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MEDIA KIT 2018

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FAST COMPANY INSPIRES A PURPOSE-DRIVEN NETWORK OF INNOVATORS WHO EMBRACE A COMMON VISION THAT BUSINESS SHOULD BE A FORCE FOR POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE WORLD.

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A U D I E N C E

Google Analytics, Jun-Aug 2017; Ipsos Fall 2017

G e n d e r

700,000 R a t e b a s e

5 8 %

4 2 %4 1M e d i a n A g e

11 mmAv g . M o n t h l y U n i q u e V i s i t o r s

36 mmAv g . M o n t h l y P a g e V i e w s

$18 4 ,0 76 M e d i a n H H I

TOP MANAGEMENT Comp: 47% | Index 193

GRADUATED COLLEGE+Comp: 86% | Index 115

BIZ DECISION MAKERSComp: 62% | Index 145

Ty Stiklorius, Founder and CEO, Friends at Work; June 2017

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F E B R U A R Y ISSUE THEME: LEADERSHIP Regional close: 11/30National close: 12/7On newsstand: 1/16

M A R C H /A P R I LISSUE THEME:

MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIESRegional close: 1/11National close: 1/18On newsstand: 2/27

M AYISSUE THEME:

WORLD CHANGING IDEASRegional close: 3/1National close: 3/8On newsstand: 4/17

J U N E /J U LYISSUE THEME: MOST CREATIVE PEOPLERegional close: 4/19National close: 4/26On newsstand: 6/5

S E P T E M B E RISSUE THEME: BUILDING A BRAND THAT MATTERSRegional close: 6/28National close: 7/9On newsstand: 8/14

O C T O B E RISSUE THEME:

INNOVATION BY DESIGNRegional close: 8/2National close: 8/9On newsstand: 9/18

N O V E M B E RISSUE THEME:

TECH & CULTURERegional close: 9/7National close: 9/13On newsstand: 10/23

D E C E M B E RISSUE THEME: MOST PRODUCTIVE PEOPLERegional close: 10/11National close: 10/18On newsstand: 11/27

JANUARY 29

MARCH 12

MARCH 26

APRIL 30

JUNE 18

JULY 16

AUGUST 20

SEPTEMBER 24

NOVEMBER 5

DECEMBER 10

E D I T C A L E N D A R

PRINT ISSUES DIGITAL ISSUES

*Issue themes subject to change

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*All rates are gross. These rates and all advertising transactions are subject to Mansueto Ventures’ Advertising Terms and Conditions.

PAID RATEBASE: 700,000FREQUENCY: 8 ISSUES

C u s t o m R e g i o n a l B u y s /C o p y S p l i t s Pricing and regional options available upon request.

P r e m i u m C h a r g e sNo bleed charge.

Special fifth color rates available upon request.

S p e c i a l t y U n i t sRates and production specifications available upon request.

B i l l i n g I n f o r m a t i o nCommission is 15% to agencies.

Production premiums are not commissionable or discountable.

F r e q u e n c y D i s c o u n t sCheck with your account manager.

F o u r C o l o r 1 x

G R O S S N E T

Page $126,600 $107,610

Spread $253,200 $215,220

C o v e r s

G R O S S N E T

2nd Cover $151,900 $129,115

3rd Cover $139,300 $118,405

4th Cover $158,300 $134,555

Porter Williams and Ryan Williams, CEO and president, Jopwell; June 2017

P R I N T R AT E S

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P L AC E M E N TS U N I T S P E C S N E T C P M

ROS Leaderboard 728 x 90 $105. Rectangle 300 x 250 $115. Half Page 300 x 600 $130.

Homepage Leaderboard 728 x 90 $147. Rectangle 300 x 250 $157. Half Page 300 x 600 $183.

Welcome Ad Welcome Screen 100% Responsive $210. FastCompany.com only

Targeted Channel Leaderboard 728 x 90 $115. Technology, Leadership, Rectangle 300 x 250 $126. Entertainment, Ideas Half Page 300 x 600 $140.

Geo Targeted Leaderboard 728 x 90 $120. Rectangle 300 x 250 $130. Half Page 300 x 600 $152.

