Advertising and Product Reviews
Promote Your Business with Marin Mommies!
Marin Mommies offers a variety of ways for you to advertise and promote your business. It's an affordable and effective way to reach tens of thousands of affluent consumers in Marin County and the San Francisco Bay Area every month. Our traffic runs from 50,000–60,000 visits a month, and is steadily growing. We also have over 2,300 followers on Twitter and over 1,400 Facebook fans.
Current advertising and promotion opportunities include:
- Sidebar banner advertising: Advertise your business with a traditional banner advertisement.
- E-newsletter sponsorship: Put your banner ad in our weekly e-newsletter.
- Special section advertising: Target your audience by advertising in one of our special sections, including the Marin Birthday Party Guide, the Marin Preschool Guide, and the Marin Summer Camp Guide.
- Product giveways: Get exposure for your book, product, or event by sponsoring a giveaway.
- Product reviews: We're PR-friendly, and we're always on the lookout for hot new products, books, and music for children and parents.
Banner Advertising
Banners rotate on the Marin Mommies home page and all content pages, except special sections, such as the Marin Preschool Guide, the Birthday Party Guide, and other seasonal pages. We offer special targeted advertising in these areas; please contact us for more details. Ad rates and policies are subject to change without notice, and we reserve the right to decline advertising at our discretion.
We can use your web-ready artwork, or create a banner for you for free with the purchase of an ad. Free banner ad design includes two rounds of revisions; additional revisions cost $35 each.
Ad Specifications
We currently accept banners in JPEG, PNG, GIF, and animated GIF formats. Banner size samples are shown in the sidebars of this page.
Prices effective 5/14/2012
| 3 months | 6 months | 1 year | |
| 160 x 300 Half-banner | $135.00 | $185.00 | $275.00 |
| 160 x 600 Skyscraper | $210.00 | $295.00 | $400.00 |
| 160 x 160 Large Button | $105.00 | $155.00 | $250.00 |
| 468 x 60 Horizontal Banner (page bottom) | $175.00 | $260.00 | $360.00 |
E-newsletter Sponsorship
Sponsor our weekly e-newsletter, which goes out to over 3,000 opt-in users. E-newsletter sponsorships cost $100 per issue. Contact us for more information.
Product Giveaways
Want a great way to get your product, book, music, or event noticed? Sponsor a product giveway on Marin Mommies! Giveaways are announced in their own posts, in our weekly e-newsletter, and on our Facebook page and Twitter stream. Contact us for more details on how to sponsor a giveaway.
Product Reviews/PR
Submit your product for review on Marin Mommies! We're PR-friendly and always on the lookout for cool and interesting new things for children and parents. Our readers are savvy and affluent, and this is a great place to get your product, book, music, or service noticed.
If you'd like to submit a product for review on our site please contact us for details. Please note that submitted items cannot be returned, and submission does not guarantee inclusion in Marin Mommies. Please don't just send us an e-mail or press release about your product—if we haven't used it or seen it in person we can't properly review it.
Special Offers
Do you have a coupon or special offer that you'd like to promote to our readers? Contact us and tell us about your offer and a little about your business, and we'll consider it for inclusion on the site. Both local Bay Area and relevant online businesses are welcome.
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