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CirculationBuilders Merchants Journal Circulation

Main area of businessArchitectural Ironmonger 113 1.45Builders Merchant 4633 59.38Plumbers Merchant 1828 23.43Timber Merchant 515 6.60Decorators Merchant 177 2.27Hardware Factor/Wholesaler 384 4.92Merchant Factor/Wholesaler 63 0.81Heating Merchant 31 0.40Kitchen Specialist 30 0.38Bathroom Specialist 28 0.36

7802 100%Job FunctionBranch Manager 4181 53.59Buyer 491 6.29Buying Controller 29 0.37Buying Director / Manager 150 1.92Chairman / Managing Director 411 5.27Company Secretary 70 0.90Departmental / Divisional / Showroom Manager 792 10.15Other Director 201 2.58Owner / Proprietor / Partner 443 5.68Regional Director 36 0.46Regional Manager 53 0.68Sales Manager 855 10.98Other 88 1.13

7802 100%


Features List

BMJ: the merchant sector’s most read magazine.Featuring in depth company & people profiles, market & product information,

news analysis, opinion, & business advice.As well as our regular programme BMJ produces additional features & supplements

beneficial to our readers and our advertisers. For more information on what’s in the pipeline please contact one of our team.

Live reporting, breaking news, video and blogs at www.buildersmerchantsjournal.net

Builders Merchants Journal Features List 2018JanuaryRainwater ManagementTransport & Materials HandlingMerchant League TablesNBG Supplement

FebruaryBricks, Blocks & CementTimberITEcobuild preview

March LandscapingPaints and WoodcareSustainabilityTransport & Materials Handling

AprilBathrooms & ShowersTimberITTrailblazers Supplement

MayDoors & Windows

Kitchens

Transport & Materials Handling

JuneTools & WorkwearTimberITBuilding Chemicals, Sealants & Adhesives

July Heavyside special: Bricks, Blocks & Cement,

Roofing, Plasters & Plasterboard

August

Bathrooms & Showers

Insulation

Timber

IT

SeptemberIronmongery & SecurityLandscapingSustainabilityTransport & Materials HandlingUK Construction Week Preview

OctoberPainting & decoratingRoofingTimber IT

NovemberHeating SustainabilityTransport & Materials Handling

DecemberDrainagePlumbingTimberIT

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Insertions 1 6 12Full Page £2310 £2180 £2035Half Page £1275 £1220 £1155Quarter Page £805 £765 £725DPS £4410 £4195 £4010

Front Cover £2835Front Cover + Inside Front Cover Package £4510Front Cover Gatefold £6500Inside Front Cover £2415Outside Back Cover £2415Centre Spread £4830

All rates are for full colourSolus positions +12.5%Loose inserts up to 10g £910 full circulation; extra postage costs will apply forinserts weighing more than 10gSplit run - POA from £150 per 1000

Magazine Classified Rates

Recruitment scc (minimum two columns)Full Colour £48Spot Colour £42Mono £37General Classified sccFull Colour £42Spot Colour £40Mono £36Box Number £60BMJ Supplier Directory £5352.5cm x 1 column for 12 months; includeschoice of heading, logo, address, phone, fax, email and web detailsProject Spec £205Panel includes colour scan plus up to 70words textWeb Directory £3101cm x 2 column panel for 12 months;including choice of heading, logo andcompany website address (6 months £205)Copy Deadline: Third week of precedingmonthCancellation Deadline: Six weeks beforecopy deadline

Website Rates

All ads must be supplied in digital format.Artworkmust be originated in Mac versions of Quark Xpress,Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop. Artworkoriginated in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint orPublisher cannot be accepted.

Colour must be CMYK - no RGB, no spot colours, noembedded ICC profiles.

All fonts must be supplied.Mac fonts only please -no PC fonts. Fonts used in Illustrator eps documentsmust be converted to paths. Fonts used in layeredPhotoshop documents must be rasterised.

Image and logo file formats: tiff, eps, jpg. Images tobe at least 300dpi at 100% (size used in ad). All fontsto be included - TrueType fonts are preferred.

