Sponsored Content

Sponsored content is presented as an article that, in addition to being branded with a clear call to action, also meets the high editorial standards for CE‘s original and contributed content.

This sponsored content is an article that lives on the ConstructionExec.com website. Sponsored content is provided by an advertiser, edited and formatted to CE standards, and published on our website. Sponsored content is also promoted in one issue of the CE This Week newsletter and publicized on CE social media.

Sponsored content is recommended for advertisers looking for long term results though thought leadership.

Many advertisers choose to use sponsored content to offer help and guidance by solving a business problem, while offering the best solution through your products and services. Others choose to use sponsored content for thought leadership. Sponsored content can also take the form of a project or company case study, business advice, blog type articles, or product information. CE does not accept standard press releases as sponsored content.

Deadline

All sponsored content materials are due 23 days prior to the CE This Week newsletter publication date unless an extension is granted by the production department. Occasionally deadlines may be earlier to work around holidays and industry events. See the “Materials Due” date on your Ad Insertion Order or your digital stats dashboard, for your due date.

If you would like to request an extension, please send an email to digital-ad@magazinexperts.com with an estimated completion date and we do our best to accommodate you.

Material Specifications For Web + Newsletter

Sponsored content materials should be emailed to digital-ads@magazinexperts.com. Sponsored content articles should be in MS-Word, or Google Docs format, PDFs will not be accepted. Images should be attached, not embedded.

All contents should be in AP Style.

• Title: Recommend length: 8-12 Words
• Subtitle: Optional, web only.
• Teaser: 30-50 words /  150-250 characters. Long teasers will be edited to fit. HTML is limited to special characters, bold and italics. This only appears in the newsletter.
• Image: 1280x800px exactly. This will be scaled at various resolutions automatically. We do not recommend including large amounts of text. You may include your logo if you wish.
• Authors: Sponsored Content must have at least one author. The author can be a person or a company, or you can have both. Authors only need to be provided once, they are tagged to posts and reused. If the author has submitted contributed content, all their articles will share the same author information. For each author, you may submit:
  • Full Name
  • Bio – up to about 100 words
  • Company Name
  • Job Title
  • Email (Let us know if you do not want this to be shown publicly)
  • Office and/or mobile  phone
  • Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram and/or Youtube URL
  • Company and/or personal website
  • Headshot or logo (square, at least 500×500 px recommended)
• Article Contents: an article at least several paragraphs long – recommend length 600-900 words, in third person point of view in AP style. CE reserves the right to edit all content to this format. Your article may include any or all of the following:
  • embedded video
  • images with or without captions
  • as many links as you would like
  • call-to-action buttons (Please provide URL and button text)
  • blockquotes / callouts
  • headers (h3, h4, h5, h6 are allowed). Should not be in all caps.
  • Please make certain that the content you submit to us is FINAL with all internal approvals linked. Our staff puts a great amount of time into the editing and formatting of sponsored content.
• Call to Action Button (optional): You may provide a link and button text of a reasonable length (ideally around 20-30 characters but up to around 70) to be included at the bottom of your article.
• Embargo: Please alert us if there is an embargo on this content. Content MUST be published by the Wednesday before the newsletter issue,  e.g., Sponsored Content for the 3/9/2018 issue, must be published no later than 5:00 PM ET on 3/7/2018
• Expiration: Let us know if you need the content removed from the site as a certain point in time.
• Keywords and tagging: You may suggest a handful of keywords for us to use. This helps power our website search engine.
• Category: Choose from one of the following categories. Note, this is on your IO and inventory per category is limited for each issue.
  • Business
  • Technology
  • Workforce
  • Safety
  • Risk
  • Legal & Regulatory
  • Equipment and Fleet
  • Markets

Content

• Body copy should be in AP style or will be edited to AP style.
• Headlines and buttons will be in title case
• Numbers under 10 must be spelled out
• All images should be provided directly (not embedded into any doc).
• No mentions of competitive publications, such as ENR, ConstrucTech, ConstructionDive etc
• Contents of all ads are covered under CE‘s Advertising Terms and Conditions.

Process

After we receive your materials, your sponsored content article will be reviewed and, if needed, edited for content and AP style by CE‘s editorial staff. Upon editorial approval, our staff will format the article for our website. Before publication, you will be emailed a proof of

1. A screenshot proof of your article in CE This Week
2. A live preview link of your article on ConstructionExec.com

CE will not publish sponsored content until we have your written approval.

Please note, we are unable to send proofs of the entire newsletter.

Statistics

Statistics will be provided a minimum of 7 days after the launch of the CE This Week issue containing your sponsored content. Statistics will include:

• Total CE This Week circulation
• Total CE This Week opens
• Total CE This Week unique opens
• Category Circulation for the CE This Week category your sponsored content appears in
• Total pageviews for your article on ConstructionExec.com

Important notes:
If you need statistics provided in a certain format or form, please alert us before your first sponsored content insertion.
Statistics will likely be underwhelming immediately after launch. Sponsored content is best for long lasting results, not fast results. A sponsored content article may see 50 pageviews in a month, but more than 800 over the first year. For instant ephemeral results, CE recommends Newsletter Only Sponsored Content or eBlasts.

Examples

• Brick and Mortar vs. Online – Which Is Better for Business?
• Driving Forward a Fleet Safety Initiative
• Why Construction Contractors Should Choose a Constant Force Post System