The Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce offers member businesses affordable advertising rates in numerous publications. These options include:

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1 The Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce offers member businesses affordable advertising rates in numerous ublications. These otions include: The Business View - a monthly business magazine mailed to more than 20,000 business owners and managers in Mobile and Baldwin counties and ed to more than 8,000 addresses monthly; The Business View Weekly - a weekly sent to more than 8,000 addresses as a sulement to The Business View; Guide to Mobile - a quality of life ublication on Mobile. Covering details on business in our region as well as transortation, real estate, healthcare, education, arks & recreation and festivals & events to facts of interest, the Guide rovides timely information on the Mobile Bay community; and Website - the Chamber s website averages 10,000 age views a month. Take advantage of the many ways to advertise your business. To learn more about the benefits of advertising, contact MOBILE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - PO BOX MOBILE AL Udated November 2015

2 SPECIFICATIONS All Mobile Area Chamber rint ublications are designed using InDesign software. All ads must be submitted in digital format using Illustrator, PhotoSho or high resolution files (300 di or higher). Film is not acceted. Files must be CMYK and Macintosh comatible. Confirm the ad is ress ready and conforms to the requirements below. Ads that are not rint ready will not be acceted or will incur additional charges to reare for rint.* PDF files and all embedded grahics are to be 300 di. All colors are CMYK (4 lates) with no sot color and no RGB colors. All fonts must be embedded. For full-age bleed ads, be sure to extend grahics at least beyond the trim marks on all four sides. FILE TRANSFER Large files may be sent by CD to: Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce PO Box 2187 Mobile, AL (Please note ublication) Files smaller than 2 MBs may be ed to Carolyn Wilson at cwilson@mobilechamber.com. The Mobile Area Chamber can not accet faxed advertisements or files with grahics or hotos embedded, such as Microsoft Word or Microsoft PowerPoint. We reserve the right to censor, revise, change, alter or reject any advertisement that is not rovided according to secifications, based on editorial comment or is oliticallyoriented. The Chamber s liability for any error it might make in ublication of an advertisement (rint or electronic) is limited solely to a return of the consideration aid for the advertisement. Only Mobile Area Chamber members in good standing may advertise. Cancellations for ads must be received in writing at least 90 days rior to ublication date. The Mobile Area Chamber reserves the right to bill for reserved advertising sace if ad material is not received by the deadline and/or if a cancellation is received fewer than 90 days rior to ublication date. *Wise Design - designer for The Business View Price Schedule Ad Design Full Page $450 1/2 Page $285 1/4 Page $185 To learn more about the benefits of advertising, contact MOBILE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - PO BOX MOBILE AL

3 PUBLICATIONS DISTRIBUTION The Business View is distributed directly to more than 20,000 business in Mobile County. The Business View Weekly is distributed to more than 8,000 addresses each week to Mobile Area Chamber members and otential members. The Guide to Mobile is rovided to new members; rosects for comany relocation and/or new oerations in the Mobile area; and those requesting information when relocating to Mobile. The Mobile Area Chamber s website averages 300,000 unique clicks a month. Data about Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce members: More than 60 ercent of Chamber member comanies are small businesses comrised of 10 or less emloyees. 30 ercent of the member comanies have between 11 and 50 emloyees, and the other 10 ercent have emloyees ranging from 51 to more than 1,000. Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce member businesses reresent industries including automotive, construction, financial, tourism, insurance, real estate, manufacturing, rofessional, utilities, rinting/ublishing, media, restaurants, retailers, wholesalers, services and transortation. Professional comanies make u the largest ercentage of member businesses with more than 18 ercent. Service industry comanies reresent more than 13 ercent of member businesses, and those in the construction industry reresent aroximately 10 ercent. ATTENTION ADVERTISING AGENCIES: For inclusion in the ublication and to hold advertising sace, we require a signed coy of our contract and a valid credit card number. Insertion orders alone will not guarantee ad lacement. The Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce is a 501(c)6 and does not offer agency discounts on its ublications. Limitations: The Chamber s lacement reservations and conditions aly. Additionally, the Chamber reserves the right to reject or later cancel any ad (and to remove it from its rinted and electronic ublications, including the website) for any reason whatsoever, including but not limited to the fact that any artwork is not rovided according to secifications, or the ad is based on editorial comment, is olitically-oriented or is considered ornograhic or otherwise inaroriate by the Chamber or has a link to a site that contains such materials. Additionally, banners containing events, rograms or rojects that comete, directly or indirectly, with the Chamber s events, rograms or rojects, cannot be laced on the Chamber s rinted and electronic ublications (including the website). If a website banner ad has been aid for by a sonsor and is not included on the Chamber s website for the full one year term, THE CHAMBER S SOLE LIABILITY (AND THE SPONSOR S SOLE REMEDY) shall be a roortionate return of the amount aid by the sonsor for the banner for the eriod that it did not run. To learn more about the benefits of advertising, contact MOBILE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - PO BOX MOBILE AL

