Digital Advertisement Specifications

 

Website

 

Please send creative assets to your Account Manager

TOP BILLBOARD
Desktop: 970w x 250h (px)
Mobile: 320w x 100h (px)

MID BILLBOARD & BOTTOM BILLBOARD
Desktop: 970w x 250h (px)
Mobile: 300w x 250h (px)

MREC
Desktop and Mobile:
300w x 250h (px)

HALF PAGE
Desktop and Mobile:
300w x 600h (px)

SKINS
Desktop: 323w x 1050h (px)

Artwork Specifications
  • PNG, GIF, JPG, HTML/HTML 5, Third Party Vendor Tags (“clicktag”)
  • RGB colour space
  • Embedded video must be set to autoplay/mute
  • Maximum file size 300KB. Ideally under 100KB.
Rich media advertisements

Teads InRead video

  • 16:9 for desktop
  • 9:16 or 1:1 for mobile
  • Max file size 100MB, ideally under 50MB
  • Max length 30 seconds
  • H264 codec, MP4 format

Teads InRead Carousel

  • Landscape carousel: each slide 540 x 540 px
  • Square carousel: each slide 405 x 540 px
  • JPG or PNG file format
  • Under 1MB per slide, ideally under 300KB per slide

Teads InRead Scroller

  • Landscape scroller: 700 x 1600 px file, 700 x 394 px text-safe area
  • Square scroller: 700 x 1600 px file, 700 x 700 px text-safe area
  • Vertical scroller: 700 x 1600 px file, 700 x 1100 px text-safe area
  • JPG or PNG file format
  • Under 1MB

More information about Teads rich media advertisements

Preroll video advertisements

Preroll video

  • 16:9 ratio
  • 15 seconds or less
  • Maximum 100MB, ideally under 50MB
  • H264 codec, MP4 format

More information about preroll video advertisements

Creative deadlines

Standard Creative (including third party venor tags) must be submitted 5 working days prior to go-live date for the Website and eDM. Rich Media (including third party vendor tags) must be submitted 7 working days prior to go-live date.

 

eDM

LEADERBOARD
728w x 90h (px)

MEDIUM RECTANGLE
300w x 250h (px)

HALF PAGE
300w x 600h (px)

Artwork Specifications
  • JPG, PNG, or animated GIF
  • Tracking URLs accepted (clicks only)
  • No dynamic javascript
  • Maximum file size 300KB. Ideally under 100KB.
  • Static image (JPG or PNG) to be supplied with associated click tag for the date/s the campaign is booked to run on the EDM
  • Creatives must be supplied as 72 PPI

Note: not all email clients support animation – some subscribers may only see the first frame of animated GIF material within the eDM.

SOLUS eDMS
600w x varied h (px)

SOLUS EDMs

Dedicated EDM (Supplied PDF)

  • 600px wide, length can vary
  • For best readability, it is recommended that font size no lower than 14px.
  • Supply finished version in PDF format, file size below 3MB if possible
  • Supply subject line and preview text

Bespoke build

  • Supply links, style guide (if applicable), logos, images and assets
  • Supply preferred layout
  • Supply subject line and preview text
Top Picks EDM
  • Short headline
  • Image: 300w x 250h (px), max 1MB
  • 50 words copy
  • Call to action text
  • Link URL

What’s On

Preview of “What’s On” section in CityMag EDM

CityMag - What's On
  • Image: 1200w x 800h (px), max 1MB
  • Name and date of event
  • 150-200 words copy
  • Link URL

Image must be ‘clean’ – no logos or text.

Preview of a “What’s On” article in SALIFE EDM

SALIFE - What's On
  • Image: 1200w x 800h (px), max 1MB
  • Name and date of event
  • 50 words copy
  • Link URL

Image must be ‘clean’ – no logos or text.

Social Media

Supplied Content

Instagram Stills

  • High-quality images only
  • Square: 1080w x 1080h (px)
  • Landscape: 1080w x 556h (px)
  • Portrait: 1080w x 1350h (px)
  • Stories: 1080w x 1920h (px)
  • No images imposed on coloured background
  • No text on the image
  • No graphics

Facebook Stills

  • High-quality images only
  • Landscape: 1200w x 630h (px)
  • Portrait: 1080w x 1920h (px)
  • Text on image and graphics used at Solstice Media discretion

Videos and Reels

  • Video allowed if aligns with ‘Stills’ visual guidelines
  • Text will be allowed at Solstice Media discretion e.g. not in cover image
  • Music approved at the discretion of Solstice Media.  Songs with an explicit warning can be used provided the snippet of audio does not contain the explicit language

Supplied Copy

  • No offensive, derogatory, or vulgar language or emojis
  • Not longer than 150 words
  • Solstice Media has the ability to tweak the copy to better align with our brand, this can be reviewed for factual purposes only by the client
Generated Content

Instagram and Facebook

  • Stock imagery can come at extra cost
  • The client will be given creative for review only for factual purposes, not design changes

Copy

  • The client will be given copy for review only for factual purposes, not editing changes

Examples of various artwork sizes on a mobile screen. Sizes shown may not be available on all platforms.