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Advertise with precision in Columbus

Reach readers through labeled neighborhood, newsletter, service-guide, and directory placements built for measurable outcomes.

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Editorial or general questions? Contact. Advertising can buy labeled distribution and directory visibility; it cannot buy newsroom coverage, rankings, conclusions, or editorial recommendations. Directory and service-guide packages follow sponsor-safe rules.

Local
Central Ohio audience
Relevant
Topic-aligned placement
Clear
Sponsor disclosure
Measured
Performance snapshot
Area Sponsor Pilot
A local company serving one proof-cohort area.
$1,50030 days
  • Labeled area-hub sponsor placement
  • One sponsor message in an Area Alerts send
  • Directory profile review
  • End-of-flight performance snapshot

Labels: Sponsored provider, Advertisement

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Category Service Guide Pilot
A provider category such as moving/storage where CREN can give readers a practical checklist without endorsing one company.
$3,50090 days
  • Labeled service-guide sponsor slot
  • Enhanced directory profile
  • Two newsletter sponsor messages
  • Lead-routing option with disclosure

Labels: Sponsor message, Sponsored provider

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Market Pulse Sponsor
A housing-adjacent sponsor seeking citywide awareness around market intelligence.
$1,2504 issues
  • Labeled newsletter sponsor message
  • Sponsor link with UTM
  • Optional directory profile link
  • Issue-level reporting

Labels: Advertisement

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Area Alerts Sponsor
A business whose service area matches one named hub or corridor.
$7504 sends
  • Labeled area-alert placement
  • Area-specific sponsor link
  • Performance snapshot

Labels: Advertisement

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Weekend Planner Insert
Restaurants, events, attractions, family activities, and local-life sponsors.
$6004 inserts
  • Labeled local-life insert
  • Event or offer link
  • Optional directory profile review
  • Post-flight snapshot

Labels: Advertisement, Sponsor message

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Event Promotion
A time-sensitive opening, market, tour, class, open house, or local event with a clear reader action.
$350+Single event flight
  • Labeled event promotion
  • One tracked link
  • Calendar/local-life placement review
  • Wrap report

Labels: Advertisement

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First pilot

OSU Move-In Services Pilot

Help students, parents, renters, and small landlords compare moving/storage help, packing, short-term storage, and move-day logistics without treating a sponsor as CREN's preferred provider.

Category:Moving and storage
Area:The Ohio State University area plus nearby Columbus renter hubs
Term:90 days around the student-rental and move-in window
Rate:$3,500 founding pilot
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Topic-aligned placements reach readers when they are researching schools, development, market trends, and lifestyle.

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