Since its inception in 2001, Slant Magazine has grown exponentially in content, exposure, and readership. Using a grassroots approach, the site has carved a unique niche for itself in both the online film and music circles, grabbing the attention of people both inside and outside of the entertainment industry. In the last six years, Slant has become known for its edgy, intelligent, and often funny pop cultural criticism. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times has called head film critic and co-creator Ed Gonzalez a "critic I admire" because of his "forcible writing style." It's because of this commanding approach that Slant's writers are often asked for their opinion by prominent media outlets such as MSNBC, BBC, NPR, The Village Voice, and USA Today. In addition to writing for numerous other outlets, our reviewers have been quoted in movie trailers, TV and newspaper ads, DVD covers, and official artist press releases and websites.

Traffic:

Slant Magazine has become one of Yahoo's most popular film and music review sites, with over 300,000 unique user sessions per month and nearly 1,000,000 million unique page views per month (view Slant's Alexa ranking for more details). Slant attracts men and women of all trades and professions equally, with 65% of this audience evenly divided into two age groups (22 - 35 and 36 - 50). Our collected data also indicates that our audience goes to the movies, buys CDs, DVDs, and books, and downloads music on a regular basis. Advertising with Slant Magazine is a great way to target an audience that is hip, educated, and seeking out quality entertainment.

Reach:

Our banner ads are the perfect way for you to promote your product. It's an ideal advertising platform for small record labels and independent marketing firms as well as larger, more established companies. Some of our recent advertising clients include Toyota, Paramount Pictures, Warner Music Group, Palm Pictures, and Nettwerk Records.

Specs:

Our ads are typically run-of-site but we have several customizable packages available. In addition, ad sizes are flexible and our rates keep the advertising budgets for small and large companies in mind. Currently we offer the following ad sizes: vertical banner (160 x 200), widescreen banner (728 x 90), and skyscraper (160 x 600).

Tech:

All ads placed on Slant Magazine are on a randomly generated basis, meaning that each time a reader loads a page on this site, a different ad will appear. If Slant Magazine sells three ads for our standard banner space, those three ads will take turns loading as the reader looks at our content. Ads are accepted in GIFs, JPGs, or Flash formats and should be sent as an attachment via email or via CD-ROM.

Contact:

For CD-ROM submissions, mailing address, detailed pricing, and information about other types of advertising (like text links), contact us at ads@slantmagazine.com.