Leaders in Packaging CONTACT SALES


Awareness
Print
Web

Comprehensive year-round print and digital exposure to the Packaging World audience

Pro Premium
Digital Profile Yes Yes
Number of Digital Categories 3 6
Print ads*

2 Full
(or price equivalent in fractionals)

3 Full
(or price equivalent in fractionals)
Product ad in 2026 Annual Resource  Guide 1 3
Print profile in 2026 Annual Resource Guide Yes Yes

*One Print Ad must run in the first six months of the year. 

Bonus Offerings:

  • Contextually triggered listings 
    • All articles in your category(ies) will prominently feature your company (and data card) in the LIP box adjacent to the article. Your company displays even when the article is about a competitor
  • Enhanced editorial engagement report
    • Real-time reporting of your digital profile’s views and clicks, plus category activity.
    • Digital profile includes lead-gen form.
    • To get max value out of your digital profile, get profile materials in by January 20th (when profiles go live).
  • Enhanced Converge features
    • The ability to export your data
    • The ability to share specific company location data
  • Retargeted ad impressions
    • Banner ads served on brand-safe, 3rd party sites to anyone who visits PackWorld.com.
    • Pro Bundle: Up to 10k impressions
    • Premium Bundle: Up to 20k impressions
    • Campaign length is up to six months when materials are submitted prior to April 1st. 
    • Any materials turned in after April 1st, 2025 are not guaranteed to reach the number of impressions listed. All campaigns end on August 31st, regardless of start date. 
  • YouTube Amplify
    • YouTube widget embedded right in your pop-up data card
    • All articles on your company will feature a widget with your YouTube channel
    • Your YouTube videos flow right onto your online profile page on our site
    • Always self-updating – you don’t have to do a thing, just add a video to your channel

     

NOTE: The 2026 Annual Resource Guide will be a standalone issue, hitting desks with the November/December issue of Packaging World. It will include Leaders print profiles and the complete product directory.  

Only Leaders in Packaging participants can purchase a full-page or premium position ad in the Annual Resource Guide. 


Awareness
Print
Web

Awareness
Print
Web

Sales Reps Should Keep the Following in Mind:

The digital launch date is 1/23/25. Please have materials in before the launch date to take full advantage of the digital portion of the program.  

  • Must run one print ad in the first 6 months of the year
  • Digital Profile: get max value, get materials in by 1/16/25
  • Annual Resource Guide available online all of 2026. Promotion via social, native ads, NL announcements, and/or banners.
  • Retargeted ad materials turned in after 4/1/25 are not guaranteed impressions listed
  • All retargeted ad campaigns will end 8/31/25

   

2025 LIP changes from 2024:

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Intro Pro Premium
Digital Profile Yes Yes Yes
Number of Categories 1 3 6

Print ads

1 Full

2 full-pages

OR 3 half-pages

OR 4 third-pages

3 full-pages

OR 4 half-pages

OR 6 third-pages

Product ad in 2026 Annual Resource Guide None 1 3
Print profile in 2026 Annual Resource Guide Yes Yes Yes
Retargeted Ad Impressions Up to 5k Up to 10k Up to 20k
Pricing (1% increase from 2023) $8,350 $15,450 $20,500

  

Leaders Components to Paste onto Naviga Campaign

Leaders in Packaging Premium 2025:
Digital Profile and Six Categories
Full page ad – [INSERT MONTH HERE] Issue
Full page ad – [INSERT MONTH HERE] Issue
Full page ad – [INSERT MONTH HERE] Issue
3x Product Ads in Annual Resource Guide
Print Profile in Annual Resource Guide
Up to 20k Retargeted Ad Impressions
Leaders in Packaging Pro 2025:
Digital Profile and Three Categories
Full page ad – [INSERT MONTH HERE] Issue
Full page ad – [INSERT MONTH HERE] Issue
1x Product Ads in Annual Resource Guide
Print Profile in Annual Resource Guide
Up to 10k Retargeted Ad Impressions
Leaders in Packaging Intro 2025:
Digital Profile and One Category
Full page ad – [INSERT MONTH HERE] Issue
Print Profile in Annual Resource Guide
Up to 5k Retargeted Ad Impressions

    

  

  

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