Marketing Opportunities

Maine Invites You is the Official Guidebook for the State of Maine. With over 300,000 copies in print Maine Invites You is the first point of contact to countless vacationing prospects. When you purchase an ad, it will also be included in the Maine Beaches guidebook for NO ADDITIONAL charge! 55,000 copies of the Maine Beaches guidebook are printed each year. New in 2024 you are able to purchase an ad in the Maine Beaches publication without purchasing an ad in the Maine Invites You publication .Both MIY and the MBA books are also live on their respective websites; so one price gets your business considerable exposure. To place your business ad in the next edition, or information on advertising in only the MBA publication, please call 207-363-4422 for rates. Deadline is September.

Advertise your business or hot local deal by utilizing the e-blast option. You supply the completed ad to us as an image file (png, jpg or gif) – file size no larger than 5.0 MB. Let us know what you’d like the Subject of the email to be and provide a link for the ad to click to. That e-blast will have no other content except your ad. You pick the date & time. Cost: $75

This opportunity is for our restaurant members. Annually we publish a menu guide that is distributed to the front desk of all area lodging facilities to have available for their guests. A digital copy of the menu guide is located on our website. This is a very inexpensive but effective marketing opportunity! You supply 300 copies, 8.5" x 11", one or two-sided menus on 65# cover stock and a pdf digital copy. Deadline is in May. Cost: $250 per page for chamber members and $350 per page for non-members.

Promote your business and increase your networking by hosting a Business After Hours. After Hours are available to be held monthly March through November, from 4:30-6:30 pm, usually at your business location. Attendance ranges from 50 - 100 members. You are required to provide free or discounted refreshments. Non-members and guests are always welcome to attend in order to give your business the most exposure possible. The non-member, guest attendance fee is $25.  York Region Chamber members attend for free. The cost for members to purchase 10 raffle tickets is $5. If you would like to host an After Hours to showcase your business the cost is $150 and you must provide 4-6 raffle items. To reserve a date please contact Linda@yorkme.org.

Purchase a booth at our annual Business Expo. This is your opportunity to show off what your business offers. You receive half of a 8' or 6' table to use to promote your business any way you choose. Each business is asked to provide a raffle item. You collect customer leads by asking attendees to drop their business card at your table in order to enter your raffle. This event is advertised in the local newspapers in order to invite the public to attend. This event is held annually, on the third or fourth Wednesday of April. Enjoy great food, drinks, raffles and lots of networking fun! The cost to purchase half of an 8' or 6' space is $35, (one business per space). Members who have joined the chamber of commerce in the previous year are invited to participate at no charge. To reserve your spot at the next business expo, contact Linda@yorkme.org.

Free leads list including names and addresses of people requesting information about our area through our website. Should you opt into this benefit, you will receive the same requests for information that are received by the chamber. This gives you the opportunity to contact potential guests and customers and invite them to your business. To opt into receive leads, contact holly@yorkme.org.

Inform a captive audience and promote your business or event with a 11" X 17" Poster. We offer poster space in the locked kiosk outside the chamber building located on the wall of the foyer area. This was a new ad idea that offers you to opportunity to stand out.  Space is limited. Cost per poster is $100 for the season, May-October. Only 4 spots available. You provide the poster. To reserve your advertising spot, contact holly@yorkme.org.

We could not do what we do without sponsors!

Sponsorships are a great way to promote your business by showing involvement in your community and supporting your chamber of commerce. You'll also gain exposure to other local businesses and to the public. We offer many sponsorship opportunities throughout the year for our events. With your sponsorship you receive your business name in all of the event promotion. Your business will be recognized as a sponsor on the event web page and includes a link to your website. Some sponsorships include a promotional banner or sign with your business name on it.

Some of the events you can sponsor include:

• Gateway York Farmers' Market
• Chamber Golf Tournament,
• Harvestfest & Kidsfest
• Gateway Holiday Market
• End of Summer Networking Dance Party
• Annual Awards Business After Hours

For more information on becoming and event sponsor this year, please contact holly@yorkme.org or linda@yorkme.org