Banking and Financial Services Industry News Magazine: The International Banker

THE INTERNATIONAL BANKER

theinternationalbanker.com | media and press kit 2013

THE INTERNATIONAL BANKER

THE ROLE OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY IN GLOBAL FINANCE THE BIG DATA SECURITY CHALLENGE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTERS

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THE INTERNATIONAL BANKER | MEDIA AND PRESS INFORMATION 2013

8 PRESS KIT CONTENTS 9 BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Find out more about The International Banker.

11 COUNTRY READERSHIP Discover which countries our audience reside in.

13 TRAFFIC STATS Explore the traffic stats and flows for The International Banker.

15 INDUSTRY READERS Find out who, where, why and how our audience use us.

17 E-MAIL MARKETING SYSTEMS Digital goes much further than print. Find out how The International Banker e-mail marketing machine works.

19 DIGITAL FORMATS Educate an audience that has a demand for your services with feature rich content.

21 RATE CARD Rate card, programs and payment details.

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See how THE INTERNATIONAL BANKER is performing as a digital media on the internet

Worldwide Readership Breakdown Research who when where why and how THE INTERNATIONAL BANKER gets read each day

Increase your companies online influence and develop a solid digital marketing campaign

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A L W AY S O N BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY NEWS WELCOME TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANKER MEDIA PACK AND PRESS KIT 2013 8

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he International Banker is an internet based news service that delivers a wealth of daily international banking and financial services industry news. Educating at an industry and government level, The International Banker is an always-on, digital news service for worldwide banking and finance professionals, who need to understand the impacts of Banking and Financial Services, policy, regulatory, and legislative developments.

Trusted by Global Ministers, CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, Treasurers, Investors, Bank Governors, IFA’s, Brokers, Intermediaries and everyone in between, to produce regular quality driven Banking and Financial Services

industry intelligence, The International Banker has 9 quickly carved out an excellent position within global banking media. With readers in over 50 countries, The International Banker is a flexible, content driven digital media, reaching further than traditional print, faster.The International Banker delivers a firm focus on all aspects of the business including mobile banking, big data, network security, offshore banking, cyber security, international financial centres, information technology, transaction banking, expatriate banking and finance, markets, insurance, risk, mergers, acquisitions, executive movements bancassurance and much more. v

“Over 60% of our readers are actively involved in purchasing decisions”

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03 RUSSIA

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Hong Kong Spain Turkey Indonesia Netherlands South Africa Switzerland Ireland Luxembourg Austria UAE Italy Czech Republic Argentina Kenya Greece Israel Malaysia Saudi Arabia Denmark Hungary Belgium Cyprus Malta Mexico Bahamas Thailand Pakistan

The geographic reach of The International Banker is unrivalled with global decision makers reading daily, from the most exciting markets. As we push our news out, we pull readers in, utilizing technology like e-mail marketing, search engine optimization, LinkedIn, Twitter and related digital media campaigns. v

“Hitting the hottest developed and emerging markets on the planet. Anyone with an internet connection may access The International Banker”

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“68% of our readership hold a C-Suite job title” Due to the digital nature of The International Banker platform, we know no boundaries in reach and usage. We have no issues with postage, no copy deadlines (as such), no waiting around for the post to arrive. We publish news as it happens, from where it happens, meaning global financial services professionals keep up-to-speed and one step ahead in real-time. v

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ince 2011 The International Banker has built strong worldwide respect and support from the banking and financial services industry.

October 2013 saw our biggest month yet, with nearly 30000 individual unique users logging on.

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ACCOUNTANCY -6% ASSOCIATION - 2% BANKS & FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS - 41% CORPORATE SERVICE PROVIDERS - 9% EDUCATION & TRAINING - 2% GOVERNMENT - 8%

LAW AND LEGAL - 4% INSURANCE - 6% INVESTMENT FIRMS - 14% MEDIA - 1% TECHNOLOGY VENDORS - 5% OTHER - 2%

CHAIRMAN, CEO, PRESIDENT, MD, CFO - 32% CIO, COO, SVP, EVP, CMO, VP - 36% IS.IT/MIS/DP - 21% OTHER - 11%

The International Banker serves both inbound and outbound markets utilizing push and pull digital marketing techniques. Speak to us today to find out how this may benefit your business.

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INBOUND: TRAFFIC GENERATED BY READER 15 HABBITS, GOOGLE, LINKEDIN, TWITTER AND MORE. OUTBOUND: DEDICATED E-MAIL MARKETING CAMPAIGNS TO OVER 20000 EXECUTIVES.

“71% of our Global readers have taken actions during 2012 as a result of contents read on The International Banker platform”

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THE ROLE OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY IN GLOBAL FINANCE THE BIG DATA SECURITY CHALLENGE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTERS

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DIGITAL FORMATS News

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Digital Media Travels Further and Faster

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he International Banker takes a content driven approach to client marketing programs and provides the most up-to-speed news dissemination services and features.

one-to-ones serve as an excellent platform to land your personal bio on the desks of thousands of industry decision makers. The interview format is where you lay claims about business capability, strategy and development. This Display Advertising format provides interest for Create mindshare, market share, everyone, your fellow C-Suite targeted web traffic and qualified Executive readership, enjoy the enquiries with a premium position view from the top the most. f ront page display banner advertisement. Land your brand Case Studies on the desk of the most important Case studies and technical papers Industry and Government decision may demonstrate in real -time makers. and real-results your companies core capabilities, whilst backing Branded Content up claims made in the interviews.

Run your display advertising along Publish third party quotes and side highly relevant industry success stories whilst painting a content for maximum effect. Take fully considered picture of the key advantage of the quality news issues your solutions can solve. stream and be seen where your customers expect to see you.

News and PR A steady stream of well written Interviews news and PR can provide important Executive C-Suite Interviews and timely information to your

customers. New appointments, mergers and acquisitions, new market news, client retentions, new business, new offices and much more. Other benefits of PR include SEO, Back Links and Meta tagging: all of which help boost your web site ranking in search engines like Google and Yahoo.

Videos Internet users now demand multi sensory media formats like video and flash presentations.

If you have produced a corporate video, and invested in the production, make sure it is hosted on leading industry news websites like The International Banker. v

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Contents Text, Articles, Press Releases, Roundtables, Interviews Format: Word Document Font: Arial Font Size: 10 Hyper links: Allowed – open target frame in new window Meta Description: Allowed – 50 character paragraph recommended Meta Tags/Keywords: Allowed – up to 50 key phrases/words

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Interview, Roundtable, PR and Article Images Resolution: 300 DPI Minimum Print Quality Format: EPS/PDF/PNG or JPEG Size: Please supply largest image size possible Meta Description: Allowed – 50 character paragraph recommended Meta Tags/Keywords: Allowed – up to 50 key phrases/words Company Logo Resolution: 300 DPI Minimum - Print Quality Format: EPS/PDF Meta Description: Allowed – 50 character paragraph recommended Meta Tags/Keywords: Allowed – up to 50 key phrases/words

Hyper links: To client web site or contents Meta Description: Allowed – 50 character paragraph recommended Meta Tags/Keywords: Allowed – up to 50 key phrases/words Skyscraper Banner Advertisements Resolution: 300 DPI Minimum - Print Quality Format: PNG or JPEG Hyper links: To client web site or contents Meta Description: Allowed – 50 character paragraph recommended Meta Tags/Keywords: Allowed – up to 50 key phrases/words Landscape Banner Advertisements Resolution: 300 DPI Minimum - Print Quality Format: PNG or JPEG Hyper links: To client web site or contents Meta Description: Allowed – 50 character paragraph recommended

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