Newspaper Ad Sizes – Submit as CMYK, 300 dpi. Newspaper ads never bleed.

• 1-8 Vertical – 2.375” wide x 6.5” tall
• 1-4 Square – 5” wide x 6.5” tall
• 1-4 Banner – 10.25” wide x 3.5” tall
• 3-8 Horizontal – 7.625” wide x 6.5” tall
• 3-8 Vertical – 5” wide x 9.75” tall
• Island – 7.625” wide x 9.75” tall
• 1-2 Horizontal – 10.25” wide x 6.5” tall
• 1-2 Vertical – 5” wide x 13.5” tall
• Full Page – 10.25” wide x 13.5” tall
• Double Truck – 20.75” wide x 13.5” tall

Magazine Ad Sizes – Submit as CMYK, 300 dpi. Magazine finished size is 8.25” wide x 10.75” tall.

• 1-2 Horizontal – 7.25” wide x 4.75” tall
• 1-2 Vertical – 3.5” wide x 9.75” tall
• 1-4 – 3.5” wide x 4.75” tall
• Full Page, no bleed – 7.25” wide x 9.75” tall
• Back Cover, full bleed – 8.25” wide x 10.75” tall, add .25” bleed all around
• Back Cover, no bleed – 7.25” wide x 9.75” tall
• Double Truck, full bleed- 16.5” wide x 10.75” tall, add .25” bleed all around
• Double Truck, no bleed- 15.5” wide x 9.75” wide

BizWest.com

Rotating Billboard (JPG, PNG, GIF)

Desktop: 970px x 250px

Mobile: 300px x 250px

Fixed Leaderboard (JPG, PNG, GIF)

Desktop: 728px x 90px

Mobile: 300px x 250px

Prestitial (JPG, PNG, GIF)

800px x 600px

Right Rail Posterbox (JPG, PNG, GIF)

300px x 250px

Thought Leaders

Author headshot (vertical orientation)

Featured image (16:9 orientation)

High-resolution logo

Industry category

Body copy: Up to 400 words

Contact information: author, company, address, phone numbers, websites, email address

Deadline: five (5) business days prior to run date

Sponsored Content

Article Featured Image: 1200px x 628px 

Headline: 5-7 Words

Subheadline: 5-7 Words

Content: Up to 500 Words

High-resolution graphics: 1-2 total

High-resolution logo

Ensure all URLs/UTMs are embedded for redirect from article

Deadline: by 15th of month

Databank.biz, BreakingGround.biz, Econowatch.biz

Leaderboard: 970px x 250px

Mini-Leaderboard: 728px x 90px

Mobile: 300px x 250px

Bookoflists.bizwest.com

Desktop: 970px x 250px

eNewsletters

Daily, People othe Move, Breaking News: 970px x 250px

Sunday, Nonprofit, Breaking Ground: 300px x 250px

Custom Email Blast

600px x 650px

Subject Line (5-15 words)

Preheader Text (5-15 words)

Body Text (75-100 words)

CTA button (3 words)

Accepted media include GIF, PNG, JPG

Resolution must be 72 dpi; max file size 75-100k

URL/UTM for redirect

Deadline: five (5) business days prior to email blast to allow for proof

Social Media

Facebook

Image:: 720px, 960px, or 2048px wide, with flexibility ithe corresponding height.

GIF, PNG, JPG format, with RGB color, and less tha15 MB.

Video (no more than :60 in length): 1280px x 720px (16:9 ratio)

The ideal horizontal video size is a 16:9 aspect ratio because that is the format your smartphone records when turned sideways, so your video will appear most naturally when kept at its original size.

Videos are no larger tha4 GB.

Post copy: 25-30 words

URL for redirect (not counted in post copy)

Deadline: five (5) business days prior to the run date

Instagram

Square: 1080px x 1080px (1:1 ratio)

Landscape: 1080px x 588px (1.91:1 ratio)

Vertical: 1080px x 1350px (4:5 ratio)

Video (no more than :60 in length): Any of the sizes above.

The ideal horizontal video size is a 16:9 aspect ratio because that is the format your smartphone records when turned sideways, so your video will appear most naturally when kept at its original size.

Videos are no larger than 4 GB.

Post copy: 25-30 words

URL for redirect (not counted ipost copy)

Deadline: five (5) business days prior to the run date

LinkedIn

Image: 1200px x 627px (1.91:1 ratio)

Video: Accepted formats: AAC, ASF, FLV, MP3, MP4, MPEG-1, MPEG-4, MKV

Max file size of 5 GB

Up to :60 in length

Resolution orange – 256×144 – 4096×2304

Ratio – 1:2.4 – 2.4:1

Post copy: 25-30 words

URL for redirect (not counted ipost copy)

Deadline: five (5) business days prior to the rudate