4 THE BUSINESS VIEW The Business View is a monthly business ublication roduced by the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce. The ublication s mission is to effectively communicate with the membershi, and the business ublic, to increase suort and understanding of the Chamber, highlight its members, rovide imortant information about the Mobile area and the region s business community, and serve as an affordable advertising outlet for members. ADVERTISING RATES FULL PAGE ADS Bleed size: 9.5 W x H (includes.125 bleed on all sides) Trim size: 9.25 W x 12 H Allow.25 inch safe margin on all sides of ad. INSIDE FRONT COVER $1,500 INSIDE BACK COVER $1,200 PAGE 3 (inside right age) $1,500 FULL PAGE $1,000 AD SIZES* FULL PAGE AD (all ads full bleed) Bleed size: 9.5 W x H (includes.125 bleed on all sides) Trim size: 9.25 W x 12 H Allow.25 inch safe margin on all sides of ad. HALF PAGE Horizontal W x H $ 620 Vertical W x 10.5 H $ 620 QUARTER PAGE 3.75 W x H $ 410 HALF PAGE AD Horizontal W x H Vertical W x 10.5 H All ads include full color at no extra charge. Multile ad discounts for ads available u to a 1/2 age: 3 months - 10%; 6 months - 20%; 11 months - 25% There are no discounts for ads for inside and back cover and age 3 ads. ADVERTISING DEADLINES February - ads due December 10 August - ads due June 10 March - ads due January 10 Setember - ads due July 10 Aril - ads due February 10 October - ads due August 10 May - ads due March 10 November - ads due Setember 10 June - ads due Aril 10 December/January - ads due October 10 July - ads due May 10 *Ads shown are not actual size and shown for aroximate dimensions and bleeds available. QUARTER PAGE AD 3.75 W x H

5 Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce THE BUSINESS VIEW Advertiser/Business Name: Contact Name/Title: Billing Address: City, State, Zi: Telehone: Ad Size: Credit Card Information: (Advertiser must rovide a credit card number to reserve sace for an ad. Advertiser will receive an invoice for ayment of ad. If invoice ayment is not received within 60 days of original invoice, advertiser s credit card will be charged.) AMEX VISA MASTERCARD DISCOVER Cardholder s Name: Card# Signature: Date: Chamber Re: Member Advertising Contract & Sace Order Month of Ad(s): Feb 2016 March 2016 Aril 2016 May 2016 June 2016 July 2016 Aug 2016 Set 2016 Oct 2016 Nov 2016 Dec/Jan 2017 Feb 2017 Ad Rate: Less Discount (if alicable): Total Contract Value: CSV2# Ex. Date Your signature acknowledges that you have read the deadlines, reservations, conditions and limitations for advertising in The Business View. Return signed form to: The Business View, Advertising Manager, P.O. Box 2187, Mobile, AL For Mulitle Month Contract Will send new ad each issue Will use same ad every issue Will rotate ads Ad Format Provided/Needed: Camera Ready Needs Tyesetting* Needs Conversion and Tyesetting* Needs Ad Design* *NOTE: For ads other than camera ready, additional charges will aly according to ad size and services needed. Cancellations for ads must be received in writing at least 90 days rior to ublication date. The Business View reserves the right to bill for reserved advertising sace if ad material is not received by the deadline and/or if a cancellation is received fewer than 90 days rior to ublication date.

