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About Metropolis 3 Virtual Events 31

About 4 Think Tank Thursdays 2020 32-33

Testimonials 5-6 Perspective: 2020 Sustainability 34-35

Print 7 Metropolis Forums: Webinar 36

Audience 8-9 Metropolis Forums: Roundtable 37

New Column: Living 10 Custom Event Opportunities 38

New Column: Sustainable 11 Video 39

Special Issue: Becoming Sustainable 12 Video Motion Graphics 40-42

Print Editorial Calendar 13-15 Custom 43
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Metropolis Rate Card 17
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New York City Design Guide 20
Specifications 52
Digital 21
Print Specifications 53-55
Digital Opportunities 22-23
Digital Specifications 56-58
Digital Solutions 24-25
Contact Information 59
Native Advertising (Digital) 26

Sponsored Content 27

Microsites 28

Social 29

Sustainability Lab 30
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Metropolis Magazine gives direct access to the most active specifiers,
decision makers and design influencers who are responsible for the
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most important projects worldwide, all of whom play an integral role in
the specification process. 64% Appliances 58% Outdoor Furniture 90% Design Innovations
& Products & Trends
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Design Projects

PROFESSION 53%
54%
Casegoods
Ceilings
76%
77%
Residential Furniture
Rugs
71%
56%
New Products
New Materials

50% Architects / Interior Architects

63% Commodes/
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65% Showers/Bathtubs 43% Technology

75% Contract 40% Signage 83% Authorize or

Furniture Recommend
47% Interior Designers Purchases
63% Doors 75% Sinks 74% Plan Interior/
Exterior
79% Faucets/ 66% Surface Materials 74% Design Interior/
Fixtures & Laminate Exterior
53% Glass 87% Textiles/Fabric 74% Have visited
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75% Hardwood/ 81% Wall coverings, Wallpaper
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NEW COLUMN : LIVING

About
Multifamily, high-rise, and mixed use residential developments are now
a new frontier of innovation for architects and designers in every city in
North America.

Metropolis recognizes this rapidly changing sector with a new column

called LIVING, which will showcase the most innovative multifamily and
mixed-use residential projects across the United States and Canada.

LIVING will recognize key elements including:

• Structural and facade innovation
• Building performance (energy, sustainability, technology)
• Kitchens and baths (high end, high performing fixtures)
• Innovative technology in the home
• Amenity spaces (pool decks, gyms, communal kitchens)
• Outdoor areas (decks, landscaping)
• Retail and Hospitality elements, where applicable

Every project will be accompanied by a list of products and finishes

specified in that project. This includes furniture, lighting, textiles,
surfaces, and kitchen and bath fixtures.

LIVING will appear in four issues in 2020: April, May, September, and
October.

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NEW COLUMN : SUSTAINABLE

About
Every month, Metropolis will showcase projects that represent the very
best in sustainable architecture and design in North America.

These projects have:

• Achieved a high level of certification in sustainability through LEED,

Living Building Challenge, WELL, Fitwel, SITES, or other standards
• OR achieved a challenging goal such as net zero energy or carbon.

For each project, we will dive deep into new strategies and
technologies, and highlight products and building materials that
contribute to the sustainable performance of the building.

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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER SPECIAL ISSUE: BECOMING SUSTAINABLE

About
StrategieS

Popular Standards
The CEO and founder of ecomedes gives us a behind-the-scenes
analysis of the most searched certifications today.
By Paul Shahriari

Metropolis’ Becoming Sustainable issue delves into new concepts and strategies in colabels are an important of materials for the building. Procure- ucts can drive major projects and

e part of our industry, and ment teams will typically reference procurements.

sustainable architecture and design. This special publication takes a

they are vital to simplify- these performance standards in the Many of the ecolabels and certifi-
ing the search for sustain- RFP and bid documents and then re- cations are evolving to include multi-
able solutions. They provide a quick view their invoice files to report on ple attributes and scoring or ranking
and easy way to find products that are their compliance status. mechanisms to allow buyers to com-
PRIORITIES
comprehensive look at how designers interface with the ingredients of sustainable
aligned with a green building-rating So we are seeing a wide variety of pare and analyze multiple options for
system like LEED or WELL, or green users searching for products through eco- their needs. We see that these multi-
procurement guidelines or regulations. label filters. By tracking the metadata on attribute ecolabels will be the future
At ecomedes, we support all the major those searches, we can observe trends in of the industry. In fact, in response to

practice—including energy efficiency, wellness, resilience, materials transparency,

ecolabels and certification bodies in the industry and within specific market this evolving vetting process and based
the marketplace. segments and product categories. on search data from category-specific
Whether they are working on new During major trade shows and events, platforms like level.ecomedes.com, we
buildings or major renovations, proj- for example, we tend to see spikes in plan to release new tools before the
ect teams typically reference these utilization. And within the special plat- end of the year that will deliver power-

and social equity—through the life cycle of buildings, interiors, landscapes, and
performance standards in the specifi- forms that we curate for institutional ful product ranking and analysis tools
cation documents. Products and solu- building owners and operators, we can to further support the needs of project
tions then find their way onto the bill see how the hunt for compliant prod- and procurement teams. M

cities. 17.2%
20.8% green PrioritieS
User searches on ecomedes,
January–october 2019
FloorScore
Backdrop

Becoming Sustainable provides a year-end review and look ahead to the best
Declare
UL GREENGUARD Gold
Green Squared Certificate
BIFMA LEVEL

The Great Carbon

1.8%

sustainable design strategies.