D I G I TA L R AT E S

Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft; October 2017 Rashad Robinson, Executive Director, Color Of Change; November 2017

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PAGE

SPREAD

½ HORIZONTAL SPREAD

⅔ VERTICAL

½ HORIZONTAL

⅓ SQUARE

⅓ VERTICAL

PAG E S I Z E S T R I M

8¾” × 10⅞”

17½” × 10⅞”

17½” × 5¼”

5½” × 10⅞”

8¾” × 5¼”

5½” × 5¼”

3” × 10⅞”

L I V E

8¼” × 10⅜”

16⅞” × 10⅜”

16⅞” × 5”

5¼” × 10⅜”

8” × 5”

5¼” × 5”

2¾” × 10⅜”

B L E E D

9” × 11⅛”

17¾” × 11⅛”

17¾” × 5½”

5¾” × 11⅛”

9” × 5½”

5¾” × 5½”

3¼” × 11⅛”

P r o o f s One SWOP-certified proof AND one ruled proof as a positioning guide

S a f e t yKeep all LIVE matter, not intended to trim, 1/4” from TRIM edges. Offset for registration marks should be set at .1875.

F o r e x t e n s i o n s c o n t a c t :Jane Hazel, production manager P: 212-389-5308 E: [email protected] or Dave Powell, assoc. production manager P: 212-389-5416 E: [email protected]

P R I N T I N G P R O C E S SWeb Offset

B I N D I N G M E T H O DPerfect Bound

L I N E S C R E E N133

M A X D E N S I T Y4 color: 290%2 color: 190%

G u t t e r s a f e t y f o r s p r e a d sAllow 1/4” on each side of gutter, 1/2” total gutter safety

For ad spread units please supply 1/16” duplicated image on both sides of the centerline.

M a t e r i a l s Please submit your ads for Fast Company via the web at https://www.adshuttle.com.

Preferred digital format: PDFX-1A.

Please see our materials specifications site

http://www.QuadARM.com/fastco/main.asp.

S h i p p i n g f o r a d p r o o f sQuad Graphics Attn: Ted Reidy c/o Fast Company 1900 W. Sumner Street Hartford, WI 53027-9244 P: 262-673-1580 E: [email protected]

P R I N T S P E C S

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FOR ALL DIGITAL PLATFORMS

NEWSLETTERS: STATIC JPG LEADERBOARD, BILLBOARD & RECTANGLE UNITS

D i s p l a y A d R e q u i r e m e n t s

Lead time: 5 business days prior to QA

File Formats Accepted: .jpg, .gif, HTML5, most rich media

3rd Party Ad Serving Accepted: Doubleclick, Atlas, Flashtalking, Conversant, Sizmek

Kiki Wolfkill, Studio head, Microsoft’s 343 Industries, June 2017

Advertisers must provide secure (https) 3rd party tags, and all partner file requests within the tags must also be secure (https).

D I G I TA L S P E C S

UNI T S I Z E P I X EL S I Z E H T ML 5 JP EG /GIF/ P NG A NIM AT ION RICH MEDI A 3RD PA R T Y F IL E S I Z E F IL E S I Z E S ER V E D

Leaderboard 728x90 30 KB 60 KB :15 Sec Y Y

Rectangle 300x250 30 KB 60 KB :15 Sec Y Y

Half Page 300x600 35 KB 60 KB :15 Sec Y Y

Edit Injection 618x250 40 KB 60 KB :15 Sec Y Y

Billboard 970x250 200 KB 60 KB n/a Y Y

Half Page 300x600 200 KB 60 KB :15 Sec Y Y

Mobile Parallax 640x1138 static only 1 MB n/a N N

Mobile Video Parallax 640x1138 n/a 1 MB :15 Sec Y N

Welcome Mat 1x1 n/a 60 KB :15 sec Y N

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I N - B A N N E R V I D E O/A U D I O R E Q U I R E M E N T S

User initiated sound

Pause and mute controls

R I C H M E D I A A D R E Q U I R E M E N T S

All rich media must be 3rd-party served (includes expanding and video ads)

Lead Time: 5 business days prior to testing

Expansion: must be user initiated and close on mouse-off

Language/Call-to-action on all ads (ex. roll over to learn more)

Audio must me muted by default

Max pixel size within a tag: 15 Jeff Bezos, CEO Amazon; March 2017

D I G I TA L S P E C S

U N I T P I X E L S I Z E S E R V I N G O P T I O N S

Pre-Roll 960x720px (4:3 standard) 3rd party – VAST or VPAID

960x540px (16:9 widescreen) - skippable

OR

1st party site served

- MPH, MOV (No FLV)

Video Injection Unit 600x338 (16:9) 3rd party – VAST or VPAID

- skippable

OR

1st party site served

- MPH, MOV (No FLV)

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* Fast Company recommends 3-5 different creative executions per placement. Each should include ONE clear touch area about the size of a button. Please provide click URLs for each creative and use mobile optimized landing pages wherever possible.