Before creating a PDF ensure your documentcomplies with the above colour, font and resolutionspecs, distilled using Acrobat 4 or higher, withhighest quality compression. Pictures placed in

document must be tiff or eps, not jpg. Allow for 3mmbleed. Include crop marks. When checking your PDF,click on ‘overprint preview’ to check that allinformation appears. A hard colour copy mustaccompany digitally supplied advertisements.

File naming protocol: all e-mails must be given a filename indicating the magazine/client/issue.

Digital copy specsMechanical DataType area Trim Bleed

Full page 270 x180 297x210 303x216

DPS 270x390 297x420 303x426

Double half spread130x390 130x420 146x426

(at foot)

Half page horizontal 130x180

Half page vertical 270x88

Quarter page horizontal 60x180

Quarter page 130x88

Company ListingBasic listing within searchable supplier database. Go to www.buildersmerchantsjournal.net/register.aspto add your company

Upgrade (includes link to website, editableproduct page, priority within category listings,access to performance stats)

Additional product pages

Top 1 in category (be seen ahead of yourcompetitors and appear top of our supplierlisting)

Top 5 (guarantee of positions 2 -5)

Top 15 (guaranteed to appear on 1st page ofsearch results)

Video (collection of 15 - 20 still images moving tocreate a 60 second video, voice over using scriptof 125 - 150 words) Will appear on home page,your Company listing and archived on site.

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Banners/Skyscrapers

Duration News/Home page

Supplierdirectory category

Supplier directorysub-category

MPU -withinnews pages

£1,000£320£465£7903 Months

£3,200£950£1,400£2,40012 Months

£1,750£555£805£1,3506 Months

FunQuiz Sponsorship £450Game Sponsorship £450

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The Website

Can give you:• New leads and extra sales • Increased exposure • More traffic to your website • More brand awareness - among the right people • Instant ‘find’ for buyers and potential customers

Delivers terrific value for money• Ensure you reach the core trade audience, in a trusted and respectedenvironment • Promote your brand and your range direct to the buyer • Influence buyers before they go off searching the web • Pay once a year and get unlimited results

� Individual product pages run for a 12 month duration and can beupdated as often as you require.

� This will ensure your products are seen when the builders merchants are searching for your type of product.

� You can choose how many pages you want – the more products you list the higher your presence will be,resulting in more influence.

� Banner Advertising is an effective way of communication your company message and raising brandawareness.

� Banners are used:• To drive traffic direct to your own Website.

• To sell more of your products.• To inform or notify.• To leave a lasting impression.

� Situated at the top of the page for maximum exposure, they can be static or contain an animated message designed to catch the eye.

� Banners are one of the first things seen when a page loads, enabling you to reach customers before your competitors.

� A link directly to your own website - generating traffic and directing potential customers to your website.

� Your logo on all your pages - giving you that extra profile compared to your competitors.

� A full 12 months exposure - to your new potential customers.

� Preferred positioning in the directory - you will be seen first before companies with just a regular listing.

� Free use of the enquiry system - answer direct emails and also answer emails that are sent to the whole category.

� No competitive advertising displayed on your page in the directory - your listing will have full effect.

� Includes an editable product page - a page that lets you attract buyers using pictures and information about a specific product. It will give you more product awareness and is designed to increase product enquiries and give you better visibility on search engines like Google.

Product Pages

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Contact Page

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12 Month Upgraded Listing

When merchants and buyers need a new product or service, the first thing they do is search the web.buildersmerchantsjournal.net has been specifically designed as an extension to BMJ to servemerchants and their suppliers.

buildersmerchantsjournal.netwill put you in front of a large online audience of merchant buyers -over 20,000 visitors a month - and give you invaluable exposure on search engines like Google as well.


The Team

THE MARKET KNOWS OUR PEOPLE AND OUR PEOPLE KNOW THE MARKET

Advertising Editorial

Publication & Event Manager:Max Shannon01622 699148

[email protected]

North and Midlands Sales:David Harman01772 462596

[email protected]

Account Manager:Ewelina Pilarska

01622 [email protected]

Editor in Chief:Fiona Russell-Horne01622 [email protected]

Senior Reporter:Rachel Tucker01622 [email protected]

Publisher:Paul [email protected]

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