C2C Certified

1.8% UL GREENGUARD Gold, Declare

9.6% Healthier Hospitals Compliant
2% EPEAT

Reckoning
Green Label Plus
2.2%
UL GREENGUARD, UL GREENGUARD GOLD
2.4% SCS Indoor Advantage Gold
GreenCircle, FloorScore
3.1% 8.9% FSC

Editorial topics include:

Green Seal Certified
3.1%
Architects have finally begun taking a more nuanced approach
C2C Certified, Declare
to the carbon GREENGUARD
emitted Gold by new buildings. Are they too late?

Courtesy eComedes
3.5%
6.4% By Audrey GrayFloorScore, C2C Certified, Declare

• Specification and Value engineering

5.7% GreenCircle
6.3%
Others

24 BeComing sustainaBle metropolis perspeCtive

• New Certifications and Declarations I

’ve started calling them
come-to-carbon moments—
the inner alarm bells that
her in the early 2000s while she was a
young architect experimenting with al-
ternative approaches to conventional
Architect Anthony Guida’s come-
to-carbon moment snuck up on him
more recently. He’d already devoted

• Circularity and Recycling

sound as you begin to regis- concrete. She called up her structural years of his career to working as a
ter the devastating ecological costs of engineer on an educational-building global educator at Architecture 2030,
every man-made surface around you. project and asked if they could swap a nonprofit well known for setting ambi- MASS PLYWOOD
Every sidewalk you’ve ever walked on, out some of the cement in their mix tious industry goals to curb greenhouse The architecture community is beginning to take

• 2030 Goals
every building you’ve ever walked into, for fly ash. He was game to try it in gas emissions and support the advent account of embodied carbon, which denotes the

left to right: Courtesy the artist and leslie tonkonow artworks + ProjeCts; Courtesy jeremy liebman/Courtesy the shed
and every material inside those build- the foundation. So they did it, and of net zero energy buildings. Guida expenditure of the element in the manufacturing
ings, too. It’s the kind of thing you can’t then Simonen—just out of curiosity— was clear on the science about carbon of a building’s materials. In response, firms are
un-see once you’ve started looking, the calculated how much they’d reduced dioxide, the primary greenhouse gas looking to source alternatives to carbon-intensive

• Embodied and Operational Carbon

kind of knowledge that can transform the project’s carbon footprint with that emitted when buildings burn fossil fuels steel and concrete, including mass plywood. Op-
a worldview, or a practice. simple switch. “It was more than all for their energy needs. But over the posite: mass plywood panels at the Freres Lum-

GeorGe BarBeris
For Kate Simonen, a professor who my commuting choices for the rest past few years, Guida had expanded his ber Co. plant in Lyons, Oregon. Pictured: a display
heads up the Carbon Leadership Forum of my life,” Simonen says. “I was like, focus to include the carbon released of CNC-milled mass plywood panels.

• Social Equity
at the University of Washington, it hit ‘Whoa! Now, that is scale.’” in manufacturing common building

30 BecominG sustainaBle metropolis perspective 31

• Resilience B
efore the popularization of land art in the ’70s and the con-
temporary discourse on climate change correctives, Agnes
Denes was somewhat unwittingly dabbling in both. Her plans
agnes denes
Tree MounTain—a Living
TiMe CapsuLe—11,000 Trees,
for large-scale installations, landscapes, and environmental 11,000 peopLe, 400 Years,
intervention—not to mention her long-standing emphasis on drawing—verge 1992–96, 1992/2013
on architecture, though the Hungarian-born artist was not formally trained Ylöjärvi, Finland
in design. With characteristic clarity of concept, Denes had thousands of
volunteers plant 11,000 trees in rural Finland in the 1990s, seemingly antic- agnes denes has long worked
ipating the growing consensus that reforestation is a promising solution to on rehabilitating landscapes.
our carbon crisis (though its scale has produced some skeptical prognoses). Tree Mountain, which elicited
She enjoyed considerable support from the Finnish government and galva- global interest and mobilized
nized assistance for the project. Its powerful endurance—physically, in the local support, was designated
town of Ylöjärvi, as well as in the social imagination—should give hope to by the Finnish government as
the most resigned climate pessimists among us. —Akiva Blander protected for 400 years.

70 beComing sustainable metroPolis PersPeCtive

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2020 PRINT EDITORIAL CALENDAR PART 01

JANUARY/FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE
THEME North American Design and
Technology Lighting Breakthrough Architecture Workplace
Making
SPECIAL FEATURES Sustainability Sustainability Hospitality, Sustainability NYCxDESIGN, Sustainability Sustainability
PROJECTS Workplace, Multifamily Hospitality, Multifamily
Healthcare Hospitality Education
Residential and Mixed Use Residential and Mixed Use
PRODUCTS Kitchen & Bath, Surfaces, Furniture, Textiles, Architectural
Lighting, Glass, Technology Textiles, Furniture, Outdoor Acoustics, Lighting, Flooring
Flooring Products
TRADE SHOW COVERAGE
KBIS Preview Maison & Objet Releases Salone del Mobile Preview ICFF, NeoCon Preview NeoCon Releases

Verticals
WORKPLACE ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
HOSPITALITY ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
HEALTHCARE ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
EDUCATION ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
RESIDENTIAL ○ ○ ○
Special Program Coverage
METROPOLIS LIKE
THINK TANK ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
SIGNET AD STUDY ○
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2020 PRINT EDITORIAL CALENDAR PART 02

