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Market Coverage Make the most out of your media partnership MM&D serves the Canadian supply chain community. We do it by providing trusted information that decision makers need to do their jobs more effectively. We reach the right audience with a message they look forward to receiving.

We highlight the best practices industry leaders are using to streamline their supply chain processes.

Emily Atkins, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief 416 510 5130 | eatkins@bizinfogroup.ca

Leverage this powerful combination by marketing your product through one of MM&D’s multiple media channels.

We offer print, web, enewsletter, edirect, video, webinar, content, research and thought leadership as part of integrated marketing campaigns.

Our editorial offers the latest news about developments in the supply chain—including new technologies, products, processes and solutions. We provide a how-to approach for supply chain managers who buy and specify products and services for the warehousing, distribution and transportation functions of companies across the spectrum, from small to large, in all types of industry and retail.

Efficient operations are the objective of every supply chain professional. MM&D will help you market your product to meet this need.

MM&D’s editorial covers the integrated supply chain Warehousing & 3PL

Supply Chain Finance

Datacapture

Transportation/ Logistics

Warehouse Design

Packaging for Distribution

Information Management

Inventory Management

Materials Handling

Order Processing/ Purchasing

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Who Reads MM&D? On average, 51,000 people read each issue of MM&D**.

MM&D offers 17,209 qualified subscribers*.

** Source: Pass along rate from 2012 Readership Survey.

We reach the top Canadian supply chain decision makers across all industries

The Canadian supply chain magazine landscape  MM&D is the only Canadian supply chain magazine that covers end-to-end supply chain operations  MM&D is the only Canadian supply chain magazine that offers a how-to approach to supply chain operations, with a focus on warehousing and distribution centres.

* See the June 2013 Audit Statement.

“ MM&D magazine has great market information to keep in touch with developments and changes.”

2012 Readership Survey.

83%

70%

40%

…are responsible for materials management logistics and warehousing/ inventory management

…are in management

…do information management

An average of 16,000 pageviews per month are seen by more than 7,900 unique visitors.

97.1%

90.3%

100%

…rate MM&D as good to excellent

…rate MM&D’s website as good to excellent

…rate the editorial as excellent or good.

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“ MM&D is a great resource for understanding what and who is making things happen in our industry.”

2012 Readership Survey.

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2014 Editorial Calendar January/February 2013 $8.00

March/April 2013 $8.00

May/June 2013 $8.00

Mobilizing the

Frontier mentality

bottom line

Emerging markets roundtable examines benefits and pitfalls of extending supply chains into new regions and countries

Flint Packaging installs mobile pallet racks to save space and money Inside

Taking Stock Supply Chain Scan 3PL Relationships 3PL Capability Guide Equipment Focus: Dock Products Retail Datacapture Racking Safety Materials Handling Crunching the Numbers

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Taking Stock Supply Chain Scan Canadian Food Chain Equipment Focus: Forktrucks Temporary Workers SCL President’s Award Supply Chain Canada Conference Legal Link Materials Handling Retail Crunching the Numbers

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Inside Inside

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Taking Stock Supply Chain Scan Air Freight Choosing a DC Location Automated Storage Equipment Retail DataCapture Learning Curve Legal Link Materials Handling Crunching the Numbers

January/February

March/APRIl

May/JUNe

3PL

Planning

Technology & Software

Cargo Logistics Canada

Modex

IWLA Canada

3PL Management

Food Chain

E-commerce

3PL Capability Guide

Canadian Food Chain

Integrators

Racking & Mezzanines

Automated Storage

Pallets & Containers

Forktrucks

Robotics

Forktruck Accessories & Power Supply

Trucking

Ocean & Ports

Air & Expedited

Datacapture

WMS

TMS

Planning

Network Design

DC Design

Reverse Logistics

Online: Special ENewsletter

Dock Equipment

Software

Materials Handling

3PL Usage in Canada

DC Cost Benchmarking

Warehouse Technology

January 29 February 4 February 24

April 2 April 8 April 28

May 28 June 3 June 23

Theme Event/Bonus Distribution

Roundtable Opportunity Special Report Equipment: Storage Equipment: Mobile

Transport Management Systems

Research Opportunity Ad Closing date AD Material Due Mailing Date

Contact Us Publisher/Editor-in-Chief: Emily Atkins 416 510 5130 eatkins@bizinfogroup.ca 4

Senior Account Manager: Catherine Martineau 647 988 5559 cmartineau@bizinfogroup.ca

