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LOCAL BUSINESS ADVERTISING OPPS: Fall & Winter Business Promotions

Put your business in front of Macaroni KID Readers

By Gig Harbor & Mason County Macaroni KID January 1, 2022

Are you a local business looking to support our community? Great, we need your help! 

Macaroni KID Gig Harbor is excited to announce the upcoming fall projects/sponsorships/marketing opportunities. 

We have broken the ops down into 3 categories:

  1. Print (such as the rack cards you will see below)
  2. Digital Media (this puts your business front and center in our Fall & Winter guides, either as an advertiser or a sponsor
  3. Community Events (in-person things like trunk or treat and Boo Baskets are super popular this year)

Participation in sponsoring a Parent Resource Guide is a gift to your community from YOUR BUSINESS as well as an opportunity to get your business in front of thousands of local parents in various ways. 

Sponsoring a guide also helps us, a local small business. It's a win-win-win! Prices range from $100-$300 for the whole campaign. Most run for at least 4 weeks, some longer. 

Upcoming 'Parent Resource Guides' (many shown below, most are digital and wildly popular):

  • 31 Nights of Halloween Movies Digital Guide for Parents
  • MOST POPULAR Pumpkin Patch Guide 
  • Personalized Letters From Santa Campaign
  • and more! 

Sponsorship of one of our resource guides includes:

  • Your business logo is prominently displayed on the list, some are digital and some are print. 
  • A short blurb about your business before and after the guide details. 
  • Digital guides have your logo prominently placed and it clicks to your website or preferred URL. 
  • Shout-outs on social media. We will post repeatedly promoting the list and will tag and thank your business for your support!

There are 2 ways to be visible in our digital guides:

  • Headliner ( sponsor the guide. This helps parents/caregivers Find FREE & low cost Family Fun® courtesy of your business) 
  • Participant (maybe you have a product or service that should be listed IN our guides

FALL RESOURCE GUIDES 


High School Football Schedules

DIGITAL MEDIA -Sign up to sponsor the Football High School Games guide HERE

Deadline Sept 30th. 


31 Nights of Halloween Movies

DIGITAL MEDIA -POPULAR 31 Nights of Halloween Movies article.  

SIGN UP HERE. DEADLINE: September 30, 2021


Apple Activities for KIDS

 



DIGITAL MEDIA Sponsor our Apple Activities for kids article in your area

SIGN UP HERE. DEADLINE: September 30, 2021


Pumpkin Patches & Festivals

DIGITAL MEDIA- The Fall Guide will be featured in October all month long. 

$200 SPONSORSHIP - SIGN UP HERE. Sept 30th. 


MOST POPULAR 

***2021 FALL FAMILY FUN GUIDE**

DIGITAL MEDIA- The Fall Guide will be featured in October all month long. 

SIGN UP HERE. Pumpkin Patch Guide $300, Deadline Sept 30th. 


Other FALL & WINTER marketing ops include:

  • Rack Cards - Print- is distributed to up to 100 local businesses and BOO BASKETS,  etc. 
  • A business directory listing on our website for the Fall (October, November, December)

FALL COMMUNITY PROJECTS 

MIXED MEDIA


 COMMUNITY EVENT/MIXED MEDIA- Surprise fun for kids in the community with your help. 

SIGN UP HERE. BOO BASKETS range from $100-$1000  Deadline October 10th. 


FALL PRINT MARKETING 

PRINT MEDIA - laminated rack cards that are distributed to 100 local businesses.  

SIGN UP HERE. Rack Cards range from $100-$1000  Deadline October 3, 2021 


WINTER PROJECTS - MIXED MEDIA


YOU'VE BEEN ELF'D

MIXED MEDIA/COMMUNITY PROJECT 

SIGN UP HERE. Elf'd range from $100-$1000

Deadline OCT 30th. 


PERSONALIZED SANTA LETTERS



DIGITAL MEDIA Sponsor our Personalized Letters from Santa Campaign. It is super popular and costs $200 to sponsor.  

SIGN UP HERE. Deadline October 30th. 


We also offer.....

  • We offer social media management.  Ranging from $100-$500/month
  • Dedicated emails. These are $400 and are delivered to over 7000 local inboxes of self-subscribed readers. 
  • A feature article about your business. We call it "Spotlight on YOUR BUSINESS NAME...."

Would you like to sponsor something else or do you have questions? Please contact us at annmariem@macaronikid.com.