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VIP Local Growth Sponsorship

$50/month

Everything in Featured Sponsor plus a complete local marketing system — customer email setup, review campaigns, referral programs, seasonal promotions, and performance tracking. Designed for businesses that want the newsletter to become part of their daily marketing operation.

What VIP Sponsorship Includes

All Featured Sponsor benefits plus these additional marketing services:

  • Featured sponsor placement in weekly guide
  • Weekly deal or offer promotion
  • Businesses Worth Knowing section placement
  • Custom QR-friendly sponsor page
  • Call, directions, website, review, story buttons
  • Printable QR card for counter or table
  • Weekly reader-action stats email
  • Help testing offers
  • Customer email or text signup setup
  • Weekly customer email support
  • Follow-up review request campaigns
  • Comeback campaigns for past customers
  • Referral campaign creation
  • Seasonal promotions and gift guides
  • Business Matchmaker placement
  • Event promotion support
  • Local Loyalty Trail participation
  • Marketing Features

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    Customer Email & Text Signup

    We help you set up a simple way for customers to sign up for your email or text list.

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    Weekly Customer Emails

    Regular customer-facing emails to keep your business top of mind with past and current customers.

    Review Request Campaigns

    Follow-up campaigns that make it easy for happy customers to leave honest reviews.

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    Comeback Campaigns

    Targeted messages to bring past customers back in — seasonal, event-based, or offer-driven.

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    Referral Campaigns

    Turn your best customers into a referral network with simple share-and-earn prompts.

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    Seasonal Promotions & Gift Guides

    Featured placement in holiday gift guides, seasonal campaigns, and local shopping events.

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    Business Matchmaker

    Connected placement with complementary local businesses — cross-promotion built into the guide.

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    Event Promotion Support

    Help promoting your events, workshops, grand openings, and community gatherings.

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    Local Loyalty Trail

    Participate in a reader loyalty program that rewards repeat visits to sponsor businesses.

    What VIP Actually Does for Your Business

    📧 It Builds Your Own Customer List

    Most small businesses rely on foot traffic and word of mouth — but have no way to reach customers directly. VIP sets up your customer email or text list and helps you send weekly messages that keep your business top of mind. When you have a slow week, you have a list of people to invite back.

    ⭐ It Turns Happy Customers Into Online Proof

    You already serve customers who love your business. The problem is they rarely leave reviews on their own. VIP runs automated review request campaigns that ask happy customers at the right time. More reviews mean better Google rankings, more trust from new visitors, and a stronger local reputation.

    🔄 It Brings Past Customers Back

    It costs more to find a new customer than to bring back an old one. VIP creates comeback campaigns that reach people who have not visited in a while with a reason to return — a seasonal offer, a new service, or a reminder of why they liked you in the first place. And referral campaigns turn your regulars into your best advertisers.

    🎄 It Gets You Into Seasonal Promotions & Gift Guides

    Holiday seasons, local events, and seasonal shopping periods are when local businesses get the most attention. VIP sponsors get featured placement in seasonal gift guides, holiday campaigns, and local shopping events that drive traffic during the times when people are most ready to spend.

    🤝 It Connects You With Other Local Businesses

    The Business Matchmaker places your business alongside complementary local businesses — a restaurant next to a bakery, a salon next to a boutique, an auto shop next to a tire dealer. Cross-promotion is built into the guide. And the Local Loyalty Trail encourages readers to visit multiple sponsor businesses in a single outing.

    Who VIP Sponsorship Is For

    VIP is a good fit if you want more than visibility — you want the newsletter to become an active part of how you reach customers, collect reviews, run promotions, and track what works. It is designed for businesses that are ready to invest in a consistent local marketing system.

    🔄 You Want Repeat Customers, Not Just One-Time Visitors

    VIP builds systems that bring people back — email follow-ups, loyalty trails, and seasonal promotions.

    ⭐ You Want More Reviews Without Begging

    Automated review campaigns ask satisfied customers at the right time. No awkward requests at the register.

    📊 You Want to Know What Works

    Weekly stats show calls, taps, scans, offers claimed, and reviews left. Make decisions based on real data.

    🤝 You Want the Guide to Work for You

    Your business gets promotion support, campaign ideas, and regular attention from someone who cares about your success.

    Try Before Committing

    Not sure if sponsorship is right for your business? You can start with a 30-day featured sponsor trial. You get a sponsor page, QR card, featured placement, weekly offer promotion, and simple stats. At the end of the trial, upgrade to VIP or continue as a Featured Sponsor.

    Try the 30-Day Featured Sponsor Trial →

    Ready to Talk About VIP?

    Schedule a free 15-minute call to discuss whether VIP sponsorship is a good fit for your business.

    Interested in VIP Sponsorship?

    Fill out this form and we will get back to you within 1-2 business days.