Welcome to our advertising information page.
This page summarises the options available to you for 2008. For the full background story, please see our 2008 Media Pack. If you have any further questions, or wish to discuss any of our advertising opportunities, please contact me at any time.
Tony Rand
Advertising Manager, Buildingtalk
tony.rand@pro-talk.com
Telephone +44 (0)1206 541687
Website Advertisements: a steady message, 24/7
Are you taking advantage of the thousands of potential customers browsing around our website today, and every day? Of course, you have your own press releases there for them to read. But these probably represent just a tiny fraction of the website. You know how much traffic even these send you. Now imagine what you'd get - instantly - by putting your message on hundreds more pages, with an advertisement, top and bottom. And yes, those pages, if available, could be those containing your competitors' news.
Your advertisement will be a huge 728 by 90 pixels in size, dominating the page, as you can see on any of our news pages. We can advise as to the current trends in what's working well, and you can change the adverts whenever you wish. Increasingly, a lower key design approach is getting better results. But you don't need a designer - take advantage of our free advertisement creation service: just brief us as to what you want, and we'll come up with the artwork. The advertisement can lead people through to your website with a click, or it can present readers with an enquiry form, to create sales enquiries directly.
Email newsletters: push out your message
The Buildingtalk Extra Newsletter is a familiar sight in inboxes worldwide. It is emailed out to thousands of readers - all requested - and consists of short advertising messages and nothing else. It really works. The sales enquiries will start arriving in your inbox within minutes. Our readers choose to receive these emails because they're uncomplicated and informative - and that's why there's nothing more effective.
We put a top limit of 100 words on each entry, to keep the newsletter effective, but around 50 words tends to get best results. That's all you need to supply us with. If you need it, all the support and advice we can offer in creating the text is right here for you. Include a 'call to action' and offer something, such as a catalogue, and results are almost guaranteed. As with the website advertisements, you can direct people to your website, or set it up so they can use our sales enquiry service. Email us now and ask to see the latest issue.
Pro-Talk's Sales Lead Service
Hundreds of the suppliers on the Pro-Talk websites make it easy for readers to request brochures and catalogues, by signing up for the Sales Lead Service. With this, they get special links on all their news stories, which readers can click to instantly send their contact details to the supplier. Click here for more details on subscribing to the sales enquiry service.
Download our Sales Lead Service flyer for an overview of our low-cost, great value service for converting web site visitors into name-and-address sales leads.
Our advertising packages
These combine website advertisements and Extra Newsletter entries, giving you the best of both.
The Standard Package
Your advertisement on a minimum of 200 pages across the website for a whole year (we do not rotate advertisements - you will be the fixed advertiser on those pages). Value £2,400
Your advertisement on all the press release pages from your company
Entries in six Extra Newsletters during the year, in months of your choice. Value £2,400
Your logo on the front page of our website - great branding and a valuable link. Not available separately
And a full subscription to our sales lead service (value £1300), giving you our renowned request information links on every one of your news releases on any Pro-Talk website,
and next to your news whenever you appear in our editorial newsletters.
Package cost: Just £300 a month for a 12-month booking (total £3,600 - save over 40% on individual items)
The Value Package
Website advertising as with the Standard Package, but on a reduced number of pages (100 minimum at all times) across the website for a whole year
Entries in three Extra Newsletters during the year
Your logo on the front page of our website
A full subscription to our sales lead service.
Cost: Just £200 a month for a 12-month booking (total £2,400 - save over 35% on individual items)
The Premier Branding Package
A complete Micro-Site page with full company profile, your latest news and contact details
Sales lead generating advertisements on the acknowledgement page presented on our website to enquirers to any product (You may also be interested in...)
A complete Standard Package (above): Website advertising on a minimum of 200 pages across the website for a whole year; entries in six Extra Newsletters during the year;
your logo on the front page of our website; and a full subscription to our sales lead service.
Cost: Just £500 a month for a 12-month booking (total £6,000 - most individual items not available separately
The Standard Package Plus
Website advertising on a minimum of 400 pages across the website for a whole year. Value £4,000
Your advertisement on all your press release pages
Entries in an Extra Newsletter every month for the year. Value £4,800
Your logo on the front page of our website
A full subscription to our sales lead service. Value £1,300
Cost: Just £500 a month for a 12-month booking (total £6,000 - save over 40% on individual items)
Buildingtalk Extra Newsletter Entries
Book an entry in any forthcoming Buildingtalk Extra Newsletter, and you will start to receive sales leads within minutes of publication. Genuine hot leads! All you need to provide is around 50 words of copy, and we will do the rest. Cost: £400 per insertion.
