Advertising on the fastest growing hiphop site is easy and inexpensive. Take advantage of target marketing by reaching the Sound Circuit audience.
Types of Ad Campaigns:
1) Maximize the number of people who view your ad. If placed on the site's front page, the current rate is $50 per month. This location receives excessively high traffic on a daily basis, because it leads to hundreds of thousands of other pages.
Note: These rates are for a standard-size (468 x 60 pixel) banner, but there is also space available for different sized graphics. You may also choose to place your ad on a specific section of the site (ex: Reviews, Interviews, etc.). Special arrangements can be made, so don't hesitate to contact us at ads@soundcircuit.com. Costs are negotiable, but the minimum campaign is $15, so serious inquires only.
2) You can also sponsor one of our give-aways or contests. This is an excellent way to get your company name recognition, while simultaneously providing samples for future consumers. Your ad may appear stating that your company sponsored the contest, or a special caption can be placed near the contest announcements. Since each contest is different in nature and specific details are involved, this process is arranged on a case by case basis. If interested, please contact us at ads@soundcircuit.com.
3) This site's newsletter, the Circuit Digest, reaches thousands in the hip-hop community each month. You can have your company's message mentioned somewhere in the e-mail for very little (and sometimes free). This varies extremely depending on the digest and your desired message, so contact us at ads@soundcircuit.com. We DO NOT under any circumstances sell our mailing list or divulge our members' e-mails to any companies, so don't even ask.
Run-of-Site Packages:
- from 20,000 (minimum order) to 99,999 impressions = $3 CPM*
- between 100,000 and 499,999 impressions = $2 CPM*
- over 500,000 impressions = only $1 CPM*
*CPM = Cost Per Thousand
Run-of-Site campaigns can be implemented in a variety of ways. You can choose to have all of your impressions in one month, or stretch out your ad campaign across a longer period of time to maximize seasonal marketing shifts. Direct propositions to ads@soundcircuit.com.
Banner Requirements:
- Dimensions: 468 x 60 pixels
- File Size: maximum 16kb
- File Type: GIFs, animated GIFs, JPG, JPEG, or HTML
Get Your Artists on SoundCircuit.com:
- SoundCircuit.com has a section specifically for up & coming artists called I Got Next. This is generally reserved for artists with some experience performing & recording, soon to be professionals. Apply by filling out the Application Form.
- To promote an existing album, you may submit it for the Reviews section. We do not divide reviews into underground and mainstream, as that would defeat the purpose of SoundCircuit.com. We do, however, require that you have some type of distribution to stores. We don't review demos or CD-Rs.
For any questions involving SoundCircuit.com's advertising rates and procedures, direct all inquiries to ads@soundcircuit.com.
