News Blaze Media Kit

NewsBlaze Media Kit

NewsBlaze.com :: Overview

NewsBlaze.com is an independent news source and also an aggregator of business press releases, working in conjunction with major business names. Our increasing readership is well-informed and business savvy.

NewsBlaze.com is here to meet your promotional and advertising needs. Founded in 2004, NewsBlaze.com provides customizable and integrated marketing and advertising solutions that support our advertisers' specific needs.

Advertising and marketing solutions include:

· Run of site (various options)

· Industry placements

· Editorial adjacencies, section buyouts

· Unique distribution opportunities

· Product announcements

NewsBlaze.com :: Brand

NewsBlaze.com is an independent news source as well as an aggregator of business press releases, working in conjunction with some of the major names in press releases, including Business Wire, PRNewswire, Marketwire, Globe Newswire, CCN Matthews, PR.com and Eworldwire.

The combination of news and information brings many readers to NewsBlaze, through the search engines and external links. NewsBlaze shows up in hundreds of thousands of web searches on many different search engines and in Google News, every day.

Despite downturns in the traditional news industry, NewsBlaze.com is experiencing an increase in readership. NewsBlaze.com readers currently generate over 700,000 pageviews each month, with over eight million readers in the past year.

NewsBlaze.com readers find our in-depth stories refreshing and our unique combination of news and business information and alerts informative. In short, we provide a one stop shop for interesting stories, national and world news and press releases. The broad range of resources and our ability to reach searchers is what sets us apart from our competition.

For advertisers, that means NewsBlaze.com is delivering an audience that is well-informed and business savvy. Advertisers can segment their audience by category or a combination of news and product announcements.

NewsBlaze.com is your partner to connect to these readers throughout the US and Canada and worldwide. From integrated marketing, to targeted advertising, to brand or product awareness or product launches, NewsBlaze.com is with you, helping you to reach your targeted audience!

NewsBlaze :: Audience

• NewsBlaze.com readers are open-minded, curious, and connected globally.
• Our aim is to engage our readers and provide them with relevant news, information and offers.
• NewsBlaze has over 350,000 pageviews to business-related news and over 350,000 pageviews to non-business news, each month.
• Total readers: 5.2 million
• Male/Female: 54%/46%
• Median age: 35-49
• College graduate+: 40%
• Professional/Managerial: 32%
• Median Household Income: $76,534
• Pageviews in the past 12 months 9,200,000

Reader distribution by country:

			Visits
1.	United States		73.03%
2.	Canada		4.86%
3.	United Kingdom		4.18%
4.	India		1.93%
5.	Australia		1.39%
6.	Germany		0.76%

NewsBlaze :: Content

NewsBlaze content is focused around five main sections: News, Business, Industry, Entertainment, and Opinions. Each section offers features that are popular with our readers and advertisers.

· News - World News, National News, Health, Food, Politics.

· Business - Business news, Business Columns, Business Travel.

· Industry - 50 Industries, Food & Wine, Travel, Art, Leisure, throughout the US and from around the world.

· Entertainment - Daily Entertainment news, Movie Reviews, TV previews, Horoscopes, Book Reviews and announcements.

· Opinions – Politics from many quarters, Entertainment and business commentary, letters to the editor.

NewsBlaze :: Advertising

Advertising opportunities on NewsBlaze.com are configured to help our advertisers promote their brand or product in the best possible light and to give the best ROI possible, consistent with remembering that our readers and subscribers could be their customers and the customers of other advertisers.

This means that there are some restrictions on the kind of advertising we allow. NewsBlaze advertisers want their customers to be engaged and qualified. NewsBlaze does not accept advertisers who want to blast readers with flashing or gaudy ads that insult their senses or intelligence, so you can be assured that if your ad shares a page with another company's ad, the other advertiser will not be chasing away your prospect. After all, your prospect is also our reader and we want them to return and take the opportunity to visit you again.

NewsBlaze :: Advertising Details

Sizes

300x250 Medium Rectangle

160x160 Square

120x600 Skyscraper

160x600 Skyscraper

460x400 Half Page

460x250 Front Page Bottom

600x500 Half Page

840xUnlimited Full Page, no other advertising

970x150 Footer

NewsBlaze :: Ad Placement

• The Medium Rectangle is designed for the top left corner of stories or press releases
• Skyscrapers are placed on the right side of the page in right column 1, or right column 2
• Squares are placed on the right side of the page in right column 1, or right column 2
• Half Page ads are placed below Industry and State News and other sections, or can be placed below a story
• Full page is your headline, your text, your ads, forms, surveys, with a link from the sitemap and other relevant pages.
• The ad placement system can distinguish between the various News and press release sections.
• Some placements require more initial effort on our part, if you want a complex placement. You can choose between a small start-up fee to handle that or you may agree to a 6 month minimum advertising commitment, with no startup.

