Advertising & Branded Content
Northern Ohio Golf offers companies three ways to advertise annually to Greater Cleveland golfers: DISPLAY ADVERTISING packages; BRANDED CONTENT advertorials; and fully CUSTOM ADVERTISING programs:
DISPLAY ADVERTISING
SUPPORTING ADVERTISER: $495 per season
Show your support for the game of golf across Northern Ohio while gaining significant brand exposure:
– one (1) 300x120px ad on the Home Page, linked to your website;
– one (1) 300x120px footer ad on all Posts, linked to your website;
– one (1) 300x120px footer ad in the Email Newsletter sent weekly during the season, monthly in the off-season;
– one (1) welcome editorial acknowledging the sponsor relationship;
– clear name and logo recognition in every promotion undertaken by Northern Ohio Golf;
– full analytics reports available at year-end to determine sponsorship ROI.
LIMITED TO NINE (9) CORPORATE ADVERTISERS PER SEASON, running annually starting March 1.
Invoicing available by email for payment by check. Venmo or Strike payments also accepted. Or:
☆ PAY BY CREDIT CARD FOR SUPPORTING ADVERTISER >
TOURNAMENT CALENDAR ADVERTISER: $1,495 per season
Our Tournament Calendar page generates the second-highest traffic. A Calendar advertiser appears on three pages:
– one (1) 1080x300px Tournament Calendar page ad updated as desired, rotated in position;
– one (1) 1080x300px Charity Calendar page ad updated as desired, rotated in position;
– one (1) 1080x300px Junior Calendar page ad updated as desired, rotated in position;
– one (1) welcome editorial acknowledging the sponsor relationship;
– one (1) 700x195px in-content ad in the Email Newsletter sent weekly during the season, monthly in the off-season;
– prominent name and logo recognition in every promotion undertaken by Northern Ohio Golf;
– full analytics reports available at year-end to determine sponsorship ROI.
LIMITED TO TWO (2) TWO TOURNAMENT CALENDAR ADVERTISERS PER SEASON, running annually starting March 1.
PRIMARY ADVERTISER: $1,995 per season
This is our premium advertising package, establishing a clear association between the advertiser and website:
– one (1) 1080x300px home page ad updated as desired, rotated in position;
– one (1) 700x195px footer ad on every Post throughout the website;
– one (1) 700x195px in-content ad in every Email Newsletter sent weekly during the season, monthly in the off-season;
– one (1) welcome editorial acknowledging the sponsor relationship;
– one (1) feature story about your company/products posted on a date you select any time during the season;
– prominent name and logo recognition in every promotion undertaken by Northern Ohio Golf;
– full analytics reports available at year-end to determine sponsorship ROI.
LIMITED TO SIX (6) PRIMARY ADVERTISERS PER SEASON MAX, running annually starting March 1.
MASTHEAD ADVERTISER: $9,995 per season
Open to just one company per season, this advertiser’s message will appear above all content and all other advertisers, in the most primary positions available:
– one (1) full width display advertisement posted above the masthead on the home page;
– one (1) full width display advertisement posted above the content of each story;
– one (1) full width display advertisement at the top of each email newsletter sent weekly during the primary golf season and monthly during the off-season;
– and of exponential promotional value, Masthead Advertiser is the sole company promoted within a brand-new weekly video/audio syndication series distributing golf content across Northern Ohio to all regional print, online, radio and television outlets.
The Masthead Advertiser package also includes:
– one (1) welcome editorial acknowledging the sponsor relationship;
– two (2) feature stories about your company/products posted on the dates you select any time during the season;
– prominent name and logo recognition in every promotion undertaken by Northern Ohio Golf;
– full analytics reports available at year-end to determine sponsorship ROI.
LIMITED TO ONE (1) MASTHEAD ADVERTISER PER SEASON, running annually starting March 1.
BRANDED CONTENT POSTS
LONG-FORM ADVERTORIAL WITH SOCIAL MEDIA + EMAIL NEWSLETTER PROMOTIONS: $450 / story
Reach 200,000+ Northern Ohio golfers through engaging editorial! Branded Content is a feature story posted to the top of the homepage on the date you pick. We will write the story for you based on a detailed framework you provide; if you provide us with a fully-written story (and we accept it editorially), we will deduct $75.
We will lay out that story with photos you provide, add your logo, and create 2-3 outbound “dofollow” links to your website. Once published, we promote/link to the story from our popular social media accounts and reference the story in our weekly email newsletter.
A Branded Content Post is a great way to provide detailed information about a product or company directly to hundreds of thousands of Greater Cleveland golfers while building your SEO profile.
BRANDED CONTENT EXAMPLES: CBD | Hilton Head Travel
Invoicing available by email for payment by check. Venmo or Strike payments also accepted. Or:
☆ PAY BY CREDIT CARD FOR ADVERTORIAL >
LINK + ANCHOR TEXT IN AN UPCOMING STORY: $300
Every day, we received requests to accept a guest post, as many companies want links within that guest post. But we only consider paid guest posts that are both topic-specific to golf in Northern Ohio and extremely well written. Candidly, 98% of submitted guest posts do not meet our stringent editorial requirements.
So we offer a better option with the same result: we add your anchor text and dofollow link to a future post that is a part of our normal content schedule. To ensure a natural editorial flow, we’ll add that link and anchor text as soon as it will fit without forcing the reference, usually within 14 days after receipt of payment.
Get the link and anchor you want in a well-written article during the course of our normal content calendar: a true win-win.
Invoicing available by email for payment by check. Venmo or Strike payments also accepted. Or:
☆ PAY BY CREDIT CARD FOR LINK >
CUSTOM ADVERTISING PACKAGES:
Have an advertising idea that is different from the options outlined above? Let’s talk. We’d love to create the exact promotional package you want at the budget you need for your company or products…
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Annual advertisement and sponsor packages run from March 1 to February 28. Prime traffic numbers match the months of the golf season (Apr 15 through Sep 15). Pro-rated annual ad rates are available on July 1st (30% off) and Oct 1st (60% off).
All ad materials must be supplied by the Sponsor per the specs provided. If the Sponsor does not have any content for existing ads, Cleveland Creative Inc. (the parent company of Northern Ohio Golf) can create ads for the Sponsor for a reasonable additional fee based on the complexity of the ad development requested.
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