S P E C I F I C AT I O N S

A B O U TA highly stylized, personal and mobile “magazine” curated by users from favorite media sources and social feeds

Full-page advertising placements bring the elegance of print advertising online

Campaigns run in one-month flights with a maximum of four partners/month (at 25% SOV each)

Fast Company audience: 1 million active users; 20 million flips/month

Video placements are now offered through Flipboard.

C R E AT I V E S U B M I S S I O NInsertion orders, materials, and click URLs are due at least 5 business days prior to campaign launch dates. Please submit to [email protected]

Ipad

Iphone

Required Required

I PA D P O RT R A I T I PA D L A N D S CA P E S H O RT P O RT R A I T TA L L P O RT R A I T M E D I U M P O RT R A I T W I D E L A N D S CA P E 7 6 8 X 1 0 24 1 0 24 X 7 6 8 6 40 X 9 2 0 6 40 X 1 0 9 6 740 X 1 2 0 0 1 3 40 X 7 6 0

10Px Safe Zone at Top and Bottom

Android Phone

Android Tablet

Safe Zone Specs

File Zone Specs

Required Required

Required

Required Required Required

Required

25PX Safe Zone On All 4 Sides

Required

40PX Safe Zone on ll 4 Sides

250K Max JPG

F L I P B O A R D S P E C S

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C U S T O M H I G H I M PA C T

D e s k t o pClick Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.14%

Video Plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76183

Video Completion Rate 0.96%

M o b i l eClick Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.36%

Video Plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78602


Ta b l e tClick Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.87%

Video Plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10367


EXAMPLE: AMERICAN EXPRESSRun of Site | Cross Device | Welcome Mat

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For extensions contact Production Manager Jane Hazel ([email protected]) or Associate Production Manager Dave Powell ([email protected]).

FULL SIZE OF ART:1536 pixels wide2048 pixels tall

S u p p l i e d C r e a t i v e S p e c sFormat: 4/C JPG (minimum 72 DPI; can accept up to 300 DPI)

Specs: 1536 x 2048 (for both Retina and non-Retina)

Fast Company accepts portrait orientation only

A d v e r t i s i n g D e t a i l sAll national print advertisers, excluding fractionals, automatically receive static placements (without activated links) in Fast Company’s replica app at no additional cost.

Our default position is to pick-up print creative and run it exactly as it appears in the magazine. Fast Company requires no additional assets or approvals to do this.

You may also opt-out or provide alternative iPad creative. To opt-out please email Production Manager Jane Hazel ([email protected]) no later than issue close date. To provide alternative creative please upload your file to adshuttle.com no later than issue close.

If we do not hear from you by issue close your print creative will run exactly as it appears in the magazine.

Single-page example:

SCALED ART:768 pixels wide950 pixels tall

Pages are letterboxed to match print aspect ratios

Spread example:

SCALED ART:1536 pixels wide

963 pixels tall

Spreads are letterboxed to match print aspect ratios

A small arrow on the letterbox bar informs users that the ad continues on the next screen

H o w P r i n t A d s A p p e a r I n T h e A p p

I PA D S P E C S

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The following are certain terms and conditions governing advertising published in Fast Company magazine (the “Magazine”). Submission of insertion order for placement of advertising in the Magazine constitutes acceptance of the following terms and conditions. No terms or conditions in any insertion orders, instructions or documents other than this Rate Card will be binding on Mansuteo Ventures Publishing (“Publisher”) unless Publisher agrees to such terms and conditions in writing.

1. AGENCY COMMISSION AND PAYMENTSubmission of insertion order by advertising agency on behalf of advertiser constitutes agency’s agreement to pay all invoices for placement of advertising in the Magazine pursuant to such insertion order. Notwithstanding the foregoing, submission of insertion order constitutes agreement that advertiser guarantees prompt and full payment for such advertising in the event of material default by agency. Agency and advertiser are jointly and severally liable for the payment of all invoices arising from placement of advertising in the Magazine. Agency commission (or equivalent): fifteen percent (15%) of gross advertising space charges, payable only to recognized agents.Invoices are rendered on or about the on-sale date of the Magazine. Payments are due within thirty (30) days after the billing date.No agency commission is payable, and Publisher will not grant any discounts, on production charges. Any discounts received by advertiser on advertising space charges may not be applied to production charges.

