Audience
Distribution
Editorial Calendar
Digital Edition
Power List
Business Profile
AKBIZMAG.com
Spotlights
Newsletter
Top 49ers
Best of Alaska Business
Print and Digital Specs
Contact
Contents
Audience
Distribution
Editorial Calendar
Digital Edition
Power List
Business Profile
AKBIZMAG.com
Spotlights
Newsletter
Top 49ers
Best of Alaska Business
Print and Digital Specs
Contact
2025 Alaska Business Media Kit
Audience
Alaska Business magazine serves as the state’s business advocate, covering the industries, corporations, and organizations vital to Alaska’s economy.

Published since January 1985, 2025 marks the 40th anniversary year of Alaska Business magazine.

The average Alaska Business reader is 48 years of age, influential, and affluent. They are business owners, executives, managers, and key decision makers.

MAGAZINE READERS
26,983 Monthly Print Edition
4,730 Monthly Digital Edition
Website Visitors
20,309 Average Web Sessions Per Month
NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS
6,830 Weekly Monitor Subscribers
7,816 Average Monthly Opens
48% Newsletter Open Rate
8.87% Average CTR
21,433 Followers
5,900+ Facebook
5,018+ LinkedIn
8,120+ X
2,395+ Instagram
Woman reading alaska business magazine
Graphic with the text: '80K individual engagements with Alaska Business each month. Print + digital edition readers, newsletter subscribers, website visitors, and social media followers' on a dark teal background.
Graphic with the text: '74% of Alaska Business subscribers are business owners or executives' on a dark teal background.
Three horizontal banners, each with a different statistic: '16% Increase in Combined Readership over 2023' in red, '32% Increase in Newsletter Subscribers over 2023' in dark maroon, and '12% Increase in Social Media Followers over 2023' in teal.
Distribution
Map of Alaska with regions labeled by percentages for in-state distribution: 7% Northern in teal, 12% Interior in dark blue, 72% Southcentral in maroon, 4% Southwest in red, and 5% Southeast in yellow. The title below the map reads 'In-state Distribution By Region.'
Graphic with the text: 'Alaska Business is distributed in 141+ towns and villages in Alaska' on a dark teal background.
Graphic with the text: '91% of Alaska Business subscribers live in Alaska' on a dark teal background, and 'Alaska Business distributes magazines at 20+ bonus events around the state annually' on a red background.
Bulk Distribution

In addition to subscribers, Alaska Business is strategically distributed at

  • Trade shows
  • Conventions
  • Hotels
  • Airlines
  • Medical facilities
  • Newsstands
Distribution events
  • AEDC 3-Year Outlook Luncheon
  • AEDC Economic Development Luncheon
  • AGC of Alaska Conference
  • Alaska Business Top 49ers Luncheon
  • Alaska Defense Forum
  • Alaska International Business Center
  • Alaska Support Industry Alliance
  • Alaska Young Professionals Summit
  • AMA Convention
  • AOGA Conference
  • Arctic Encounter Symposium
  • ASAA March Madness State Championships
  • ATIA Convention
  • Best of Alaska Business Celebration
  • Go Red for Women
  • JA Business Hall of Fame
  • Meet Alaska
  • RDC Conference
  • Sustainable Energy Conference
  • TEDx Anchorage
Editorial Calendar

January – June
January focused editorial
January
Industrial Support Services Junior Achievement
Economic Outlook
Environmental
Oil & Gas
Telecom & Tech
Ad Space: November 20, 2024
Ad Copy: November 27, 2024
Editorial: November 11, 2024
February focused editorial
February
Architecture & Engineering
Focus: Interior
Finance
Mining
Tourism
Transportation
Ad Space: December 20, 2024
Ad Copy: January 2, 2025
Editorial: December 10, 2024

March focused editorial
March
Arctic Development
Focus: Infrastructure
Alaska Native
Oil & Gas
Mining
Telecom & Tech
Ad Space: January 21, 2025
Ad Copy: January 27, 2025
Editorial: January 13, 2025

April focused editorial
April
Corporate 100
Focus: Western
Energy
Fisheries
Healthcare
Real Estate
Ad Space: February 18, 2025
Ad Copy: February 24, 2025
Editorial: February 10, 2025

May focused editorial
May
Construction
Focus: Small Business
Alaska Native
Oil & Gas
Energy
Transportation
Ad Space: March 19, 2025
Ad Copy: March 26, 2025
Editorial: March 10, 2025

June focused editorial
June
Transportation
Focus: Southeast
Construction
Environmental
Fisheries
Retail
Ad Space: April 22, 2025
Ad Copy: April 29, 2025
Editorial: April 10, 2025

