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2014
3D PRINTINGADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGPRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
INTRODUCTION
ABOUT THE PUBLISHERS
OUR HISTORY
Welcome to the 2014 TCT Media Planner, your
guide to getting the most from the TCT portfolio
over the next 12 months.
TCT is entering its 22nd year as a print magazine
and is growing at an unprecedented rate with a
broader cross-platform readership, an expanding
and diversifying show and a rapidly expanding
global footprint with activity in the UK, Europe, USA
and China over the next 12 months.
We have worked hard to develop our community in
print, in pixels and in person, with BPA Audited print
circulation for the magazine, and improved analytics
across our digital output and show. In expanding our
community we have also increased the options for
reaching them with your brand message or call to
action across all three platforms.
We’ve also made a conscious effort to help you
reach new audiences by cooperating with some
huge global names across manufacturing,
engineering and consumer technologies. In January
2014 we will be partnering with the CEA, organisers
of International CES in Las Vegas. International CES
is the world’s largest showcase for the consumer
electronics industry and boasts some 150,000
visitors each year. TCT + Personalize is sponsoring
the 3D Printing TechZone and organising the 3D
Printing Conference session at the event, giving you
a supported route to this huge new audience.
In November 2014 TCT will partner with VNU
Exhibitions to execute the first TCT Asia in
Shanghai, China. The wider Asian will truly benefit
from TCT + Personalize’s expertise, industry
contacts, and ability to deliver key machinery
suppliers and service providers to this rapidly
expanding market. We hope as many of our
existing clients have the opportunity to join us for
what will certainly be a busy event!
Closer to home we are working on a number of key
partnerships that we will announce throughout the
year. These initiatives will provide a further platform
to promote yourself to fresh audiences who are now
being turned on to the possibilities of 3D printing,
additive manufacturing and innovative product
development solutions.
One of the most important ways we are developing
a global readership is through the availability of the
digital edition, which is now available for free across
the iOS and Android platforms globally. Digital
delivery is immediate, simple, and allows easy
archiving of back issues and truly global availability.
I hope you find here all the information you need to
take full advantage of our growing portfolio and
reach. If you need any further information please
don’t hesitate to contact Carol Hardy or myself —
our details are on the back page.
Have a successful 2014!
Jim WoodcockGroup Editor and Conference Director
Rapid News Communications Group (RNCG)
is the company behind the TCT + Personalize
brand and has been part of the 3D printing,
additive manufacturing and product
development communities for more that two
decades.
RNCG is an innovative communications
company that creates and disseminates
industry-leading content to communities of
plastics, product development, medical,
pharmaceutical and sales professionals
worldwide. We have evolved from a traditional
print publisher into a multi-platform
communications company and understand the
challenges associated with embracing new
routes to market, new technologies and new
ways of working.
To find out more about RNCG, visit
www.rapidnews.com
Our history is important to us, but we’re not bound
by it. Our history is our advantage.
The world of communications is evolving almost as
quickly as the industries we cover, so we’re faced
with a unique set of challenges. Luckily we have the
experience, connections and know-how to fully
exploit new possibilities on behalf of our advertisers,
exhibitors and supporters.
Established at the birth of 'Rapid Prototyping'
technologies in the early 1990s, TCT was initially
known as Rapid News, later becoming Time
Compression Technologies and latterly TCT, and
most recently with the incorporation of the
Personalize brand, TCT + Personalize. In 1997 we
launched Time Compression Technologies North
America — a sister magazine to the then Time
Compression Technologies Europe — that has
subsequently moved to other publishers and as of
2012 no longer appears in print.
TCT is now the only communications portfolio that
covers 3D printing, additive manufacturing and
product development across all major platforms
globally.
So, what does TCT stand for? Once TCT was an
abbreviation of Time Compression Technologies as
the technologies we covered were dedicated to
reducing the time-to-market through ‘rapid
prototyping’. Nowadays these same technologies
have been joined by a host of complementary
methods and are used in design, prototyping and
production of everything from medical devices to
high fashion. These days TCT stands for editorial
integrity, unbiased coverage and industry-leading
marketing opportunities.
