Virtual Blue Ridge Advertising Opportunities

Banner ads are located on the right-hand navigational area on the Virtual Blue Ridge site. They also rotate on the left-hand navigational area on the Blue Ridge Parkway Blog site.

These banner ads are an IAB (Internet Advertising Board) standard size of 125px by 125px. The file size must be smaller than 10 Kb. Animations are not accepted, as we only allow static images. We accept GIF, JPG, PNG & TIFF formats, but the image will be converted to a GIF or JPG before being published on our site. All ads should be emailed to info@virtualblueridge.com.

The image to the right shows where the banner ads will appear on our web site. You may click this image for a screen capture that highlights their exact location on our web site.

Summary of Banner Ad Requirements:

• Internet Advertising Board Standard® size 125px by 125px
• File size must be less than 10Kb
• GIF, JPG, PNG & TIFF formats accepted
• We suggest including the Blue Ridge Parkway milepost marker in your ad as this helps to tie your business to our Parkway readership.

Please use our convenient contact page (choose Advertising Inquiry) for more information.

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Virtual Blue Ridge content listings are the most strategic form of advertising on our web site. These ads are placed within the content area of your choice among our "Things to Do", "Places to Stay" and "Places to Eat" sections of our web site.

Content Listings:

• are listed in order by proximity to closest Parkway Milepost and grouped by State (Virginia and North Carolina)
• include up to 500 characters of text (must be submitted by client. TIP: Using the word/character counter in Microsoft Word is a good tool for determining text count)
• include 1 photograph — should be a maximum of 200 pixels on the longest side (landscape orientation is preferred; this is where the image is longer across the top than it is on the sides). GIF, JPG, PNG, & TIFF formats are accepted.
• include a link to your website
• include basic contact information such as phone number(s) and physical address

Here is a graphic that shows you how your content listing will appear.

Please use our convenient contact page (choose Advertising Inquiry) for more information.

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Virtual Blue Ridge offers an abundance of partnership opportunities for both news organizations, non-profits, educational institutions, and other businesses interested in increased visibility and traffic.

Virtual Blue Ridge business development relationships generally fall into one of the following four categories:

1. Partners interested in providing travel, photographic, and educational content to Virtual Blue Ridge
2. Partners interested in sponsoring contests and giveaways
3. Partners interested in proposing strategic e-commerce relationships
4. Partners interested in enhancing Virtual Blue Ridge's technical capabilities

We do not limit ourselves to these four categories, they are just the most common submissions we receive. If you are interested in learning more about any of these partnering opportunities, please use our convenient contact page.

Note: In your message, please include your name, contact information (including company name and your title), a brief description of the partner program that you would like to propose and the best hours to reach you. As partners are very important to Virtual Blue Ridge, a business development associate will be in contact with you promptly.

Here is an overview of some of our past, present, and future partnership alliances:

• Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation: Ongoing partnership including BlueRidgeParkwayStore.com and many other content generation projects.
• Appalachian State University's Outdoor Programs: Together with the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, we host the annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition.
• Smart Destinations: Content and E-Commerce partnership to market and sell the Go Blue Ridge Card, a travel attraction discount card.
• Crestwood Resort: Vacation giveaway sponsorship.
• Alpen Acres Motel: Vacation giveaway sponsorship.
• You Can Be Here: Simply visit our contact page and tell us how you would like to work with us.

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