Providing text and images that meet SEEK Commercial specifications helps us to respond promptly to your request to build or display promotional advertising on our site.
Banner advertising
Banners are animated advertising units displayed at the top of the page, or to the right of the page.
Leaderboard banners
Also known as 'standard' banners. Most commonly appearing across the top of the page.
Size: 728w x 90h pixels
Formats accepted: Animated GIF, JPEG, Flash, HTML
Maximum file size: 24kb Flash/HTML, 20kb GIF/JPEG
Skyscraper banners
An advertising feature most commonly appearing adjacent to search results.
Size: 160w x 600h pixels
Formats accepted: Animated GIF, JPEG, Flash, HTML
Maximum file size: 24kb Flash/HTML, 20kb GIF/JPEG
SEEK Commercial homepage tile
This is a tile that appears on the SEEK Commercial homepage, an excellent opportunity in a high traffic area for maximum impact.
Size: 231w x 74h pixels
Formats accepted: GIF or JPEG, no animation.
Maximum file size: 10K
Featured advertiser tile
These tiles provide premium positioning and exposure on the SEEK Commercial homepage, with great results. They link to your Directory Profile pages. These tiles are limited to only 7 spots.
Size: 105w x 50h pixels
Formats accepted: GIF or JPEG, no animation.
Maximum file size: 3K
Text requirements: Up to 45 characters for title and short description/location of the business, including spacing and punctuation.
Biz Mail advertising
A text-only promotion that appears in the daily SEEK Commercial Biz Mail to business buyers. Limited to 2 ads only.
Text requirements: Under 100 characters (this includes spaces and punctuation) and the full http:// click through URL.)
What do I need to provide?
You need to provide us with the artwork for your banners, and where you would like to link them through. The banners can link through to:
A summary of your current business listings on SEEK Commercial;
Your Franchisor, Broker or Licensing & Distribution Profile page on SEEK Commercial; or
A direct link to your company's website.
Banner ad requirements -
You will need to provide a static or animated banner that conforms to the above specifications.
A click through URL must be provided; this is the web page that users will arrive at when they click on your banner.
The dates over which you would like your banner to be promoted on site.
If you have purchased targeted banners, please specify any industry sectors you would particularly like to target.
Contact your SEEK Commercial Account Manager for Flash specifications.
Homepage tile and Featured Advertiser requirements -
The tile will need to be a static image that conforms to the above specifications.
This tile links directly to your Directory Profile page on SEEK Commercial.
Please provide text that meets to be included for the Featured Ad.
Let us know the dates over which you would like your campaign to appear.
Biz Mail advertisement requirements -
Text meeting the above specifications.
A click through URL must be provided; this is the web page that users will arrive at when they click on your promotion. (E.g. XYZ Brokers offers the business you are looking for. Find out more at www.xyzbrokers.com.au
Please ensure you do not use:
Carriage returns and formatting such as colours, bolding and underlining.
Words that may trigger spam detection filters and prevent the Job Mail e-mails from being delivered. Avoid phrases such as 'work from home', 'financial freedom $$$' and 'the sky is the limit'.
An easy way to ensure that you do not exceed the 200 character limit is to create your text-only promotion in MS Word and use the ‘Character Count’ feature.
SEEK Commercial Advertisement Policy
All advertisements will be reviewed by SEEK Commercial and are subject to approval by SEEK Commercial before placement on the site. Advertisements cannot mislead the user. For example the banner must not appear similar to a Windows error message or browser window. Advertisements must not use transparent backgrounds.
SEEK Commercial reserves the right to remove any advertisement that is deemed annoying and/or harmful to our users at any time. No strobing effects or audio are allowed within banners.