6 THE BUSINESS VIEW WEEKLY The Business View Weekly is a weekly business ublication roduced by the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce. The ublication s mission is to effectively communicate with the membershi, and the business ublic, to increase suort and understanding of the Chamber, highlight its events, romote member events, rovide imortant information about the Mobile area and the region s business community, and serve as an affordable advertising outlet for members. AD SIZES* ADVERTISING RATES Week ixels x 300 ixels $50 Weeks ixels x 300 ixels $45 Weeks ixels x 300 ixels $40 Weeks ixels x 300 ixels $35 3 W X 3 H or 300 ixels x 300 ixels Week ixels x 600 ixels $65 All ads may link to a web age or PDF flyer. Ads are due Wednesday at noon for that week s . All ads must accomany a signed contract, with a credit card guarantee, noting dates ad(s) should run. 3 W X 6 H or 300 ixels x 600 ixels *Ads shown are not actual size and shown for aroximate dimensions and bleeds available.

7 Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce THE BUSINESS VIEW WEEKLY Member Advertising Contract & Sace Order Advertiser/Business Name: Contact Name/Title: Billing Address: City, State, Zi: Telehone: Standard Rates: $50 each week $45 each week for four or more consecutive weeks $40 each week for 8 or more consecutive weeks $35 each week for 16 or more consecutive weeks $65 each week for double ads Week(s) ad should aear (ads run Thursday afternoon each week excet where noted): Set 2015 Oct 2015 Nov 2015 Dec 2015 tt Jan 2016 Feb 2016 March 2016 Aril 2016 May 2016 Number of ads requested: Total Cost of Contract: Use same ad each week: Credit Card Information: (Advertiser must rovide a credit card number to reserve sace for an ad. Advertiser will receive an invoice for ayment of ad. If invoice ayment is not received within 60 days of original invoice, advertiser s credit card will be charged.) AMEX VISA MASTERCARD DISCOVER Cardholder s Name: CSV2# Ad Format Provided / Needed: Advertisements will aear aroximately 3" x 3" or 3 x 6 and need to conform to secific guidelines. Accetable formats: PDF, jg or gif only Physical dimensions: 300 x 300 ixels at 150 di or 300 x 600 at 150 di Card# Ex. Date Signature: Date: Chamber Re: Your signature acknowledges that you have read the deadlines, reservations, conditions and limitations for advertising in The Business View Weekly. Return signed form to: BVW, Advertising Manager, P.O. Box 2187, Mobile, AL

8 Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce GUIDE TO MOBILE 2017 The Guide to Mobile is a quality of life ublication on Mobile. Covering details on business in our region as well as transortation, real estate, healthcare, education, arks & recreation and festivals & events to facts of interest, the Guide rovides timely information on the Mobile Bay community. AD SIZES* The ublication is rovided for recruiters desiring to bring executives to the area; realtors to use in their relocation ackages; rosects for comany relocation and/or new oerations in the Mobile area; and those requesting information when relocating to Mobile. Quantity Published: 3,500 Full Page - Bleed 8 3/8 W X 11 1/8 H Ad Rates for Guide to Mobile Full Color Ads - Covers (receive 300 coies of book) Inside Front $4,000 Inside Back $3,750 Outside Back $4,250 Full Color Ads (receive 100 coies of book) Two Full Pages (center of book) $4,000 OR One Full Page (center of book) $2,250 (only 2 ads available) Full Page - No Bleed 7 W X 10 H *Ads shown are not actual size and shown for aroximate dimensions and bleeds available.