Alaska Business Lists
  • Power List
    Publishes First Quarter 2025
    Annual curated list containing invaluable information on Alaska’s top businesses across a multitude of industry categories.
  • Corporate 100
    April Issue
    Alaska’s largest companies as ranked by number of Alaskan employees.
  • Best of Alaska Business
    July Issue
    Readers vote for their favorite businesses in more than 40 categories.
All of the lists published in Alaska Business are based on specific criteria. Inclusion on any of these lists cannot be purchased.
July focused editorial
July
Best of Alaska Business
Focus: Alaskan-Owned
Oil & Gas
Finance
Healthcare
Mining
Ad Space: May 19, 2025
Ad Copy: May 27, 2025
Editorial: May 12, 2025

August focused editorial
August
Oil & Gas
Focus: Education
Construction
Military
Transportation
Legal Elite
Ad Space: June 20, 2025
Ad Copy: June 27, 2025
Editorial: June 10, 2025

September focused editorial
September
Entrepreneurship
Focus: Retail
Environmental
Fisheries
Telecom & Tech
Tourism
Ad Space: July 21, 2025
Ad Copy: July 28, 2025
Editorial: July 10, 2025

October focused editorial
October
Top 49ers
Top Local Businesses Ranked by Gross Revenue
Construction
Finance
Tourism
Oil & Gas
Ad Space: August 21, 2025
Ad Copy: August 28, 2025
Editorial: August 11, 2025

November focused editorial
November
Natural Resource Development
Focus: Manufacturing
Education
Engineering
Environmental
Telecom & Tech
Ad Space: September 22, 2025
Ad Copy: September 29, 2025
Editorial: September 10, 2025

December focused editorial
December
Alaska Native Corporations
Focus: Southcentral
Construction
Healthcare
Transportation
Top Docs
Ad Space: October 20, 2025
Ad Copy: October 27, 2025
Editorial: October 13, 2025

Alaska Business Lists
  • Legal Elite
    August Issue
    Licensed Alaskan attorneys nominate their peers to be recognized as the state’s exceptional lawyers.
  • Top 49ers
    October Issue
    Alaska companies founded & headquartered in Alaska ranked by gross revenue.
  • Top Docs
    December Issue
    Licensed healthcare professionals nominate the best Alaskan doctors.
All of the lists published in Alaska Business are based on specific criteria. Inclusion on any of these lists cannot be purchased.
Digital Edition Specs
Photo showing the 'Layers of Protection' article displayed on multiple devices: a tablet, smartphone, and laptop, with a coffee cup nearby on a white desk."
Upgrade your print ad (1/2 page or larger) with a responsive ad in the Digital Edition and look fantastic on any device: desktop, tablet, or mobile phone. Responsive ads are ONLY add-ons and require placement in the print edition.

All print edition advertisers will be listed in the Digital Edition ad index with a hyperlink to their print ad; all enhanced ads will appear within the Digital Edition.

Digital Edition

Responsive Ad
Animated Responsive Ad

Graphic with the text: '66K Total Sessions Annually' on a dark teal background.
Engagement
30% Subscribers
49% Organic Search
13% Organic Social
11,944 Monthly Views
4,378 Monthly Users (unique)
Digital Edition Specs

Submit your design file in a zipped folder with
the design file, all images, fonts, and logos.

  • Video: YouTube or Vimeo URL
  • Fonts: Google fonts only
    If Google fonts are not submitted, we will replace the fonts with Google Fonts.
Prepping Files

For detailed specs, templates, and step-by-step guides on how to build and submit files, visit akbizmag.com/ad-specifications.

Power List Specs
The Power List is published annually as our thirteenth issue and is an invaluable resource containing a curated list of Alaska’s top businesses across a multitude of industry categories.
Power List Print Edition

1/2 Page (H only)
Full Page
2 Page Spread
Power Profile

Premium Placement

Inside Front Cover
Page 3
Back Cover
Inside Back Cover

Upgrade your print ad to a responsive ad in the Digital Edition and look fantastic on every device: desktop, tablet, or mobile phone. Responsive ads are ONLY add-ons and require placement in the print edition.
Power List Digital Edition