Targeted Display Advertising
You may wish to have your display banner advertisement featured on specific pages on the website. Pages can be booked by product classification, so your advertisement will appear against all news releases in a particular technology area. Just as with all our Package advertising options above, you will also get your advert on all of your own pages, and a logo on the Buildingtalk front page. Our Sales Lead Service across every Pro-Talk web site and newsletter where you may appear is included for the duration of the campaign. Pricing depends on the number of pages in the product category - rates are updated daily and are shown below.
* Please note there is a minimum monthly charge for Targeted Display Advertising, so categories marked with a * can only be booked in conjunction with others.
BUILDING INDUSTRY NEWS
(Company pages for complete category) Your advertisement appears on the company pages (example) from 547 companies, such as Chartered Institute of Building [CIOB], CIRIA, Forestry Commission, Health and Safety Executive, TPS, Federation of Master Builders (FMB), Interbuild - The Building Show, BRE, NES Group, AMA Research, and 537 others, plus the widely-visited category index page. Cost: £550 per month
Building Trade Associations and Institutes
Your advertisement appears on all 1921 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £1950 per month
Building Industry Events and Training
Your advertisement appears on all 499 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £500 per month
Building Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
Your advertisement appears on all 600 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £600 per month
Building Industry Health and Safety
Your advertisement appears on all 254 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £300 per month
Building Industry QA and Benchmarks
Your advertisement appears on all 198 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £200 per month
Building Regulations and Accreditation
Your advertisement appears on all 284 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £300 per month
Building Industry Research and Materials Testing
Your advertisement appears on all 266 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £300 per month
Building Industry Finance, Law and Insurance
Your advertisement appears on all 261 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £300 per month
Design and Build
(Please enquire about availability)
Building Industry Contract Opportunities
Your advertisement appears on all 27 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £50 per month*
Building Industry Recruitment
Your advertisement appears on all 263 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £300 per month
Building Industry Publications
Your advertisement appears on all 61 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £100 per month*
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(Company pages for complete category) Your advertisement appears on the company pages (example) from 296 companies, such as Autodesk, Bentley Systems, Ethernet Direct, SolidWorks Corporation, Wallingford Software, Flir Systems, HBXL, Moxa Technologies, Version One, Union Square Software, and 286 others, plus the widely-visited category index page. Cost: £300 per month
Software
Your advertisement appears on all 1041 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £1050 per month
Hardware
Your advertisement appears on all 271 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £300 per month
CAD
Your advertisement appears on all 136 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £150 per month*
Estimating and Finance
Your advertisement appears on all 103 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £150 per month*
Building and Site Management
Your advertisement appears on all 252 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £300 per month
Remote Data Collection and Data Storage
Your advertisement appears on all 33 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £50 per month*
Thermal Imaging and Aerial Surveys
Your advertisement appears on all 115 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £150 per month*
BUILDING STRUCTURES AND PRODUCTS
(Company pages for complete category) Your advertisement appears on the company pages (example) from 648 companies, such as Marley Eternit, Polyflor, Sika, Ardex UK, Pilkington Building Products UK, Edgetech, Halfen, British Gypsum, Tremco illbruck, Ecophon, and 638 others, plus the widely-visited category index page. Cost: £650 per month
Walls
Your advertisement appears on all 399 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £400 per month
Floors
Your advertisement appears on all 813 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £850 per month
Ceilings
Your advertisement appears on all 215 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £250 per month
Roofing
Your advertisement appears on all 892 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £900 per month
Lifts and Stairlifts
Your advertisement appears on all 221 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £250 per month
Stairs and Escalators
Your advertisement appears on all 14 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £50 per month*
Window Systems
Your advertisement appears on all 773 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £800 per month
Cladding and Facades
Your advertisement appears on all 348 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £350 per month
Insulation
Your advertisement appears on all 392 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £400 per month
Builders Merchants
Your advertisement appears on all 603 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £650 per month
Architectural Ironmongery
Your advertisement appears on all 197 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £200 per month
Paints, Coatings and Finishes
Your advertisement appears on all 283 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £300 per month
Bricks, Blocks and Lintels
Your advertisement appears on all 516 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £550 per month
Balconies and Canopies
Your advertisement appears on all 34 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £50 per month*
Partitions
Your advertisement appears on all 83 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £100 per month*
Doors, Shutters, Air Curtains and Screens
Your advertisement appears on all 262 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £300 per month
