The biggest reach. The most powerful tools.

The Lincoln Journal Star leads the region in exposure, and we offer a wide variety of tools across all screens - desktop, mobile, and tablet - to help drive customers to your business. Discover what we can do for you.

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Reveal ad

Ad unit runs at the top of our website.

Desktop specs

  • 1920x600(1000x400 recommended for video)
  • Animated, video (optional) or static
  • Max File size: 150k
  • Video max length15-30 seconds
  • File format: jpg, png, gif, YouTube

Mobile specs

  • 800x250
  • Static only
  • Max file size: 80kb
  • Accepted file format: jpg, png

Multi-Screen Adhesion

Follows user throughout site.

Ad size changes to match device's screen size.

Desktop specs (large resolution)

  • 300x600
  • Static
  • Max File size: 100k
  • File format: jpg, png, gif

Desktop specs (smaller resolution)

  • 160x600
  • Static
  • Max File size: 60k
  • File format: jpg, png, gif

Tablet specs

  • 728x90
  • Static
  • Max File size: 40k
  • File format: jpg, png, gif

Mobile specs

  • 320x100
  • Static only
  • Max file size: 40kb
  • Accepted file format: jpg, png

Pencil ad

Ad unit runs at the top of our website.

Opens automatically on first page load per day per reader.

Example

Pencil Ad Specs

Desktop specs

Collapsed state

  • 1170x50
  • Static only
  • Max file size: 40kb
  • Accepted file format: jpg, png, gif
  • 100px gap on right reserved for expand / close button (part of our template -don't include in your submitted creative)

Expanded state

  • 1170x300
  • Static only
  • Max file size: 100kb
  • Accepted file format: gif, jpg, png

Mobile specs

Collapsed state

  • 480x50
  • Static only
  • Max file size: 40kb
  • Accepted file format: jpg, png, gif
  • 50px gap on right reserved for expand / close button (part of our template -don't include in your submitted creative)

Expanded state

  • 480x250
  • Static only
  • Max file size: 40kb
  • Accepted file format: gif, jpg, png

Billboard

Large banner running the full width of the page.

Example

Billboard Ad Specs

Desktop specs

  • 970x250
  • Animated or static
  • Max file size: 100kb
  • Accepted file format: jpg, png, gif, html

Mobile specs

  • 320x50
  • Animated or static
  • Max file size: 40kb
  • Accepted file format: jpg, png, gif, html

Floating Bar

Ad unit rests at the bottom of the reader's screen

Follows the reader down the page as they scroll.

Example

Floating Bar Ad Specs

Desktop

  • 1170x70
  • Static only
  • Max file size: 100kb
  • File format: gif, jpg, png

Mobile

  • 480x50
  • Static only
  • Max file size: 60kb

Leaderboard

Runs at the top of every page.

Example

Leaderboard Ad Specs

Desktop specs

  • 728x90
  • Animated or static
  • Max file size: 50kb
  • Accepted file format: jpg, png, gif, html

Mobile specs

  • 320x50
  • Animated or Static
  • Max file size: 40kb
  • Accepted file format: gif, jpg, png

Medium Rectangle

Runs on every page.

Example

Medium Rectangle Ad Specs

Desktop specs

  • 300x250
  • Animated, video, or static
  • Max file size: 50kb
  • Accepted file format: jpg, png, gif, html, mov, mp4, flv, mpeg, mpg, avi
  • Video cannot exceed 30 seconds

Mobile specs

  • 300x250
  • Static only
  • Max file size: 40kb
  • Accepted file format: jpg, png, gif, html

Halfpage

Runs on every page.

Example

Halfpage Ad Specs

Desktop specs

  • 300x600
  • Animated, video, or static
  • Max file size: 60kb
  • Accepted file format: jpg, png, gif, html, mov, mp4, flv, mpeg, mpg, avi
  • Video cannot exceed 30 seconds

Mobile specs

  • 300x600
  • Static only
  • Max file size: 60kb
  • Accepted file format: jpg, png, gif, html

Sidekick

Expandable ad pushes page content leftward to reveal larger banner.

Example

Sidekick Ad Specs

Desktop specs

Initial banner

  • 300x250 or 300x600
  • Animated or static
  • Max file size: 100kb
  • Accepted file format: jpg, png, gif

Expanded banner

  • 850x700
  • Animated or static
  • Max file size: 150kb
  • Accepted file format: jpg, png, gif

Mobile specs

No expansion
  • 300x250 or 300x600
  • Animated or static
  • Max file size: 100kb
  • Accepted file format: jpg, png, gif

Gallery sponsor

Insert your message into our most popular content.

Ad appears periodically within each slideshow.

Desktop specs

  • 300x250 and 728x90
  • Animated, or static
  • Max File size: 50k
  • File format: jpg, png, gif

Mobile specs

  • 300x250 and 320x50
  • Static only
  • Max file size: 40kb
  • Accepted file format: jpg, png, gif

Native advertising

Ad unit runs within news content list.

Appears similar to editorial assets. Can link to advertiser's website, or to a Native Advertising Article.

Native Ad Specs

Native Grid specs

Associated Headline

  • 80 character limit
  • Click worthy

Associated Image

  • 300x225
  • Static only
  • Max file size: 40kb
  • Accepted file format: jpg, png, gif
  • The image should be a photo / illustration only and should not contain any message.

Native Article specs (optional)

Associated Image (optional)

  • 1140x600 max
  • Static only
  • Max file size: 150kb
  • Accepted file format: gif, jpg, png

inView Video

Runs within the article itself.

Ad unit waits to begin playing until the reader has scrolled to the video's in-page location.

In-View Video Ad Specs

Desktop only

  • 640x400 or 400x300
  • Video cannot exceed 30 seconds
  • Accepted file format: mov, wmv, mp4, flv, mpeg, mpg and avi
    • Alternatively, you may supply a YouTube url

Admail

Deliver your message straight to their inbox.

Each admial includes a promotional Medium Rectangle ad featuring your admail that runs for 10k impressions across JournalStar.com on the day your admail deploys.

Example

Admail Ad Specs

  • 600x2600 (max)
  • Static only
  • Max file size: 300kb
  • Accepted file format: jpg, png, gif, html
  • Will be loaded and deployed via our template.
    • Do not include your own header / footer
    • Do not include an unsubscribe link

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