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The ideal media vehicle to connect with true influencers

2006 Webby People's Voice Award, Best Copy/Writing
2005 National Magazine Award Finalist, General Excellence Online
2005 American Photography 20 Award
2004 Forbes "Best of the Web" Selection
2004 American Photography 20 Award
2001 GLAAD "Outstanding Digital Journalism" Award
2001 Webby Judge's Award, Print and Zine
2000 Webby People's Voice Award, Print and Zine
2000 National Magazine Award Nominee, Online Design
1999 Entertainment Weekly's "30 Most Beautiful Sites" Selection

Contact:
Alisa Volkman
212-625-9914 x228
adsales@nerve.com
"[Nerve has] redefined the model for profitable niche publishing, and is one of the freshest editorial voices to come along in years."
— Advertising Age
Testimonials
"Nerve has become one of the hottest online magazines" – Vanity Fair
"Nerve.com knows how to connect the dots between the movie-going public and the single crowd" – Variety
"Think Playboy’s body with The New Yorker’s brain" – Entertainment Weekly
"If you want to know how online dating became acceptable, even almost fun, blame Nerve" – Time
 
What is Nerve?
A multi-media company dedicated to all things smart, sexy and culturally important and entertaining. Nerve.com is the online community for original, award-winning writing and photography as well as discerning coverage of the best films, television, books and music. Nerve also houses the leading online dating destination for young, urban trendsetters.
 
Who is Nerve’s audience?
850,000 monthly unique visitors who are primarily single 21-34 year-olds best described as young, urban, over-educated hipsters. They are influential connectors, ravenous entertainment junkies and strong opinion
leaders with a large social appetite
60% Male, 40% Female
98% have attended college, 34% have a graduate degree
Median income: $67,000
72% are single, 93% live in the top 25 DMAs
 
Marketing Platforms on Nerve
Nerve Film & TV, Book and Music Lounges
Nerve Personals Blog
Nerve Personals
Nerve Fiction and Essays
Nerve Photography
Nerve Newsletter and Targeted Emails
 
Marketing Opportunities with Nerve
Rich Media including Premericals, Full Page Interstitials and Ultramercials
Targeted IAB Ad-Unit Rotation including Homepage Roadblocks and Section Takeovers
Custom programs (content integration and co-branding, sponsored promo pages, polls, sweepstakes, offline events)
Newsletters and Targeted Mailings to our community
Integrated opportunities in Film, TV, Books and Music Lounges
Syndicated content for use on your site
 
Creative Specifications Available
Varying ad unit sizes: 720x90, 160x600, 300x250, 200x200, text, among others
Rich-media capable including Eyeblasters, Point Roll, Unicast, Flash, Video Streaming and more
Customized program development
Pop-ups, pop-unders
Click here for more information on creative specifications
 
Campaign Management
All campaigns are professionally managed and utilize 24/7 Real Media OAS, allowing advanced targeting criteria, reporting and optimization.
 
Select Advertisers Who Have Connected to Culture’s Cutting Edge through Nerve:
Hip, consumer brands and innovative media companies across a broad range of categories.
Film: Paramount Classics, New Line, Sony Pictures, Newmarket, Lions Gate Films, Dreamworks, Miramax, Focus Features, IFC, Sony Classics, Artisan, Sundance Film Festival, Palm Pictures, Fine Line, Fox Theatrical, Picturehouse, Sony Home Entertainment, Warner Independent, New Line Cinema, IDP, Tartan Films
TV: Showtime, Comedy Central, HBO, Oxygen, MTV, VH1, National Geographic, ABC News
Music: Atlantic Records, Capitol Records, Interscope, V2, Warner Records, Virgin, Matador, MCA/Geffen, Cirque du Soleil, TVT Records, Astralwerks, Reprise
Books: Doubleday, Chronicle, Penguin Plume, Random House, St. Martin’s Press, Taschen, Picador, Bloomsbury, Bantam
Fashion: MAC, Puma, American Apparel, Diesel, DKNY, Le Tigre, Agent Provocateur
Auto: Volvo
Tech: Motorola
Spirits: Skyy, Absolut, Bacardi, Rheingold, Bourdeaux, Bombay Sapphire, Captain Morgan, Café Boheme, Svedka, Stoli, Peroni
Print and New Media: New York Times, Rolling Stone, Wired, Men’s Journal, Match.com, Rockstar Games, Matchmaker, Audible, Esquire, FHM, The New Republic Digital, FilmComment
Non-Profits: NARAL Pro-Choice America, UNICEF
Travel: Morgans Hotel Group
 
Contact
To contact a Nerve representative and learn more or request a proposal for your client or brand, please email or call:
Alisa Volkman | adsales@nerve.com | 212-625-9914 x228