Responsive Ad
Animated Responsive Ad

Deadlines

Ad Space: December 20, 2024
Ad Copy: January 3, 2025

Specs
  • PDF (PDF X-1a (2001) preferred)
  • 300 dpi
  • Fonts must be embedded.
  • CMYK (Rich Black is 60, 40, 20, 100)
  • Transparencies must be flattened.
  • Crop marks must be included.
Photo of stacked Alaska Business magazines with a bright purple and orange cover titled 'A Directory of Alaska Businesses.' An adjacent tablet displays a digital version of the same cover, featuring the 2024 Power List.
POWER LIST CATEGORIES
  • Top 49ers
  • Corporate 100
  • Best of Alaska Business
  • Alaska Business Legal Elite
  • Alaska Business Top Docs
  • Accounting Firms
  • Advertising & Public Relations
  • Alaska Native Corporations
    • Regional
    • Village & Urban
  • Architecture & Engineering
  • Associations
  • Commercial Real Estate
  • Construction
    • Equipment, Parts & Supplies
    • General Contractors
    • Mechanical Contractors
    • Specialty Contractors
  • Conventions & Corporate Travel
    • Chambers & CVBs
    • Hotels & Meeting Venues
  • Economic Development
  • Education
  • Employer Services
  • Energy & Power
  • Environmental Services
    • Environmental Services & Response
    • Recycling
  • Finance
    • Banks & Credit Unions
    • Financial Services
  • Health & Wellness
    • Health & Wellness
    • Hospitals & Clinics
  • Insurance Agencies
  • Law Firms
  • Mining Companies
  • Office Equipment & Furniture
  • Oil & Gas
    • Exploration & Production
    • Oil Field Support Services
  • Telecom & Tech
    • Data & Imaging
    • Information Technology
    • Telecom Providers
  • Transportation
    • Facilities & Services Providers
  • Unions
  • Utilities
Full Page Ads receive guaranteed placement in the category of choice.
Business Profile & Power Profile
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The Business Profile is a paid advertorial professionally written, edited, and photographed to your specifications. Included in the Business Profile are reproduction permissions for the finished editorial content and photography for use outside of Alaska Business Publishing Co. products. The Business Profile provides high visibility and tremendous value and is an excellent way to showcase your business to executives and decision-makers statewide.

The Power Profile is the same as a Business Profile, but placed in the annual Power List issue.

Business Profiles must be reserved at a minimum of 75 days in advance of the publication date. Photography is limited to one location per Business Profile.

All profile(s) include:
  • Placement in Print Issue
  • Responsive ad in the Digital Edition
  • Professional photography with permission to republish all images
  • Professionally written content with permission to republish
  • High resolution PDF for sharing
  • 100 color reprints on cover stock
  • Attractive wall plaque
Business Profile

2 Page Spread
Full Page

Power Profile

2 Page Spread
Full Page

50% deposit due upon placement.
Remaining balance due upon delivery of reprints.

Akbizmag.com
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Homepage

Homepage ads feature highly targeted positioning opportunities. Homepage ads receive ROS impressions.

Homepage Billboard
Limited to 4 advertisers
Ads rotate positions on homepage

Industry Pages

All industry display ads on akbizmag.com target specific industries. All industry page ads also receive ROS impressions.

Top Billboard
Position Exclusive

Bottom Billboard
Position Exclusive

Lists Pages

A display ad builds your brand identity within your industry when placed within one of our lists.

Lists Page Billboard
Limited to 2 advertisers per list
Fixed position

Graphic with the text: '35% Increase in Average Monthly Users over 2023' on a dark teal background.
Graphic with the text: '26% Increase in Page Views over 2023' on a dark teal background.
AKBIZMAG.com Engagement

321,110 Total Annual Page Views
15,035 Average Monthly Users

Banner Ad Engagement

2,500 to 8,000 Average Monthly Views

Website Banner Specs
  • Billboards: All billboard ads require 2 files: 970×250 PX for desktop devices and 300×250 PX for mobile devices.
  • Rectangle: 300×250 PX
  • File Format: PNG or JPG. PNG preferred.
  • URL for redirection
  • Ads must be received 7 days prior to posting
Spotlight Digital Profile
Mockup showing the Alaska Business website's digital profiles section displayed on a smartphone, laptop, desktop monitor, and tablet. The screen shows a variety of business profiles, including PeopleAK and Calista Corporation, with a focus on Anchorage Economic Development Corporation.
The Spotlight Digital Profile page is a fabulous way to increase your online visibility and gain SEO traction while ensuring visitors see your business on akbizmag.com. Promotional tiles are anchored on the Industry news page of your choice and promoted throughout the website. In addition, all your company’s directory listings include a link to your Spotlight Digital Profile page. Great presence and engagement.

Spotlight Digital Profile 12-month campaign required.

