Advertising Information

Reach industry professionals in the deep foundations and marine construction industries

Circulation: 15,000+

Why Pile Buck?

Since 1984, Pile Buck has been the most trusted information source for deep foundations and marine construction, including pile driving, foundation drilling, geotechnical engineering, and more!

Our Mission

Published every two months, Pile Buck pursues a mission to generate interest 
in the industry with unique content such as news, job stories, supplier information, safety tips, technical articles, exclusive interviews, and event information.

Partnership Benefits

Pile Buck is distributed internationally to contractors, engineers, material/equipment suppliers, government employees, educators —just to name a few. By advertising with Pile Buck, you have the opportunity to develop a strong partnership with a widely read industry magazine.

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Pile Buck Content & Design

Each issue of Pile Buck features a balance of deep foundations and marine construction content, including, but not limited to, pile driving, foundation drilling, geotechnical engineering, as well as the categories listed below.

In addition, Pile Buck guarantees that each advertisement is placed with the appropriate content, often including advertisers’ own articles and press releases.

  • Barges/Barge Lines
  • Civil Engineers
  • Commercial Construction
  • Consulting Engineers
  • Corps of Engineers Offices
  • Corrosion Control
  • Crane Services
  • DNR/DER Office
  • Dewatering Contractors
  • Diving/Underwater Contractors
  • Dredging Contractors
  • Drilling/Test Services
  • Environmental Contractors
  • Excavation Contractors
  • Equipment Dealers
  • FHWA/DOT Offices
  • Foundation Contractors
  • Foundation Drilling
  • Foundation Engineers
  • Forestry and Agriculture
  • Geotechnical Engineers
  • Heavy Contractors
  • Highway Construction
  • Manufacturing
  • Marine Contractors
  • Marinas/Bridge Builders
  • Marine Salvage Contractors
  • Marine Towing
  • Maritime Inspection
  • Mining
  • Municipalities
  • Navy/Coast Guard
  • Offshore Drilling
  • Petrochemical
  • Pile Driving Contractors
  • Port Facilities/Terminals
  • Power Generation/Utilities
  • Railroads
  • Railroad Construction
  • Shipyards
  • Ship/Barge/Boat Builders
  • Sign Erection
  • Specialty Contractors
  • Structural Engineers
  • Universities
  • Utilities
  • Warehousing
  • Wastewater Treatment
  • … and more!*

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Pile Buck Advertising Specs & Prices

Call us to learn about our offers!

Display advertising rates and mechanics

UNIT DIMENSIONS PER ISSUE
1/8 Page 3.5″ W x 2.25″ H  (no bleed) $202
1/4 Page 3.5″ W x 4.75″ H (no bleed) $381
1/2 Page 6.875″ W x 4.75″ H  (no bleed) $624
Full Page 8″ W x 10.875″ H (.125″ bleed all 4 sides) $980
Double Page 16″ W x 10.875″ H (.125″ bleed all 4 sides) $1500

TRIM SIZE: 8″ W x 10.875″ H  |  LIVE AREA: 7.5″ W x 10.375 H

Premium display advertising rates and mechanics

UNIT DIMENSIONS PER ISSUE
Inside Front Cover (Double Page) 8″ W x 10.875″ H (.125″ bleed all 4 sides) $1600
Inside Back Cover 8″ W x 10.875″ H (.125″ bleed all 4 sides) $1130
Back Cover 8″ W x 10.875″ H (.125″ bleed all 4 sides) $1220
Center Spread 16″ W x 10.875″ H (.125″ bleed all 4 sides) $2112

  TRIM SIZE: 8″ W x 10.875″ H  |  LIVE AREA: 7.5″ W x 10.375 H

Featured solely on the digital edition of Pile Buck magazine.

UNIT DIMENSIONS PER ISSUE
Introduction Page 8″ W x 6.25″ H (.125″ bleed on all 4 sides) $650
Margin 120px W x 600px H $750
Interstitial Page 8″ W x 10.875″ H $600

Website advertising rates and mechanics

UNIT DIMENSIONS PER MONTH
Header Banner (all pages) 728 x 90 $1300
Right Menu (all pages) Square Ad (1) 300 x 300 $1200
Right Menu (all pages) Square Ad (2) 300 x 300 $1200
Homepage Banner (1) 728 x 90 $600
Homepage Banner (2) 728 x 90 $600
Magazine Archives Banner 728 x 90 $600
Shop Section (10 pages) Banner 728 x 90 $600
Industry News Section 728 x 90 $1100
General Construction Section 728 x 90 $950
Deep Foundations Section 728 x 90 $950
Marine Construction Section 728 x 90 $950
Engineering Section 728 x 90 $950
Legal Section 728 x 90 $800
Projects Section 728 x 90 $950

60,000+ recipients mailing list (contacts are hand-picked and never shared)

UNIT DIMENSIONS PER EMAIL
Email Ad 590 W x 380 H $1100

Ad & Editorial Submission Deadlines

ISSUE DATE
40-1  January/February February 5th, 2024
40-2  March/April April 5th, 2024
40-3  May/June June 7th, 2024
40-4  July/August August 9th, 2024
40-5  September/October October 11th, 2024
40-6  November/December December 6th, 2024

File requirements

FORMAT SPECIFICATIONS
PDF All fonts must be embedded and subset | All images/logos must be 300dpi or higher at full dimensions | CMYK color breakdown – no RGB or Pantone colors | When distilling – make sure OPI is not checked.
InDesign InDesign packages must include all fonts and images.
Images Illustrator EPS or PhotoshopEPS or TIFF accepted. All other applications please call for specific technical information.
Text Any supplied text must be sent in TXT or DOC formats.
Proofs SWOP Proofs must be supplied fpr any color critical advertising. SWOP Proofs must match the supplied files.

Circulation & Distribution

Pile Buck averages 15,000+ digital visitors per issue

Digital issue stats (data is still being collected)

ISSUE TOTAL ISSUE VISITS PAGE VIEWS PDF DOWNLOADS
Issue Total Issue Visits Page Views PDF Downloads
Issue 35-1 19,198 205,863 467
Issue 35-2 16,627 157,537 280
Issue 35-3 19,425 162,833 444
Issue 35-4 17,397 142,350 266
Issue 35-5 16,911 100,584 199
Issue 35-6 15,669 121,159 198
Issue 36-1 24,376 169,366 536
Issue 36-2 14,460 116,543 279
Issue 36-3 12,648 141,076 260
Issue 36-4 12,094 115,795 286
Issue 36-5 12,202 102,367 219
Issue 36-6 10,039 98,777 185
Issue 37-1 14,880 110,733 262
Issue 37-2 10,809 106,281 156
Issue 37-3 10,881 88,410 164
Issue 37-4 7,504 98,556 177
Issue 37-5 11,579 96,426 192
Issue 37-6 18,295 166,395 240
Issue 38-1 13,540 105,817 140

Countries who visit the digital issue the most

Country Percentage
United States 62%
Canada 6%
Germany 4%
Netherlands 3%
Australia 2%
United Kingdom 2%
Mexico 1.2%
France 1.2%
Findland 1%
India 1%
Italy 1%
Russia 1%
China 1%

Target PILE BUCK’s most successful, influential and industry-savvy readers