The most anticipated issue of the year is here. Be a part of it.

What is the Hot 100 Issue?
In this issue we highlight 100 retailers that broke new ground this year, and draw out the lessons they offer other merchants. PLUS a special bonus: our first-ever review of top mobile retailer sites and apps that are leading the way in the fast-emerging arena of m-commerce.

What makes this issue unique?
The December Issue of Internet Retailer is the most anticipated, discussed and passed-around issue of the year because all year long our editors take note of the eye-catching site redesigns, the coolest new technologies, the most outstanding ways to navigate a site, and the e-retailers that draw their customers in with forums, blogs and rich information.

What will your company gain by advertising?
Valuable leads! Here's your chance to link your brand and promotional message to the success of the retail web sites you helped achieve our Hot 100 designation. The options are endless, there are a variety of advertising opportunities and price ranges. See the details below and stand out in this issue.

Sample of a Hot 100 Profile

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Placed across from your client's profile
Make a bold and prominent statement
On a first come, first serve basis, those solutions providers will be offered the option of placing a full-page advertisement on the page opposite the profile of the web site of their choice. With such placement, your ad is certain to capture the attention of your clients and, more importantly, the prospective clients who wish to emulate retail web performance of the leaders in the industry! Here's your chance to link your brand and promotional message to the success of the retail web sites you helped achieve our Hot 100 designation.
Cost: $6598.00 net

Logo Sponsorship Opportunity
Add your logo to your Clients' Vendor Profile
Each Hot 100 retailer gets its own profile in this issue, and each profile includes a prominent box detailing the vendors that retailer works with-in 22 categories. Each vendor’s name will appear in regular text format, but solution providers that run a full-page ad in the issue receive ONE FREE Color Logo Upgrade, which means your full-color logo will appear in the profile of one of the retailers you serve. Advertisers with several client retailers in this year’s Hot 100 can place their color logo in the profile of each client for only $350 per additional color logo. Click here to view a high-resolution PDF sample page.

Also as an added bonus, you will get FREE exposure on InternetRetailer.com Click here to view 2009's Timberland.com page online.

Cost: $350 per logo with any advertising purchase (print or email)
Cost: $500 per logo without any other purchases

Place your full-page ad across from the category overview
For each of the 12 categories of online retailers noted above there will be an introductory article highlighting the trends in that category and how the most innovative merchants in that space used the Internet to respond to the opportunities and challenges they faced. The category overview articles will pinpoint the most outstanding work of e-retailers and their technology solution providers in 2009, explain why Internet Retailer editors chose these web merchants for the Hot 100 issue, and what others can learn from their initiatives. The ads of vendors sponsoring a category of the Hot 100 will appear on the page opposite this lively overview article. Category sponsorships are exclusive—only one sponsorship is available per category. Your category sponsorship commands extra attention from all readers of the Hot 100 and links your brand to all web sites in a key retail category that you target.
Cost: $6598.00 net

• Full Page Ad - across from editorial
• Editorial Mention: Your company will be prominently mentioned within the text of the special editorial report across from your full page ad.
• Bonus Online Visibility: included as a special feature on InternetRetailer.com, our high-traffic industry web site. Advertisers in the print version of the special report will receive a hot link to their web sites in the online version of the report.
• Exclusive Advertising: The only advertising included in this section will be that of companies participating in this special offer.
• Cost: $7,500 net
  

Guide to Vendors of the Hot 100

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Products and Services Guide
Guide to Vendors of the Hot 100 Retail Web Sites
This highly visible section, organized by vendor category, is positioned within the colorful and comprehensive profiles of the Hot 100.This issue will be posted online with a link to the Vendor Guide and a click through to your URL. All logo's will be clickable to your URL provided.

Please contact Cindy Wilkins for more information on the "Guide to Vendors of the Hot 100 Retail Web Sites"

Special Edition of IRNewsLink
Your Electronic Opportunity - show your presence online!
We've also got the Hot 100 covered on e-retailing's premier information site, InternetRetailer.com. The Hot 100 is featured throughout December, of course, but it's also available throughout 2010. Your electronic sponsorship puts you out front all year long. In this special IRN edition, we will announce all the Hot 100 web sites and you can include a 120x120 badge across any of your client's profiles.