WE CONNECT WITH DECISION-MAKERS THROUGH ASSOCIATION
We partner with industry associations to support sector growth, and ensure engagement with key decision-makers. We use advanced CRM and information systems to ensure we have the right buyers and influencers reading our content, tracking their reading habits and engagement through our platforms. This means we are able to produce content that resonates with our audience and our 12-month partners get the benefit of this engagement.
Prime Creative Media is dedicated to a multi-platform approach that includes print, digital news and social media.
PNG Mining consists of a quarterly magazine, comprehensive website and a weekly newsletter sent to a database of more than 3000 people.
All PNG Mining stories are amplified via our social media channels, including LinkedIn, Facebook and X (formally Twitter).
12-MONTH PARTNERS GET PRIORITY ON THE BEST BRANDING OPPORTUNITIES.
EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO DIRECT MAILOUTS TO OUR DATABASE
AMPLIFICATION OF PRINT CONTENT ACROSS WEBSITES, NEWSLETTERS AND SOCIAL CHANNELS
FIRST RIGHTS TO PREMIUM POSITIONS ACROSS PRINT AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS
LINKING OF CONTENT BACK TO YOUR WEBSITE FOR ONGOING SEO BENEFIT
PREFERENTIAL PRICING OPPORTUNITIES TO SECURE POSITIONS
At Prime Creative Media we employ industry-leading journalists and editors who craft our content in-house through interviews and in consultation with our clients. Our 12-month partners get unlimited access to the team to create stories and content proven to gain traction with our audience of decisionmakers, including:
Case studies
Working with your clients to tell about shared successes
Profiles
Have your company’s story documented and distributed to the industry through a trusted third party
Product releases
Guaranteed coverage of all your new product releases
Company updates
Take your place as an industry thought leader.
PLEASE RATE HOW THE FOLLOWING SOURCES INFLUENCE YOUR PURCHASING DECISION
A SURVEY OF READERS FOUND THAT CASE STUDIES AND INFORMATION FROM TRADE MAGAZINES WERE AMONG THE MOST INFLUENTIAL AND TRUSTED SOURCES OF INFORMATION THAT INFLUENCED BUYING DECISIONS.”
EVENTS TO CONNECT YOU WITH DECISION-MAKERS
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PRIME CREATIVE MEDIA ENGAGES WITH DECISION-MAKERS THROUGH OUR PRINT AND DIGITAL MEDIA AND WITH LIVE AND ONLINE EVENTS, BOTH PRIME CREATIVE MEDIA OWNED AND BESPOKE EVENTS FOR CLIENTS.”
PRIME CREATIVE MEDIA EVENTS
THE BEST EXTERNAL MARKETING DEPARTMENT YOU’VE
AS A 12-MONTH PARTNER, OUR TEAM OF MARKETING PROFESSIONALS WILL WORK WITH YOUR TEAM TO SUPPORT YOUR MESSAGES AND ENSURE OUTCOMES WITH YOUR TARGET MARKET. WE PROVIDE REGULAR CONSULTANCY, MARKET INSIGHTS, AND CAMPAIGN REVIEWS TO ENSURE OUR 12-MONTH SCHEDULE PARTNERS’ CAMPAIGNS ARE SUCCEEDING.
KELSIE TIBBEN
OUR TEAM OF TALENTED WRITERS AND EDITORS WILL ENSURE CONTENT ACHIEVES YOUR MARKETING GOALS BY COMMUNICATING YOUR KEY MESSAGES IN RELEVANT FEATURES THAT ARE ENGAGING WITH WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE INDUSTRY.
OLIVIA THOMSON Journalist
LES ILYEFALVY Business Development Manager
Journalist
ALEXANDRA EASTWOOD Editor
PAUL HAYES Group Managing Editor
JONATHAN DUCKETT Resource Group Lead
OUR TEAM OF DESIGNERS AND ART DIRECTORS CAN HELP SUPPORT YOUR BRANDING, FROM ADVERTISING PRODUCTION THROUGH TO INTERNAL MARKETING COLLATERAL, WITH AN EXPERTISE ON WHAT ARTWORK WORKS BEST IN CHOSEN INDUSTRIES.”
