Digital Specs

(no animated files please)
Links: Please include redirect link with your submission.

(no animated files please)
Links: Please include redirect link with your submission.

(no animated files please)
Links: Please include redirect link with your submission.

• 180 x 180-pixel image at 72 DPI, optimized for the web
• Ideal images show the product clearly with no text overlaid.
• Unbranded product name, no more than 5 words (e.g., “Mosquito Repellent,” not “Off Deep Woods Mosquito Repellent”)
• 50-75 words about the product; this copy will be edited for style/fit
• Product or brand URL; phone number (if desired; if phone number isn’t provided, none will be included)
• The product will be labeled as a Sponsored Product
• For editorial integrity, we will not publish the same product twice in the same quarter

1 position available monthly
*Open to cover advertisers on a first-come, first-served basis.

Digital Edition Premium Placement
Your print ad will be used to create a digital ad that is placed next to the cover at the front of the digital edition linking to your company’s full-page ad.

Digital Edition Eblast Banner Ad
At the beginning of the month, the new issue is sent via email to Hardware Retailing’s digital audience. You will receive a primary banner ad in this eblast.
Image: 728 x 90 pixels | 72 dpi | .jpg or .png file
URL: Your company website

4 positions available monthly
*Only open to full-page print advertisers.

Digital Edition Premium Placement
Your digital ad will be placed on the digital issue home page linking to your full-page ad.
300 x 400 pixels | 300 dpi | .jpg or .png file

Digital Edition Eblast Banner Ad
At the beginning of the month, the new issue is sent via email to Hardware Retailing’s digital audience. You will receive a banner ad in this eblast.
728 x 90 pixels | 72 dpi | .jpg or .png file
URL: Your company website

• Advertisers should provide a script of roughly 60-80 words that briefly covers the product or service being advertised.
• Sponsors will receive a 30-second clip in both podcast episodes.
• Podcast hosts will read the script during their podcast recording session.
• Ads are placed at the beginning, middle and end of the podcasts and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.