JULY/AUGUST SEPTEMBER DESIGN GUIDE OCTOBER NOVEMBER/DECEMBER
THEME Game Changers Surfaces and Textiles Showroom Guide Wellness and Healthcare Becoming Sustainable: Volume 3
SPECIAL FEATURES Sustainability Sustainability, Multifamily Living Showroom Listings Sustainability, Multifamily Living Global Products Survey
PROJECTS Healthcare Workplace Hospitality Sustainability Case Studies, Education
PRODUCTS Textiles, Carpet, Flooring,
Ceilings, Facades, Windows & Lighting, Furniture, Kitchen & Sustainable Products, Projects, and
Wallcoverings, Surfaces,
Doors, Architectural Products Bath Systems
Technology
TRADE SHOW COVERAGE

Verticals
WORKPLACE ○ ○ ○ ○
HOSPITALITY ○ ○ ○ ○
HEALTHCARE ○ ○ ○ ○
EDUCATION ○ ○ ○ ○
RESIDENTIAL ○ ○
Special Program Coverage
METROPOLIS LIKES
THINK TANK ○ ○ ○ ○
SIGNET AD STUDY ○ ○
Advertising Deadlines
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2020 SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION

MONTH TRADE SHOW AD CLOSE AD DUE

○ Design Summit Chicago ○ Archtober: Architecture & Design Month ○ WestEdge ○ New
OCTOBER York Tabletop Show (Fall) ○ GreenBuild: International Conference & Expo ○ A&D Film Festival ○ Sept 8, 2020 Sept 9, 2020
Healthcare Design Expo & Conference (HCD) ○ Boutique Design New York (BDNY) ○ MediaJet

Advertising
Deadlines

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER & ○ IIDEX Canada ○ IMM Cologne ○ The Interior Design Show (IDS) ○ The International Surface
Nov 9, 2020 Nov 10, 2020
SUSTAINABILITY SPECIAL Event (Surfaces) ○ The Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) ○ MediaJet

*Subject to change in response to COVID-19

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New England

23%
E. North
Central
Mid Atlantic
18%
Pacific 6%
8% W. North
Central
Mountain

14%
E. South

14%
Central

9% South
Atlantic
W. South
Central

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In 2020, the New York City Design Guide will anticipate New York’s rich • 75,000 copies circulated
calendar of design events in September and October, including • Polybagged with October issue and sent to all
Archtober, Open House New York, and the fall programming of Metropolis subscribers in advance of NYCxDesign
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Audience
*Please send 300x50 or 320x50 version for mobile views

For custom ad units, please contact your ad sales representative. Advertiser

Device
60% Are from the U.S. Targeting

35-44 year olds highly engaged 81% Visit the website at least once/month

37% Site audience is 25-34 57% Have Clicked on a Web Ad Banner

Geo
2:00m avg. session Targeting

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DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIES
Desktop Tablet Mobile

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DIGITAL SOLUTIONS

Custom Email Blast

Deliver your brand message exclusively to more than 15,000 subscribers who have
opted-in to receive product news and inspiration from our partners. The creative is
yours, subject to approval by our team.

$2,500 /blast

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DIGITAL SOLUTIONS
Newsletter Banner
Our web editors select the most essential stories from the prior week’s postings on
Metropolismag.com and curate them into a beautifully crafted list of the best
architecture and design information available.

You can align your brand with the most relevant and talked about industry topics. This
visually driven, curated newsletter is limited to four advertisers per week so your
interactive ad remains highly visible and aligned with our most popular content.

Metropolis’s newsletter is sent directly to more than 28,000 opt-in subscribers two
times per week.

600w X 185h px $1,835 / banner ad

Newsletter Banner
Ad Placement

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NATIVE ADVERTISING / CUSTOM CONTENT (DIGITAL)

Nothing tells the story of your brand better than a smart, well-crafted sponsored article
produced by Metropolis writers that leverages the trusted Metropolis brand name and
editorial voice. SALES MATERIALS

Our team will collaborate with you to create a custom sponsored article that focuses
on topics most relevant to your brand, trade show, event participation, and product
launch. Posts will be identified with the words “Sponsored by” alongside an unlinked
advertiser logo with the tags. Your approval will be required prior to posting. SOCIAL MEDIA

Content posts appear on the Metropolismag.com homepage for one week and remain
on our site for one year.

To ensure visibility, content posts include a promotional campaign: INTERNAL

COMMUNICATIONS
• Link in our weekly newsletter
• Facebook post
• Twitter post
• LinkedIn post
• Instagram Story WEBSITE

Clients are encouraged to link the article on their website, subject to SEO best
practices. Clients are also encouraged to promote it themselves through all channels
they might have available including social media, email blasts, press releases, internal
communications, and sales contacts. PRESS RELEASES

$5,400 / article

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SPONSORED CONTENT
Nothing reaches your audience better than high quality articles produced by
Metropolis writers. As a presenting sponsor, clients can directly associate their brand
with the trusted Metropolis brand name and editorial voice.

Our team will meet with the clients to review and identify articles that focus on topics
most relevant to their brand, trade show, event participation, or products. The content
will be attributed to Metropolis but will also be identified as “Presented by” alongside
the client logo.

Content posts reside on the Metropolismag.com in perpetuity on the appropriate

category and tagged article pages. Posts will be treated seamlessly and promoted
across all of our social channels as well as our newsletter.

To ensure visibility, content posts include a promotional campaign:

• Link in our weekly newsletter
• Facebook post
• Twitter post
• LinkedIn post
• Instagram story

Clients are encouraged to link the article on their website, subject to SEO best
practices. Clients are also encouraged to promote it themselves through all channels
they might have available including social media, email blasts, press releases, internal
communications, and sales contacts.

