cost:
$40/issue ($105/3 issues) business card size (must be horizontal) |
| Outside Cover ad: (2.25" x 5") | cost: $50/issue vertical
orientation (ideal for event promotion) |
DIRECTORY ADVERTISING
(Now published once a year in August, regularly used by membership)
| Inside cover: | cost: $150 |
| Full page: | cost: $125 |
| 1/2 page | cost: $75 |
| 1/4 page | cost: $45 |
WEBSITE ADVERTISING
Connections website has been renovated to improve usability and better inform members
and non-members of Connections activities. All promotion directs the public to this website.
Advertising in this medium is the most cost-effective way to promote your business with Connections.
There are three web advertising options:
Member Spotlight–Home Page
Let your business be the first thing visitors see on the Connections home page.
- This spot rotates with up to three ads.
- Delivery requirements are jpeg or gif at 248 x 300 pixels (must be 248 wide, depth can vary up to 300)
- cost: $40/month
Web Banner–Top of All Pages
Four advertising spaces rotate throughout the site. Ad banners can be animated or static.
- Delivery requirements are jpeg or gif at 450 x 100 pixels
- cost: $30/month
Member Profile–Membership Page
With ad exclusivity on the most sought after page, this Member Profile allows you to share your photo and
approximately 125 words of text with website visitors.
cost: $30/month
Advertising Due Dates are one month prior to any publication date.
AD DESIGN REQUIREMENTS:
Connections reserves the right to review and edit ads
with
customer approval. Print Ads must be submitted
electronically
as a high resolution 300 dpi jpeg,
eps, or tiff files and must fit
the dimensions supplied
above. Web Ads should be submitted as
a 72 dpi jpeg
or gif at the pixel dimensions listed above.
For
questions, or to reserve space, please contact Connections
Communication Director listed on the Contact Us
page of this website.
For payment, checks preferred with reference to
your ad in the notes fields. Checks should be made
out to Connections and mailed to
PO Box 11507, Santa
Rosa, CA 95606.
SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES
Speaking at a meeting is a benefit extended to members in good standing with regular attendance. After attending four meetings in a particular chapter, you are eligible to speak at that chapter's meeting(s). Your presentation is not to be an advertisement about you, your work or your product. Rather, it should focus on information that is beneficial to women in business. To find out more about this member benefit, please contact the following Speaker Coordinators: Santa Rosa - Jamie Spooner, (707) 823-2024; Marin - Andrea Deveaux at (415) 786-6209.
