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WHY PARTNER WHY PARTNER WITH ROADS WITH AUSTRALIAN & INFRASTRUCTURE? MINING? OUR BRAND PROMISES
BEST EXPOSURE TO DECISION MAKERS
Our print readers are a senior audience of buyers, while our digital audience also contains a large number of purchaseinfluencers.
THE BEST EXTERNAL MARKETING DEPARTMENT YOU’LL EVER HAVE Work with us throughout the year to gain direct access to our team of trusted advisors.
BEST ARTICLES AND EVENTS THAT SHOWCASE YOU
We are known for producing the highest quality content and events, both inperson and digital.
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OVER 42% OF ROADS & INFRASTRUCTURE READERS IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS EXECUTIVES.”
“ SURVEY OF READERSHIP – AUGUST 2022 Executive 42.5%
Operations 16.1%
Mid-level Manager 21% Procurement 2.2%
Sales/Marketing 17.2% Finance 1.1%
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WHY PARTNER WITH AUSTRALIAN MINING? WHAT THE INDUSTRY SAYS OUR BRAND PROMISES
For over 50 years, the Australian Flexible Pavement Association (AfPA) has represented the flexible pavement industry to lead safety, sustainability, innovation, knowledge and collaboration for the advancement of flexible pavement technology for the benefit of all road users. AfPA’s partnership with Road & Infrastructure magazine is highly valuable – it is a proven platform to extend our outreach to stakeholders, communicate our national achievements, raise awareness and promote our industry. The opportunity to profile AfPA members in the magazine is a significant benefit providing industry exposure as our members deliver and maintain Government’s most valuable asset – our roads.”
Carlos Rial - CEO Australian flexible Pavement Association (AfPA)
As the peak body for the precast manufacturing industry in Australia, it’s imperative that we share knowledge about the sustainability benefits and progress of precast concrete as an important contributor to DfMA.
The relationship we have with Roads & Infrastructure Magazine is invaluable. It’s a win-win, whereby we are able to share our own news, educate the market about new technical developments in the industry and showcase the wonderful work being done by our Master Precaster members.”
Sarah Bachmann - CEO National Precast Concrete Association Australia
With innovation being at the core of SAMI Bitumen Technologies ethos, we are working with Roads & Infrastructure magazine to share our innovative ideas with the roads construction industry. Roads & Infrastructure magazine is regarded as the right media vector that enables SAMI to connect with our partners and enhance awareness of our products and capabilities.
In today’s fervently competitive world, Roads & Infrastructure magazine significantly assists SAMI in promoting and maintaining a competitive edge in the market.”
Sebastien Chatard - General Manager, SAMI Bitumen
Knowing that Wirtgen’s stories are being shared directly with the decision makers of the civil construction industry in Australia, puts us in good stead to grow our business and product portfolio across the country.
Showcasing the work of our clients using Wirtgen machinery on projects across Australia, allows us to reach all corners of the civil construction industry for meaningful engagement and demonstration of what our machinery is capable of.”
Stuart Torpy - Managing Director, Wirtgen Australia
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WHY PARTNER WITH AUSTRALIAN MINING? MULTI-PLATFORM EXPOSURE OUR BRAND PROMISES
MAGAZINE CIRCULATION 4,743
E-NEWSLETTER CIRCULATION Weekly e-newsletter 15,424
MONTHLY OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPOSURE FOR 12-MONTH PARTNERS 86,600
TWITTER 600+ Followers
Numbers accurate as of August 2023 Circulation in total print numbers and digital reads of print magazine
LINKEDIN 28,000+ Followers AVERAGE MONTHLY PAGE VIEWS 38,000
ROADS & INFRASTRUCTURE HAS CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH ITS ASSOCIATION PARTNERS TO CONNECT WITH DECISION MAKERS AND MEASURE ENGAGEMENT WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART DIGITAL PLATFORMS. 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. ROADS & INFRASTRUCTURE YOUR SOURCE OF INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE
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12-MONTH PARTNERS GET PRIORITY ON THE BEST BRANDING OPPORTUNITIES.
EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO DIRECT MAILOUTS TO OUR DATABASE.
AMPLIFICATION OF PRINT CONTENT ACROSS WEB SITES, NEWSLETTERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS.
FIRST RIGHTS TO PREMIUM POSITIONS ACROSS PRINT AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS.
YOUR CONTENT LINKING BACK TO YOUR WEBSITE FOR ONGOING SEO BENEFIT.
PREFERENTIAL PRICING OPPORTUNITIES TO SECURE POSITIONS. ROADS & INFRASTRUCTURE YOUR SOURCE OF INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE
BEST ARTICLES THAT SHOWCASE YOU 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. 12-month Partners get unlimited access to our team, to create stories and content proven to gain traction with our audience of Decision Makers, 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.
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PLEASE RATE YOUR LEVEL OF TRUST IN THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF INDUSTRY MEDIA PRINTED TRADE MAGAZINE
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A SURVEY OF ROADS & INFRASTRUCTURE READERS FOUND THAT CASE STUDIES AND INFORMATION FROM TRADE MAGAZINES WERE AMONG THE MOST INFLUENTIAL AND TRUSTED SOURCES OF INFORMATION THAT INFLUENCED BUYING DECISIONS.”