$2,500 / article

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CUSTOM MICROSITES

At the center of all Metropolis promotional opportunities

including events, design competitions, custom content,
videos, landmark celebrations, new product launches
and anniversaries can be a client branded microsite on
Metropolismag.com.

The microsite will be promoted via social media, print

ads, digital ads etc. and will be the destination and
centerpiece of the promotion. The microsite will host
only client branded ads and will support links to client
sites.

Engagement and traffic metrics will be made available

on a monthly basis throughout the promotion.

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SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS

Twitter LinkedIn Instagram
Engaging Tweets and conversations Posts created to connect Architects and designers
to heighten awareness of your and engage with are visual people. Make
products and initiatives and drive influencers, specifiers sure your brand is where
traffic to your presence on our and the business specifiers look for
channels and yours. community. inspiration.

188,000+ Followers 8,700+ Followers 43,000 + Followers

$1,200 / post $550 / post $1,200 / post or story

Facebook Instagram Takeover

Visually bold and stunning posts, Get in front of our followers by taking over the
integrating your product, project Metropolis Instagram account for a day to tell your
images and video that connect with brand story, promote new products, demonstrate
our audience’s passion for design. a product in action or take a quick poll.

61,000+ Followers 43,000 + Followers

$950 / post $5,500 / takeover

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SUSTAINABILITY LAB
Make Informed Decisions. Specify Better.

Metropolis will create awareness for the Sustainability Lab and drive visi-
This new section of our website is a place for architects and designers to dive into
tors to the Lab via print, digital, and social.
the details of designing and specifying sustainably. The Lab provides articles on
essential tools and perspectives, webinars with industry leaders, and easily As a Sustainability Lab Partner, you’ll receive the following special offers on
accessible or downloadable resources from product manufacturers. advertising and event programs to support your membership.

Lab Partner pages provide a host of resources to architects and designers, Earn 10% off
including information on breakthroughs like closed-loop manufacturing, supply • Print ads in any Metropolis issue during the promotion period
chain transparency, corporate social responsibility initiatives, and third party • Participation in any Perspective event
verified solutions, all in products and programs that can be used in projects today.
Fee: $6,500 (for four months)
On your Lab Partner page, you will have all the tools to tell your sustainability
story:
• Logo/Branding
• Mission Statement
• Philosophy/Guiding Principles
• Video
• Initiatives—in sourcing, manufacturing, packaging, etc.
• Product Showcase
• Resources
• Certifications
• Awards and Recognition
• Ask Me Anything Feature
• Contact Gathering Options
• Social Links

*Sponsor pages can be updated as needed to keep the content fresh and relevant.

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THINK TANK 2020: THINK TANK THURSDAYS

Introducing Think Tank Thursdays

Think Tank takes an unparalleled deep dive into the projects and practices of
the leading architecture and design firms in North America. With each event,
Metropolis goes into a key market and conducts thought leadership
conversations that lead to strong connections and specification insights.

This year, Think Tank events will be virtual. Each event series will continue to
take place in one city each month. Three top firms from that market will
participate with influencers, specifiers, up-and-coming designers and experts to
examine strengths and weaknesses of current design thinking and practice.

Make every Thursday an opportunity to connect with a top firm in an

unprecedented way.
• 3 Webinars every Thursday (hosted with a design firm each week)
• 1 Roundtable on the 4th Thursday (all 3 design firms participate)

3 Webinars every Thursday

The webinars will be livestream events for viewing by a registered online global
audience, including architects and designers from the participating firm.
Hosted by Editor in Chief Avi Rajagopal, the sessions include a panel of experts,
including principal or senior designer from the host firm, who will provide
valuable discussion and insights on a topic.

Approximately an hour and a half in length.

CEU accredited.

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METROPOLIS THINK TANK

Roundtable is a private, facilitated, information gathering sessions for our THINK
TANK partners. This session is designed for leaders from the three host firms to
share insights and experiences about how to get your products specified—and
stay specified. Architects, designers, and specifiers will share insights on the
challenges they face and the strategies they currently use for specification
(which vary by firm and by location).

Manufacturers will have the opportunity to ask candid questions, so the sessions
can yield very specific and actionable information. Approximately two and a half
hours in length.

Sponsorship Package:
• Webinar 1, 2, 3, every Thursday*
• Webinars air on DesignTV by SANDOW (potential audience 6MM)
• Specification Roundtable (representative sits at the table)*
• Key takeaways are ROI driven. These are “how to get specified” sessions.

*Includes contact lists, logo inclusion, and promotional benefits.

Schedule/participating cities:
August: San Francisco
September: Chicago
October: Miami
November: Houston
December: Los Angeles

Fee: $10,000/discount for multiple event sponsorship

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PERSPECTIVE : 2020 SUSTAINABILITY

Perspective is a platform for genuine, varied, and in-depth discussions
around sustainability topics and to advocate for sustainability with the
design industry and beyond.

Events will be virtual, extending its reach to the A&D community across North
America at a time when interest in sustainable products and materials is on
the rise.

We will replicate and improve Perspective with webinars and roundtables on

the the most important topics in the area of sustainability, now with a broad-
ened reach to design and construction professionals nationwide and around
the world.

Having sustainability conversations that engage as many people as possible

and generate actionable insights is more important than ever. All of us in the
design industry can make a huge impact now.

