Grocery Shopping Network turns grocery store websites into highly targeted advertising opportunities with GSNConnect: a unique application that connects your brands to the exact customer you want to reach - at the right place, the right time, right when consumers are preparing their shopping list.
Only GSNConnect bridges the gap between online planning and in-store purchases.
Connect to consumers more efficiently than ever!
| Average Monthly Traffic | Metrics |
| Unique visitors per month: | 6.2 Million + |
| Average visits per month: | 2.8 |
| Unique visitor retention: | 99.5 % |
| Session duration: | 13.36 Minutes |
| Pages per session | 20 |
| GSN Ad Network Supermarket Gross Sales | $130 Billion |
| GSN represented Grocery Store Locations | 5,574 |
source: Compete.com
Point of Decision Advertisements (Ad PODs) provide consumers with the ability to quickly and easily add the featured item directly to their shopping list.
Ad PODs are relevant suggestions to ease shopping, enhance choice and increase impulse purchases. Your message is integrated into the on line shopping process when consumers shop the weekly circular, review recipes, or add coupons, as they create their shopping lists.
Standard IAB sizes include:
All rates are net effective 01/01/09 - 12/31/09
| Custom Creative Fee | $2,500/version |
| Landing Page Creation: | $2,500 |
| Video: | $2,500 plus standard CPM fees |
| Ad Name/Type | Dimensions | Maximum file size - Image | Maximum file size - Flash/Rich Media | Maximum video size |
| Square Banner | 300 x 250px | 30k - jpeg, gif | 40k - swf | 750 KB * |
| Skyscraper | 160 x 600px | 30k - jpeg, gif | 40k - swf | 750 KB * |
| Small Banner | 468 x 60px | 30k - jpeg, gif | 40k - swf | 750 KB * |
| Leader Board | 728 x 90px | 30k - jpeg, gif | 40k - swf | 750 KB * |
| Shopping List Sponsorship | 468 x 60px | 40k - jpeg, gif | N/A | N/A |
| Animation/Looping | Ads may not contain rapidly blinking animation. Maximum 15 seconds/one loop. |
| Ad Expansion | Must be initiated by the users. Ad contraction button must be visible and accessible to the user. Expand Left Only. |
| Audio | Audio must be initiated by the user. Mute functionality must be visible and accessible to the user. |
| Video | 15 - 30 seconds video length recommended. Video playback controls (e.g. Stop, Play/Pause) must be visible and accessible to the user. |
| Flash | Back-up JPEG or GIF file must be supplied. The ad can not prompt user to upgrade to latest version of the Flash player. Flash version 7 or higher is recommended. |
| Creative lead time | Standard/Rich Media: 5 days Video: 14 days |
| Creative Asset Guidlines | Photo: Best quality possible is recommended. 640 x 480 px minimum. JPEG/PDF format. Ad/Graphics: Files must be in Illustrator, Photoshop or Fireworks layered native formats (any version). High quality JPEG or PDFs are also acceptable. |