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EVENTS TO CONNECT YOU WITH DECISION MAKERS Fredon Queensland’s Giselle Phillips was the winner of the award for Women of the Year, at the 2023 Women in Industry awards supported by Roads & Infrastructure Magazine
Industry leaders gather for the annual Women in Industry Awards. MEGATRANS debuted in Melbourne 2018.
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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.
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SARAH BAKER Group Managing Editor
BRAD MARSHALL Business Development Manager
MIKE WHEELER Managing Editor
COURTNEY WALKER Sales Manager South
ANDREW MORRISON Sales Manager
TOM O’KEANE Editor
OUR TEAM OF TALENTED EDITORS AND WRITERS WILL ENSURE THAT CONTENT ACHIEVES YOUR MARKETING GOALS, BY COMMUNICATING YOUR KEY MESSAGES IN RELEVANT FEATURES THAT ARE ENGAGING WITH WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE INDUSTRY. ROADS & INFRASTRUCTURE YOUR SOURCE OF INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE
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ABOUT PRIME CREATIVE MEDIA Prime Creative Media is Australia’s leading B2B Media and Events Company.
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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.
Our purpose of growing individuals, organisations, and industries has driven our work in building industry-leading magazines, websites, newsletters and events focused on supporting critical industries to the Australian economy. We have grown from a single magazine to now publishing more than 80 print and digital platforms. We are a top employer of media professionals in Australia, employing more than 130 full-time, Australianbased journalists, editors, graphic designers, business development professionals, and an in-house IT development team.
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PRINT ADVERTISING SPECS
SPECIFICATIONS TRIM
BLEED
TYPE
MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS Double Page Spread
Full Page
1/2V 1/2H
FP TRIM: 210mm(w) x 297mm(h) BLEED: 220mm(w) x 307mm(h) SAFE TYPE AREA: 190mm(w) x 277mm(h)
DPS TRIM 420mm(w) x 297mm(h) BLEED 430mm(w) x 307mm(h) SAFE TYPE AREA: 400mm(w) x 277mm(h)
1/2 HORIZONTAL TRIM: 210mm(w) x 149mm(h) BLEED: 220mm(w) x 159mm(h) SAFE TYPE AREA: 190mm(w) x 135mm(h)
1/3V 1/4V
1/3H 1/3 HORIZONTAL TRIM: 210mm(w) x 100mm(h) BLEED: 220mm(w) x 110mm(h) SAFE TYPE AREA: 190mm(w) x 80mm(h)
1/3 VERTICAL TRIM: 72mm(w) x 297mm(h) BLEED: 82mm(w) x 307mm(h) SAFE TYPE AREA: 52mm(w) x 277mm(h)
1/2 VERTICAL TRIM: 102.5mm(w) x 297mm(h) BLEED: 113mm(w) x 307mm(h) SAFE TYPE AREA: 82.5mm(w) x 277mm(h)
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. 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
1/4 VERTICAL TRIM: 87.5mm(w) x 130mm(h) (No Bleed)
TERMS & CONDITIONS
All advertisements for Roads & Infrastructure 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.
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STANDARD SIZE
2 X HIGH-DENSITY
TRIM 250px(h) From the top Non essential elements such as colour blocks, gradients, graphics
LEFT WEBSKIN
Non essential elements such as colour blocks, gradients, graphics
SAFE AREA 150px(w) x 600px(h) WHITE SPACE 1040px(w) / 2080px(w)
RIGHT WEBSKIN
No Ad content to go here white space #FFFFFF
DIGITAL SPECIFICATIONS
WEBSKIN
2000px(w) x 1250px(h) / 4000px(w) x 2500px(h)
STANDARD SIZE 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.
WEB MOBILE 320x50px
EDM BANNER 570x100px
WEB LEADERBOARD 728x90px Type/Template WEB MREC
Size wxh
x2 High-density
File Size
Resolution
File type
300x250px*
600x500px
200kb max
72ppi
gif, jpeg, png, HTML5
320x50px*
640x100px
150kb max
72ppi
gif, jpeg, png, HTML5
WEB LEADERBOARD
728x90px*
WEBSKIN
2000x1250px
WEB MOBILE
eDM BANNER eDM SOLUS
570x100px
600x1000px
1456x180px 4000x2500px 1140x200px
Via HTML
200kb max 800kb
200kb max
900kb max
72ppi 72ppi 72ppi 72ppi
*Standard web sizes are requried, however additional high density files can be supplied as well
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
Not to scale
WEB MREC 300x250px
MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS
gif, jpeg, png, HTML5 jpeg, png
gif, jpeg, png HTML
TERMS & CONDITIONS
All advertisements for Australian Resources & Investment 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.
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FOR ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES CONTACT: BRAD MARSHALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER - ROADS & INFRASTRUCTURE T: +61 403 993 443 E: BRAD.MARSHALL@PRIMECREATIVE.COM.AU
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