OUR COMMUNITYSOCIAL MEDIA
COMMUNITIES PRINT READERSHIP
WEB TRAFFIC
NEWSLETTER COMMUNITY FOCUS
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9000+BPA Audited
17,500subscribers
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Medical & Dental
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over 20,000additional copies of the magazinewill be distributed at leading trade and consumerevents throughout 2014, including 5,000 copies
in the USA. See the Editorial Calendar for moreinformation on which events.
EDITORIAL PLANNER
ISSUE FOCUS FEATURES EXTRA/NOTES
22:1 — FebruaryEditorial Deadline: 24th January
Advertising Deadline: 31st January
Jewellery
and
Consumer
Products
Design Software; Post
Processing; AM in Metals;
Testing; Data Standards and
Management; CES Review
22:2 — MarchEditorial Deadline: 28th February
Advertising Deadline: 7th March
Medical
Applications
AMUG Preview; Reverse
Engineering / QA; Process
Management Software; US
Service Provider Map
22:3 — MayEditorial Deadline: 2nd May
Advertising Deadline: 9th May
Aerospace
Applications
Machining Update; UK
Service Provider Map; RAPID
Preview
22:4 — JulyEditorial Deadline: 27th June
Advertising Deadline: 4th July
Automotive
Applications
Maker Movement Update;
TCT Show Preview; AM in
Architecture; Casting
Applications
22:5 — SeptemberEditorial Deadline: 22nd August
Advertising Deadline: 29th August
Industrial
Product
Design
Materials;
Computing Hardware;
Education
22:6 — NovemberEditorial Deadline: 31st October
Advertising Deadline: 7th November
Dental
Applications
Euromold Preview; TCT
Show + Personalize Review;
CES Preview; Moulding &
Tooling
EXTRA MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES
MACHINE BUYERS’ GUIDE 2014
DEADLINE FOR INCLUSION 15TH AUGUST 2014
A new initiative from TCT. After a successful 2013
launch we will once again be compiling the Machine
Buyers’ Guide in response to continued community
demand. The buyers’ guide brings together a
comprehensive list of additive manufacturing and
3D printing machines to provide both at-a-glance
and in-depth information for our community of
prospective machine buyers.
The Buyers’ Guide is an A5, perfect-bound, glossy
book that benefits from distribution with every copy
of the September issue, at every show TCT attends
as well as at the tens of global events we partner
with each year.
Covering everything from desktop 3D printers to
industrial production platforms this guide is kept as
an easy reference guide to be referred to throughout
the year.
TCT + PERSONALIZE SHOW GUIDE 2014
DEADLINE FOR INCLUSION 31ST AUGUST 2014
The only official guide to the industry’s leading
exhibition and conference. With exclusive
distribution points in the exhibition halls, the Show
Guide has an on-site audience expected to reach
almost 20,000 individuals for 2014. The Show
Guide contains all the information visitors need to
plan, execute and follow up their successful show
visit, it becomes a well-thumbed resource right
through until the next event.
SERVICE PROVIDER LOCATORS
US — APRIL ISSUE: DEADLINE 7TH MARCH
UK — MAY ISSUE: DEADLINE 9TH MAY
Our locator maps consistently work for our clients.
With at-a-glance location and contact details, the
locator maps hang on walls worldwide and are used
a quick and easy reference when our community is
looking for a service provider. For 2014 anyone will
be able to download the locator for free from our
websites onto any device.
PRINT ADVERTISING
TCT has existed in print for over two decades and the physical magazine remains
one of the most popular ways of accessing our industry-leading content. With an
ever-growing BPA Audited circulation, print advertising is a cost-effective route to
reaching people who have taken the time to sit down and absorb information.
