Marketing Opportunities

These are the opportunities that we offer to members that expand on the basic benefits of membership.

Brochure Distribution at Kiosks:

With your membership, you receive three rack spaces inside the chamber building to provide your business brochure for thousands of visitors who come in looking for information. We also have external brochure distribution locations. You provide the brochures and we do the rest. The cost for the year-round locations is $100 each. Purchase all three locations for $275 and save!

When Pigs Fly Restaurant - Kittery (year-round)
Kittery Trading Post - Main Entrance (year-round)
York Beach Beer Co - Kiosk (year-round)
Click Here for the external kiosk advertising form

Chamber Website Advertising Options:

Website Link: Your website link displayed on your business page in the Member Directory. Included with your annual fee.

Additional Web Link: An extra link to your website is displayed next to your business name on the business search results page. You must purchase the above website link to take advantage of the additional web link. Cost: $50 annually

Enhanced Member Page Listings with Priority Placement: Each member receives a basic business listing in the Member Directory upon joining. With the expanded listing, your business will have priority placement in your business category in the Member Directory. Cost: $159 annually

Features:

Your business name will be displayed above any non-enhanced members in the search results pages. (Only 10 businesses per category)
200-character description will be added to your search results page under your name & address
1600 Enhanced character description
Map link (Google, Map Quest or upload your own PDF map)
Photos (up to 8)
YouTube video option
Your business logo placed on your Member page
Bullet point listing (up to 5)
20 Key Words search terms, Google optimized

Search Results Listing Logo: This logo is placed next to your name on the search results page. It does not link, it is simply a branding tool. Cost: $39 annually

Web Advertising : Place a advertisement with a link to your website on one or many of the pages available within the chamber's website. Limited space is available on the Chamber's homepage or there are a few size options and locations available further inside the website. You are able to track the hits your ad receives by logging into your member information with your assigned login and password. To place a banner ad, please call for rates.

More Advertising Opportunities:

Guidebook

The York Region Guidebook is an annual publication. It is published as a printed guide and available digitally on the chamber website. Thousands are distributed and it is considered the go-to guide for information on the York Region. The guides are distributed at the chamber of commerce building, tradeshows in the U.S. and Canada, by mail, at member businesses, external kiosk locations in the community, other chambers of commerce, the State of Maine Rest Area located in Kittery off of I95, and several other rest areas throughout Maine. Ad space is available. To place your business ad in the next edition, please call for rates. Deadline for ad material is October 1.

Maine Invites You

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. 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, please call for rates. Deadline is September.

E-Blast

Menu Guide

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.

Business After Hours

Promote your business and increase your networking by hosting a Business After Hours. After Hours are available to be held monthly, from 5-7pm, 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. The cost for members to attend is $5 and includes 10 raffle tickets. 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.

Business Expo

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.

Leads List

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.

Poster Advertising

Inform a captive audience and promote your business or event with a 11" X 17" Poster. We offer poster space on the inside of our public restroom stall door. This was a new ad idea suggested by Nick from Laudholm Farm. We tried it the spring, summer and fall of 2014 and it has proven to be very successful! 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.

Sponsorships

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:

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

Marketing Opportunities

Brochure Distribution at Kiosks:

Chamber Website Advertising Options:

More Advertising Opportunities:

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