Editor: Carolyn Gruske 416 442 5600 x3265 cgruske@bizinfogroup.ca

Production Manager: Kimberly Collins 416 510 6779 kcollins@bizinfogroup.ca MM&D | 2014 Media Planner

In every issue:  Best practices

October 2012 $8.00

July/August 2013 $8.00

 Materials handling equipment  Third-party logistics (3PL)

The and hows w DC se hys of curit y Page

 Fork trucks + mobile equipment

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Taking Stock Supply Chain Scan Canadian Food Chain Learning Curve Equipment Focus: Fork Trucks Legal Link Retail Materials Handling Crunching the Numbers

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Plus: Project cargo shipping challenges Social media and job hunting Supply chain university education Ordering and receiving through the cloud Pallets, pallet racks and packaging

 Automation  Datacapture

JULY/aUGUST

SePTEMBER/October

November/DECEMBER

Upgrade & Retrofit

Salary Survey

Outlook: Vision 2015

SCMA

CSCMP | IWLA Canada

CITT | Transportation | Promat Preview

SME DC Management

Cost Savings & Efficiency

Executive Outlook

Canadian Food Chain

Salary Survey

Sustainability

 DC/warehouse management

Racking & Mezzanines

Automated Storage

Pallets & Containers

 Site selection

Conveyors

Forktrucks

Forktruck Accessories & Power Supply

Rail

Trucking

Intermodal

Datacapture

Picking & Packing

Datacapture

Finance

Visibility

Demand Planning

Ergonomics

3PL

Trade

 Done deals

Finance

Salary Survey

Logistics

 Global supply chains

July 30 August 5 August 25

October 1 October 3 October 27

November 19 November 25 December 15

 Supply chain software (WMS, TMS, YMS, ERP, import/export)  Logistics management

 Inventory control  Transportation trends  Freight forwarding  Courier/expedited  Company milestones  Personnel changes

 Customs & cross-border logistics  Professional development  Legal issues  Company profile  Reader profile

For editorial contributions, contact: Carolyn Gruske, Editor: 416 442 5600 x3265, cgruske@bizinfogroup.ca MM&D | 2014 Media Planner

 Guest editorial  Crunching the Numbers

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Print Rates & Specifications Rates

1x 3x 6x

Full Page 2/3 Page 1/2 Page Island 1/2 Page Hor./Vert.

1/3 Page 1/4 Page Inside Cover Outside Cover Double-Page Spread Dimensions

$5,500 $4,900 $4,000 $3,700 $3,300 $3,150 $6,600 $6,700 $8,700

Inches

$5,200 $4,600 $3,700 $3,500 $3,000 $2,850 $6,200 $6,300 $7,800

$4,900 $4,300 $3,300 $3,200 $2,800 $2,600 $5,900 $6,000 $7,400

Millemetres

Width Depth Width Depth Full Page (Bleed) 8-3/8 11 211 279 Full Page (Live) 7 9-3/4 178 248 2/3 Page Vert. 4-1/2 9-3/4 114 248 1/2 Page Island 4-1/2 7-1/2 114 191 1/2 Page Vert. 3-3/8 9-3/4 86 248 1/2 Page Hor. 7 4-7/8 178 124 1/3 Page Vert. 2-1/8 9-3/4 54 248 1/3 Page Sq. 4-1/2 4-7/8 114 124 1/3 Page Hor. 7 3-1/4 178 83 1/4 Page Hor. 7 2-3/8 178 60 1/4 Page Vert. 3-3/8 4-7/8 86 124 Double Page (Bleed) 16-1/2 11 419 279

Full Page – With Bleed 8-3/8” x 11”

Full Page – Live Area 7” x 9-3/4”

2/3 Page Vert.

4-1/2” x 9-3/4”

1/2 Page Island 4-1/2” x 7-1/2”

1/2 Page Vert.

3-3/8” x 9-3/4”

1/2 Page Hor. 7” x 4-7/8”

1/3 page Vert.

2-1/4” x 9-3/4”

1/3 Page Square 4-1/2” x 4-7/8”

1/4 Page Hor. 7” x 2-3/8”

1/4 Page Vert.

3-3/8” x 4-7/8”

Mechanical Requirements a) Trim size – 8-1/8” x 10-3/4” deep. b) Column dimensions: three columns each 2-1/4” x 9-3/4” deep (57mm x 254mm) c) Method of printing: Web Offset d) Single page live area: 7” x 9-3/4” e) Single page with bleed: 8-3/8” x 11” f) D ouble page spread bleed size: 16-1/2” x 11”, Double page spread trim size: 16-1/4” x 10-3/4”, Live area: 15” x 9-1/8” g) Method of binding: Saddle-stitched.

