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By advertising on virtualitalia.com�s website and newsletter you reach a highly targeted audience of enthusiasts of Italian culture. virtualitalia.com receives a monthly average of 100,000 unique readers, 450,000 page views and 1.5 million hits. Our monthly newsletter boasts over 72,000 subscribers. Prices are subject to change for resasons including but not limited to demand and inventory.
Virtualitalia.com complies with the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) standards and best practices. This is a sample of our available products:
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Badge: $200/month
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Banner: $400/month
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The resource for
enthusiasts of Italian
culture.
Our monthly newsletter boasts over 75,000 subscribers
(who opt-in voluntarily). Ads appear next to the
�info shorts� news section.
Rates below refer to a single monthly issue, a 10%
discount applies for the 6 month purchase and 20%
discount for 1 year purchase. Prices are for non-animated
ads. Animated ads require an additional fee of
$100 to the posted price. Additional charges apply for
priority placement or sole newsletter sponsorship.
Button: $200/month
Badge: $100/month
Article acceptance is subject to editorial guidelines. A
link to the article will appear on the homepage for a
maximum of 2 months (additional exposure can be
achieved with new articles) and be included in the
newsletter one month.
Article: contact us for pricing
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We will host a forum in your subject area and you will
interact directly with our readers by giving them some
free information and pointing them towards your
product or service for more information.
Forum Moderation: contact us for pricing
We will work with you to creatively introduce your product or service to our readers. Contact us with your ideas!
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