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THE LEBANESE READER |
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People of the highest influence and purchasing power in Lebanon subscribe to or
read Lebanon Opportunities regularly
Business owners, top executives, middle managers,financial and marketing
specialists, real estate developers,contractors, ITexperts, human resource
managers, buyers,consultants, academics, and much more...
Readers of Lebanon Opportunities are ready to takeaction and are receptive to
your advertising message
English readers:The de-facto language of business
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THE REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL READER |
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USD 40 billion is the estimate of total assets ofLebanese expatriates. These
expatriates transfer$6 billion yearly to Lebanon. They are behind morethan 50
percent of real estate transactions
Lebanon Opportunities is distributed across the region tomoney-senders that
have a say in what recipientcompanies or relatives will buy
Most Lebanese emigrants study before undertaking aninvestment or purchase real
estate. They stay informedwith Lebanon Opportunities
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EXCLUSIVE READERSHIP |
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A large portion of our readers is not reached by other publications: 47% of
Lebanon Opportunities subscribers do not read any other local magazine.
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LOCALLY |
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Lebanon Opportunities is distributed or available:
To our 4,000 local subscribers
On major airlines
Exclusively in the best hotels
To embassies, advertising agencies, VIP readers andothers, reached through
special free-delivery mailing lists
At newsstands and bookstores
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GLOBALLY |
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Lebanon Opportunities reaches readers across the world Lebanon Opportunities
has a direct distribution approach to reach Lebanese expatriates in their own
nvironment. This is achieved by newsstand presence in cities with a heavy
concentration of Lebanese emigrants, joint distribution with local Lebanese
newspapers in some countries, and direct mail.
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LET THEM HEAR OF YOUR PRODUCT! LET THEM SEEYOUR MESSAGE! |
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The leading Lebanese monthly business, economic, and real estate magazine
The reference in Lebanese real estate, trade, and financial information and
data
The only comprehensive and constantly updated guide to public and private
projects progress, tenders, training courses, exhibitions, conferences, trade
delegations, executive appointments, and real estate and employment classifieds
Supported by six dedicated websites supplying statistics and opportunities for
jobs, property, cars, and much more
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| POSITION |
RATE |
| Full pages (color or b/w) |
Left hand side after first 20 pages |
$1,800 |
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Right hand side after page 20 |
$2,100 |
| First 10 pages |
$2,500 |
| Pages 11-20 |
$2,300 |
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| DOUBLE PAGE SPREADS |
Anywhere |
$3,000 |
| Pages 2-3 |
$3,800 |
| Pages 4-5 |
$3,700 |
| Just after table of content |
$3,500 |
| Inside Front cover spread |
$4,000 |
| Spread pages (double page center) |
N/A |
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COVERS
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Inside front cover |
$3,000 |
| Inside front cover spread |
$4,000 |
| Back cover |
$4,000 |
| Inside back cover |
$2,500 |
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CLASSIFIED
Real Estate & Employment per 3 consecutive months
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Full Page |
$2,500 |
| Half Page |
$1,750 |
| Quarter Page |
$1,200 |
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| PART PAGES |
Half page horizontal |
$1,200 |
| Half page square - news section only |
$1,500 |
| Half page vertical- news section only |
$1,250 |
| Quarter page banner |
$750 |
| Quarter page square - news section only |
$750 |
| Quarter page vertical - news section only |
$1,000 |
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| FLYERS AND INSERTS |
flyer 1-4 pages |
$2,500 |
| flyer 5-8 pages |
$2,750 |
| flyer 8-12 pages |
$3,000 |
| flyer >12 pages |
$3,500 |
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| Business-to-Business |
1/8 entry per year |
$2,200 |
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. All requests for special position: Ten percent extra
. Incentive: 5 paid + 1 free except on covers & special position
. VAT will be added to all above rates
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SPONSORSHIP- 5 sites |
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1 YEAR |
6 MONTHS |
| Front page banner on each page of the following
5 websites |
$18,000 |
$12,000 |
| Front page banner each page of the following
websites (pick three of the following) |
$12,000 |
$9,000 |
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opportunities.com.lb, databank.com.lb, automarket.com.lb, jobs.com.lb,
properties.com.lb |
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BUNDLES WITH LEBANON OPPORTUNITIES ADVERTISING |
