Advertising Products

Flash
see file sizes below
Complete Specifications

Interstitial/Prestitial
700 x 500 pixels, up to 75k
Text: N/A File Types Accepted: Gif, JPG, Flash (version 8+ accepted) Looping: Max: 15 seconds Fixed Ad Placements
Complete Specifications

AdMail
615 x 615 pixels, up to 50k
Complete Specifications

Wide skyscraper
160 x 600 pixels, up to 40k
sample wide skyscraper
Available on all pages

Half Page
300 x 600 pixels, up to 40k
sample half page
Available on story pages

Medium Rectangle
300 x 250 pixels, up to 40k
sample medium box
Available on story pages

Leaderboard
728 x 90 pixels, up to 30k
sample leaderboard
Available on all pages

Half Banner
234 x 60 pixels, up to 10k
sample half banner
Available on all pages

Vertical Banner
120 x 240 pixels, up to 15k
sample vertical banner
Available on all pages

Sticky Note
300 x 300 pixels, up to 30k plus a 200 x 90 up to 15k
sample sticky note
Available on Pressherald, Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel Home Pages.

Square
160 x 160 pixels, up to 10k
sample square
Available in real estate

Tile
160 x 60 pixels, up to 8k
sample tile
In select areas.

The wide skyscraper, vertical rectangle and leaderboard are national standards. The half skyscraper, square and tile are units we have created to fit the needs of smaller Maine businesses.

All display ads may use form elements, animation or rich media to encourage user interest and participation.

You may provide a display ad or you can work with our production team to create one.
about the production process

Newsletter Sponsorships

MaineToday.com sends out numerous daily emails to users. Your company´s message can be delivered to users in box every morning alongside the most important news stories of the day.
Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram Daily Headlines e-mail
Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel Daily Headlines e-mail
Daily Business Headlines (M-F)
frequency: daily
sample newsletter

The Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel newsletter offers news and sports headlines in a morning e-mail.
frequency: daily
sample newsletter

Daily Business Headlines
Each business day, the E-brief delivers subscribers a summary of the day's business and financial headlines from the Portland Press Herald, Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel, along with links to complete stories in the business section.
frequency: each business day
sample newsletter

Storm Closings Sponsorship
Is your business weather dependent? Use our storm closings sponsorship to get your message out to a targeted group of users.
Sponsorship includes:

  • Text recognition in our largest email newsletter
  • Text recognition/logo recognition on MaineToday.com home page under "Storm Closings" Icon
  • Leader Board ad position on the Storm Clsoing pages of MaineToday.com
  • High impact, High results!
frequency: monthly
sample newsletter

Permission Based Ad-Mail.
MaineToday.com offers the opportunity to reach key audience segments based on a userĠs interests. Our lists are 100% permission based, containing only the email addresses of self-selected readers.

Reach a highly targeted audience with your exclusive advertising message. Because users have opted-in to receive your offer, they are receptive to your message and fully engaged. Ad mail products include Travel, Shopping, Entertainment, Outdoor Recreation, Home & Garden, Health & Fitness and more. All opt-in emails are sent directly from MaineToday.com on behalf of advertisers.

Advertisements must be relevant to the email interest category. Lists will be marketed to no more then once a week to avoid over exposure.
Cost $125/per thousand

This newsletter is a timely way for users to keep informed on the latest features and new articles throughout all of the MaineToday.com sites and sections.
frequency: monthly
sample ad-mail

Free & Featured
Real Estate Listings

Real Estate agents can advertise their listings — with multiple photos, unlimited description, and more — for free in Maine's largest online real estate marketplace. For a modest fee, you can promote yourself and your agency with prominent positioning for featured listings and more!
view Real Estate Listings packages

Featured Dealers
Promote your dealership and your entire inventory -- complete with photos -- in the Featured Dealers program. Users will also find your vehicles when they search our site.
details
view Featured Dealers

Featured Employers
Announce your open positions and show off your business in this statewide directory. Advertisements in the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram are automatically included in your profile. You can also post jobs directly to the web.
details
view Featured Employers

Post a Job
Combining the unique power of Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegramıs statewide online recruitment product MaineJobs.com with Monsterıs leading online recruitment expertise and services, MaineJobs/Monster offers the freshest, most up-to-date ads from Maine's top employers. MaineJobs/Monster offers innovative, market-leading career tools and content, e-mailed "job alerts," job-hunting tips and the worldıs largest resume database on Monster, which grows by more than 40,000 resumes each day.
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Maine News Direct
Send your press release to dozens of media outlets and post it in our widely read Business section, all in one easy step.
details
view Maine News Direct

Free Online Ads
MaineToday.com offers free online advertising opportunities for person-to-person (non-commercial) sales of personally-owned items. Individuals can place an unlimited number of Free Online Ads, which can each contain up to six photos and unlimited text. They can be edited any time of day, and go live immediately upon entry. (Registration is required.)
details
view Free Online Ads

Vacation Rentals
Add your listing, complete with enlargeable color photos and a complete description. To sign up, follow directions on the main page.
view Vacation Rentals

Lodging
Add or upgrade your listing with enlargeable color photos, chart information and a complete description. To sign up, follow directions on the main page.
view Lodging Directory

Campgrounds
Add or upgrade your listing with enlargeable color photos, chart information and a complete description. To sign up, follow directions on the main page.
view Campgrounds Directory

Retirement
Show off your retirement community in an enhanced listing with a description, your logo and enlargeable color photos.
details
view Retirement Directory



Newspaper Advertising
MaineToday.com's newspaper partners include Maine's largest daily and weekly papers, which provide an ideal complement to your online ads, to reach a larger audience and improve the frequency of exposure for audience members who cross-over between print and online. Click the following links for more advertising info:

Maine Sunday Telegram
Portland Press Herald
Kennebec Journal
Morning Sentinel
Coastal Journal
Lewiston Sun Journal

*Advertising costs vary depending on the ad format, position and length of campaign. For more information about advertising opportunities contact us today!