Sponsor Materiality — Independent accounting AI weekly

Founding-sponsor program

First 3 vendors get free placement in launch issues 1, 2, and 3.

In exchange: be publicly listed as a founding sponsor on materiality.media (permanent), provide a brief case-study quote (100 words max, your wording), and be named in our launch announcement.

$0 cost. Closes when 3 vendors accept or [DATE], whichever first.

Email to lock the position →

Standard sponsorship slots (issues 4+)

All prices in USD. Pricing locked at slot-purchase date. Launch pricing through issue 20; rises at 3K subscribers (M9–M12 trajectory).

Slot type	Price (USD)	Word count	Placement
Inline placement	$400 / issue	60–120 words	Mid-issue, between editorial sections
Premium inline	$600 / issue	120–200 words	Top of issue, after intro
Dedicated send	$1,200 / issue	400–800 words	Full email from sponsor with editorial intro
Sponsored deep-dive	$2,500 / issue	1,000–1,500 words	Long-form sponsored content, clearly labelled
Brand spotlight (3-issue)	$1,400 (~$467 / issue)	Inline × 3	Multi-issue commitment at 12% discount

What every slot includes

Visible SPONSORED label per editorial standards
Distinguishing visual treatment (border + brand colour)
Sponsor-written copy (we don't ghostwrite for you)
One editorial-intro sentence acknowledging the placement
One outbound link to your URL
Aggregated post-issue performance reporting (total opens, total clicks, unique-click count)

Editorial integrity (read this before deciding)

Sponsorship does not buy editorial coverage. We will cover your tool — favourably, neutrally, or critically — based on what we find when we look at it, regardless of sponsor status. Sponsoring Materiality means buying placement; editorial coverage is separate.

We will decline a sponsorship if:

We're actively running a critical review of your tool that issue
Your public reputation is currently in crisis
You demand editorial coverage as part of the sponsorship
Payment terms are incompatible (extended-net, bureaucratic PO process)

Sponsors who can't accept this are sponsors we don't take. Sponsors who can accept it find that the editorial integrity makes their placements more valuable, not less.

Audience profile

Primary reader	Solo CPA / CA / firm operator at 1–50 staff practice
Secondary reader	Firm tech lead / practice manager / firm partner
Geographic mix	US (~50–60%), UK / AU / NZ / CA (~30–40%), other (~5–10%)
Buying authority	High at solo / small-firm; influencer at mid-firm
Send cadence	Weekly — Tuesday morning, geo-staggered

Process

Email reply or call — discuss the right slot for your goals
Sponsor agreement signed (single-page; net-14 prepaid for first sponsorship)
Sponsor copy + asset delivery — 3 business days before issue send
Issue ships
Performance report — within 7 days of send

Ready to sponsor?

Email us with slot type interest, issue date preference, and any questions on terms.

[email protected]

Sponsor Materiality.