DIRECTORY 2019 RATE CARD

African Textile & Apparel Directory

• The African Textiles and Apparel Directory is committed to growth and development of Africa. As an online directory, we are able to update our records on a daily basis – ensuring the correct information and contact details are available to all within the Industry. We provide the ideal platform to market your Companies products/services to the Industry. Choose the categories you would like to explore within our directory.

About Us

FIND MANUFACTURERS, EXPORTERS, IMPORTERS, SUPPLIERS, & WHOLESALERS

FROM THE AFRICAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY

The African Textiles and Apparel Directory is committed to growth and

development of Africa. As an online directory, we are able to update our records

on a daily basis – ensuring the correct information and contact details are

available to all within the Industry. We provide the ideal platform to market

your Companies products/services to the Industry.

We showcase the major role-players and stakeholders, within the highly diverse

Clothing, Textiles, Footwear and Leather [CTFL] Industries in Africa.

Our online directory will be used throughout the year by key players and our aim

is to be the most comprehensive guide and marketing tool within the Industry

and to keep you up-to-date of the latest news and trends. This will include new

product launches, fabrics and designs, technology and the manufacturing sector.

The online directory covers all aspects of these Industries from ladies, men’s

and children’s clothing, to textile mills and wholesalers, shoe manufacturers to

suppliers of trims and fittings, Industry associations, business services, fashion

education, machinery & equipment as well as home & décor categories.

In today’s digital world, your online presence is just as

important as your physical location. Give customers

easy access to your products and services through our

online platform.

About UsWe showcase the major role-players and stakeholders, within the highly diverse Clothing, Textiles, Footwear and Leather [CTFL] Industries in Africa & South Africa.

The target market includes:

Key industry decision-makers in the clothing, textile and home

textile industries including:

• Buyers from Chain Stores

• Buyers from Independent Retailers, Mini-Chains, Boutiques

• Agencies

• Manufacturers (including CEO’s, Managing Directors, Sales

Directors, Marketing Managers, Production/Factory Managers,

Trims Buyers and Technologists)

• Importers, Wholesalers, Distributors

The data will be regularly updated and new information

included; to show trends and developments in the Industry.

We plan to be the meeting place for all African suppliers of the

fashion & textiles Industry and will focus on connecting African

Textile Industry Buyers & Suppliers.

ADD YOUR LISTING TO THE DIRECTORYRATE CARD 2019

Thousands of buyers are searching directories every day, searching for services or products. Reach more potential customers with a listing in our African Textile & Apparel business directory. Choose your

plan below to get started.

• Business name

• Contact information

• Free

• Business Name

• Contact information

• Company Logo

• Appears

alphabetically in the

category of your

choice

• Annual payment

• Business Name

• Short Business

description up to 35

words

• Contact information

• Company Logo

• 1 image or advert

• Appears alphabetically

in the category of your

choice

• Annual payment

• Business Name

• Business description up

to 65 words

• Contact information

• Company Logo

• Up to 2 images or adverts

• Appears above other

listings in the category of

your choice

• Annual payment

• Business Name

• Business description up to

180 words

• Contact information

• Company Logo

• Up to 5 images or adverts

• Appears above other listings

in 3 categories of your

choice

• Advert on Home Page or

Directory Page

• Free Company Press

Release appearing on our

Blog – 1 a month

• 2 x Vacancies adverts on

our Vacancies Page monthly

• Annual payment

Listing Options

• Business name

• Contact information

• Free

• Business Name

• Contact information

• Company Logo

• Appears alphabetically

in the category of your

choice

• Annual payment

• Business Name

• Short Business description up

to 35 words

• Contact information

• Company Logo

• 1 image or advert

• Appears alphabetically in the

category of your choice

• Annual payment

Listing Options -Featured

• Business Name

• Business description up to 65 words

• Contact information

• Company Logo

• Up to 2 images or adverts

• Appears above other listings in the category of your choice

• Annual payment

When

clicked it

opens new

tab

Listing Options –Corporate Package

When clicked

it opens new

tab

Advert appears on the

Home or Directory Pages

• Business Name

• Business description up to 180 words

• Contact information

• Company Logo

• Up to 5 images or adverts

• Appears above other listings in 3 categories of your choice

• Advert on Home Page or Directory Page

• Free Company Press Release appearing on our Blog – 1 a month

• 2 x Vacancies adverts on our Vacancies Page monthly

• Annual payment

Trade Fairs & Events rates:

Listed on the Trade Fairs & Event CalendarTrade Fairs & Events

Package Deal: R2 250 for an advert to be placed on

our Home Page (Advert with click-through url) and

linking the event to the Trade Fairs & Event

Calendar page.

The event or trade fair will also receive a free

Micro listing under the Directory Category: Trade

Fairs, Exhibitions, Expos, Conferences & Fashion

Shows.

This rate also includes a press release on our blog

page & Facebook page.

