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September 2014

With InnoTrans fast approaching, don't miss your final few opportunities to tell the railway world what you are planning for the big event. IRJ's July, August and September issues will be distributed at the show and will be packed with exclusives not available anywhere else.

September

Germany: As the railway world prepares to visit Berlin, we look at Germany's booming regional railway market. We also speak exclusively to DB Schenker about its domestic and international railfreight activities.

• With 529 monthly readers,* IRJ reaches all the big decision makers in Germany, the world's fourth largest railway market.**

InnoTrans 3
Innovative trains: IRJ lifts the lid on some of the latest rolling stock solutions with several exclusive reports from the world's leading manufacturers. We also focus on the sustainable technologies which will underpin the trains of the future.

InnoTrans preview: IRJ will once again present the most comprehensive preview of the world's largest railway exhibition in our event preview.

• IRJ is the only international railway publication to dedicate three issues to InnoTrans, which are all distributed at the show, providing your company with maximum exposure ahead of the event.

Extra distribution:

• InnoTrans, September 23-26, Berlin, Germany

Closing date for the September issue: August 13
Ad copy date: August 20

IRJ – the magazine rail professionals choose to read

Don't restrict your advertising to a single market in 2014, take your products and services to the railway world with IRJ

IRJ is the first choice for news and features on the latest developments in the international railway industry for 10,516 railway professionals and decision makers in 129 countries every month. Put your company's products and services in front of the people who really matter.

* Data retrieved from Verified Audit Circulation's audit of International Railway Journal's May 2013 issue and average of the first six issues of 2013.

**Data from SCI Verkehr World Railway Market study 2012

These important industry players value IRJ's content and insight; 95% of IRJ's readership actively requests the magazine every month. This compares with just 19% for our nearest competitor.

By advertising with IRJ you can put your company's products and services in front of the people who really matter and open up new opportunities for your business.

According to our 2012 reader survey:

• 57% of IRJ's readers have visited a manufacturer's website after seeing an advertisement or reading an article in IRJ

• 60% pass their copy of IRJ on to two or more colleagues

• 54% have discussed an article with at least one colleague

• 78% rank the magazine as very useful or extremely useful

Our numbers speak for themselves and cannot be matched. Why take the risk of going elsewhere?

IRJ. The industry's leading news source, in print and online

Advertise your railway tenders and requests for proposals here

IRJ: Worldwide readership with guaranteed circulation

International Railway Journal is the global monthly magazine for rail industry professionals. Covering all aspects of the world's railways, more than 95% of IRJ's readership of rail professionals actively requests it every year: with our impartial coverage, expert editorial team, and high-value readership, no other magazine comes close.

IRJ 2013 Media Planner

IRJ 2014 Media Planner (Right click to download)

Promotional Opportunities

Display advertising
A popular and highly-effective way to promote brand awareness, new products and generate new sales leads.

Showcase
A cost-effective way to promote your products and services in IRJ. Each 1/8th unit contains a picture, descriptive text, your website and email address. Join the other advertisers on this eye-catching page.

Online advertising
The new IRJ website offers an excellent platform to drive new clients to your website. Choose from a range of positions and sizes to suit your needs. IRJ also offers a comprehensive links service to advertisers through the Online Directory page of the print and online edtions. There is also an opportunity to promote your iPhone, iPad and Android apps through our App directory. Ask your local salesperson for details.

Tenders and expressions of interest 
Advertise your tenders and expressions of interest in IRJ to reach the best companies to complete your project. Our attractive advertising packages allow you to combine our printed issue with the online and web editions. 

Sponsored articles
An increasingly-popular method of promoting products and services is via our "sponsored article" service. IRJ produces an article to your specification on your chosen topic. Sponsored articles have already been produced for Kapsch, Pandrol, MAV Trakcio, and OTN to name a few.

Corporate supplements
IRJ has produced many high-quality, high-impact corporate supplements. Take advantage of our expertise and let our highly-skilled editors and production staff undertake the work to produce a superior document for your promotional needs. Previous customers include the railway associations in Switzerland, France and Britain.

Worldwide Recruitment
Want more job applicants? Advertise in IRJ and reach the top rail executives around the world. Take advantage of our attractive advertising packages available which combine our print issue with the online and web versions of IRJ.

Loose and bound-in inserts
Do you have promotional material our readers would be interested in? IRJ can accommodate both loose and bound-in inserts. Loose inserts can be allocated by job function or country.

Online edition
IRJ's online edition is fully interactive, combining the feel of a print magazine with the interactivity of the internet. It can be quickly searched and archived for later use and has enhanced editorial and advertising content that promote greater reader interactivity and generate more benefits to the advertiser.

Online edition opportunities:

• Sponsorship - Sponsor an issue of IRJ online. You will be the first advertiser to be seen in that issue.
• Video - Show your products in action.
• Audio - Let our readers hear your products.
• Belly-bands - An interactive belly-band takes the reader straight to your advertisement and it never gets lost.
• Inserts - Enhance your display advertisement with a product brochure (size limitations apply).
• Plus - Please contact your local sales office for more ideas on how to promote your products online.

Customised reprints
We can supply high-resolution PDF files of articles from IRJ enabling you to reprint the article as many times as you wish for a single charge. We can include your company's advertisement or logo and additional copy.

Additional opportunities
For tailor-made packages including our online edition please contact our sales office. 

Further information: 

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