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With each ad inside Lebanon Opportunities (one page or more), one banner for
one month for an additional $500 per website, or $1,200 for any three websites. |
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opportunities.com.lb |
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1 YEAR |
6 MONTHS |
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Video - first show |
$2,000 |
$5,000 |
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Video - second show |
$1,500 |
$3,500 |
| Video - third show |
$1,200 |
$2,000 |
| Together with Ad in Lebanon Opportunities (same
months) |
30% off |
50% off |
| BANNER ADVERTISING |
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Top banner on home page + banner on each page |
$3,000 |
$7,500 |
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1st banner |
$1,500 |
$2,500 |
| 2nd banner |
$1,200 |
$3,000 |
| 3rd banner |
$1,000 |
$2,500 |
| Pop-up |
$2,000 |
$2,500 |
| Pop-down |
$2,000 |
$5,000 |
| Inside pages (per page) |
$1,000 |
$2,000 |
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databank.com.lb |
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1 YEAR |
6 MONTHS |
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Top banner on home page + banner on each page |
$2,500 |
$5,000 |
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1st banner |
$1,500 |
$2,500 |
| 2nd banner |
$1,200 |
$3,000 |
| 3rd banner |
$1,000 |
$2,500 |
| Pop-up |
$2,000 |
$5,000 |
| Pop-down |
$2,000 |
$5,000 |
| Inside pages (per page) |
$1,000 |
$2,000 |
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automarket.com.lb |
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1 YEAR |
6 MONTHS |
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Top banner on home page + banner on each page |
$2,500 |
$5,000 |
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1st banner |
$1,500 |
$2,500 |
| 2nd banner |
$1,200 |
$3,000 |
| 3rd banner |
$1,000 |
$2,500 |
| Pop-up |
$2,000 |
$5,000 |
| Pop-down |
$2,000 |
$5,000 |
| Inside pages (per page) |
$1,000 |
$2,000 |
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jobs.com.lb |
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1 YEAR |
6 MONTHS |
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Top banner on home page + banner on each page |
$3,000 |
$7,500 |
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1st banner |
$2,500 |
$5,000 |
| 2nd banner |
$1,500 |
$3,000 |
| 3rd banner |
$1,250 |
$2,500 |
| Pop-up |
$2,000 |
$5,000 |
| Pop-down |
$1,000 |
$2,000 |
| Inside pages (per page) |
$2,500 |
$5,000 |
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properties.com.lb |
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1 YEAR |
6 MONTHS |
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Top banner on home page + banner on each page |
$3,000 |
$7,500 |
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1st banner |
$2,500 |
$5,000 |
| 2nd banner |
$1,500 |
$3,000 |
| 3rd banner |
$1,250 |
$2,500 |
| Pop-up |
$2,000 |
$5,000 |
| Pop-down |
$1,000 |
$2,000 |
| Inside pages (per page) |
$2,500 |
$5,000 |
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Financial sector bundle |
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Each page containing financial information: loans, financial statistics, bank
results, etc. on all websites |
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PER MONTH |
3 MONTHS |
1 YEAR |
| Banner on each page |
$2,000 |
$5,000 |
$12,000 |
| Banner on each page + home page |
$3,000 |
$7,500 |
$15,000 |
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Insurance sector bundle |
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Each page containing insurance information: insurance programs, insurance
statistics, etc. on all websites |
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PER MONTH |
3 MONTHS |
1 YEAR |
| Banner on each page |
$2,000 |
$5,000 |
$12,000 |
| Banner on each page + home page |
$3,000 |
$7,500 |
$15,000 |
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Auto sector bundle |
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Each page containing automobile information: car loans, auto market statistics,
car models, etc. on all websites |
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PER MONTH |
3 MONTHS |
1 YEAR |
| Banner on each page |
$2,000 |
$5,000 |
$12,000 |
| Banner on each page + home page |
$2,500 |
$6,000 |
$15,000 |
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Real Estate sector bundle |
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Each page containing real estate information: loans, real estate statistics,
new projects, etc. on all websites |
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3 MONTHS |
1 YEAR |
| Banner on each page |
$2,000 |
$5,000 |
$12,000 |
| Banner on each page + home page |
$3,000 |
$7,500 |
$15,000 |
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Customized bundle |
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Each page containing a specific criteria of information on all websites |
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3 MONTHS |
1 YEAR |
| Banner on each page |
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$5,000 |
$12,000 |
| Banner on each page + home page |
$3,000 |
$7,500 |
$15,000 |
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. LEBANON OPPORTUNITIES is published the first week ofevery month.