R2 250package deal

When clicked it

opens new tab

Advert on

Home Page

Size:

148mm x

210mm / hi-

res PDF.

Vacancies

Does your passion lie in apparel and textiles? If you are looking

for a vacancy as a designer, fashion buyer, quality controller or

production manager in the Textile Industry in South Africa and

abroad - we will continuously update you on the latest

vacancies.

To honour our ongoing commitment to growth in Africa, our Clients

that book our Corporate Package can place two vacancy

advertisements on our Vacancy tab per month.

Please forward a detailed description with a closing date for

applications. Kindly notify us if the job vacancy has been filled and

we will delete the vacancy.

Alternatively, we will delete the vacancy according to the closing

date of applications.

Recruitment Agencies: Kindly contact us for tailored annual

packages.

Ad Specifications

Advertisers

Advertiser indemnifies The African Textiles & Apparel

Directory against losses or liabilities arising from this, or

any advertising. The African Textiles & Apparel Directory

assumes no liability whatsoever to the website posting

except to the extent of repairing any information, if it has

been input with incorrect content. The African Textiles &

Apparel Directory reserves the right to discontinue listings

or any advert from the site, or, to discontinue the site.

Invoice shall be paid upon receipt or The African Textiles

and Apparel Directory may take any action to mitigate non-

payment and remove paid listing after 14 days.

The advertiser represents that they have the rights to use

any artwork supplied to The African Textiles and Apparel

Directory in the manner contracted. Advertisers will be

billed upon Effective Date/Go-Live Date. All digital

advertising sales are final, and no refunds will be issued.

Digital Ad Details

Free Listing – Includes: Business Name & contact info.

Starter Listing – Includes: Business Name, logo &

contact info.

Micro Listing – Includes: Business Name, logo, contact

info, Business description up to 35 words and 1 image or

advert.

Feature Listing – Includes: Business Name, logo,

contact info, Business description up to 65 words and 2

images or adverts.

Corporate Listing– Includes: Business Name, logo,

contact info, Business description up to 180 words and 5

images or adverts. Advert on the Home or Directory

Page

– 1 press release per month on our blog

- 2 x Vacancies adverts on our Vacancies Page monthly

Ad Specifications

LOGOS: Logo size 250px x 250px

Logos should be submitted in the format of PNG,

Photoshop, TIF, JPG or PDF will be acceptable.

ADVERTS: Dimensions: 148mm x 210mm /

hi-res PDF.

Print ads will work just fine for a digital

publication without adjustment - no bleed or

safety margin needed; artwork does not need

to be flattened; and, the RGB colour space

may be used (which allows for brighter

colours in some cases).

FILE FORMAT: – PNG, JPG and PDF artwork must be 300

dpi

Crop Marks/Bleed: – No crop marks or bleeds.

File size for Images or Logos:

Image Resolution – 300 dpi at 100%.

Upload file size: 0 - 10 MB

Image width: 250px - 1080px

Image height: 250px - 810px

PRACTICE: Images will automatically be resized, but

the closer to above mentioned dimensions the better.

Distortion will occur if the dimensions are off.

HYPERLINKS: Digital ads can contain hyperlinks.

Please note all hyperlinks are click-through url’s linked

to an email or website.

QUESTIONS? WE’VE GOT ANSWERS

How can posting a listing help me?

Business owners can take advantage of the listing options in the

African Textile & Apparel Directory to promote their companies

online and this will only help to increase traffic to your website.

Improve Online Visibility and Rank Higher on Search Engines.

Connect with Customers Faster.

Can I post my listing in more than one category?

If you wish to create listings in multiple categories and choose

multiple paid packages, we suggest that you contact us to do this

on your behalf in order to save you time.

Can I update my listing?

Once you have submitted your listing online, any updates will be

handled by our admin department, kindly email

admin@africantextiles.africa and we will attend to your updates

as soon as possible.

What methods of payment do you accept?

We use Payfast as our preferred online payment Gateway.

PayFast use Extended Validation SSL with 256-bit

encryption. Only two of the four major South African banks

use this –the highest– level of encryption currently

available. 3D Secure is in place for all credit card

transactions.

Credit Card /Debit Card /InstantEFT (ABSA, FNB, Nedbank,

Standard Bank)

After placing your order we will email you an invoice

and you can use our online payment gateway for new

listings. You can settle the invoice via normal EFT

payment or Direct Bank Deposit if you do not want to

use Payfast Gateway.

Please note that your paid listing will only go live

once we have received payment.

How do I add an image, logo or advert to my listing?

You can add images, logos or adverts depending on the package

that you sign up for. Your images, logos or adverts can be uploaded

via our Directory listing system with the starter, micro, featured &

corporate listings options.

If you have any problems please contact us.

Contact Us

Western Cape South Africa Cell: +27 83 731 0510 admin@africantextiles.africa

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