NEW! Add your blog  to the Political Chili Blogroll, found on the right column of EVERY article we publish. Gain new readership by showing off your site to the thousands of viewers the Chili receives each week.

Email to blogroll@politicalchili.com the following:

• Website address (must be your home page)
• Brief description of your site’s political nature that will be read when mouse hover’s over the link
• Thumbnail image of either your blog logo or a screen-shot of your home page.

GENERAL AD PLACEMENT INSTRUCTIONS:

All creative files/tags are due COB 3 business days prior to campaign start date. Submit all creative files/tags to ads@politicalchili.com Please include Advertiser name and campaign start date in email subject line. Please email us to inquire about our quarterly ad rate list.

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AD DIMENSIONS AVAILABLE:

Leaderboard: 728 x 90 pixels Super Leaderboard: 900 x 90 pixels Medium Rectangle: 300 x 250 pixels Square: 250×250 Half Page: 300 x 600 pixels Skyscraper: 120 x 600 pixels

SITE HOSTED SPECIFICATIONS:

Click-through URL must be supplied with all files.

Image Ads

• File types accepted: .jpg, .gif
• Animated GIFs accepted: Yes
• Max animation: Up to 30 sec.
• Max number of loops: 3
• Max file size: 40k

Rich Media Ads

• File types accepted: .swf
• Max animation: Up to 30 sec.
• Max number of loops: 3
• Max file size: 40k
• Frames per second: 18-24
• Audio: Must be user initiated with a click and include a mute/stop button. Please provide a backup image file for each swf.

Click through command: Must be coded with the appropriate clickTAG on a button layer. This is mandatory in order to track clicks. The command must look exactly like this:

on (release) {
	getURL(clickTAG, "_blank");
}

For detailed instructions on preparing Flash Files, please refer to this page.

3RD PARTY HOSTED SPECIFICATIONS

Complete redirect tags must be provided.

Max animation: 30 seconds Max number of loops: 3 Max file size: 40k Frames per second: 18-24 Audio: Must be user initiated with a click and include a mute/stop button.

In-Banner Video Units

• Max initial file size: 40k
• Max additional (polite) download: 1.2MB
• Frames per second: 18
• Max initial file size: Must be user initiated with a click and include a mute/stop button.

Expanding Units

• Max initial file size: 40k
• Max additional (polite) download: 100k
• Frames per second: 18
• Must be user initiated: roll over to expand; roll off to collapse. Must include “Close X” control.
• 728×90: Must expand down; Max expanding size: 728×360
• 728×90: Must expand down; Max expanding size: 900×360
• 300×250: Must expand left; Max expanding size: 610×250
• 300×600: Must expand left; Max expanding size: 610×600
• 160×600: Must expand left; Max expanding size: 360×600

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