9 Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce GUIDE TO MOBILE 2017 Member Advertising Contract & Sace Order Advertiser/Business Name: Contact Name/Title: Billing Address: City, State, Zi: Telehone: Ad ayment terms: FILE TRANSFER Files smaller than 2 MBs may be ed to Carolyn Wilson at cwilson@mobilechamber.com. Large files may be sent on a CD to: Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce Attention Carolyn Wilson PO Box 2187 Mobile, AL CHAMBER WILL INVOICE FOR AD NOVEMBER 2015 Deadline for submitting ad art is: November 2016 If art is not received by this deadline, we will roduce an ad comrising comany name, address and hone number to be inserted in contracted sace. Place a check mark in all areas below - Insertion cost Discount 1) Full Page Color Ads: Additional charges: Art charges Total Cost of Contract: (aly if ad is not camera ready) Credit Card Information: (Advertiser must rovide a credit card number to reserve sace for an ad. Advertiser will receive an invoice for ayment of ad. If invoice ayment is not received within 60 days of original invoice, advertiser s credit card will be charged.) AMEX VISA MASTERCARD DISCOVER Cardholder s Name: Card# CSV2# Ex. Date Inside Front Inside Back Outside Back Center 2-ages Center 1-age 2) Art Details: Art Attached Art to Follow Art on File 3) Ad is Renewal New Signature: Date: Chamber Re: Your signature acknowledges that you have read the deadlines, reservations, conditions and limitations for advertising in The Membershi Directory. Return signed form to: Advertising Manager, P.O. Box 2187, Mobile, AL

10 MOBILE AREA CHAMBER WEBSITE AD SIZE* The Chamber s website contains four ages where sonsor ads may be laced. Sonsors will receive an ad in a rotating banner at the bottom of the age to run for one year from start date (meaning the date of a signed contract and receit of a banner ad), with the caability of linking from the lacement to the sonsor s homeage. The ages available are: HOMEPAGE: The main age of the Chamber s website. HOMEPAGE Sonsor: $1,500 VISITING MOBILE: A age roviding information and links for viewers interested in visiting the Mobile area or learning about the area s quality of life. VISITING Page Sonsor: $ W X 0.67 H or 468 ixels x 64 ixels SMALL BUSINESS: A age roviding information and links to economic reorts and business resources, workforce information, and information on small business develoment and international trade. SMALL BUSINESS Page Sonsor: $500 WORK AND LIVE: A age roviding information and links to assist individuals interested in moving to Mobile, including community statistics, emloyment and real estate information. WORK AND LIVE Page Sonsor: $500 Pixels Inches Width Height Resolution 96 ixels/inch *Ad shown is not actual size and shown for aroximate dimensions available.

11 Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce WEBSITE Member Advertising Contract & Sace Order Advertiser/Business Name: Contact Name/Title: Billing Address: City, State, Zi: Telehone: The sonsor must rovide artwork with the following secifications for lacement on the website: Pixels Inches Banner Location: (Ad will run from contract date for one year.) Homeage Small Business Visiting Mobile Work and Live Width Height Number of ads requested: Total Cost of Contract: Use same ad each age: Resolution 96 ixels/inch Credit Card Information: (Advertiser must rovide a credit card number to reserve sace for an ad. Advertiser will receive an invoice for ayment of ad. If invoice ayment is not received within 60 days of original invoice, advertiser s credit card will be charged.) AMEX VISA MASTERCARD DISCOVER Cardholder s Name: Card# CSV2# Ex. Date Signature: Date: Chamber Re: Your signature acknowledges that you have read the deadlines, reservations, conditions and limitations for advertising on the Chamber s website Return signed form to: Advertising Manager, P.O. Box 2187, Mobile, AL