Ad submission requirements FTP address for uploading ads to MM&D (requires FTP software): ftp://bigftp.businessinformationgroup.ca, Login: mmd, Password: mmd8642.

• Requirements for artwork: All fonts and images must be supplied or embedded in the PDF file and meet print specifications (CMYK, 300 dpi). The preferred file submission is a high-res, print optimized PDF, but we will accept the following file formats: Adobe Illustrator CS4 (Mac/PC), Adobe Photoshop CS4 (Mac/ PC), Adobe Indesign CS4 (Mac/PC), QuarkXpress (Mac/PC).

• Questions? Contact Kim Collins, production manager, at kcollins@bizinfogroup.ca or 416-510-6779.

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Double Page Spread – With Bleed 16-1/2” x 11”

Contact Us Publisher/Editor-in-Chief: Emily Atkins 416 510 5130 eatkins@bizinfogroup.ca 6

Senior Account Manager: Catherine Martineau 647 988 5559 cmartineau@bizinfogroup.ca

Editor: Carolyn Gruske 416 442 5600 x3265 cgruske@bizinfogroup.ca

Production Manager: Kimberly Collins 416 510 6779 kcollins@bizinfogroup.ca MM&D | 2014 Media Planner

www.mmdonline.com Online Rates & Options Website Advertising

Pixels

Price

Big Box 300 x 250 Half Box 300 x 125 Leaderboard 728 x 90 Badge 125 x 125 Billboard 300 x 600 16,000 page views and 7,900 unique visitors per month.

E-Newsletter Advertising

Pixels

$500 $300 $500 $200 $700

Website

Price

Big Box 300 x 250 Text 620 x 130 Newsletter Exclusivity: 14,000 subscribers

$700 $700 $1,250

Online Advertising Sizes Leaderboard (728x90) – Website Only

E-Newsletter

Text Ad (620x130) – eNewsletter Only Billboard (300x600) – Website Only Big Box (300x250) – Website & eNewsletter

Half Box (300x125) – Website Only

Badge – Website (125x125) Only

E-Direct

E-Direct Advertising (Targeted Marketing Email) Drive traffic to your website or promote an event. MM&D can send your message to an exclusive and targeted audience through our extensive email contact lists. We can segment the audience for you to ensure you are reaching the people you need. Cost per 1,000 names: $300. Segmentation, add 25%. Approximately 15,000 subscribers Webinars Webinars are a powerful tool to establish your reputation as a thought leader in the marketplace. Turnkey service. Archived on our website.

Press Releases Try our PR service. We post your release on the MM&D website for $250.

Sponsored Articles Our expert editors will help craft an article about a pertinent topic.

The article will be posted to the MM&D website and promoted in our eNewsletter. Lead generation. Starting at $3,000.

Whitepapers Spread the word about your company using our lead-generating whitepaper service. Call Catherine for details.

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Ask Catherine Martineau for more information about online services: cmartineau@ bizinfogroup.ca Custom eNewsletter Publish your content to MM&D’s website and send it to 10,000 selected subscribers. You control the look and content. Performance metrics and lead generation. Starting at $5,000 for one.

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Unique Marketing Opportunities

Stand out from the Crowd: Try an MM&D Thought Leadership campaign Roundtables  Editorial roundtables provide a thought leadership platform for your company’s expertise  Sponsor a seat or the entire roundtable  Six to eight industry experts explore a hot topic under our editor’s guidance  We turn the discussion into a print and online editorial feature with professional photography  Print over-runs, webinar, audio and video options are available

For roundtable topics, see editorial calendar.

Research  Have a marketing question? An MM&D custom research survey can answer it.  We can help write the questionnaire and field it to our readers  You get the results  Sponsorship options are available for editorial or marketing surveys

Webinars  Webinars are a cost-effective means to reach a wide, engaged audience with your message  Editorial or product focused, our editor helps your company’s expert to present a 45-minute live online event  We promote the event to our readers through eNewsletters and eDirects You get exposure and leads.

Call Catherine to find out how to get involved.

Contact Us Publisher/Editor-in-Chief: Emily Atkins 416 510 5130 eatkins@bizinfogroup.ca 8

Senior Account Manager: Catherine Martineau 647 988 5559 cmartineau@bizinfogroup.ca

Editor: Carolyn Gruske 416 442 5600 x3265 cgruske@bizinfogroup.ca

Production Manager: Kimberly Collins 416 510 6779 kcollins@bizinfogroup.ca MM&D | 2014 Media Planner