The Small Business Finance Institute’s (SBFI) website provides informative content for a national audience of commercial bankers, commercial finance lenders, SBA lenders and CRE lenders. Featuring ADVICE–ON–LOAN, a weekly collection of articles on the issues and opportunities of commercial lending, the site also provides daily updates of lenders being promoted, hired or featured, weekly tips on how to market capital more effectively, and video interviews with lending leaders.
The site includes regular editorial contributions from several seasoned lending professionals who provide industry insight and offer context around the various issues faced by business lenders.
All content is published on our resource-rich website, SBFI.org, which provides strategic information to improve the performance of commercial lenders, including:
- Exclusive articles about commercial lending, people and providers;
- Interviews with lending leaders across different lines of funding;
- Industry performance data, in real time;
- Commercial lender conferences/events in our industry calendar;
- Other useful tools to support business lenders.
Meet 35,000 commercial lenders!
SBFI offers actionable advertising products that meet IAB standards. Your ad can be seen by a growing list of lenders from across the country who are drawn to our site through SBFI emails, social media connections (12,500+) and numerous web links and media mentions regularly sending more readers to our site.
Online Advertising
Banner advertisements, with various size and frequency options, rotate throughout the SBFI website and are structured to meet the brand-building demands of advertisers while also providing flexibility to meet your budget.
Leaderboard – Our 90×728 Leaderboard ad is prominently displayed top and center on all post pages and provides the highest level visibility to advertisers for all site visitors.
Top Rectangle – A highly visible and prominently displayed 180×150 box banner strategically located on each post page. No scroll required.
Wide Skyscraper – The largest banner available, this 160×600 space is certain to catch the attention of all site visitors.
Lower Rectangle – An attractive and visibly displayed 180×150 box banner strategically located on each post page.
Lower Leaderboard – A highly effective 90×728 banner positioned in the lower section of every post page of the website.
Embedded Text Line Ads – A unique advertisement format that attracts readers with a contextual question or statement, usually embedded in a topic related to a product or service. Response to the question/statement leads readers to your site/email for more information. These ads remain on the site indefinitely, unless advertiser requests removal.
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Email Advertising
In addition, advertising will appear in the ADVICEONLOAN weekly newsletter emailed to 35,000+ subscribers. Banner ads and locations are structured to meet the brand-building demands of advertisers while providing budget flexibility.
Leaderboard – Limited to only one advertiser with no ad rotation, our 90×728 Leaderboard ad will be prominently displayed near the top on every newsletter. This banner ad provides highest level visibility to our advertisers.
Lower Leaderboard – A highly effective 90×728 banner positioned in the lower section of the newsletter each week.
Embedded Text Line Ads – A unique advertisement format that attracts readers with a contextual question or statement, usually embedded in a topic related to a product or service. Response to the question/statement leads readers to your site/email for more information.
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Advertising Rates
Online Advertising*
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Email Advertising*
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Graphics must be ready to insert in the exact size specified in the rate card.
Need graphics? SBFI can arrange graphic production for your ads. Forward advertising messaging to and specify ad size. Ad production must be prepaid at order ads now, which includes one review/edit. Additional editing or resizing any ad is available for an additional charge.
Advertising must be prepaid, credit/debit cards and PayPal accepted. SBFI reserves the right to delay placement for advertisers that request to make payment by check.
* Ad rates are based on submission of conforming graphics according to IAB.net standards.