1 ISSUE £ ea. 3 ISSUES £ ea. 6 ISSUES £ ea.
Front Cover Package 4,200 N/A N/A
Double Page Spread 4,000 3,800 3,600
A4 Full Page 2,100 1,900 1,700
1/2 Page Vertical 1,200 1,100 1,000
1/2 Page Landscape 1,200 1,100 1,000
1/4 Page 850 775 700
Inserts 400 per 1,000
Bound-in Inserts POA
Double Page Spread Trim Page 402mm x 297mmBleed Page 426mm x 303mm
A4 Full Page Trim Page 192mm x 278mmBleed Page 216mm x 303mm
1/2 Page Vertical93mm x 278mm
1/2 Page Landscape192mm x 136mm
1/4 Page93mm x 136mm
ADVERT SIZES
RATES
COVER OPTIONS
Front Cover Package: £4200
When you have something significant to say to our audience, the front cover
package does it best. TCT’s editors and design team will work closely with you
to construct a lead-editorial feature, and by providing striking cover artwork,
you can grab the attention of TCT’s subscribed and show distribution
audiences. Be quick, the front cover package is the first to sell and all six
opportunities are usually gone by the preceding December.
* Only one per customer per year. The cover image must comply to TCT specifications (available on request) and the design team / editors retainthe right to veto any image deemed unsuitable on any grounds. The lead editorial must be editorially worthy and final editing for style andconsistency lies with the TCT editorial team.
Inside front cover: The second most importantposition in the magazine —the first advert people willsee. The position also benefitsfrom being printed on thecover stock paper with truerwhites and a substantial feel.
Inside back cover:Opposite the widely read (andoften humorous) ctrl-alt-delpage, the inside back coverbenefits from cover stockprinting and a prominentdrop-open position.
Outside back cover:Always popular, the outsideback cover is usually sold inseries for the whole year. Thelast thing readers see afterreading and one of the firstthings they see out of the bag –two bites at the glossy, cherry.
Inside cover deal:Buy both the inside front andinside back covers for all sixissues for just £4200 perissue — an invaluableopportunity to ‘top and tail’the reading experience for realall-year impact.
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3D Printing | Additive Manufacturing | Product Development
In 1988 Scott Crump invented FDM......in 2013 he talks of a new wave of manufacturingJewellery ShowcaseMaterials Roundup
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LEADERBOARD
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MID PAGE UNIT
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TOP RECTANGLE
Homepage only £20 cpmRun-of-site only £20 cpm
RECRUITMENT
Job section entry £399*AI Newsletter entry £399*Custom-built email £1950
DIRECTORY
Include your company £599 / 12 mvideo, images, logo & profile
with key words along with
contact details, so our web
visitors can getin touch with you.
BESPOKE EMAIL BLASTS
Pre-supplied email £1950Design and send £2300
ADDITIVE INSIGHT NEWSLETTER
Top Mid Page Unit £5500Middle Leaderboard £3500Bottom Leaderboard £3500
*advert will run until closing dates for applications
Online advertising options are available on an
impressions basis, priced per thousand with a
minimum commitment of 10,000 impressions,
ensuring your brand is served 10,000 times
regardless of the duration of coverge.
TCT SHOW + PERSONALIZE ASIA
TCT + Personalize Asia launches in 2014 and
marks the first TCT branded event for this exciting
market. The exhibition floor at TCT + Personalize
Asia will feature the entire spectrum of 3D printing
and additive manufacturing equipment — no other
event will compete with the number of different 3D
printing and additive manufacturing machines we
will bring t together under one roof! In addition, all of
the supporting hardware and software for scanning,
digitising and inspection and for design and
manufacturing will be on display. It will be the event
to visit to source AND purchase 3D printing and
additive manufacturing solutions. Combining our
brand history with local events expertise, TCT +
Personalize Asia will be the ideal platform for you r
company to access this exciting new market.
PARTNERSHIPS
TCT partners with shows all over the world to help
spread the 3D printing gospel to new markets and
increase our circulation to targeted markets. TCT
will be at 13 events with distribution in 2014,
including the following:
International CES, Las Vegas TCT + Personalize will be sponsoring
the 3D Printing TechZone and running
the 3D printing conference sessions at
the International CES, the 'world's
gathering place for all who thrive on the
business of consumer technologies'.