Graphic with the text: '1 Min. 30 Sec. Average Read Time' on a dark teal background.
Graphic with the text: '42,000 Average Annual Impressions' on a dark teal background and '.45% Average CTR' on a red background.
Website Banner Specs
  • Billboards: All billboard ads require 2 files: 970×250 PX for desktop devices and 300×250 PX for mobile devices.
  • Rectangle: 300×250 PX
  • File Format: PNG or JPG. PNG preferred.
  • URL for redirection
  • Ads must be received 7 days prior to posting
Monitor Newsletter Specs
A person holding a smartphone displaying a newsletter from Alaska Business titled 'Monitor'. The newsletter highlights a business feature article along with an advertisement below it.
Every Thursday at 2 p.m. AKST our weekly newsletter adds cross-channel marketing to your media plan.

All materials are due the Tuesday prior to the scheduled start date.

600×200 Banner Ad
Sponsored Content

A dark teal background with bold white text that reads '48% average open rate'.
A dark teal background with bold white text that reads '6,800+ Subscribers'.
Engagement

7,816 Average Monthly Opens
8.87% Average CTR

Sponsored Content Specs

Headline: 5-7 words
Article: 500-1,000 words
Article Summary: 50-75 words
Image: 1920×1080 PX
Call to Action Text: 3-5 words
Call to Action URL

Banner Ad Specs

Size: 600×200 PX
File Type: JPG or PNG. PNG preferred
Call to Action URL

Top 49ers Luncheon Sponsorship
Top 49ers luncheon
Top 49ers Logo
Top 49ers luncheon

Each year we rank Alaska’s top local businesses by gross revenue and unveil their rank at the Top 49ers luncheon. The event features a full sit-down luncheon, guest speakers, and an ice cream social networking event.

October 2025

Dena’ina Civic & Convention Center

Deadlines

Sponsorship: June 27, 2025
Art: July 8, 2025

A table showing limited sponsorship opportunities available for an event. The table has columns for different sponsor levels: Luncheon Sponsor (limit 1), Ice Cream Social Sponsor (limit 8), Photo Booth Sponsor (limit 1), Event Photos Sponsor (limit 1), and Centerpieces Sponsor (limit 1). Rows list sponsorship benefits including a table of 8 at the luncheon, logo in the event ad for September magazine and digital edition, logo recognition on the Top 49ers landing page, on-screen sponsor recognition during the Top 49ers presentation, booth or table space in the lobby for a post-event networking reception, social media posts highlighting the sponsor, and the opportunity to provide door prizes.
BOAB Celebration Sponsorship
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Best of Alaska Business badge
Best of Alaska Business celebration

Back by popular demand, the Best of Alaska Business awards celebration is your chance to celebrate the BOAB award winners live and in person.

July 2025
Deadlines:

Sponsorship: April 25, 2025
Art: May 6, 2025

A table outlining limited sponsorship opportunities available for an event. The table has columns for different sponsor levels: Premier Sponsor (limit 1), BOAB Sponsor (limit 8), Photo Booth Sponsor (limit 1), Drink Tickets Sponsor (limit 1), Lawn Games Sponsor (limit 1), Sunglasses Sponsor (limit 1), and Uber Rides Sponsor (limit 1). Rows list sponsorship benefits such as event tickets (Premier: 4, others: 2), logo on main stage branding (Premier), rotating logos on screen during the event (Premier, BOAB), logo on t-shirts (Premier: large, BOAB: small), and additional benefits including logo on photo booth photos, drink menu and tickets, game area, sunglasses, wristbands, and various recognition opportunities on the event website, signage, social media, and more.
Print & Digital Edition Specs
All ADs Must be:
  • PDF (PDF X-1a (2001) preferred)
  • 300 dpi
  • Fonts must be embedded.
  • CMYK
    (Rich Black is 60, 40, 20, 100)
  • Transparencies must be flattened
  • Crop marks must be included on full page ads

Ads built incorrectly will be returned to the client for revisions. Alaska Business Publishing is not responsible for any misprints if the above specs are not met.

Deadlines

Business Profiles must be reserved a minimum of 75 days in advance of the publication date
HR Matters must be reserved 75 days in advance of the publication date

PrePping Files

For detailed specs, templates, and step-by-step guides on how to build and submit files, visit akbizmag.com/ad-specifications.

Ad Sizes
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Digital Edition

Submit your design file in a zipped folder with the design file and all images, fonts and logos.

    Video: YouTube or Vimeo URL
    Fonts: Google fonts only. If Google fonts are not submitted, we will replace the fonts with Google Fonts.
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