Sponsor Local Journalism
Reach engaged Wake Forest neighbors in their inbox and on the stories they read every day. Two simple plans, no sales calls, monthly billing.
Newsletter Sponsorships
One sponsor per newsletter. Your business gets a clean, clearly-labeled placement at the top of the email and stays visible for a full calendar month.
Newsletter Sponsor
Best for cafés, shops, and event-driven businesses
- One sponsor slot in every newsletter for the month
- Business name, one-line tagline, and link
- Clearly labeled “Sponsored by”
- Month-to-month, cancel anytime
- You write the copy, we format it
Newsletter + Sitewide
For businesses wanting full visibility across the site
- Everything in Newsletter Sponsor
- Sitewide sidebar placement on every article
- Logo + tagline + link
- Month-to-month, cancel anytime
- Refreshable creative if your offer changes
Your Business — One memorable line about your offer.
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Featured Listings in Our Guides
Our restaurant guides for Wake Forest, Rolesville, Youngsville, and Franklinton, plus the regional Things to Do guide, get steady search traffic from people specifically looking for local places. Add a featured listing card to put your business at the top.
Featured Listing — $25/month
One visually distinct sponsor card at the top of a single guide page of your choice. Includes business name, 1-2 line description, address, link, and a “Sponsored” label. Stays for as long as you keep your subscription active.
Choose from: Wake Forest restaurants, Rolesville restaurants, Youngsville restaurants, Franklinton restaurants, or Things to Do.
Become a Featured ListingEditorial Policy
Sponsorship does not influence coverage
News reporting and editorial decisions are independent of sponsorship status. A sponsor is a sponsor — not a source of favorable coverage and not protected from unfavorable coverage if it is newsworthy.
What we will not accept
Political campaigns, advocacy groups in active local government fights, payday lenders, multi-level marketing, or anything that conflicts with our ethics and standards policy. We reserve the right to decline any sponsorship.
Disclosure
All sponsor placements are clearly labeled “Sponsored by” or “Featured Listing.” We do not run sponsored articles disguised as news.
Questions?
Email advertise@wakeforestmatters.com with questions, custom requests, or annual packages.