Put your business in front of the people who turn to the Lakeland Report for news about Lakeland, Tennessee: on the website, on Facebook and in the newsletter.
The Lakeland Report covers Lakeland, Tennessee: local government, schools, new businesses, roads and events. Our readers are the residents and families who live, shop and hire right here.
Each story is published on the site, shared to our Facebook Page and rounded up in our free email newsletter. Your business shows up alongside all of it.
The Lakeland Report is a growing local newsroom. Founding partners lock in today's rates for 12 months while we grow, and their name is part of it from the start.
No impressions math and no bidding. Pick a seat, and it's yours every month you're with us.
Your category seat and a steady presence on the site.
Locked for 12 months. Standard rate $125/month.
Everything in Founding Partner, plus regular promotion on Facebook.
Locked for 12 months. Standard rate $250/month.
Your name on the Lakeland Report's weekly roundup and newsletter.
Locked for 12 months. Standard rate $375/month.
Every package holds a category seat. If you're the realtor, the dentist or the HVAC company on the Lakeland Report, your competitor can't buy the seat next to you while you're with us. We agree on your category together when you book. If yours is already taken, we'll hold your place in line.
Banners carry an "Advertisement" label. Spotlight articles and sponsored Facebook posts are marked "Sponsored." "Presented by" credits are named as sponsorships. Sponsors never buy news coverage, and advertising never changes what we report. That independence is why readers trust the Lakeland Report, and it's what makes your ad worth seeing.
The same category seat on the Arlington Report, Lakeland Report, Our Tipton and Bartlett Report, for about 25% less than buying each one separately.
| Bundle | Founding rate | Standard rate | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-Town Founding Partner | $229/mo | $399/mo | Your category seat and Founding Partner perks on all four sites |
| All-Town Partner + Reach | $549/mo | $799/mo | Everything in Partner + Reach in all four towns, with boosted Facebook promotion on all four Pages |
| Network Presenting Sponsor | $799/mo | $1,150/mo | “Presented by” credit and the top banners on all four sites. One seat only. |
Book any of these by themselves, with no package required.
| Option | Price | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Business Spotlight article | $99 | About 400 words about your business, written by us and approved by you. Labeled Sponsored, stays on the site and is shared to our Facebook Page. |
| Sponsored Facebook post | $59 | A labeled post about your special, event or news, written by us, with boosted promotion to local residents. |
| Site banner | $39/mo | Homepage sidebar or after-article banner. 3-month minimum. |
| Event boost | $29 | Top spot for your event in our weekly roundup, plus a mention on Facebook. |
| Classified or job listing | $15 | Up to 25 words in our weekly roundup and the newsletter. |
| Placement | Where it runs | Desktop | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homepage and topic banner | Across the top of the homepage and every topic page | 970 × 90 | 320 × 100 |
| Homepage sidebar | Beside the latest stories on the homepage | 300 × 250 | 300 × 250 |
| After-article banner | At the end of every news story | 970 × 90 | 320 × 100 |
Choose a package, the bundle or an a la carte option above. Not sure which? Tell us your goal and we'll suggest one.
Write to ads@lakelandreport.com with your business, your category and when you'd like to start.
We confirm your category seat and start date, then email your invoice.
Send your logo and artwork, approve your Spotlight, and you're in front of Lakeland.
No long-term contract. Packages bill monthly, and founding rates stay locked for 12 months as long as you stay with us. Banner-only bookings have a 3-month minimum, because one month is too short for neighbors to notice a new name.
Send an email to ads@lakelandreport.com before your next month starts. There's no cancellation fee.
We email an invoice before each month starts, or one invoice for the year if you prepay. With prepay you get 2 months free.
We do. We'll ask you a few questions or do a short interview, write the article in our voice, and send it to you to approve before it's published. It's labeled "Sponsored" and stays on the site.
Your logo, a link, and any artwork that fits the specs above. If you don't have artwork, we'll put together a simple banner for you. For sponsored Facebook posts, send photos and the news you want to share, and we'll write the post.
Partner + Reach and Presenting Sponsor include sponsored posts on our Facebook Page that we pay to promote to people in and around Lakeland. You don't have to run any ads yourself.
No. Sponsors can't buy, approve, change or remove news stories. If there's news about your business, it's reported like any other story.
Yes. The four-town bundle holds your category seat on all four sites at a discount, or you can book any town on its own.