Advertising Programs   In Canada, recovery from the economic and advertising market contraction in 2009 has begun, and many consumers are confident about the future, along with a majority of marketers. As a result, because of recovered growth, total ad spending will surpass pre-crisis levels by the end of 2011. Now Media! offers a variety of online advertising opportunities for your business, helping reach a broad site audience or specifically targeted segments thereof. Ad Types Graphic Banner Ads Banner ads are available in a variety of sizes and placement options and may be static (jpg or gif) or animated (gif). Multi-Media Ads / Rich Media Ads Now Media! offers animation, visual effects, even video, through the use of Flash ads. Flash enables the creation of attention-grabbing advertisements, limited only by your imagination. Text Ads Text ads have become a standard form of advertising on the web. The advantages text ads on Now Media! portals include:  Very Low cost Quick and easy to post or edit May help boost major search engine relevance Ad Sizes and Placement Page Placement The most common placements of ads on site pages are shown on the Ad Positions Page. Ad Sizes Now Media! follows the Interactive Advertising Bureau's standard Interactive Marketing Unit (IMU) ad formats. For the specific sizes available on the site, please visit the Ad Specs Page. Run of Site Ads may be randomly displayed throughout the site for each size and type of ad. Targeted Ads Ads may be targeted to specific pages and categories of information for each size and type of ad. We generally do not permit more than 3 targeted ads per slot. Please contact your sales representative for more information. Contact us today for more information.   Advertising Rates   Site Sponsorships  |  Business Directory Contests  |  E-Mail Newsletters and Alerts  |  Promotions and Coupons