2. CANCELLATION AND CHANGESPublisher expressly reserves the right to reject or cancel for any reason at any time any insertion order or advertisement without liability, even if previously acknowledged or accepted.Advertisers may not cancel orders for, or make changes in, advertising after the closing dates of the Magazine. The rates and conditions of advertising in the Magazine are subject to change without notice.

3. CIRCULATION GUARANTEEThe Magazine is a member of the Alliance for Audited Media (AAM). The following paid rate base guarantee is based on the AAM’s audited reported circulation for the Magazine averaged over the calendar year in which advertising is placed. Publisher guarantees circulation to national advertisers by brand of advertised product or service. In the event the audited 12-month average circulation does not meet the guaranteed rate base, Publisher shall grant rebates to the advertiser in advertising space credit only, which must be used within six (6) months following the issuance of audited AAM statements for the period of shortfall. Rebates will be calculated based on the difference between the stated rate base at time of publication, and the AAM audited 12-month average. Publisher does not guarantee circulation to regional advertisers, and regional circulations reported by the AAM are used by Publisher only as a basis for determining the Magazine’s advertising rates.

4. PUBLISHER’S LIABILITYPublisher is not liable for any failure or delay in printing, publishing, or circulating any copies of the issue of the Magazine in which advertising is placed pursuant to an insertion order that is caused by, or arising from, an act of God, accident, fire, strike, terrorism or other occurrence beyond Publisher’s control. Publisher is not liable for any failure or delay in publishing in the Magazine any advertisement submitted to it. Publisher does not guarantee positioning of advertisements in the Magazine, is not liable for failure to meet positioning requirements and is not liable for any error in key numbers.The liability of Publisher for any act, error or omission for which it may be held legally responsible shall not exceed the cost of the advertising space affected by the error. In no event shall Publisher be liable for any indirect, consequential, special or incidental damages, including, but not limited to, lost income or profits.

5. REPLICANT IPAD APPAll full-page, national print advertising will receive static placements (without activated links) in Fast Company’s replicant iPad app at no additional cost. Unless otherwise specified by the advertiser, Fast Company will pick-up print creative and run it exactly as it appears in the magazine. Advertisers also have the option to opt-out or provide alternative iPad creative to run in lieu of print creative. See iPad specs for details on how print creative is displayed in the app, opting out, and supplying alternative iPad creative. If Fast Company does not receive a request to opt-out or alternative creative by issue close date, advertiser’s print ad will run exactly as it appears in the magazine.

6. MISCELLANEOUSAdvertising agency and advertiser each represents and warrants that each advertisement submitted by it for publication in the Magazine contains no copy, illustrations, photographs, text or other content that may result in any claim against Publisher. Advertising agency and advertiser each shall indemnify and hold harmless Publisher from and against any damages and related expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising from the content of advertisements, including, but not limited to, claims of invasion of privacy, unauthorized use of names or pictures of living persons, trademark infringement, copyright infringement, libel and misrepresentation.Publisher’s acceptance of an advertisement for publication in the Magazine does not constitute an endorsement of the product or service advertised.No advertiser or agency may use the Magazine’s name or logo without Publisher’s prior written permission for each such use.The word “advertisement” will be placed above all advertisements that, in Publisher’s opinion, resembles editorial matter.This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of New York without regard to its conflicts of laws provisions. Any civil action or proceeding arising out of or related to this agreement shall be brought in the courts of record of the state of New York in New York County or the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Each advertiser and its agency consents to the jurisdiction of such courts and waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such civil action or proceeding in such courts.

T & C

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edia.com04-0314-6

Publisher’s Statement

6 months ended June 30, 2016, Subject to Audit

Annual Frequency:10 times/yearField

Served: FASTCOMPANY's

uniqueeditorialfocus

oninnovation

inspirescreative

mindsto

think beyond traditional boundaries and invent the future of business.Published byMansueto Ventures LLC