Perspective 2020 Mission:

• Reduce Harm Now
• Regenerate with Nature
• Improve Equity

Event Format:
• 3 Webinars
• 2 Specification Roundtables
• An opportunity to connect and commit to change

Timing:
• Event 1: July 27-30
• Event 2: September 21-24

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PERSPECTIVE : 2020 SUSTAINABILITY

Sponsorship Package:
• Webinar 1, 2, 3, + Subject Matter Expert (SME) participates on one
of the webinars*
• Webinars air on DesignTV by SANDOW (potential audience 6MM)
• Specification Roundtable 1, 2 (representative sits at the table)*
• SME editorial content coverage in Nov/Dec issue
• SME editorial content online coverage in Nov/Dec
• Custom Content (digital)
• Display Ads (digital)
• Social Media (digital)
• Promotional Benefits

*Includes contact lists, logo inclusion, and promotional benefits

Fee: $15,000/$13,500 for Sustainability Lab Partner

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METROPOLIS FORUMS: WEBINAR

At a time when the architecture and design community faces both long-term and
immediate challenges and opportunities, Metropolis debuts two new digital formats—
the Metropolis Forums: Webinar and Roundtable—to help industry leaders discuss
the way forward and provide opportunities for members of the community to stay
connected.

Metropolis Forums: Webinar is a live event that is executed online. It is an edu-

cational session that includes interactive participation through Q&A feature. Our
webinars are structured to give people the opportunity to learn, as they would at an
in-person event.

Webinar is a livestream event for viewing by a registered online audience. Hosted by

Editor in Chief, Avi Rajagopal, experts provide instruction and valuable insights on
a specific topic. This session airs on DesignTV by SANDOW, a syndicated channel
reaching a potential audience of 6MM. Video is available after the event for addition-
al viewing opportunities on metropolismag.com’s On Demand page.

Sponsorship Package:

• Sponsor logo inclusion on screen pre-and-post webinar with acknowledgement

by the host.
• Recap of the discussion highlights posted on metropolismag.com with “in
partnership with” highlighting sponsor.
• Webinar available for viewing as “in partnership with Sponsor” on Metropolis and
sponsor website.
• Metropolis will cut social clips for additional distribution on social platforms.
• Sponsor will receive lead generating attendee contact information.

Ask your representative for the schedule of Metropolis Forums: Webinar or about
developing your own custom webinar.

Fee: $3,000 multi-sponsor/$12,000 single sponsor

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METROPOLIS FORUMS: ROUNDTABLE

Metropolis Forums: Roundtable is an online session designed for industry leaders
to share knowledge, insights, and experiences. Individual among sponsor(s) and
subject matter experts or a panel of practitioners will discuss specific topics of
interest. Roundtables are private, facilitated, information gathering sessions for
our partners. The goal is to provide valuable information and insights to decipher
industry shifts and garner strategy and ways to keep going and growing. Think of
it as a lunch and learn on steroids.

Roundtable program will be conducted using web conferencing software. This

will be a facilitated conversation between host Editor in Chief, Avi Rajagopal
and industry leaders who will provide valuable presentations, discussions and
insights on a specific topic.

Sponsorship Package:

• Sponsor is included at the “table” and has a valuable voice in the discussion.
• Sponsor can raise questions with industry leaders during the roundtable or
submit questions in advance.
• Sponsor acknowledgement by the host at the beginning and conclusion.
• When appropriate to the programming, sponsor may have a 3-5 minute
introduction.
• An executive summary of the discussion highlights will be provided to the
sponsor.

Ask your representative for the schedule of Metropolis Forums: Roundtable or

about developing your own custom roundtable.

Fee: $3,000 multi-sponsor/$12,000 single sponsor

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CUSTOM EVENT OPPORTUNITIES

About Metropolis Connections
Metropolis Events offers a portfolio of programming options that are customized for A compelling event to drive traffic to the client’s showroom that can include a
your marketing and sales goals. Our events team will partner with you to create a cover release, editorial highlight, showroom opening, or a combination of
customized, comprehensive program that actively engages the A&D community and these.
ensures maximum exposure to the right attendee mix, pre and post event. Metropolis
events vary from light touch to conferences and summits. Learn more about our Aim: Networking with the client’s target audience of A&D industry attendees
offerings and how they can be customized for your brand. driving business and brand awareness.

Metropolis Trends
Presentation on innovations and industry developments that are impacting
the A&D industry led by a Metropolis editor followed by interactive audience
participation.

Aim: Align client’s core messaging with important industry themes/news and
reach client’s target audience.

Metropolis Forums
Panel discussion with A&D industry panelists and Metropolis moderator
focused on an overarching theme/vertical or project; followed by question and
answer portion with audience.
Metropolis Editor in Chief Avinash Rajagopal
moderates a panel of hospitality designers at Aim: Align client’s core marketing/messaging with timely thought provoking
Perkins Eastman NYC offices content and engage firm’s target audience of leaders, end-users/clients,
influencers and specifiers, and consultants.

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VIDEO
About
Metropolis has assembled a team of expert videographers and
editors who can create a video program designed specifically
for you, both in short form or long form.

Video offers a great deal of flexibility in both style and concept;

from simple interviews, trade show or showroom videos to
highly produced broadcast quality offerings.

In addition to developing, producing and editing your video,

your videos can find a home on metropolismag.com either on
its own landing page with your branding or presented in an
existing ad spot. The videos may also be made available for
viewing on your website and social channels if desired.

Metropolis will leverage all appropriate Metropolis social media

channels to promote the video as well.

