More about Akimbo email broadcasts:
- Akimbo and Akimbits are email-broadcasts that focus on promoting the visual arts, film, video and new media locally and nationally. Clients and subscribers are specifically interested in openings, exhibitions, publications, performances, screenings, talks, lecture series, launches, calls for submissions, and job postings related and relevant to visual culture. Subscribers are also a great cross-over audience for music, the written word and the performing arts.
- Each e-broadcast is sent to over 7,400 subscribers specifically involved in or supporters of visual culture across Canada. Approximately 60% of subscribers are in Toronto and vicinity. People across the country like to know what you or your organization is up to - because it's just good information, or because they're travelling and they want to know what's going on in your city.
- All content from Akimbo broadcasts is posted to our website which gets 4.4 million hits and 484,000 page views per month.
- Akimbo/bit e-broadcasts are an effective way to let people know about or remind them of your upcoming event, job posting or call for submissions. People pay attention to Akimbos and Akimbits and so audience numbers increase, jobs get filled faster, more submissions come in.
- Akimbo/bit Media Lists are extensive and national, with specific penetration into Toronto. All Akimbo and Akimbits e-broadcasts are sent to our media lists, increasing the chances that your event is noted, listed, highlighted, reviewed or written about, and therefore, well attended.
- With no design, printing, paper or postage costs, they're easy, economical and ecological too.
- With Akimbo e-broadcasts, your email is sent by itself, exclusively. When the email is opened, it's about your event. And, your broadcast is automatically posted to www.akimbo.ca for the duration of the event.
Book an Akimbo - What you do / What we do:
1. Request a Booking:
- Send an email requesting a booking to info@akimbo.ca. Please note that we do not take bookings over the phone.
- We advise that you book at least 5 to 6 weeks in advance but we cannot guarantee availability. Akimbo sends a maximum number of broadcasts per day and we get booked up fast.
- If you're booking multiple broadcasts, please let us know at time of booking what broadcast dates you want for each one. Content of emails can be the same or different, although akimbo will not broadcast the same message repeatedly.
2. Send Copy:
- Send copy to info@akimbo.ca
- Copy must be emailed to us by 5pm 4 days in advance of your e-blast date to allow time for us to format it and send you a proof. If copy is received after the deadline your akimbo will be canceled.
- Copy should be sent: in body of email or as a word attachment. Do not send copy as pdf. Don't embed images in word documents.
- Akimbos and Akimbits are sent to our extensive media lists but ONLY if you include a Media Contact name and number (i.e. someone the media can contact directly about your event).
- Existing client billing information: send name, address, phone, email of person to be billed
- New client billing information: you must prepay online before we will broadcast your akimbo. Contact us first with name, address, phone, email of person to be billed and we’ll tell you how.
- Word limit is strictly a maximum of 1,000 words
- Make sure to include in your copy:
- Name of organization/gallery
- Name of artist /event/show
- Dates/opening reception/hours
- Location/address including city
- Contact name and phone number/email address MUST be included. Akimbo will not broadcast without this information. www. contact info. is not sufficient
3. Send Image:
- 2 images (including your logo) may be included and each must be 72 ppi jpgs no larger than 80Kb sized to approximately 5"x6".
- Please email the jpgs to us as attachments, not embedded in text copy.
- Akimbos do not include sponsor logos.
4. Proof:
- We will send you a copy of what the email will look like when broadcast - we call it a proof - two days before your booked e-blast date.
- Proof is for format sign-off only, not for copy-editing. Additional charge of $25 will apply each time you copy-edit a proof so please make sure your copy is accurate the first time.
- We must receive proof signoff from you no later than 9am the day the broadcast is scheduled to go out, otherwise your email will not be sent and you will be charged the full amount of a broadcast.
Billing and Payment:
- Include your billing name, address, phone, fax and email in your correspondence with us.
- New clients must prepay online through PayPal or Interac Email Money Transfer. Contact us by email at info@akimbo.ca and we'll tell you how.
- Invoices are emailed to existing clients within 1-3 weeks of booking. Payment due upon receipt by cheque or online through PayPal or Interac Email Money Transfer. We do not take credit card information over the phone.
- Multiple bookings are billed upfront.
Rates:
For current rates, please email us at info@akimbo.ca and we'll email you the rate-sheet.