TCT will be putting AM and 3D printing in front of
some of the biggest companies in the world as well
as guiding the media and curious consumers about
how they can best access the technologies. We will
move en masse ensuring that our coverage across all
our streams is second to none.
EuromoldThe annual event for machine tools,
tooling, design and product
development takes place in Frankfurt
each Nov/Dec. TCT represents the industry with
online content, social media coverage and print
previews and reviews — an efficient way of reaching
show visitors.
RAPIDThis North American favourite is well-
known to TCT and features on our
group travel plans annually. Associate
your brand with ours to capitalise on the extra North
American reach.
AMUGA unique user-centric event that moves
around the USA. Highly focussed,
expertly organised and religiously
attended, AMUG offers one of the best
opportunities to reach the AM user community.
Personalize (www.prsnlz.me) is a web
portal that delivers consumers the very
best in 3D printed and 3D printable
design. Personalize focuses exclusively
on products and how consumers can
access them.
Leveraging the power of 3D printing
for customisation and personal
manufacture are still key to the success
of the fledging industry, and with our
unrivalled experience in 3D printing
we’re best placed to help educate and
excite consumers in equal measure.
Personalize is about more than just
3D printing however — it's about
showcasing design talents and showing
users how to access the mass
customisation revolution in its many
forms.
Personalize’s Twitter community has
grown organically by over 300% in 2013
alone, our Google Plus page has over
1,000 ‘plus ones’.
Just like the design world it
represents Personalize is a truly
recognisable brand with fresh, original
content edited by a dedicated editorial
team, it is the one-stop-shop for all
things 3D printed. From interviews with
leading designers to reviews of products
and services, Personalize has the world
of 3D printed design
covered.
PERSONALIZEwww.prsnlz.me
SHOWTIMETCT SHOW + PERSONALIZE
TCT Show + Personalize is the leading global event
dedicated to 3D printing, additive manufacturing
and product development, owned and organised by
Rapid News Communications Group (RNCG). Held
annually, TCT showcases almost 200 exhibitors and
presents a line up of internationally recognised
speakers who shine the spotlight on the
technologies and signpost how they will develop in
the future. In 2014 almost 10,000 attendees from
over 50 countries will visit TCT for inspiration,
education and most importantly to do business. The
mix of world-class speakers, cutting edge
technologies and innovative initiatives like Bright
Minds UK and the RepRap Hub — all accessible
with no entrance fees for attendees — is unique. As
a result TCT attracts business leaders, early
adopters and a wide range of users from across
concept, design and manufacturing to an event
where they can see tomorrow’s technology today.
www.tctshow.com
DESIGNER PORTFOLIO PAGES
Have your very own portfolio page on www.prsnlz.me. Visited every month by at least 10,000
unique visitors searching for unique 3D printed goods. Display your best pieces, the process of
creating your work, your online catalogue to produce a shop front, videos, and company branding.
This combined with interviews from our dedicated digital community editors, any news articles that
have been published anywhere else in the world will make up your own mini-website within
Personalize – with your own dedicated URL to show potential customers your creative genius!
Gold:• Your work promoted in the Product of the Week feature boxon the homepage of www.prsnlz.me• 1 x tweet per month• 1 x post to Facebook per month • Interview with the dedicated digital community editor• Run-Of-Site-Banner and Mid Page Unit - catching all trafficpassing through the site on a daily basis.
Platinum: • Portfolio Page• Innovation Showcase enrty @ the TCT Show + Personalize• Your work promoted in the Product of the Week feature boxon the homepage of www.prsnlz.me• 2 x tweets per month • 2 x posts to Facebook per month• Interview with the dedicated Digital & Community Editor• Home Page Banner — sitting at the top of the homepage inprime location• Run of site Mid Page Unit• 1 x You Tube upload• All all above activity cross-promoted over Personalize’sbuzzing social networks.
WHAT YOU GET
PLATINUM GOLD£1,995 £995
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Group Editor and Conference Director
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Digital and Community Editor
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Digital and Community Editor
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Group Advertising Manager
Duncan Wood
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