Visit: metropolismag.com/benjamin-moore-inspiration-in-design/

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VIDEO
Non Editor Videos
These videos focus either on one specific product or collection or act Rate Description
as an overview for the company. All on-camera personalities are
company representatives. Non Editor $6,500 3 Edit Rounds; 1 day
(Tri-State NY Area)
Example topics:
• Product-focused Editor $8,500 3 Edit Rounds; 1 day
• Company/Topic-focused (Tri-State NY Area)
Editor in Chief $15,000 3 Edit Rounds; 1 Day
(Tri-State NY Area)
Editor Videos
Multiple Day Inquire Inquire for multiple
In these videos, a Metropolis editor visits a site and acts as the (On Location) days or on location
on-camera guide throughout a space with a company representative.
opportunities
Example topics:
• Showroom Walk-through
• Headquarters Walk-through

For video examples visit: https://app.frame.io/presentations/d720489d-ecaa-4555-a24d-59be094c80d5

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Motion Graphics
Template based animation videos created predominately with
images and text. Motion Graphics communicate directly to the
viewer, adding depth to your story. Together with music and
effective copy, deliver a very compelling message.

Motion Graphics are geared primarily for easy sharing on social

media usage.

Example topics:
• New & Feature Stories
• Promotions
• Custom Product or Brand

$5,000 / video

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HIGH IMPACT PROGRAMS

Custom Design Competition
Metropolis can co-host and produce a design competition centered
around your brand and important industry topics.

Sponsorship Benefits:
• Competition Hosting & Management
• Design & Creative Production
• Branded Competition Microsite Creation & Hosting
• Jury Selection
• Press Effort
• Print & Digital Issue Ad Campaign
• Web Ad Banner Campaign on Metropolismag.com
• Social Media Promotion
• Branded Content Posts
• Newsletter Banner & Hyperlink Campaign
• Custom Email Campaign
• Product Innovation Profile on Metropolismag.com

Kimball’s “Design Hack” Competition

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HIGH IMPACT PROGRAMS

Bellyband Inserts/Polybags
Selected issues may qualify for a Your special pre-printed insert,
bellyband. The bellyband is like brochure, or catalog can be
having an ad wrapped around the inserted and bound into the
front and back cover of the magazine or poly bagged with a
magazine. regular issue of Metropolis. This is
a very effective and efficient way
to deliver your own pre-printed
messaging.

French Door Texture

Gatefold Increase engagement of your ad
A R O O M C O L L A B O R AT I O N
W I T H C A S S I D Y ™ B AT H

by including texture through the

In selected issues, high impact use of special inks in the printing
gatefolds can be produced in a process. This is a very effective
variety of locations and number of T H E L AY E R I N G O F
D I F F E R E N T S T Y L E S I S W H AT
way to deliver the feel of your
pages, including off the front or back PULLS A SPACE TOGETHER.
Leyla’s not shy in sharing that sophistication is timeless and contemporary. Or that
she loves the modern vintage vibe of our Cassidy Bath Collection. See the elegant
product.
cover as well as inside the magazine.
space she created around the collection at deltadifferencemakers.com.

Contact your ad representative to

discuss which option is best for you.
© 2019 Delta Faucet Company

# D E LT A D I F F E R E N C E M A K E R S

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CUSTOM MAGAZINES
About
Metropolis can create custom magazines designed to set
your brand apart with unique editorial and photography.
Custom magazines may be polybagged with Metropolis
magazine and sent to target groups or all subscribers.

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THINKLAB
About
For more than a decade, ThinkLab has been providing the A+D industry
with deep insights. In a world that is moving faster than ever before,
ThinkLab gives its partners the information they need to know what is
coming next.

Research Offerings Include:

Research
• Market Analytics
• Surveys
• Focus Groups
• Competitive Analysis

Services
• Industry Workshops
• Custom Workshops
• CEU Development
• CEU Training

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THINKLAB

ThinkLab Research 1x

Market Analytics $15,000

Insight Interviews $15,000

Focus Groups $15,000

Competitive Analysis $15,000

Think Lab Services

Industry Workshops (Virtual) $ 5,000

Industry Workshops (In-Person) $10,000

CEU Development $15,000

CEU Presentation Training $ 8,000

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THINKLAB INSIDER
The only reliable source for up-to-the-minute information for the A&D market

Here’s what’s included:

• The Pulse—updates on proprietary research stats and highly relevant of-the-
moment info, every other week—26 times per year.
• Digimars—big insights, served bite sized delivered on a monthly basis.
• On Demand Digital Library—impactful information on industry trends whenever
and wherever you need it.
• Hot Market Growth Report—annual peek to what’s to come with a spotlight on
key markets that are growing, expanding and shifting.
• Product Category Benchmark Study—annual What’s Hot & What’s Not study.

Limited Time Introductory Price: $500 per month.

So much is packed into this introductory package that we guarantee you will see the
benefits of being an INSIDER or you can cancel within the first 3 months and we will
refund your money. This is a limited offer.

ThinkLab Insiders: Empowered for Success.

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SIGNET RESEARCH
About
We have commissioned Signet Research Inc. to measure your ad. All you
have to do is advertise* in Metropolis'

Signet AdStudy will allow you to:

• Assess your ad's performance within the issue, and among your
competition
• Learn how well your ad performed among key ad measurements
• Deeply understand how your ad was perceived through extensive
verbatim comments
• Receive leads - readers who have expressed interest in more
information on the products/services featured in your ad

*This is free of charge to all advertisers who run a full page national ad in
the March, July/August, or November/December issue.