Booking orders and artwork must be receivedby the third week of the previous
month. For last minutesubmissions, please contact your account manager.
. LEBANON OPPORTUNITIES is printed on 65-70 gramsmechanical semi-glossy
paper inside. The cover is 150grams coated with light varnish. Advertisers
should beaware that color output results are different on this paper than on
glossy, 90-130 grams traditionally used inlocal magazines.
. Artwork must be submitted in pdf format, 300 dpi, withfonts embedded,
flattened format, CMYK with no Pantonecolors. Color proofs (Sherpa or
equivalent) are highlyrecommended, without which customers loose any claimson
printing errors including color, fonts, positioning, andother elements.
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ARTWORK SPECIFICATIONS |
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Kindly submit all advertisements in digital format, Please send us the digital
version of your ads in conjunction with its proofs if you want to ensure color
output.
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| Format accepted |
Save work as |
Resolutions accepted |
| PDF |
PDF |
300DPI , CMYK |
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| Ad Size |
Ad Size in CM (WxH) |
| Lebanon
Opportunities |
| Full page |
20.5 x 26.8 |
| Double page spread |
41.0 x 26.8 |
| Half page
(Horizontal) |
17.9 x 11.5 |
| Half page (Vertical) |
8.5 x 24.2 |
| Quarter page (Banner) |
17.9 x 5.7 |
| Quarter page (Square) |
8.5 x 10.5 |
| Quarter page
(Vertical) |
4 x 24.2 |
| 1/8 page |
8.45 x 5.7 |
| Easy banking and
Easy insurance |
| 1 page
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16 x 23.5 |
| 2 page-spread |
32 x 23.5 |
| Marker (both sides) |
17 x 5 |
| ½ page |
14 x 10 |
| ¼ page |
14 x 4 |
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. All files must be PDF
.Allow 0.5 cm bleed around the ad pages for cutting to avoid white
blank.(Required for full pages andspreads only)
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CANCELLATION POLICY |
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Bookings received are considered a firm contract. Cancellations for covers,
early pages, and center spread will not be accepted under any circumstance, and
payment will be due in full.
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DELIVERY OF ARTWORK |
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The client is responsible for the delivery of artwork to our offices in Sanayeh
by the 25th of each month or a preceding working day if the deadline falls on a
weekend or official holiday. Failure of delivery by the deadline may be
considered by InfoPro as a non-approved cancellation and may lead to having the
advertisement not published. In any case, the client bears full responsibility
of the consequences of the delay, including paying the advertisement in full.
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ERRORS AND COMPENSATION POLICY |
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We can guarantee advertising output only when:
1) It is sent according to our technical specifications.
2) It is accompanied by a true color proof (not a color print-out). This
includes color, any wording on the advertisement, size, direction, the actual
visual, and any other specification of the advertisement. specifications are
already on your end.
Should an error occur in how the ad appears on the magazine, and if one of the
above conditions is not adhered to, the client bears all responsibility of the
output of the ad no matter how gross or obvious the error is, and the
advertisement is due in full with no compensation due. InfoPro will not be held
responsible for any direct or indirect prejudice caused by the error.
