PROFESSIONAL MERCHANT

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1 PROFESSIONAL BUILDERS MERCHANT 2014 FEATURES LIST The Number One business magazine for merchants, PBM provides practical, informative and engaging articles on the subjects that matter most to our merchant readers industry news and views, topical sales and management issues, marketing, merchandising and essential business information alongside the latest product innovations. As an independent voice in the sector, PBM s editorial will continue throughout 2014 to spearhead comment, change and development within the building materials distribution market. JANUARY KITCHENS & BATHROOMS TRANSPORT, HANDLING & STORAGE TOP 20 MERCHANT CHART: Showcasing the performance of the sector s largest merchant companies FEBRUARY BRICKS, BLOCKS & MASONRY ECOBUILD PREVIEW MARCH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DOORS, WINDOWS & SECURITY APRIL GARDENS & LANDSCAPING GREEN BUILDING & SUSTAINABILITY Incorporating Greenbuild Expo preview MAY TOOLS, FIXINGS & ADHESIVES BRICKS, BLOCKS & MASONRY PAINTS & WOODCARE Each Month: Monitor the trade s buying habits with the latest product and advertising news from Professional Builder and Professional Heating & Plumbing Installer magazines. Up-to-the-minute information and comment from manufacturers is provided in our Company Profile, Face to Face and Supplier s Soapbox features. PLUS a regular round-up of news stories, business trends and services, industry events and exhibitions in addition to marketing information, merchant profiles and special features. PAUL DAVIES, EDITOR pbm@hamerville.co.uk JUNE TIMBER ROOFING & INSULATION PLASTERS, PLASTERBOARDS & PARTITIONING NMBS CONFERENCE PREVIEW JULY/AUGUST INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRANSPORT, HANDLING & STORAGE SEPTEMBER GARDENS & LANDSCAPING TOOLS, FIXINGS & ADHESIVES BRICKS, BLOCKS & MASONRY OCTOBER GREEN BUILDING & SUSTAINABILITY DRAINAGE & GROUNDWORKS KITCHENS & BATHROOMS NOVEMBER REPAIR, MAINTENANCE & IMPROVEMENT IT & BUSINESS SERVICES DECEMBER TIMBER CRAIG JOWSEY, ADVERTISEMENT MANAGER craig@hamerville.co.uk Watford WD24 4YF EDITORIAL COPY DEADLINE: Two months prior to publication on the 1st of the month.

2 PBM ONLINE MEDIA INFORMATION Professional Builders Merchant is excited to announce the launch of our brand new website, a web portal for the leading and highest requested merchant magazine, PBM. The website has been specifically designed as an extension to support the magazine and vice versa. This product is the result of one year of synchronized hard work in studying and designing the concept. At our goal is to provide our visitors with a captivating interactive experience. The site provides merchant professionals with a source of breaking news, business trends and services, legislation updates, industry events, exhibitions, jobs, and special features. We will also regularly be monitoring the trade s buying habits with the latest product and advertising news from Professional Builder and Professional Heating & Plumbing Installer magazines. We will continually strive to add more information to update merchants with the latest happenings in the industry. The core online audience includes owners, directors, branch managers and counter staff managers within national, regional and independent merchants. The site will provide an excellent platform for manufacturers launching new products and promoting sales messages to the merchant sector. The links to our Twitter and Facebook pages provided on the website make it easy for visitors to retrieve the latest content and information offering more ways for merchants to follow PBM online. In addition to the site itself there is also a regular newsletter that is ed to more then 6,000 merchant contacts, highlighting the most up-to-date news in the merchant sector. In addition to the site s informative content, the design and interface are developed in a way so as to provide excellent user experience. Finally, the site s navigation has been designed to enable users to quickly source the information they require. We invite you to visit the new website: today. Craig Jowsey, Advertisement Manager, Professional Builders Merchant Online, craig@hamerville.co.uk

3 PBM ONLINE MECHANICAL DATA AND ADVERTISING RATES Please find herewith the sizes and specifications for the advertising opportunities on POSITION MECHANICAL DATA RATE MPU on Home page 300 x 250 pixels 650 pcm Double MPU (ROS) 300 x 500 pixels 750 pcm Footer Banner 468 x 60 pixels 350 pcm on Home page Large Footer banner (ROS) 728 x 90 pixels 450 pcm Leaderboard banner (ROS) 728 x 90 pixels 550 pcm Newsletter Banner 468 x 60 pixels 300 per Newsletter Animated Gif Max file size 40kb Newsletter Skyscraper 180 x 400 pixels 300 per Newsletter Animated Gif Max file size 40kb Newsletter Sponsorship Specs as per banner and skyscraper 500 Per Newsletter (Banner and Skyscraper) Recruitment Adverts N/A 250 per Vacancy Craig Jowsey, Advertisement Manager, Professional Builders Merchant Online, craig@hamerville.co.uk

