With an average of 244,000 unique visitors a month and 392,000 page views, Cartoon Brew is the #1 trafficked animation blog on the Internet. Every day, Cartoon Brew brings the latest news and trends in animation to a highly influential community comprised of animators, visual effects artists, designers, entertainment executives, studio management, professors, instructors, cartoon fans and animation art collectors. Readers rely on the Brew’s unique and incisive blend of up-to-the-minute news and commentary that highlights the latest trends and developments in all aspects of the animation art and industry, including contemporary and classic animation from around the globe, CGI, advertising, design, anime and Internet/technology developments.

Cartoon Brew is founded and edited by animation authorities Jerry Beck and Amid Amidi — both of whom are recognized historians and published authors, with long experience in the animation industry. Amidi’s recent book “Cartoon Modern” was awarded the best film book of 2006 by the prestigious Theatre Library Association, and Beck’s “The Hanna-Barbera Treasury” won the Gold (Pop Culture category) in ForeWord Magazine’s 2007 Book of the Year awards.

A few quick facts about our audience:
* 82% male
* 60% 18-39
* 35% HHI above $75k
* 75% visit the site at least once a day
* 33% managers or above
* 85% employed full-time or full-time student

Banner Ads
Rates for the second half of 2008:
Cartoon Brew accepts the following IAB-standard ad sizes.

* 728×90 Leaderboard ad ($25.00/CPM) contact us via the form below
* 300×250 Large Box ad ($25.00/CPM) contact us via the form below

Please leave your contact info in the form below and a sales representative will contact you promptly. CPM costs are discounted based on the number of impressions purchased.

Video Sponsorships
Launched on September 15, 2008, Cartoon Brew TV is the latest addition to the Cartoon Brew name. A weekly podcast that presents premieres of award-winning animated shorts direct from the festivals, as well as exclusive audio commentaries about seminal historic shorts, Cartoon Brew TV reaches a sophisticated niche audience of animation lovers. Five-second pre-roll billboards are available. Contact us below for affordable monthly sponsorship rates.

Small Ad Boxes (Independents)
If you are an independent company, studio or individual, and want the opportunity to promote your projects in an affordable manner to the Cartoon Brew readership, we offer the advertising option of 125×125 square boxes in the right-hand column of this site.

These spots sell for $250/month. That buys an uninterrupted month-long campaign on Cartoon Brew, which currently averages over 400k page views/month. Ad spots purchased for multiple months receive the following discounted rates:

3 months or more: 25% ($187.50/month)
6 months or more: 33% ($167.50/month)
12 months or more: 40% ($150/month)

Ads should be submitted in a JPG or GIF format, and must be under 50kb. Payment must be received in full before the ad runs on the site. If you’re interested in purchasing an ad or have further questions, contact either Jerry or Amid through our bio pages at the top of this site and we’ll set you up.

Partial List of CartoonBrew.com Advertisers
Academy of Art University
Adobe
Adult Swim (”Moral Orel” series)
Adult Swim (”Venture Bros.” series)
Adult Swim (”Harvey Birdman” series)
Adult Swim (”Tom Goes to the Mayor” series)
Character Business Ltd.
Corel
Creative Talent Network
Epson
Hewlett-Packard
Labyrinth Bookstore
MyToons.com
Ottawa International Animation Festival
PBS (”Word Girl” series)
ProphetBuddy.com
Platform International Animation Festival
Superdeluxe.com
Toyota
Universal Home Video (Woody Woodpecker dvds)
Verizon
Xerox

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Note: Cartoon Brew reserves the right to decline any advertiser or specific ad which it does not deem appropriate for the site.