Digital Stage Advertisement

Submit your advertisement by January 23. 

Overview

• Your 15-second advert will be played nine times on one digital screen. 

• The advert will play on your chosen content track. 

• Your Partner Success Manager will confirm which day(s) your advert will be played.

Step 1 : Download the digital banner template to use as a guide. Please use this template. Do not create your own guides, edit or resize the safe zones

Step 2 : All text-based content must be inside the red line zones, with the video file filling the entire screen.

Step 3 : In this template, there is a recommended text size for titles and call to actions. This will ensure your message can be read from a distance at the event.

Step 4:  When exporting your video, please name it in the following format - ConferenceNameYear_DigitalBanner_PartnerName.mp4 (e.g. WebSummitQatar2024_DigitalBanner_CompanyXYZ.mp4) . 

     Step 5 : Please submit your advertisement file before or on January 23. 

Important to note : 

• Your video’s resolution must be 1152px (width) x 1536px (height) with a frame rate of 25fps. The video must be H.264 MP4 and we recommend a bitrate of at least 20Mbps. 

• The video must be 15 seconds long and have no audio.

15-second video advert format requirements and info 

• One advert file is to be submitted only.

•  The video must be 15 seconds long and have no audio. Any advert files longer than 15 seconds will not be accepted.

• All video advertisements are subject to review by Web Summit.

• The scheduling of the advert will be at the discretion of Web Summit. 

• The video advertisement must be of broadcast quality. Please see an example here.

• Please use the template provided to submit your advert.

• We recommend avoiding oversaturation of text to allow attendees time to take in the message.

• You can find past examples of the digital stage banners here.

General content guidelines

Our general content guidelines can be found here. These guidelines apply to all partner content and should be reviewed before submitting your advert. 

Please note that adverts promoting other events are not permitted.