In case the conditions above are met, and if an error still occurs, the
following policy will be followed:
1) For minor errors, the client will be awarded compensation commensurate with
the extent of the error to be agreed upon. In any case, the compensation cannot
be greater in value to the erroneous advertisement in question.
2) For other errors, the client will be compensated by running the same
advertisement again in the issue of the first following month.
3) In no case would InfoPro be held liable for any other direct or indirect
losses incurred by the client as the result of the error.
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| DEMOGRAPHIC DATA |
| Marital status |
| married |
63.6% |
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| Age |
| 30 years or less |
17.2% |
| between 31 and 36 years |
19.5% |
| between 37 and 42 years |
19.8% |
| between 43 and 49 years |
21.2% |
| 50 years and above |
22.3% |
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| Occupation |
| business and industry |
45.7% |
| engineering and contracting |
25.1% |
| sales and marketing |
5.6% |
| banking and finance |
15.6% |
| computer science |
3.3% |
| other |
4.7% |
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| Job title |
| top management |
43.8% |
| middle management |
31.4% |
| owner |
21.6% |
| other |
4.2% |
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| Number of employees at company |
| from 1 to 10 employees |
34.2% |
| from 11 to 25 employees |
20.6% |
| from 26 to 50 employees |
13.4% |
| more than 50 employees |
22.5% |
| no answer |
9.3% |
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| Most comfortable language in reading and writing
at work |
| English |
66.2% |
| French |
24.9% |
| Arabic |
8.9% |
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| Level of education |
| High school & technical school |
9.7% |
| BA/BS |
58.1% |
| MA/MS |
28.9% |
| Ph.D. |
3.3% |
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| Monthly income |
| less than $1,000 |
3.4% |
| between $1,000 and $3,000 |
38.2% |
| more than $3,000 |
33.8% |
| no answer |
24.6% |
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| USAGE |
| How often do you read Lebanon Opportunities? |
| less than once per month |
7.8% |
| once per month |
27.5% |
| from 2 to 4 times a month |
43.1% |
| more than 4 times per month |
21.6% |
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| How long do you keep each issue? |
| 1 month or less |
6.8% |
| 2-6 months |
9.0% |
| permanently |
82.8% |
| do not know |
1.4% |
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| Persons sharing Lebanon Opportunities? |
| 1 person only |
26.7% |
| 2 persons |
28.2% |
| 3 persons |
21.2% |
| 4 or more persons |
23.9% |
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| What section do you read first? |
| real estate |
26.9% |
| finance |
12.0% |
| business |
15.2% |
| I usually scan the magazine |
20.7% |
| other |
25.2% |
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| MEDIA HABITS |
| Newspapers read regularly (*) |
| daily newspaper in Arabic |
36.5% |
| daily newspaper in a foreign language |
14.3% |
| occasional newspaper reader |
32.7% |
| do not read newspapers |
30.5% |
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| Local magazines read (*) |
| other business magazines |
21.1% |
| other magazines |
33.2% |
| nothing |
47.8% |
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| International magazines read (*) |
| Time |
18.8% |
| Business Week |
11.4% |
| Newsweek |
18.3% |
| The Economist |
7.8% |
| Le Monde |
3.1% |
| Le Figaro |
2.2% |
| no answer |
37.1% |
| other |
32.5% |
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| Hours per day you watch television? |
| 1 hour or less |
37.5% |
| 2 hours per day |
26.3% |
| 3 hours per day |
14.9% |
| 4 or more hours per day |
21.3% |
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| Time you spend on the Internet per day? |
| one hour or less |
54.2% |
| from 1 to 3 hours |
29.8% |
| more than 3 hours |
14.70% |
| no answer |
1.30% |
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| Do you buy goods over the Internet? |
| yes |
23.7% |
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| What is the average spent on purchasing off the
Internet per month? |
| less than $300 |
83.1% |
| more than $300 |
8.6% |
| no answer |
6.3% |
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| CONSUMER GOODS |
| Do you have a credit card? |
| yes |
82.1% |
| no |
17.9% |
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| Intend to buy a computer in this year? |
| yes |
30.7% |
| no |
69.3% |
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| Intend to buy a newcar in this year? |
| yes |
24.5% |
| no |
75.5% |
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This is a portion of a telephone survey with 650 out of 3,500 subscribers of
Lebanon Opportunities |
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This website was created to complement as a companion toLebanon Opportunities magazine. The site is thorough, user-friendly, and up-to-date source of information. It is free ofcharge and does not require registration, making it easilyand freely accessible to all users, readers of LebanonOpportunities, as well as the public at-large.