• Front Page: The front page is laid out and priced separately to other placements. Only Square and skyscraper ads are available, unless you have a custom creative idea that we agree to.
• Run of site: This placement puts your ad on almost every page.
• Story/Press Release: Medium Rectangle placement in a particular story or list of stories/releases - excludes stories that already have exclusivity
• Section pages: all sizes available

Note: A small number of stories already have exclusive advertising, so they are excluded from further advertising

Content for ads can be:

· Plain text with links

· Graphics,

· Graphics and text

· Video

NewsBlaze :: Pricing Model

These monthly prices are current at July, 2010. Once locked in, they will not increase for at least 24 months, as long as your ad account remains current.

Our advertising model is a fixed cost. If you receive less than the number of impressions we guarantee, we will make it up, and give you 10% extra impressions.

In addition to receiving the ad impressions, your business or organization will be listed on a relevant page – a $200 per month value.

Please call Alan Gray or Sally Gray or our advertising executives for more information or to discuss your requirements.

NewsBlaze :: Advertising rates 2010

Text ads with link - up to 5 lines:

$400 per month front page

$350 per month on story pages – 300,000+ impressions

$350 per month on business pages – 300,000+ impressions
$650 per month run of site – 700,000+ impressions

$250 per month – one industry index page
$100 per month – one internal page, your choice.

A 468x60 Sponsor ad in the top bar, to the right of the main NewsBlaze banner, run of site, with 700,000+ pageviews, is $7000 per month.

Monthly Rates	Non-business sections	Business sections	Front Page	Intermediate Pages
Text ad (5 lines) with link	$300 *	$300 *	$350 *	$200 month *
Text ad (8 lines) with link	$500 *	$500 *	$500 *	$250 month *
160x600 skyscraper column a	$1000 *	$1200 *	$1200 *	$250 month *
160x600 skyscraper column b	$500 *	$500 *	$500 *	$500 month *
730x90 leaderboard one section			$1200	$200 month
730x90 leaderboard all sections	$3,000	$5,000		$800 month
650x350 Top Half Page one section				$500 month
650x350 Top Half Page all sections				$1600 month
850xUnlimited Your own Full Page, no other advertising, prominent link, includes monthly promotion				$500 month
730x150 Footer, 300,000+ views	$700	$800	$400
730x150 Footer – 1 industry section				$150 month
300x250 Medium Rectangle Exclusive, 300,000+ views	$4,000	$5,000	$1,000

Advertising prices rise over time, unless locked in at these rates. Once locked in, price guaranteed for 24 months.

* To lock in the top position for a placement, add $100 per month

Note: No guarantee of pageviews for the front page.

NewsBlaze :: Contact:

VP Advertising Tom Ski 303 956 0569

director of sales Kemar Cohen

News Blaze Media Kit

The Collaboration of Alerte, Carte and Be First Media Group

We would Like to Announce
The Collaboration of
Alerte, Carter and Be First Media Group

Alerte & Carter along with Be First Media Group would like to
announce the collaboration of the great media companies as marketing
associates.

Alerte & Carter, headquartered in New York, is known for
implementing creative and customized media programs designed
to impact client's specific business goals and objectives. ACA is
staffed by energetic, smart, fast-paced, focused individuals, sharing
a common goal: To grow and do the best job for their clients.

ACA works diligently to define and shape the public image of many
actors, authors, musicians, athletes, film networks, television shows,
production companies, corporations and brands.

Be First Media is a web based social media group with customized
programs designed to expand and energize client recognition with a
reach of 750,000 to 7.5 million people daily. Programs and services
include: virtual assistance, press releases, website design, video &
banner ads, consultation, publishing and much more. Be First energizes
clients brands such as: Actors, Authors, Musicians, Corporations, &
Personal Brands. Be First Media also has a show on Aware Talk Radio
to bring marketing and branding to the streets of America, interviewing
actors, authors, entrepreneurs, and corporate leaders.

