For Advertising Inquiries & Rate Card:
214-342-8000
or advertising@BlueRibbonNews.com
Advertise in print, online, or both.
Blue Ribbon News offers several cost-effective solutions for promoting your business or event. Our advertising options are flexible and targeted to meet your specific needs, providing maximum exposure for less advertising dollars.
Advertise in our print edition, online at BlueRibbonNews.com, via our e-newsletter subscription base and through our social media channels. We can also customize a plan that utilizes a combination of the above.
We accept print ready ads (PDF format preferred) or we can design ads or marketing materials for you.
PRINT ADS
Our full color, hyper-local print edition is published 8x/year and direct-mailed free to more than 17,500 homes throughout Rockwall and Heath (zip codes 75087 & 75032). That means more eyes on your ad than any other news publication in the area.
In addition, many partner businesses and restaurants throughout the area carry free copies of our print edition. Extra copies are available for pick-up at the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce, the JER Chilton YMCA and the Rockwall County Library. Additional copies are available on a first-come, first-served basis by calling 214-342-8000. Due to high demand, there is a $5 charge to cover postage when requesting copies by mail. Those who live outside our delivery area may request an annual subscription for $48.
Our latest print edition:
Ad space generally sells out well in advance. We maintain a strict advertising/editorial ratio to ensure your business is prominently displayed and not lost in a sea of other ads. We are currently reserving premium ad space for all remaining 2024 print editions and into 2025. Reduced rates are available for nonprofit organizations. Discounts are also available when advertising concurrently in our print edition and online at BlueRibbonNews.com.
Options include:
- traditional print ads (1/8 pg, 1/4 pg, 1/2 pg, full page, calendar strip, cover pg banner, inside cover, back cover, inside back cover. Custom sizes & placement available upon request.)
- sponsorships (of special feature stories)
- print/online combinations
- inserts
ONLINE ADS
- traditional ad placement (available in various sizes site-wide & in prime locations on our front pg and/or inner pages)
- Blue Ribbon Bargains (special section for 5×2 coupons, discounts, special offers)
- flash ads
- Live Facebook broadcasts
- promotional videos (provided by client, or we can shoot one for you)
- sponsorships of stories/events
- advertising partnerships (w/other media, maximizing your reach for minimal ad dollars)
- and professionally written business spotlights, which remain a permanent part of our Blue Ribbon News online directory and are continually promoted through our social media channels. Your story will be told by a journalist/editor/reporter with years of experience in print and broadcast media.
FREEBIES
Blue Ribbon News is passionate about supporting our advertisers and local businesses – so we constantly promote you, your company, your news, your events, and your cause through our website, our free e-newsletter subscription base, Twitter, and other social media outlets – at no cost to you.
We are happy to update your advertising offers, freshen your business profiles and find engaging and meaningful ways to keep your business in front of our readership – so your message is always being shared.
And of course we continue to share your stories, business announcements, calendar items, and news about your neighborhood, church, school, club or favorite cause FREE. Just email editor@BlueRibbonNews.com and we’ll help spread the word!
SALES & SUPPORT
To learn more about which advertising solution is right for you, call:
Richard Redig 214-342-8000
or email advertising@BlueRibbonNews.com.
Click here to see our ADVERTISER INDEX
Here’s a look at some of our past print editions:
October 2024 Edition – Volume 12, Issue 6
Aug/Sept 2024 Edition – Volume 12, Issue 5
July 2024 Edition – Volume 12, Issue 4
June 2024 Edition – Volume 12, Issue 3
March/April Go Blue for Kids 2024 Edition – Volume 12, Issue 2
New Year/Valentines 2024 Edition – Volumne 12, Issue 1
Holiday 2023 Edition – Volume 11, Issue 8
November 2023 Edition – Volume 11, Issue 7
October 2023 Edition – Volume 11, Issue 6
August/September 2023 Edition – Volume 11, Issue 5
June/July 2023 Edition – Volume 11, Issue 4
May 2023 Edition – Volume 11, Issue 3
April 2023 Edition – Volume 11, Issue 2
February 2023 Edition – Volume 11, Issue 1
December 2022 Edition – Volume 10, Issue 8
November 2022 Edition – Volume 10, Issue 7
October 2022 Edition – Volume 10, Issue 6
August/September 2022 Edition – Volume 10, Issue 5
July 2022 Summer Edition – Volume 10, Issue 4
May 2022 Summer Camp Print Edition – Volume 10, Issue 3
April 2022 Print Edition – Volume 10, Issue 2
Jan/Feb 2022 Print Edition – Volume 10, Issue 1
December 2021 Print Edition ~ Volume 9, Issue 8
Nov 2021 Print Edition ~ Volume 9, Issue 7
Oct 2021 Print Edition ~ Volume 9, Issue 6
Aug/Sept 2021 Print Edition ~ Volume 9, Issue 5
June/July 2021 Print Edition ~ Volume 9, Issue 4
May 2021 Print Edition ~ Volume 9, Issue 3
April 2021 ‘Go Blue’ Print Edition ~ Volume 9, Issue 2
February 2021 Print Edition ~ Volume 9, Issue 1
November/December 2020 Print Edition ~ Volume 8, Issue 7
October 2020 Print Edition ~ Volume 8, Issue 6
August/September 2020 Print Edition ~ Volume 8, Issue 5
June/July 2020 Print Edition ~ Volume 8, Issue 4
April 2020 Print Edition ~ Volume 8, Issue 3
March 2020 Print Edition ~ Volume 8, Issue 2
Jan/Feb 2020 Valentine’s Edition ~ Volume 8, Issue 1
Nov/Dec 2019 Holiday Edition ~ Volume 7, Issue 12
October 2019 ~ Volume 7, Issue 11
September 2019 ~ Volume 7, Issue 10
August 2019 ~ Volume 7, Issue 9
July 2019 ~ Volume 7, Issue 8
June 2019 ~ Volume 7, Issue 7
May 2019 ~ Volume 7, Issue 6
April 2019 ~ Volume 7, Issue 5
March 2019 ~ Volume 7, Issue 4
February 1019 ~ Volume 7, Issue 3
January 2019 ~ Volume 7, Issue 2
December 2018 ~ Volume 7, Issue 1
November 2018 ~ Volume 6, Issue 12
October 2018 ~ Volume 6, Issue 11
September 2018 ~ Volume 6, Issue 10
August 2018 ~ Volume 6, Issue 9
July 2018 ~ Volume 6, Issue 8
June 2018 ~ Volume 6, Issue 7
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