Advertising

 

VillageVoice.com offers:

•  The most comprehensive entertainment listings
•  Exclusive film reviews, articles and interviews
•  Over 1.5 million unique visitors per month
•  Over 7.7 million page views per month
•  Breaking news
•  New york city – lifestyle coverage
•  Photo slideshow
•  Video reporting
•  Hourly classified ad updates

 

VillageVoice.com Blogs:

•  La daily musto - gossip
•  Fork in the road - food
•  Sound of the city - music
•  Runnin’ scared - news
•  All city - city life

 

The Village Voice Media Kit

 For the print media kit, please click here to download a PDF.

VOICE Daily Deals

VOICE Daily Deals is a web-based business model whereby a single product or service is
offered for sale at a heavily discounted price for a period of no less than 24 hours.

Online Ad Index
All display ads running in The Voice print edition can be found on the villagevoice.com Online Ad Index each week. Initially there will be no charge for this. 

Online Display Ad W/Hotlink
Make your ad hot with a direct link to your website. Paid links will be listed at the top of each section alphabetically, followed by the rest of the ads. Click on “view ad” then click anywhere on the ad pop up to click to your website directly.

Ad Index Tower
These special towers provide quick links to your print ads and your website.

Restaurant Tower Locations: On right side of all restaurant, movies & best of pages.

Club Tower Locations: On right side of all entertainment, music and promotions pages.

Tower Sponsorshihip
Your company logo is prominently placed in the Ad Index Tower and will receive up to 100,000 weekly page views with a direct link to your website. (One sponsorship per tower type)
Sponsorshihip Fee: $50 per week.

The Voice promotes the Ad Index with aggressive online and print campaigns with over 5 million monthly page views and ongoing weekly print ads in The Voice to ensure maximum results.

 

 

Weekly Editorial Newsletter

View Sample Newsletters

Get your message across in the weekly email versions of The Village Voice.

The Weekly Fix

Be an exclusive sponsor of our Weekly Fix. It’s a great way to feature your event, concert, CD release, movie premiere, grand opening or happy hour specials. The possibilities are endless!

Promotions Newsletter

For those who want to know about NYC entertainment & exclusive offers from the Village Voice.

 

Dining Newsletter

As cyberspace becomes an increasingly powerful resource, Villagevoice.com continues to stay ahead of the trend. Our dining newsletter can deliver your message on a weekly basis to thousands of opt-in recipients who are interested in receiving information about restaurants.

 

Music Newsletter

For those who want to know about the music scene including new music and upcoming shows.
New Yorkers who want to stay ahead and be informed about music look here.

 

VillageVoiceMedia.Com - The Most Comprehensive Entertainment Listings

• Exclusive Film Reviews, Articles & Interviews
• Calendar Listings
• Restaurant Guide
• Happy Hour Guide
• Slide Shows
• Promotions & Free Stuff Giveaways
• Music Reviews
• News, Music, Food & Sports Blogs

 
Your web banner advertising buy will include:
• Visitors to villagevoice.com
• Visitors from the New York DMA (Designated Market Area) to the Village Voice Media family
of web sites.

Research has shown:
• The most effective promotion for a web site is to be visible where the target audience is located.
• A web site greeting its visitors based on their location or displaying relevant offers, depending on their location, is sure to generate more clicks and garner a higher conversion rate.

Benefits of Geo-Targeting:
• Online businesses can present targeted ad content to the user based on his/her physical location.
• Allows businesses to target relevant local consumers and realize maximum return on investment.
• Plays a vital role in creating a level playing field for both small and large businesses. Small businesses with a local flavor (and smaller budgets) can achieve greater results with geo-targeted aad buys.
• No additional charges to geo-target on our sites - our only goal is to maximize return for advertisers.

 

 

 

TEXT ALERTS

Target your message directly to consumers via Village Voice Text Alerts. 

Estimated Subscriber Numbers:

•  Clubs: 1,000
•  Food: 1,100
•  Film: 1,000
•  Insider: 1,200
•  Music: 1,000
•  Theater: 1,000

Benefits:

•  Immediate call to action
•  Reaches consumers on the go
•  Consumers can refer back for multiple impressions
•  84% of Americans say wireless is their communication tool of choice
•  Consumers have already expressed an interest in receiving your information
•  A typical mobile subscriber sends/receives 357 test messages a month, compared to 204 phone calls. 

Why Utilize The Village Voice Food Text Alerts:

•  Reach the spontaneous active New yorker
•  Align yourself with food critics Robert Sietsema and Sarah DiGregorio
•  Promote Upcoming events, specials, menu changes, etc.

 

Use Text Alerts to: 

•  Drive Traffic to your event/venue/store
•  Promote exclusive sales
•  Offer discount cover charges
•  Capture the attention of club goers while they are already out
•  Advertise pre-sale offers
•  Boost concert ticket sales
•  Promote VIP events

 

To sign up for the Village Voice Text Alerts:

•  Clubs: Text the word NYCclub to 61721
•  Food: Text the word NYCfood to 61721
•  Film: Text the word NYCfilm to 61721
•  Insider: Text the word NYCinsider to 61721
•  Music: Text the word NYCmusic to 61721
•  Theater: Text the word NYCtheater to 61721

OR click here to sign up online.

Message and data rates may apply. To opt out at anytime, reply STOP to 61721. For help, text HELP to 61721, call 1-877-291-1751 or email info@phaz2.com. View our privacy policy. ________________________________________________________________________________

 THE VILLAGE VOICE MOBILE SITE

The growth of these mobile sites has increased consumer use of smartphones, which expects to account for 45.5% of all mobile phone sales in 2013, up from just over 9% in 2008.

 

•  The way users have embraced smartphones, especially the iPhone, coupled with a rise in flat-rate data plan pricing, signals that a fundamental change is underway in how consumers interact with high-end devices.

•  Our mobile-friendly site has seen great growth as we continue to add new features, from 40,000 per month in June 2009 to 100,000 per month in October 2009

•  Our growth in social media, particularly Twitter, has helped with the rise inmobile pageviews, and will continue to do so.

Available Positions:
All spots are fixed positions. Pricing based per month. (Minimum 2 months)

•  Top $1400/month
•  Bottom $1000/month
•  Both for $2,000/month.

Pricing good through April 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 HAPPY HOUR APP

Village Voice Happy Hour App powered by GoTime.com locates all the food and drink specials going on around your area. You can access details such as photos, specials, menus, location, amenities and even reviews. It is free to download for iPhone, Android and Blackberry.
 
Advertising opportunites are available to reach customers directly from the application. These include Featured Venue premium positioning, sponsorship logos and banners.

http://www.villagevoice.com/microsites/happy-hours