SUBMITTING AN ONLINE AD

The following are links to information about thestar.com advertising Deadlines, Ad Specifications, and the electronic submission of ads. Contact us if you require additional information.

Deadlines
Creative must arrive three business days prior to the start of the campaign.

Online Advertising Specifications
Click here if you require in-depth specifications (PDF), or contact us

Ad Unit	Specs (pixels)	Media Format	Byte Size
Banner	468 x 60	GIF/JPEG	15K
	468 x 60	Rich Media	20K
Big Box	300 x 250	GIF/JPEG	20K
	300 x 250	Rich Media	25K
Button	125 x 60	GIF/JPEG	3K
	125 x 60	Rich Media	3K
Expando banner	468 x 60*	GIF/JPEG	15K
	468 x 60*	Rich Media	20K
Leaderboard	728 x 90	GIF/JPEG	25K
	728 x 90	Rich Media	30K
Newsletters (Travel, Business)		200 characters + URL
Pop Under	250 x 250	GIF/JPEG	20K
Pop Up	assessed on a case-by-case basis
Skyscraper	160 x 600	GIF/JPEG	25K
	160 x 600	Rich Media	30K
Top Layer	assessed on a case-by-case basis
Transitional Ad	assessed on a case-by-case basis
Voken	assessed on a case-by-case basis

* size before ad expands

Ad Submission Information
Please send all creative to: onlineads@thestar.ca

Files to be uncompressed, or compressed in a ZIP format.

Please include the destination URL for all ads. Alt text is optional.

Please include HTML documents when required.