BEA BARTHELSON Art Director
TOM BUCHANAN Videographer
DAZ WOOLLEY Art Director
ALEJANDRO MOLANO Art Director
MICHELLE WESTON Art Director
BLAKE STOREY Head of Design
PAUL BREEN Imaging Specialist
CATERINA ZAPPIA Graphic Designer
DANIELLE HARRIS Graphic Designer
JACQUELINE BUCKMASTER Graphic Designer
INFRASTRUCTURE & RESOURCES
TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS
Prime Creative Media is Australia’s leading B2B Media and Events Company.
We are 100% Australian-owned. All of our digital assets are created and maintained in-house, and all our magazines are designed and printed in Victoria.
For the past two decades, we have worked to grow Individuals, Organisations and Industries.
We have grown from a single magazine to now publishing 40+ mastheads across multiple platforms in 20 industries with 150+ team members around Australia.
400mm(w) x 265mm(h) BLEED
410mm(w) x 275mm(h)
SAFE TYPE AREA: 370mm(w) x 235mm(h)
200mm(w) x 265mm(h) BLEED:
210mm(w) x 275mm(h)
SAFE TYPE AREA: 170mm(w) x 235mm(h)
MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Printing: Sheetfed offset / 175 lpi
Prime Creative Media will only accept material that adheres to the following information. Material that does not adhere to this criteria will be rejected.
Supplied material
1/2 VERTICAL TRIM:
100mm(w) x 265mm(h) BLEED:
110mm(w) x 275mm(h)
SAFE TYPE AREA: 85mm(w) x 250mm(h)
1/2 HORIZONTAL TRIM:
200mm(w) x 135mm(h)
BLEED:
210mm(w) x 145mm(h)
SAFE TYPE AREA: 170mm(w) x 115mm(h)
1/3 HORIZONTAL TRIM:
200mm(w) x 88mm(h) BLEED:
210mm(w) x 98mm(h)
SAFE TYPE AREA: 190mm(w) x 78mm(h) 1/2H
1. Media is to be supplied to the correct publication page size. Taking special care to include bleed, trim and registration marks. (Minimum bleed size is 5mm. Trim and registration marks must lay 3mm outside of the trim)
2. Material must be supplied as a press ready pdf. All other formats will be rejected.
3. Avoid running type across the gutter of a double page spread.
4. All fonts need to be embedded into the PDF file
5. Files must be saved in CMYK format. Any non-process colors included in the file will be converted to CMYK. Conversion process may compromise the integrity of the file and waives our color guarantee.
6. Images need to be of a minimum 300dpi at print size.
7. Solid black panels or backgrounds should carry 40% Cyan to reinforce the black print
8. Total ink limit should not exceed 300%
Advertising material for in-house design
• Images to be supplied as jpegs*
• Text to be supplied as a text file or Word document
• Logos to be supplied as vector eps files
* Images and logos used on websites are not acceptable for printing purposes
EDMs
• Limit the width of the email blast to 600px
• Make sure that all images (Gif and/or Jpeg) are optimised for web
• Inline CSS, please do not use style sheets
• DIV - Email clients strip out all DIVs completely
• Limited or no Background images
• JavaScript/Flash - Please limit images to Gif and Jpeg • Using images as a plain text substitute
TERMS & CONDITIONS
All advertisements for PNG Mining are accepted and published by Prime Creative on the assumption that the advertiser and/or advertising agency are authorised to publish the entire contents and subject matter thereof. Prime Creative reserves the right to reject, exclude or cancel any advertising at any time. In consideration of publication of an advertisement, the advertiser and/or agency, jointly and severally, will indemnify and hold harmless Prime Creative, its officers, agents and employees against expenses and losses resulting from the publication of the advertisement including, but not all limited to, any claims or suits for libel, violation of right of privacy, copyright or trademark infringement, plagiarism or false and misleading advertising. Neither the advertiser nor its agency may cancel after the closing date. All digital advertising will be published three months in advance. All cancellations must be in writing, and is not considered effective until confirmed in writing by the Publisher. The Publisher accepts no responsibility to remove or alter live matter without written consent from the advertiser or agency five days prior to closing. Finally, the Publisher shall not be liable for any failure to print, publish or circulate all or any portion of any issue in which an advertisement accepted by the Publisher is contained if such failure is due to acts of God, strikes, accidents or other circumstances beyond the Publisher’s control.
