• People Still Love Going to the Movies!
  
  With the release of The Hunger Games in April, followed by The Avengers in May, people are going to the movies in record numbers, with both those movies breaking opening attendance records for their opening weekends. The Avengers has now broken Harry Potter's box office record. If you were onscreen for these movies then your ad was seen by many eyeballs. But the summer isn't over yet. The highly anticipated Men in Black 3 comes out at the end of May, the landmark science-fiction movie Prometheus is predicted to surpass Avatar in June, Pixar's thirteenth film and first with a female heroine Brave comes out at the end of June, the revamped effects heavy Amazing Spider-Man hits hard in July, the hugely hyped Dark Knight Rises premieres at the end of July, and Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner continues The Bourne Legacy in August, followed by Colin Farrell in the updated version of Total Recall. If you aren't onscreen yet, sign up now while space is available.
  
  
• Add a QR Code to your Ad
  
  If you aren't familiar with what a QR code is visit this page for an explanation or see that attached QR code I created for Alaska Grafix. Basically, this is a small square box with a mishmash of pixels that has a message or URL embedded in it. For those who have a smart phone they can use their QR Code Reader app (which are abundantly available in a wide variety) to scan the QR code displayed on the screen, which will take the user directly to contact information, a special promo page or a page to learn more on about your business or special. This is new technology and Alaska Grafix is currently running a couple ads with QR codes on the screens which have now been hit several times. This is a cool savvy way to reach out to some of your more techy customers who may appreciate the special promo directed towards them. If you are advertising for 15 seconds on the screen or longer we can provide a QR code for you for free if you'd like, or you can create your own at qrstuff.com, or any of the other QR code generating sites. Also be sure to consider making your QR Code at least the height of your ad to ensure those who are pulling out their phones to scan the code, can do so from the back of the auditorium.
  
  
• Lobby Menu Board Advertising is Available
  
  At all Gross-Alaska theaters in Juneau and Ketchikan, digital menu boards are prominently displayed in each lobby. Now you can have your onscreen advertisement displayed on these menu boards as well as on the screen for only a monthly charge of $20/theater (Glacier Valley Juneau, Downtown Juneau & Ketchikan). Menu board advertisements are only available for those who are currently signed up for onscreen advertising in the theaters themselves.
  
  
• STUDY: Onscreen Advertising = Most Effective Advertising
  
  Arbitron Inc, a media information and consumer research company, in conjunction with the National Association of Theater Owners and the Cinema Advertising Council, did a market research study examining the effective use of advertising in the traditional media including television, radio, newspaper, outdoor, internet, as well as cinema advertising. There are some great findings determined in the study that shows cinema audiences do not mind the advertising that is part of their cinema experience. Americans feel movie advertising is more acceptable than advertising on the Internet. Cinema advertising also delivers traditionally hard-to-reach but highly desirable demographic groups. More than 60% of cinema audiences are in their seats 10 minutes or more ahead of their movie, and nearly all remember specific ads they saw during the cinema pre-show advertising. For more key findings read the study.
  
  
• Order Online with our Online Rate Generator and Order Form.
  
  Try our Advertising Rate Generator and Online Order Form available directly from this site. If all the different options available on the Rate Sheet get confusing while trying to calculate, then why don't we calculate it for you. First go to the Rate Generator and enter in the display time for your ad, how many screens you want to be on, how many weeks you want to advertise for, and any other options that may apply. The Rate Generator will calculate your total for you. You can use this as reference or a starting point for placing your order by going to the next page and entering your contact information and then submitting the order to us. We will then contact you and follow up with your order with the final details and get your advertisement up on the screen.
  
  
• Easier, Simpler, Rate Sheet is Available.
  
  After some restructuring to include our new theaters, we now have an easier rate sheet to use. We have done away with "months" and have focused on how many "weeks" you would like to sign up for. And with a higher demand for 15 second, 24 second, and 30 second animated and video advertisements you can easily pick the category that fits the display for your advertisement. Simply determine the display time of your ad and multiply the number screens you want to be on, by the number of weeks you want to advertise for, and by the weekly rate per screen as listed on the rate sheet, for your ad display time category, to get your total advertising costs. If you want to place an audio announcement with your advertisement add $2.50 to your weekly rate per screen. Some additional fees and discounts may still apply.
  
  

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