4 EDITORIAL INFORMATION Offering a well-balanced blend of news, views, articles, special features, business information and product innovation, Professional Builders Merchant (PBM) provides comprehensive coverage of the key issues affecting all merchant organisations from the national chains to the smallest independent alike. PBM is an invaluable business information source for merchants providing an unbiased viewpoint on industry news, featuring market forecasts, analysis, merchandising and point of sale information. PBM is also uniquely placed to capitalise on the many thousands of trade enquiries drawn in by its sister publications Professional Builder and Professional Heating & Plumbing Installer, offering an instant insight into the buying habits of merchants key trade customers. Each month, we showcase the most popular products and news of the latest advertising campaigns appearing from suppliers all putting PBM s readers in prime position to benefit from stocking these in-demand items. In addition to the areas detailed on our Features List, every issue of PBM also includes stand-alone articles on the topics that matter most to our readers such as legislation, health and safety, security and other important management issues. Each month there is also an expert contribution from CSD Associates Ashley Evans on Merchandising and Display matters, explaining how merchants can maximise their sales. With articles written by experts in their respective fields, PBM s content is designed to help merchants keep abreast of the latest industry and management issues and ultimately to sell more. Produced firmly with the merchant in mind, PBM is the essential read for everyone involved in the supply of building materials. Paul Davies, Editor pbm@hamerville.co.uk

5 EDITORIAL SPECIFICATION Articles MUST be: Agreed in advance with the Editor. Generic and objective wherever possible. Between 550 (one page) and 1,000 words (two pages) in length. By-lined to a company director or equivalent. Exclusive in respect of all competitor titles. Written with the merchant as opposed to the builder/installer in mind. A good standard of photography (in terms of quality and relevance) is critical and basic product shots are to be avoided. A selection of three to four images or diagrams is preferable. Text should be supplied via (to pbm@hamerville.co.uk) in Word format. Photography must be ed in JPEG format at no less than 300 dpi and at least 6 x 6cm. Product pieces MUST be: Technical in content. Between 100 and 200 words in length. Accompanied by one digital colour image, supplied via (in JPEG format no less than 300 dpi at 6 x 6cm). Press releases need to include company contact name, address, telephone and details (for Readerlink enquiry purposes). The deadline for copy and images is approximately two months prior to the publication (cover date) of the appropriate issue. We reserve the right to omit articles and product pieces for any reason. Paul Davies, Editor pbm@hamerville.co.uk

6 ADVERTISEMENT RATES Space 1 insertion 6 insertions 11 insertions Double Page Spread 4,170 4,070 3,970 Full Page 2,270 2,120 2,070 Half Page 1,120 1,070 1,050 Quarter Page (standard) Quarter Page (vert/horz) TWO COLOUR AND MONO RATES AS ABOVE COVER RATES (COLOUR) Outside Back Cover Inside Front Cover Inside Back Cover 2,550 2,460 2,460 INSERTS: from 1,680 FREQUENCY: 11 times a year DELIVERY DATE: 1st week of the month COPY DATE: 4 weeks preceding publication date CANCELLATION: 6 weeks preceding publication FOR MECHANICAL DATA PLEASE TURN OVER Craig Jowsey, Advertisement Manager, craig@hamerville.co.uk

7 MECHANICAL DATA Please find herewith the sizes and specifications for Professional Builders Merchant Magazine Size Type Trim Bleed Double Page Spread 255 x 390mm 289 x 420mm 295 x 426mm Full Page 255 x 180mm 289 x 210mm 295 x 216mm Half Horizontal DPS 124 x 390mm 145 x 420mm 148 x 426mm Half Horizontal 124 x 180mm 145 x 210mm 148 x 216mm Half Vertical 255 x 88mm 289 x 103mm 295 x 106mm Quarter Page (standard) 124 x 88mm Quarter Vertical (strip) 255 x 45mm 298 x 50mm 295 x 53mm Quarter Horizontal (strip) 62 x 180mm 70 x 210mm 73 x 216mm 1/8 60 x 88mm Adverts should be either high resolution: 300 dpi PDFs, Jpegs or Tiffs Supply on or CD Colour proof required FOR ADVERTISEMENT RATES PLEASE TURN OVER PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT julie@hamerville.co.uk