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FEATURES |
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The site has many features, most of them are unique: |
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ARTICLE-SPECIFIC ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Readers of the magazine can access additional informationby keying-in the codes found at the end of every article andnews piece published in Lebanon Opportunities. No otherlocal magazine provides such service.
SEARCH
Topics and keywords on articles previously published in Lebanon Opportunities. Also features web search powered by Google.
NEWS CENTER
Daily updated local, regional and international business news.
FINANCIAL CENTER
e-trading in association with FFA, free stock quotes, andnews on world financial markets.
BUSINESS CENTER
Access to InfoPro's extensive business databank, links tomany Lebanese companies, links to more than two millionsites worldwide, and access to free software. In addition, thesite provides latest information on trade exhibitions, tenders,executive training courses, and conference schedules.
REAL ESTATE CENTER
Real estate prices, lists of newly constructed buildings, cost ofconstruction, cost of home loans and insurance, real estateclassified ads, and tips for buying and selling property.
EMPLOYMENT CENTER
Salary guide, jobs classified ads, and tips for job seekersand employers.
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opportunities.com.lb |
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More than 4,500 visitors per month, browsing around 17,000pages. It is the most widely visited business site in Lebanon.Users of the site are business managers looking for specificinformation on Lebanese business and economy. It is theideal target for advertisers of business and financial productsand services, luxury goods, hospitality services, and travel. Allsections of the website are accessible free of charge with noregistration required.
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databank.com.lb |
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Average of 4,000 visits per month, browsing anddownloading close to 15,000 pages. It is the mostcomprehensive economic and business data website onLebanon. It is updated continuously. Users are marketingprofessionals, business students and researchers, universityprofessors, journalists, management consultants, andeconomists. All sections of the website are accessible free ofcharge with no registration required. Registered users (free)have the additional benefit of being alerted whendocuments they flag have been updated.
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automarket.com.lb |
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Average 3,000 users per month. The only matchmaking sitefor buyers and sellers of automobiles in Lebanon. It containsall specs, brochures, and prices of new car models. Inaddition it allows users to post their used cars for sale anddirect marching with prospective buyers with an automaticalert system for future postings. It has a comprehensive section on car loan programs and car insurance programs. Allsections of the website are accessible free of charge with noregistration required. Registered users (free) have theadditional benefit of being alerted when new matching carpostings or potential buyers post a new entry.
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jobs.com.lb |
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This jobs website has just become the top employment site inLebanon, with more than 10,000 unique visitors per month.Like other Infopro websites, it allows automatic matchingbetween seekers of employments and vacancies posted byemployers. It has an advanced matching system that keepstrack of new opportunities and alerts. It is the mostsophisticated job matching program on Lebanon. All sectionsof the website are accessible free of charge with noregistration required. Registered users (free) have theadditional benefit of being alerted when new matching jobpostings or potential buyers post a new entry.
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properties.com.lb |
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This real estate website, like other Infopro websites, allowsautomatic matching between buyers and sellers of realestate. It covers residential, commercial, and land properties.It has an advanced matching system that keeps track of newopportunities and alerts. It is the most sophisticated realestate website on Lebanon. All sections of the website areaccessible free of charge with no registration required.Registered users (free) have the additional benefit of beingalerted when new matching property postings or potentialbuyers post a new entry.
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