WorldVillage Advertising/Marketing Opportunities

As a service designed to target the core market of the Internet, WorldVillage provides a great advertising opportunity on the World Wide Web.

You can join with the concept and philosophy of WorldVillage by becoming a sponsor. As a sponsor, your banner will be featured in a region of our web site designed to place your company in front of your target market.

Consumer Usage

WorldVillage launched in September of 1995. As of January 2001, the WorldVillage family of sites now serves over 500,000 visitors each month.

WorldVillage has been selected as Memorable Site of the Month by Yahoo/Internet Life and Editor's Choice by The Web Magazine. WorldVillage has also been recommended by the Family PC Family tester panel in the Family PC magazine. WorldVillage has been featured on CNN Computer Connection and CBS News up to the Minute as a leading family-safe site. Our users come from a wide demographic base due to our broad appeal. WorldVillage appeals to game-players, parents, educators, students, internet-savvy users, among others.

In February of 1996, WorldVillage instituted the WorldVillage mailing list, a weekly update of the latest news, contests, reviews, and other features appearing in WorldVillage. We currently enjoy over 350,000 subscribers, and are growing each day.

Features

The WorldVillage family of sites includes the following:

Press and Awards

To date, WorldVillage has been recognized by dozens of peer web sites, receiving "Site of the Day" or "Cool Site" awards from Yahoo, Project Cool, USA Today, SafeSurf, The Microsoft Network, Internet World, NetGuide, Compuserve, Spider, Cybertown, MultiMedia World, among others. WorldVillage has also been named Top 5% of the Web by Point Communications, as well as receiving the "Memorable Site of the Month" award from Yahoo/Internet Life and a 5-Star rating from Internet Underground magazine.

WorldVillage Sponsors

WorldVillage has enjoyed several prominent corporations among its sponsors, including:

Sponsorship Information

InfoMedia's WorldVillage offers five avenues for sponsors to reach a target market:
  1. WorldVillage Web Site Banner Link (Per Impression)
    A WorldVillage Banner Link is both a brand advertisement and a promotional instant link to your company. When a WorldVillage user clicks on the graphic, they are instantly transported to the sponsor's website. The 468 x 60 pixel banner is displayed on selected WorldVillage web pages according to the level of frequency and/or specific content. Rate card begins at $12 CPM. Most of our banner inventory is managed by Engage Media.

  2. WorldVillage Sponsorships
    We offer a variety of opportunities to sponsor individual pages where buttons, text, or small banners may be placed on a rotating basis. Contact us to discuss a program that would best suit your needs.

  3. WorldVillage Newsletter
    Direct email is the talk of the industry, and perhaps the best way to reach your target market. Currently reaching over 350,000 users every Monday and Wednesday, WorldVillage News provides original editorial commentary on the best family-friendly content found online. It also offers notable bargains and special offers to subscribers. Sponsor's advertisements are inserted into the text of the newsletter for continuity. Each ad may be up to six lines of text. Rate is $10 CPM for top placement, $7.50 for middle placement and $5 CPM for bottom placement. Due to excellent consumer response, our newsletter sells out quickly, so reserve space several weeks in advance if possible. Recent clickthroughs are averaging 1.7%. Here are recent comments:

    Wow! You're newsletter really works. I've never seen so much traffic. My mailbox has been ringing since midnight. Over 900 visitors and nearly 600 of them have registered for my drawing!

    Thanks to you, I now have 665 cyber art students!! I had 363 on the last night of the month. I had a goal of getting 500 students by the end of month. By the next day, I had over 500 by noon. GUESS WHO I'M GOING TO ADVERTISE WITH AGAIN??? Thanks for helping me to make my dreams come true!

  4. Deal of Day Newsletter
    Currently reaching over 75,000 users every Monday and Thursday, The Deal of Day newsletter presents consumers with the best deals found on the net. Each ad may be up to five lines of text. Rate is $10 CPM for placement.

  5. FreeBitz Newsletter
    Currently reaching over 65,000 users every Wednesday, The Goodies Gazette presents consumers with the best freebies found on the net. Each ad may be up to five lines of text. Rate is $10 CPM for placement.

  6. Direct Email
    In affiliation with PostMaster Direct, WorldVillage offers over 200 specialized mailing lists available for rental. For more information, Click here.

Advertisers Specifications

To submit an advertisement, InfoMedia requests Rates are subject to change at any time.

For more information, or to place an insertion order, e-mail Joel Comm or call (405) 348-2800. We look forward to hearing from you!


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