2000px(w) x 1250px(h) / 4000px(w) x 2500px(h) 2 X
1040px(w) / 2080px(w)
SIZE: 2000px(w) x 1250px(h)
TOP TRIM: 250px(h)
SAFE AREA: 150px(w)x600px(h) WHITE SPACE: 1040px(w)
2 X HIGH-DENSITY
SIZE: 4000px(w) x 2500px(h
TOP TRIM: 500px(h)
SAFE AREA: 300px(w)x1200px(h) WHITE SPACE: 2080px(w)
Webskins can be supplied at standard size or high-density size. It’s important to supply the correct white space for the size being supplied.
MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS
SUPPLYING YOUR ARTWORK?
• File types supported, HTML5, JPG, PNG, GIF
• Creatives supplied at 72dpi
• Creative with white backgrounds must include a 1px solid border
• MINI, MREC & LDR banners can be supplied at x1, x1.5 and x2 density if static or responsive if animated
• Prime Creative reserves the right to reject or request revision to any creative which is deemed unsuitable, does not meet our specifications, or adversely affects site performance, other ad placements or user experience
• Prime Creative may at its absolute discretion refuse to publish any advertising or content without reason
• We are unable to serve third party sky gutters, wallpapers and Solus/eDMs
HTML (ANIMATED BANNERS)
• Use the size meta tag to indicate the size of your creative – e.g. <meta name=”ad.size” content=”width=300,height=250″>
• Your creative must use the click tag variable as the click-through URL: <a href=”javascript:window.open(window.clickTag)”></a>
• Creatives to include a valid clickthrough that opens in a new tab or window
• Can contain animation & loop twice (play through 3 times)
• SVG and WebFonts are not accepted
• No strobing effects on All HTML or rapid animation permitted. A backup image is required for unsupported environments.
• HTML5 creative must be SSL compatible to serve on Prime Creative sites
• HALF/MREC video - Auto play, 30sec max duration, audio and auto play off, includes controls. The video can sit anywhere on the HALF/MREC
• The following guidelines should work for any browser that supports HTML5. However, some creative functionality may not work as desired in all environments and should be thoroughly tested
• Do not exceed 15 seconds or more than 4 frames on mobile Mini Banners
TERMS & CONDITIONS
All advertisements for PNG Mining are accepted and published by Prime Creative on the assumption that the advertiser and/or advertising agency are authorised to publish the entire contents and subject matter thereof. Prime Creative reserves the right to reject, exclude or cancel any advertising at any time. In consideration of publication of an advertisement, the advertiser and/or agency, jointly and severally, will indemnify and hold harmless Prime Creative, its officers, agents and employees against expenses and losses resulting from the publication of the advertisement including, but not all limited to, any claims or suits for libel, violation of right of privacy, copyright or trademark infringement, plagiarism or false and misleading advertising. Neither the advertiser nor its agency may cancel after the closing date. All digital advertising will be published three months in advance. All cancellations must be in writing, and is not considered effective until confirmed in writing by the Publisher. The Publisher accepts no responsibility to remove or alter live matter without written consent from the advertiser or agency five days prior to closing. Finally, the Publisher shall not be liable for any failure to print, publish or circulate all or any portion of any issue in which an advertisement accepted by the Publisher is contained if such failure is due to acts of God, strikes, accidents or other circumstances beyond the Publisher’s control.
*Standard web sizes are requried, however additional high density files can be supplied as well
Not to scale
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• Industry insight
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