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SPECS
PRINT AD SPECIFICATIONS
Paper File Formats Proofs
Text: 60# Matte. High-resolution (+300dpi) press-ready PDF with high- Contract-level proofs, calibrated to SWOP specifications
Cover: 80# Cover. resolution graphics and fonts embedded are strongly and output at 100% with color bars from the supplied
preferred. InDesign or Illustrator are also acceptable digital file, are recommended for all full page and spread
Printing Method provided all images (+300dpi) and fonts are packaged
within the document.
ads, as a guide to accurate color reproduction on press.
Laser and ink-jet printouts are not adequate for color.
CTP, web offset, SWOP standards.
Line screen: 175. Quark 7, JPEG or nested EPS files are NOT acceptable. Proofs may be sent to:
Maximum ink density: 280 dpi
Image resolution: 300 dpi File Preparation Metropolis Magazine
3651 NW 8th Avenue
Colors All files must be set up as right-reading single pages,
sized 100% and in portrait mode; no rotations. All files
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Attn: Advertising Production
4-color process (CMYK). For precisely matched inks, must be in CMYK mode, any spot and RGB colors must
metallic or fifth color, an additional $750 charge will be converted to CMYK. PMS matched colors will be
apply. For solid blacks, the following Rich Black converted to process colors unless fifth color is
combination is recommended: 100K; 80C; 60M; 50Y. requested, additional arrangements and costs will apply Material Delivery
for matched ink. Metropolis is NOT responsible for color Submit your ads for Metropolis Magazine via the web
Bleed accuracy in ads that have been converted from spot or
RGB colors.
at https://www.adshuttle.com/Sandow/
Print format is PDFX-1A
See Print Ad Specifications page for available sizes.
For reverse, fine, or small type, use only one (1) color. For production questions, contact: Keith Clements
Bleed area must extend at least 0.125” beyond trim on Metropolis is not responsible for legibility of type smaller 561-961-7793 ([email protected])
each side. Fractional bleed ads should be supplied with than 10pt (12pt serif) in more than one process color.
left- and right-hand page versions. Use only Type 1 or OpenType fonts. All fonts must be
provided.
For bleed ads, the finished PDF must be prepared to the
bleed size, with crop marks indicating the trim area. Incorrectly sized ads may have borders added.

Keep live elements 0.375” from trim on all sides. For spread
ads, keep live elements 0.375” from each side of gutter.

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2-Page Spread Full Page 2/3 Page Vertical 1/2 Page Vertical 1/2 Page Horizontal

Bleed 4 Sides Bleed 4 Sides Bleed** Bleed** Bleed***

18.25”w X 11”h 9.25”w X 11”h 5.75”w X 11”h 4.5”w X 11”h 9.25”w X 5.375”h

Trim Dimensions Trim Dimensions Trim Dimensions Trim Dimensions Trim Dimensions
18”w X 10.75”h 9”w X 10.75”h 5.625”w X 10.75”h 4.375”w X 10.75”h 9”w X 5.25”h

Non-Bleed Dimensions Non-Bleed Dimensions Non-Bleed Dimensions Non-Bleed Dimensions Non-Bleed Dimensions
17.25”w X 9.875”h 8”w X 9.875”h 5.25”w X 9.875”h 3.875”w X 9.875”h 8”w X 4.75”h

1/3 Page Vertical 1/3 Page Horizontal 1/4 Page 1/6 Page 1/8 Page

Bleed** Non-Bleed Only Non-Bleed Only Non-Bleed Only Non-Bleed Only

3”w X 11”h 5.25”w X 4.75”h 3.875”w X 4.875”h 3.875”w X 3.125”h 1.875”w X 4.5”h

Trim Dimensions
2.875”w X 10.75”h

Non-Bleed Dimensions
2.5”w X 9.875”h

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NEW YORK CITY DESIGN GUIDE SPECIFICATIONS
NON-BLEED
TYPE BLEED BLEED DIMENSIONS TRIM DIMENSIONS AD CLOSE AD DUE STREET DATE
DIMENSIONS

NYC Design Guide

Bleed 4 Sides 5.25”w X 7.25”h 5”w X 7”h 4.5”w X 6.5”ht 08/07/2020 08/10/2020 October 2020
Full Page

Print Digital
File Formats Bleed Half banner ad
High-resolution (+300dpi) PDF or PDF X-1a with high- Bleed area must extend at least 0.25” beyond trim on Dimensions: 300w x 100h px
resolution graphics and fonts embedded are strongly each side. File size: 60k
preferred. InDesign or Illustrator are also acceptable Image quality: 72dpi maximum, actual size
provided all images (+300dpi) and fonts are packaged If submitting a PDF of a bleed ad, the finished PDF must Accepted file formats: JPG, PNG, animated GIF or third
within the document. If native documents and support be prepared to the bleed size rather than the trim size. party code
files are supplied as a backup in a separate folder, they Please include crop marks.
should be clearly indicated as such. *if submitting 3rd party ad code or HTML5, please be

Quark 7, JPEG or nested EPS files are NOT acceptable.

Bleed Safety sure to provide all assets in one file

Keep live elements 0.25” from trim on all sides.