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: TOTAL AVERAGE CIRCULATION

Total Paid & Verified Subscriptions

Single Copy Sales

TotalCirculation

RateBase

Varianceto Rate Base

756,49225,551

782,043725,000

57,043

TOTAL CIRCULATION BY ISSUEPaid Subscriptions

Verified SubscriptionsSingle Copy Sales

IssuePrint

DigitalIssue

Total Paid Subscriptions

PrintDigitalIssue

Total Verified Subscriptions

TotalPaid & Verified Subscriptions

PrintDigitalIssue

TotalSingle Copy

Sales

TotalPaid & Verified

Circulation - Print


Circulation- Digital Issue


CirculationFeb

682,79264,528

747,3209,272

9,272756,592

22,100350

22,450714,164

64,878779,042

Mar681,606

64,937746,543

9,4529,452

755,99531,500

50532,005

722,55865,442

788,000Apr

682,37164,087

746,4589,612

9,612756,070

26,200315

26,515718,183

64,402782,585

May686,296

63,339749,635

9,6129,612

759,24716,200

26616,466

712,10863,605

775,713Jun

681,37063,668

745,0389,517

9,517754,555

30,000319

30,319720,887

63,987784,874

Average682,887

64,112746,999

9,4939,493

756,49225,200

35125,551

717,58064,463

782,043

SUPPLEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF AVERAGE CIRCULATION

PrintDigitalIssue

Total%

of Circulation Paid Subscriptions

Individual Subscriptions640,894

19,281660,175

84.4Club/Membership: Deductible

604604

0.1Multi-Title Digital Programs

44,83144,831

5.7Partnership Deductible Subscriptions

40,82340,823

5.2Sponsored Subscriptions

566566

0.1Total Paid Subscriptions

682,88764,112

746,99995.5

Verified SubscriptionsPublic Place

9,4939,493

1.2Total Verified Subscriptions

9,4939,493

1.2 Total Paid & Verified Subscriptions

692,38064,112

756,49296.7

Single Copy SalesSingle Issue

25,200351

25,5513.3

Total Single Copy Sales25,200

35125,551

3.3 Total Paid & Verified Circulation

717,58064,463

782,043100.0

VARIANCE OF LAST THREE RELEASED AUDIT REPORTS

Audit Period Ended

Rate BaseAudit Report

Publisher'sStatem

entsDifference

Percentageof Difference

12/31/2015725,000

792,111792,973

-862-0.1

12/31/2014725,000

798,854798,961

-10712/31/2013

725,000787,476

785,2122,264

0.3

Visit www.auditedmedia.com Media Intelligence Center for audit reports.

PRICES Average Price (2)

SuggestedRetail Prices (1)

NetGross

(Optional) Average Single Copy

$7.99 Subscription

$23.95 Average Subscription Price Annualized (3)

$12.34 Average Subscription Price per Copy

$1.23

(1) For statement period(2) Represents subscriptions for the 12 month period ended December 31, 2015 (3) Based on the following issue per year frequency: 10

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ADDITIONAL DATA IN WW

W.AUDITEDMEDIA.COM MEDIA INTELLIGENCE CENTER

Circulation by Regional, Metro & Demographic Editions Geographic Data Analysis of New & Renewal Paid Individual Subscriptions Trend Analysis

ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS OF VERIFIED

PrintDigital Issue

Total Public Place

Business/Professional Services57

57Doctor/Health Care Providers

4,4434,443

Hotels/Lodges4,993

4,993Total Public Place

9,4939,493

RATE BASE

Rate base shown in Executive Summary is for paid and verified circulation.

NOTES

Rounding %: Due to rounding, percentages may not always add up to 100%

.Club/Mem

bership: Deductible: Copies served where the subscription was included in the dues of an organization. The subscription was deductible from dues.Sponsored Subscriptions: Copies purchased by a third party in quantities of 11 or more for distribution to consumers.Partnership Subscriptions: Deductible: Copies served where the subscription was included in products or services. The consumer could receive a rebate instead of the subscription.Com

bination Subscriptions: These are copies that are included in Paid Subscriptions Individual and were served to subscribers who purchased this publication in combination with one or more different publications.Multi-Title Digital Program

sCopies included in digital issue paid subscriptions based on consumer's payment for the program and consumer's request for specific magazine. Details below are related to the six-month average.

Program

Texture

Reported Multi-Title Digital Program

44,831

Unique Opens by Reader

4,753

Opens by Issue

3

Total Opens by Reader

14,453

Award Point Programs: Included in Paid Subscriptions Individual is the following average number of copies purchased

through the redemption of award points/miles: 54,047Average Nonanalyzed Nonpaid: Average Nonanalyzed Nonpaid circulation for the period was: 12,921

We certify that to the best of our knowledge all data set forth in this publisher’s statement are true and report circulation

in accordance with Alliance for Audited Media’s bylaws and rules.

Parent Company:Mansueto Ventures LLC

FAST COMPANY, published by Mansueto Ventures LLC • 7 World Trade Center • New York, NY 10007-2195

ANNE MARIE O'KEEFECHRISTINA CRANLEY

Consumer Marketing DirectorChief Revenue Officer

P: 212.389.5300 • URL: www.fastcompany.comEstablished:1995

AAM Member since:1997

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