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Macaroni Kid Framingham Natick Sudbury Media Kit

8 Ways to Promote YOUR Business!

By Brenda Diaz November 22, 2020

Have a local business you would like to promote on Macaroni Kid Framingham Natick Sudbury? 

There are EIGHT opportunities to partner with Macaroni Kid Framingham Natick Sudbury. Our website reaches over 2700 readers in Framingham, Natick, Sudbury along with neighboring towns each week. Weekly our subscribers receive a robust newsletter. Our subscriber list grows daily!  

1. Offer a Giveaway:
Donate a product or service to be raffled off on Macaroni Kid Framingham, such as a product, a free pass, etc. In exchange you will get 3 weeks as a Featured Article including a link to your web site, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and Twitter Pages, while the contest to win your product runs. The contest will run for 2 weeks, and the winner announcement for 1 week. Giveaways must have a value of at least $50! Please note that this giveaway must be a product/service that is completely free. It cannot require winners to purchase or register for something (i.e. free registration fee or one free class that requires a membership to participate in other classes, etc.) Cost: $50.00 in addition to prize

2. Social Media Giveaway:
The same rules as the above giveaway, but only on social media. Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. Your post will be shared to local parenting groups and on Framingham Natick, Sudbury Macaroni Kid’s media pages for 1 week before drawing a winner. Verbiage will be: *Giveaway Alert* We've been given “Your prize here”. Do you want to win? Link to the entry form is in our article below. Giveaway closes “date selected”. Like, comment, and share for fun! Click the link to ENTER TO WIN! Good luck! *This promotion/giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. Winner will be chosen using an online voting system. Winner announced "DATE" on or soon after 12pm (est). Link to official rules and regulations: *Insert link here* An image provided by you will be attached. Cost: $25.00 in addition to prize

3. List in our Business Directory:
Cost: Premium Business: $15.00 a month, or $85.00 for 6 months, $150.00 for 12 months. Basic Business: $10.00 a month or $55.00 for 6 months, $100.00 For 12 months

4. Submit a Website Ad:
We have banner ads (300 x 250) on the side of our website (see www.framingham.macaronikid.com), or a leaderboard ad (728 x 90) that remains at the top of our page.
Cost: Banner ad: $100.00 a month, $250.00 for 3 months or $450.00 for 6 months, $850.00 for 12 months
Leaderboard Ad: $150.00 a month, $375.00 for 3 months, or $700.00 for 6 months, $1,250.00 for 12 months

5. Write a Featured Article:
We can write a Featured Article about your business including a link to your web site,
Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and Twitter Pages. Usually, you write what you want said about your business!
Price includes 2 weeks of being featured in a lead article on our website + 2 shout outs on Facebook & Twitter to lead our readers to your site. - Cost - $75.00 for each article

6. List in Our Guides:
Please ask about our Birthday Party Guide (year-round), our Summer Camp Guide (available from January thru July), our Classes & Activities Guide (August thru October), our Work from home guide, and our Holiday Gift Guide (Oct - Dec). We offer a discounted rate for listing in 2 of the 4 of 20% off! If you list in 3, it’s 25% off! Please contact me if you are interested.

7. Dedicated Email to Our Readers:
Framingham Natick Sudbury Macaroni Kid can send out a dedicated email to all of the subscribers. We are allowed to do this only once per month so demand will be high. An email will go out independent of the newsletter to all our readers. You decide exactly what you want the email to say, and it can include photos and links to your website, social media, etc. Cost: $350 per email

8. Join Our Birthday Club:
Your business provides a piece of the grand prize to be given to one lucky kid each month. This can be free admission passes, free kids meal coupons, free classes, free products, gift cards, whatever you feel like giving, there is no minimum value required. The prize must be given free and clear, with no additional purchase required or discounts off products. Free kids’ meal with purchase of adult entrée is fine but get 3 classes free when you sign op for 15 isn't.
What will you receive in exchange? 
Your business will be featured in the article announcing the winner each month, as well as listed in the Macaroni Kid Business Directory for the year (valued at $150). You will also get at least 1 shout out on social media per month. – Platinum Sponsor – provide 1 coupon per child  n the birthday club – coupons for over 300 kids (subject to change) plus $50 per year. Regular Sponsor –Provide 1 prize per month as part of the grand prize package – Coupons for 12 winners, plus $25.00 per year.