2025

Media
Kit
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“Fast Company is the only media brand dedicated to chronicling the future of
business. We cover the leaders, ideas, and companies defining where business
is headed, from agile startups to multinationals transforming themselves from
within. Technology, design, impact, and creativity—these are the pillars of Fast
Company’s coverage, and the keys to winning in the innovation economy.”
—Brendan Vaughan, Editor-in-Chief, Fast Company

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250,000 RATEBASE
TOTAL
FOOTPRINT

26.5MM
1.1MM
2024 MAGAZINE
READERSHIP ESTIMATE

7.4MM
AVG. MONTHLY
UNIQUE VISITORS

11.8MM
AVG. MONTHLY PAGE VIEWS

C- L eve l
COMP: 57% | INDEX 201

Top
$190K MEDIAN HHI

Management
COMP: 47% | INDEX 175

Graduated
$1.6MM MEDIAN NET WORTH
College+

42 60% 40%
COMP: 93% | INDEX 119

Biz Decision
Makers MEDIAN AGE
COMP: 72% | INDEX 156 MALE FEMALE

UPDATED: 10.18.24 GA GLOBAL JAN-OCT 2024 AVE, IPSOS SPRING 2024 (PRINT AND DIGITAL), AAM JUNE 2024, SOCIAL 8/5/24, GLOBAL MONTHLY AVE PLAYS JAN - JULY JW PLAYER, FC MEGAPHONE,
APPLE NEWS, IPSOS SPRING 2024

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FALL
SPRING
Most Innovative Companies Best Workplaces for
PRINT AD CLOSE: 2/13/25 Innovators/ Innovation by
PRINT ON SALE: 3/25/25 Design
COVER + LIST DIGITAL: 3/18/25 PRINT AD CLOSE: 8/14/25
PRINT ON SALE: 9/23/25
DIGITAL LISTS: BWFI: 9/9/25
IBD: 9/16/25

SUMMER WINTER
World Changing Ideas Brands That Matter
PRINT AD CLOSE: 5/8/25 PRINT AD CLOSE: 11/6/25
PRINT ON SALE: 6/17/25 PRINT ON SALE: 12/16/25
COVER + LIST DIGITAL: 6/10/25 COVER + LIST DIGITAL: 12/9/25

*ISSUE THEMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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BLACK & WHITE GROSS

PAID RATEBASE: 250,000
Page $35,000
FREQUENCY: 4 ISSUES
Spread $70,000
2/3 Page $26,950
1/2 Horiz $21,700 Custom Regional Buys/Copy Splits
Pricing and regional options available upon request
1/3 Page $15,400
Premium Charges
FOUR COLOR GROSS No bleed charge
Page $55,000 Special fifth color rates available upon request

Spread $110,000 Specialty Units

2/3 Page $42,350 Rates and production specifications available upon request
1/2 Horiz $34,100
1/3 Page $24,200 Billing Information
Commission is 15% to agencies
Production premiums are not commissionable or discountable
COVERS GROSS
2nd Cover (Single Pg Only) $66,000 Frequency Discounts
Check with your account manager
2nd Cover + Pg 1 (Spread) $121,000

3rd Cover $60,500

4th Cover $68,750

*ALL RATES ARE GROSS. THESE RATES AND ALL ADVERTISING TRANSACTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO MANSUETO VENTURES’ ADVERTISING TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

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PLACEMENT AD UNIT SPECS NET CPM

ROS Leaderboard 728x90 $105

Half Page 300x600 $130
IMU 300x250 $110
Video Pre-roll $225
Billboard 970x250 $130
Mobile Banner 320x50 $100

Homepage Takeover Leaderboard 728x90 $147

IMU 300x250 $157
Half Page 300x600 $183
Billboard 970x250 $183

Welcome Ad Welcome Mat Full-Width, Responsive $250

Targeted Channel Leaderboard 728x90 $120

Half Page 300x600 $145
IMU 300x250 $125
Video Pre-roll $240
Billboard 970x250 $145
Mobile Banner 320x50 $110

Geo Targeted (ROS) Leaderboard 728x90 $110

IMU 300x250 $115
Half Page 300x600 $135
Billboard 970x250 $135
Mobile Banner 320x50 $105

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PAGE DIMENSIONS LIVE/NON-BLEED TRIM BLEED

Page 7 ½” x 10” 8” x 10 ½” 8 ¼” x 10 ¾”

Spread 15 ½” x 10” 16” x 10 ½” 16 ¼” x 10 ¾”

½ Horizontal Spread 15 ½” x 4 ½” 16” x 5” 16 ¼” x 5 ¼”

⅔ Vertical page 4 ¾” x 10” 5” x 10 ½” 5 ⅛” x 10 ¾”

½ Horizontal page 7 ½” x 4 ½” 8” x 5” 8 ¼” x 5 ¼”

⅓ Square 4 ¾” x 4 ⅝” 5” x 4 ⅞” 5 ¼” x 5 ¼”

⅓ Vertical 2 ⅜” x 10” 2 ⅝” x 10 ½” 2 ⅞” x 10 ¾”

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Printing Binding Line Max Density

Process Method Screen 4 COLOR: 290%
WEB OFFSET PERFECT BOUND 133 2 COLOR: 190%

Gutter Safety for Spreads

Allow 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

Materials
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

Shipping for Ad Proofs

Quad
Attn: Max Thomson c/o Fast Company
N64 W23110 Main St. Sussex, WI 53089
P: 262-673-1177
E: mjthomson@quad.com

Proofs
One SWOP-certified proof AND one ruled proof as a
positioning guide

Safety
Keep all LIVE matter, not intended to trim, 1/4” from
TRIM edges. Offset for registration marks should be
set at .1875

For Extensions Contact:

Dave Powell, Production Manager
C: 347-605-0183 E: dpowell@mansueto.com

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For All Digital Platforms

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

RICH
PIXEL INITIAL MEDIA 3RD
UNIT SIZE SIZE FILE SIZE ANIMATION SERVED PARTY

Leaderboard 728x90 200 KB :15 Sec Y Y

Rectangle 300x250 200 KB :15 Sec Y Y

Half Page 300x600 200 KB :15 Sec Y Y

Billboard 970 x 25 0 200 KB :15 Sec Y Y

Mobile Banner 320x50 200 KB :15 Sec Y Y

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UNIT LENGTH SKIP GUIDANCE ASPECT RATIO

:06, :15 & :30 lengths must be 16:9 Widescreen

Pre-Roll :15, :30 skippable after :05

VIDEO TARGET
BITRATE MAX AUDIO BITRATE AUDIO LEVELS SERVING OPTIONS

3500 128-192 kbps for -24 LKFS (+/- 2.0 dB) in the US 3rd party – VAST 3.0
AAC-LC as per ATSC A/85 OR
64-128 kbps for -23 LUFS (+/- 1.0) in the EU 1st party site served
H E- A ACv1 as per EBU R128 MP4, MOV (No FLV)

Display Ad Requirements
Lead time: 5 business days prior to
launch date
File Formats Accepted: .jpg, .gif, HTML5, .png
3rd Party Ad Serving Accepted: Doubleclick,
Flashtalking, Conversant, Sizmek

In-Banner Video/
Audio Requirements
User initiated sound
Pause and mute controls

Rich Media Ad
Requirements
All rich media must be 3rd-party served
Lead Time: 5 business days prior to launch
date
Language/Call-to-action on all ads
(ex. roll over to learn more)
Audio must be muted by default
Max pixel size within a tag: 10

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