File Preparation
All files must be in CMYK mode, any spot and RGB colors Material Delivery
must be converted to CMYK. SWOP standard contract
proofs with color bars are suggested. Submit your ads for Design Guide via the web at https://www.adshuttle.com/Sandow/
Print format is PDFX-1A
For production questions, contact: Keith Clements 561-961-7793 ([email protected])

Send all Design Guide digital materials to Diana Tan, Sales Operations Manager ([email protected])

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DIGITAL ADVERTISING SPECIFICATIONS
Standard Banner Ad Dimensions
DESKTOP/TABLET MOBILE

Billboard 970 x 250 px Top Banner 320 x 50, 300 x 50 px

Medium Rectangle 300 x 250 px Medium Rectangle 300 x 250 px

320 x 50 px, 300 x 50 px, 300 x

Vertical Half Page 300 x 600 px Lower Banner
250 px

Half Banner 300 x 100 px

Interstitial (Limited Availability) 600 x 400 px

Specialty Ad Units Contact sales rep

Standard Ads
DESKTOP/TABLET MOBILE

Max initial load size 50 KB Max initial load size 25 KB

Digital Material Delivery
Max file load size 100 KB Max file load size 100 KB
Send files to Diana Tan, Sales Operations Manager
Max animation length 15 seconds Max animation length 15 seconds ([email protected]).
Creative materials are due five (5) business days
File types JPG, PNG, GIF File types JPG, PNG before the campaign start date.

If submitting 3rd party ad tags or HTML5, please provide all

assets in one file. All 3rd party tags MUST be secure (https).

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CUSTOM EMAIL BLAST & NEWSLETTER BANNER SPECIFICATIONS
TYPE DIMENSIONS DISPLAY FILES

Image Custom Email 600 px wide, height variable JPEG, PNG or GIF

HTML Custom Email 600 px wide, height variable HTML

Newsletter Banner 600 x 185 px JPEG, PNG or GIF

Custom Email Requirements HTML File Preparation Newsletter Banner

• 1 Display File JPG, PNG, GIF or HTML HTML files must contain <html> tags. Ensure that HTML • One (1) URL or email link per ad
• 1 Subject Line for the Custom Email is optimized for email clients. • One (1) PNG, JPG and GIF file per ad
• 1 URL or Email Link for Image Custom Email Animation and embedded objects such as Flash, PDF,
• (Optional but recommended) Preview text for the All images embedded in the code of HTML files must be Quicktime and animated GIF are NOT accepted.
Image Custom Email (150 characters or less ) hosted by the advertiser. Metropolis cannot provide
hosting services for custom emails. Use absolute paths
for images, do NOT send files with image maps. Define
both width and height of images to prevent distortion. Custom Email Blast and
Do NOT put important content in images only. Newsletter Material
If utilizing email builders, remove all text indication of
Delivery
policies, subscription, and browser view. Send files to Diana Tan, Sales Operations Manager
([email protected]). Creative materials are
Flash or other plug-ins should NOT be used within email due five (5) business days before the campaign start
Metropolis footer can be downloaded here templates. If plug-ins are required for an email, consider date.
directing the user to a hosted landing page to view
plug-in content.

The file must include the Metropolis footer (left).

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SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIFICATIONS
TYPE DIMENSIONS DISPLAY FILES
Social Media
Facebook Post 1200 x 630 px* 3 sentences + link**
Material Delivery
Twitter Post 1024 x 512 px* 280 characters incl. link**
Send files to Diana Tan, Sales Operations Manager
([email protected]). Creative materials are
LinkedIn Post 1200 x 630 px* 3 sentences + link**
due five (5) business days before the campaign start
Instagram Post 1080 X 1080 px * OR 1080 X 1350 px* 3 sentences + link** date.

Instagram Story 1080 X 1920px Link (no third party tracking)

*Images will be cropped for optimal display. **Copy will be edited to appeal to our audience.

Facebook Requirements LinkedIn Requirements Instagram Story

• 1-3 Sentences Describing Post Message • 1-4 Sentences Describing Post Message Requirements
• 1-3 Image Options • 1-3 Image Options
• URL to be included in Facebook Post • URL to be included in LinkedIn Post • Up to 5 hi-res JPGs or GIFs or 1 Video*
• URL to Company Facebook Page • URL to Company LinkedIn Page • One URL for story link (Recommended)
• URL to Company Instagram page
Twitter Requirements Instagram Post • Text document containing special instructions

Requirements
(for approval)
• 280 Characters including relevant hashtags
describing Tweet • 1-3 Sentences describing post *Video max length of 15 seconds
• URL to be included in Tweet • 1-2 JPG Image Options
• Company Twitter Handle • URL for post link (Optional)
• 1-2 Image Options • URL to Company Instagram page
• Relevant Hashtags

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CONTACT INFO
COO/CSO Sales Operations Manager
Jerry Croft Diana Tan
+1 917 934 2930 (o) +1 917 934 2920
+1 847 612 1912 (c) [email protected]
[email protected]
Account Manager
Editor in Chief James Carr
Avi Rajagopal +1 917 934 2834 (o)
+1 917 934 2927 +1 516 554 3618 (c)
[email protected] [email protected]

Advertising Director Account Manager

Tamara Stout Michael Croft
Metropolis magazine (SANDOW) +1 917 934 2959 (o) +1 224 931 8710
101 Park Avenue, 4th Floor +1 917 449 2845 (c) [email protected]
New York, NY 10178 [email protected]
+1 917 934 2800 (tel) Account Manager
www.metropolismag.com VP of Marketing Scott Cunningham
Tina Brennan +1 770 913 0115
+1 917 934 2846 [email protected]
[email protected]
Account Manager
Director of Creative Operations (SANDOW) Colin Villone
Keith Clements +1 917 216 3690
+1 561 961 7793 [email protected]
[email protected]

Marketing Editor
Ethan Tucker
+1 917 934 2882
[email protected]

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