Communication is the key to success. Through the combined powers
of strong public relations and world wide reach, Alerte & Carter’s and
Be First Media, will expand Corporations and Brands with professional
expertise, effectively communicating the client's messages to target
audiences. The Internet is a continuous flow of entertainment,
information, and advertising with search engine capability, available
24/7. Take your business and/or career to the next level with us. Be in
the flow, so you can grow.
Alerte, Carter and Be First Media Group manages such clients as;
Capone & Anthony Anderson actor/comedian, Mark Viera & Royale Watkins, Top Dogs of Comedy, Will Rogers America’s Favorite Cowboy Humorist, Rob Wilson “Wisdom of a Cowboy” best sell author,
Andre Floyd musician, Mech Tech Sys, Weszty Irons, Eilleen Cianciolo Author of I Am, Inner Circle Publishing, In Revolution Publishing & Road Trekin Adventures.

Kevin and Jean

Will Roberts

Capone and Anthony

Mark and Royale

Top Dogs of Comedy Tour

For more information Please contact:

jalerte@acaunited.com

or

tom@befirstinc.com

Marketing Strategy / Consulting

Marketing Strategy Consulting
Strategic, common sense marketing, that will strengthen your business – today!
Every company is unique & different. But the truth is that many outside marketing ‘experts’ take only a macro approach to their marketing consulting. But that’s not true for Be First Inc. Instead of just providing high-level marketing ‘theory,’ we outline micro-level details in our highly-acclaimed Marketing Plan…which will provide you with insightful direction for all of your sales & marketing efforts, while also showing you—step-by-step–the benefits that your business will gain.
After taking the time to learn your business, the market you’re in, your competition, your company’s strengths & weaknesses (and so on)…we’ll customize a Marketing Plan just for your business. And this Marketing will provide you with the guidance you need & want for your overall strategic marketing plans.
Over the years we’ve perfected the following 7-step process, which allows us to advise you on strategies that demonstrate how to maximize your limited marketing dollars:
1. Assessment
2. Analysis
3. Strategy
4. Roadmap
5. Implementation
6. Launch
7. Evaluation
Assessment
We start your project by learning who you are and what you do. We ask questions, gather data about your business, and assess your current & past marketing strategies. The more information we extract, the better. Our goal is to completely understand the DNA of your company or organization.
Analysis
After gathering data on your business, a top to bottom analysis will be done by our marketing team. This analysis is the cornerstone for your Marketing Plan. We will sort, prioritize and begin to understand the information we have collected on you, your employees, and your business.
Strategy
Let the creative process begin! Upon analysis of the data gathered on your company & marketplace, our team begins to develop an overall marketing strategy. These strategies will combine product development, promotion, distribution, pricing, relationship management, and other elements; identify your marketing goals; and explain how they’ll be achieved within a stated timeframe. We’ll then promote your core values, ensure customer satisfaction, address areas of improvement, and focus on the greatest opportunities to increase sales and achieve a sustainable competitive advantage.
Marketing Plan
This written document details the step-by-step process and necessary actions & resources needed to achieve your marketing objectives & revenue goals. Our Marketing Plans are custom-designed specifically for your company…and are:
• Clear. Our Marketing Plans are an unambiguous statement of ‘exactly’ what is to be done.
• Quantified. Each activity should be, as far as possible, quantified…so that its performance can be monitored & measured.
• Focused. We focus on promoting your mission, building your brand, and communicating the value of your company.
• Realistic. The goals & objectives will be achievable.
Implementation
A brilliant marketing plan and concrete Roadmap are only as good as its implementation & execution. Speed to market is crucial, and we will ensure each phase of the plan is quick & concise. Proper implementation will give your company the edge over your competitors.
Launch
Once it’s time to ‘message’ and promote your product or service to the world, Be First will kick the marketing machine into hyper-drive. We’ll ensure your launch is covered by multiple media outlets & social networking sites. We’ll ensure that your press releases are professionally written, powerful, and broadcasted to your targeted demographic groups around the world.
Evaluation
This is another way in which Be First is different from other marketing consulting companies. Upon execution & implementation of your marketing plan, we’ll provide continuous monitoring, measurement, and support. Markets change, and so do marketing programs. We regularly evaluate & analyze which strategies are exceeding expectations, and which need to be adjusted. We measure ROI on each implemented strategy to help determine program adjustments, and ensure that your marketing budget is being used effectively.

For more info please contact Tom at; tski92@yahoo.com

www.befirstinc.com