Soffits, Fascias and Gutterings
Your advertisement appears on all 84 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £100 per month*
Movable walls
Your advertisement appears on all 31 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £50 per month*
Structural Fixings and Fasteners
Your advertisement appears on all 218 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £250 per month
Waterproofing, Sealants and Adhesives
Your advertisement appears on all 316 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £350 per month
Windows - uPVC
Your advertisement appears on all 269 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £300 per month
Windows - Aluminium and Steel
Your advertisement appears on all 66 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £100 per month*
Windows - Timber
Your advertisement appears on all 75 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £100 per month*
Glass
Your advertisement appears on all 226 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £250 per month
BUILDING SERVICES
(Company pages for complete category) Your advertisement appears on the company pages (example) from 669 companies, such as ISG Jackson, ISG Totty, Turner & Townsend, Schneider Electric, Kopex International, SES Shepherd Engineering Services, Gensler, Honeywell Control Systems, Ian Williams, Johnson and Starley, and 659 others, plus the widely-visited category index page. Cost: £700 per month
Electrical Services
Your advertisement appears on all 1110 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £1150 per month
Plumbing Services
Your advertisement appears on all 274 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £300 per month
Lighting Services
Your advertisement appears on all 556 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £600 per month
Heating Systems, Controls and Management
Your advertisement appears on all 1165 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £1200 per month
Gas Services
Your advertisement appears on all 111 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £150 per month*
Ventilation Services
Your advertisement appears on all 161 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £200 per month
Air Conditioning Services
Your advertisement appears on all 98 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £100 per month*
Waste Services and Water Storage
Your advertisement appears on all 106 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £150 per month*
Drainage Services
Your advertisement appears on all 235 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £250 per month
Construction companies
Your advertisement appears on all 722 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £750 per month
Refurbishment
Your advertisement appears on all 160 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £200 per month
Facility Management and Building Services
Your advertisement appears on all 192 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £200 per month
Housing, Regeneration and Developments
Your advertisement appears on all 157 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £200 per month
Acoustics, Noise and Vibration Control
Your advertisement appears on all 239 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £250 per month
Architectural Services
Your advertisement appears on all 188 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £200 per month
Design and Build Services
Your advertisement appears on all 309 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £350 per month
Solar Energy Services
Your advertisement appears on all 75 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £100 per month*
Building Automation and Control
Your advertisement appears on all 126 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £150 per month*
BUILDING SYSTEMS
(Company pages for complete category) Your advertisement appears on the company pages (example) from 97 companies, such as Corus Colors, Council for Aluminium in Building (CAB), Kingspan Off-Site, UK Timber Frame Association, SCI (Steel Construction Institute), Wernick Buildings, Metsec, Portakabin, Access Technologies, Diamond Ground Products, and 87 others, plus the widely-visited category index page. Cost: £100 per month*
Industrial, Portable and Prefabricated Buildings
Your advertisement appears on all 130 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £150 per month*
Steel and Structural Frames
Your advertisement appears on all 180 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £200 per month
Timber Buildings and Timber Products
Your advertisement appears on all 216 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £250 per month
Aluminium Products in Buildings
Your advertisement appears on all 49 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £50 per month*
SECURITY AND FIRE PROTECTION
(Company pages for complete category) Your advertisement appears on the company pages (example) from 162 companies, such as Norbain SD, Bosch Security Systems, Abloy UK, Aico, Tyco Thermal Controls, Apollo Fire Detectors, Videx Security, Knauf Insulation, Paxton Access, Klaxon Signals, and 152 others, plus the widely-visited category index page. Cost: £200 per month
Access Control, Door Entry Systems
Your advertisement appears on all 311 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £350 per month
Fire and Smoke Protection, Detection and Alarms
Your advertisement appears on all 471 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £500 per month
Building Protection and Alarms
Your advertisement appears on all 215 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £250 per month
CCTV
Your advertisement appears on all 452 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £500 per month
Frost Protection
Your advertisement appears on all 58 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £100 per month*
Security Screens and Staff Protection
Your advertisement appears on all 41 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £50 per month*
SITE PREPARATION
(Company pages for complete category) Your advertisement appears on the company pages (example) from 119 companies, such as Wavin Plastics, Durapipe UK, Dallas Contracting, Bobcat, Murex Welding Products, Kubota (UK), Uponor, Hydro International, Thorworld Industries, Cintec America, and 109 others, plus the widely-visited category index page. Cost: £150 per month*
Concrete, Cement, Admixtures
Your advertisement appears on all 212 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £250 per month
Drainage, Footings and Piling
