Display ads entice audiences, establish authority and accomplish business goals through compelling visuals that attract new business, convert prospects into customers and build awareness, affinity and engagement.
Our uniquely effective advertising leverages our targeted, micro-local platform, its first-person, trustworthy content, and endless creative options to let advertising truly succeed. We offer:
- Bespoke solutions that match your enterprise schedule, strategy and budget.
- A community-centered, award-winning, long-running, trusted venue delivering unique local news, event listings, membership and resources.
- High-impact monthly placement, with options for section and page buyouts, topic targeting, mobile and desktop layouts, website and email newsletters, and more.
- Formats supporting both industry standards and unique engagement, including coupons, pop-overs, sales lead capture, image galleries, hero units, social media feeds and more.
- Adblocker resistance thanks to first-person ad delivery and obfuscation.
- Creative and marketing services to build your ads and campaigns.
- Ad performance reporting that measures success, including ad impressions, clicks and more.
For information about advertising in the McKinley Park News, send email to info@mckinleypark.news, call (312) 560-1115 or fill out our advertising inquiry form.
The McKinley Park News markets our Sponsors through persistent and widely propagated promotions that put your enterprise in front of tens of thousands of Chicagoans every month:
- Your Sponsor Profile shares your products and services, contacts and business information, links to landing pages and social media, and more.
- The Sponsors Showcase highlights our Sponsors and is linked from every website page and email newsletter.
- Sponsor News and Sponsor Events nurture ongoing engagement, with Gold and higher tier Sponsors enjoying automatic updates based on your social media.
- The Our Sponsors promo box appears on nearly all website pages and features every Sponsor with links to profiles.
- Platinum and Diamond Sponsors appear as Top Sponsors in every Weekly News & Events email newsletter.
- Your Sponsor Account provides all the capabilities of membership, including interactive features like Forums and adding comments to articles, as well as license to represent yourself as an enterprise and engage in commercial messaging.
Enjoy updates directly from the Sponsors of the McKinley Park News.
| Sponsorship Features | SILVER | GOLD | PLATINUM | DIAMOND |
| Immediate signup & activation | ||||
| Self-service Sponsor Profile | ||||
| Commercial messaging permitted | ||||
| Access to Subscriber content | ||||
| Listing in Sponsors Showcase | Logo & Name w. Profile Link | Logo, Name w. Profile Link & Info Box | Logo, Name w. Profile Link, Info & Promo Boxes | Logo, Name w. Profile Link, Info & Promo Boxes |
| Our Sponsors web promotions | Name w. Profile Link | Mini logo & Name w. Profile Link | Half-width Brand Graphic w. Profile Link | Full-width Brand Graphic w. Profile Link |
| Sponsor News posts | 1x/month | 1x/week | 1x/day | Unlimited |
| Sponsor News published for you | 1x/month | 1x/month | 1x/week | |
| Sponsor Events in calendars | 1x/day; not featured | 1x/day; featured on website | 1x/day; featured on website & newsletter | 3x/day; featured on website & newsletter |
| Sponsor Events published for you | 1x/month | 1x/month | 1x/week | |
| Placement in Sponsor lists | Above Silver Sponsors | Above Gold Sponsors | Above Platinum Sponsors | |
| Top Sponsors in email newsletter | Half-width Brand Graphic w. Profile link | Full-width brand graphic w. Profile link | ||
| Concierge account & profile setup | ||||
| Press release announcement | ||||
| Sponsor promotion at local events | ||||
| Monthly Cost | $19.95 | $49.95 | $129.95 | $259.95 |
| Annual Cost | $239.40 | $599.40 | $1,559.40 | $3,119.40 |
The McKinley Park News also offers display advertising to achieve specific goals for your enterprise.
Send email to info@mckinleypark.news or call (312) 560-1115 to learn how our web, email and other advertising services can generate results for you. Sponsorship Agreement.
Your Channel to the Southwest Side
Bring your clients to Chicago’s thriving community
Showcase your clients with Sponsorship and Advertising on the McKinley Park News. Since 2016, we've served McKinley Park and Chicago's Southwest Side with original reporting, event listings and a platform for our community. Sponsorship is the foundation of our marketing services for clients like yours, who can take advantage of our website and email advertising, too.
Agencies: We'd like to personally share how we can help your clients: Contact Publisher Justin Kerr by emailing justinkerr@mckinleypark.news or calling (312) 560-1115.