The official industry publication of the Corporate Rewards Exchange

Engagement Strategies

Maximizing performance and profits through people

Debuting online in July;
in print with the summer 2009 edition

■ Engagement Strategies serves:

• Executives and managers in general management, sales, marketing, human resources and operations whose responsibilities include “engaging” customers or employees;
• Engagement practitioners at consulting, marketing services, training, communications (face-to-face, online, print and promotional products), incentive, reward and recognition, technology and other firms that provide engagement technology and services. the emerging “trade” of engagement practitioners at leading corporations and at marketing, incentive, recognition and consulting firms that provide engagement products and services to corporate managers, including rewards, recognition, and motivational events.

■ Engagement Strategies offers end-users and suppliers the news, how-to, and reference information they need in every medium to help improve organizational and departmental performance by better engaging customers, distribution partners, salespeople, employees and vendors.

■ Engagement Strategies covers:

• Full-service performance improvement, branding and consulting 
• Leadership and coaching
• Rewards and recognition, including merchandise, travel, gift cards and awards 
• Communications 
• Engagement technology

Key Benefits to Suppliers

■ A highly cost-effective, measurable way to target end-user/ reseller buyers of engagement products and services in print and online at a price almost any company can afford.

■ Integrated print and online marketing programs start at $625, depending on your desired mix of lead generation
services, including:

• Print exposure
• E-mail marketing
• Web advertising and content sponsorship
• Event sponsorships and the Innovative Products Gallery at the Enterprise Engagement Expo and The Motivation Show in Chicago 
• Direct mail and telephone sales
• Complete business strategy development, including website, sales tool and target selling solutions Selling Communications Inc. dramatically lowers your costs and increases results through its unique integration of print, electronic and direct selling solutions.

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Audience

Quarterly Print Editions: Engagement Strategies reaches 25,000 managers and executives at companies that use or sell performance improvement strategies, including incentive programs, motivational meetings, recognition awards, training, communications and technology. Almost all readers are managers, directors or executives at end-user or reseller companies such as incentive companies, meeting planning
companies and marketing agencies.
E-mail newsletter/blogs: SCI e-mail newsletters have a combined total of more than 40,000 business subscribers.
Websites: Motivationstrategies.com (to become EngagementstrategiesOnline.com) and the Sales Marketing Network how-to and reference center at Info-now.com together have over 10,000 unique visitors per month.

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2009/2010 Publishing and Editorial Calendar

E-mail editions: Up to 24 times a year; twice a month: 20,000 subscribers
EngagementStrategiesOnline.com: 7,000 unique visitors per month.
Print Editions: 25,000 subscribers

Print editions
Summer 2009: Motivation Show and Engineering Engagement Issue
Closing for space: July 21; Closing for materials: July 31

• Pre-Motivation Show coverage highlighting the Engineering Engagement Conference
• Features profiles of brands participating in the Corporate Rewards Exchange

Fall 2009: Post Show and Conference Edition
Closing for space: Oct. 15; Closing for materials: Oct. 24

• Annual Engagement Research and Resources Edition
• Latest news from The Motivation Show 2009
• Innovative Products Gallery round-up of winners
• Special reports on ElectronicsNew York Incentive, Rewards & Recognition Show

Winter 2010
Closing for space: Jan. 11; Closing for materials: Jan. 25

• Latest sales performance strategies
• Special report on Gift Cards

Spring 2010: Enterprise Engagement Expo issue
Closing for space: Feb. 25; Closing for materials: March 6

• Special report on Electronic Awards
• Supplement and Bonus Distribution Enterprise Engagement Conference

State of Engagement Report– Special Bonus E-Book Issue: July 2010
Closing for space: June 15, 2010; Closing for materials: July 2

• Current issues; Future Trends
• Featuring the proceedings of the Enterprise Engagement Conference
• Special report on Incentive Travel

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Motivation Show Issue: Summer 2010
Closing for space: July 16; Closing for materials: July 30

• Pre-Motivation Show coverage highlighting the Engineering Engagement Conference 
• Special report on Fulfillment Companies

Fall 2010: Post-Show Brands Issue
Closing for space: Oct. 15; Closing for materials: Oct. 29

• Annual Engagement Research and Resources Edition
• Latest news from The Motivation Show and Engineering Engagement Conference 2010
• Innovative Products Gallery round-up of winners 
• Special report on Clocks and Watches

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Display Advertising - Print and Web

To get maximum impact for minimum investment. For pricing information, contact Jim Kilmetis at 914-591-7600, ext. 229 or email him. To download a PDF of the mechanical specifications, click here.

Dimensions
Size	Wx H
Full Page Bleed	8 5/8˝ x 11 1/8˝
Junior Vertical	4 6/8˝ x 7 1/4˝
Junior Horizontal	7 1/8˝ x 4 3/4˝
Front Cover Strip	8 5/8˝ x 2 3/8˝
1/3 Square	4 5/8˝ x 4 3/4˝
1/4 Horizontal	7 1/8˝ x 2 3/8˝

File Format and Ad Layout
Accepted format: PDF, QuarkXpress, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop.
Note: We do not support Illustrator PDFs due to their instability.
Supporting Images: TIFF and EPS

Regardless of the format supplied, all ads must conform to the following:

• Final full size ads must include 1/8˝ bleed image on all four sides minimum.
• No content is to be within 1/4˝ of trim size.

Trim Size 8 3/8˝ x 10 7/8˝
Bleed 8 5/8˝ x 11 1/8˝
Live Area 8 1/8˝ x 10 5/8˝

Internet
Banner ads: 175pi (W) by 70pi (H)
Display ads: 500pi (W) by 175pi (H)
Special offers: 500pi (W) by 350pi (H)
Please contact our production manager at production@sellingcommunications.com with any question regarding mechanical specifications.

Ship artwork and material to:
Production Department
Selling Communications Inc.
520 White Plains Road, Suite 120
Tarrytown, New York 10591
914-591-7600; production@sellingcommunications.com

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Integrated Options

For more information about our fully integrated packages, please call Jim Kilmetis at 914-591-7600, ext. 229 or email him.

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