Your advertisement appears on all 84 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £100 per month*
Pipes
Your advertisement appears on all 287 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £300 per month
Surveying
Your advertisement appears on all 50 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £50 per month*
Materials Handling
Your advertisement appears on all 252 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £300 per month
Utilities - Gas, Electric, Water, Telephone
Your advertisement appears on all 132 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £150 per month*
Demolition
Your advertisement appears on all 55 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £100 per month*
LANDSCAPING
(Company pages for complete category) Your advertisement appears on the company pages (example) from 41 companies, such as Marshalls plc, Brett Landscaping and Building Products, Wedge Group Galvanizing, Signs and Labels, Tarmac, H S Jackson and Son (Fencing), British Turntable Co, easi-edge, Expamet Building Products, Thurlow Countryside Management, and 31 others, plus the widely-visited category index page. Cost: £50 per month*
Trees and Planting
Your advertisement appears on all 25 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £50 per month*
Design Services and Hard Landscaping
Your advertisement appears on all 165 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £200 per month
Street Furniture
Your advertisement appears on all 39 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £50 per month*
Fencing
Your advertisement appears on all 82 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £100 per month*
PLANT, EQUIPMENT AND HIRE
(Company pages for complete category) Your advertisement appears on the company pages (example) from 156 companies, such as Metabo, Hi-Tec Spray, Irwin Industrial Tool Company, Wilo (UK), KMT Waterjet Systems, Dewalt Power Tools, T M Machinery Sales, TB Davies (Cardiff), Masterwood (UK), ESAB Cutting Systems, and 146 others, plus the widely-visited category index page. Cost: £200 per month
Cranes, Hoists
Your advertisement appears on all 77 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £100 per month*
Hand Tools
Your advertisement appears on all 123 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £150 per month*
Power Tools
Your advertisement appears on all 377 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £400 per month
Trucks, Trailers, Dredgers and Excavators
Your advertisement appears on all 60 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £100 per month*
Pumps and Compressors
Your advertisement appears on all 185 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £200 per month
Drilling and Cutting Equipment
Your advertisement appears on all 86 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £100 per month*
Access Systems - Ladders, Trestles and Scaffolding
Your advertisement appears on all 148 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £150 per month*
CIVIL ENGINEERING
(Company pages for complete category) Your advertisement appears on the company pages (example) from 119 companies, such as EC Harris, Smithers Rapra, Tensar International, Natural Building Technologies, Instarmac Group, Sabic Innovative Plastics, Aarsleff Piling, Enerpac, AV Technology, Hewlett Civil Engineering, and 109 others, plus the widely-visited category index page. Cost: £150 per month*
Ground Engineering
Your advertisement appears on all 175 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £200 per month
Roads, Bridges and Tunnels
Your advertisement appears on all 57 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £100 per month*
Water Treatment
Your advertisement appears on all 34 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £50 per month*
Technical Equipment
Your advertisement appears on all 72 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £100 per month*
Flood Defences
Your advertisement appears on all 18 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £50 per month*
Surveyors and consultants
Your advertisement appears on all 240 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £250 per month
Materials
Your advertisement appears on all 262 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £300 per month
INTERIORS
(Company pages for complete category) Your advertisement appears on the company pages (example) from 111 companies, such as J & J Ormerod, Conservatory Outlet, TimberWindows.com, Johnson Tiles, Coram Showers, D R Services, Formica, Aqata, Pilkington's Tiles, British Ceramic Tile (BCT), and 101 others, plus the widely-visited category index page. Cost: £150 per month*
Lighting
Your advertisement appears on all 50 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £50 per month*
Kitchens
Your advertisement appears on all 132 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £150 per month*
Bathrooms and Washrooms
Your advertisement appears on all 120 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £150 per month*
Contract Furniture
Your advertisement appears on all 41 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £50 per month*
Floor Coverings
Your advertisement appears on all 59 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £100 per month*
Interior Design and Construction
Your advertisement appears on all 25 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £50 per month*
Desking and Seating
(Please enquire about availability)
Interior Doors and Windows
Your advertisement appears on all 55 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £100 per month*
Gardens and Patios
(Please enquire about availability)
Renovation and Restoration
(Please enquire about availability)
Staircases
Your advertisement appears on all 16 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £50 per month*
Storage Services
(Please enquire about availability)
Wall Coverings and Tiles
Your advertisement appears on all 68 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £100 per month*
Conservatories
Your advertisement appears on all 49 press release pages to do with this subject, including all the pages listed here. Cost: £50 per month*
* Please note there is a minimum monthly charge for Targeted Display Advertising, so these categories can only be booked in conjunction with others.
And finally...
Remember, for the full background story, please download our 2008 Media Pack. If you have any further questions, or wish to discuss any of our advertising opportunities, please contact me at any time.
Tony Rand
Advertising Manager, Buildingtalk
tony.rand@pro-talk.com
Telephone +44 (0)1206 541687
