New Partnerships Offer Members Advertising Discounts; Oct. 30 is First Deadline

The Greater Iowa City Area HBA has entered into advertising partnerships with three area media companies to offer members diversified and broader marketing opportunities at discounted prices. And all partners are HBA members.

TOWNSQUARE MEDIA
The radio opportunity with Townsquare Media, which owns KHAK, KDAT, KRNA and 107.1, is for the remainder of 2020 and all of 2021. Members get a 35 percent discount and Iowa Ctiy Area HBA events receive additional advertising. Your ad production is free, there are multiple dates and times available in the packages and you can reuse the ad anywhere else for free.  There are also digital advertising bundles that would appear on stations’ streaming websites. 

Read About the Offering
Sign up Deadline: Oct. 30
Contact: teri.vandyke@townsquaremedia.com (319) 365-9431

KCRG TV
KCRG is offering 30-second TV-commercial packages leading up to the 2021 Iowa City Area HBA Home Show and Parade of Homes. You can also get half-off creating the segment. So, members receive the produced commercial and 28 air times for only $2,000. Plus, the more  participants, the greater the HBA’s discount for promoting the two events. You get television exposure at a highly reduced rate while also supporting your association’s activities — that promote you!

Read About the Offering
Sign up Deadlines: Home Show Campaign: Jan. 29 (Jan. 22 if production needed.)
Parade of Homes Campaign: May 28 (May 21 if production needed.)
Contact: kimber.dowie@kcrg.com (319) 430-5694

THE CEDAR RAPIDS GAZETTE
The Gazette, our Home Show and Parade of Homes promotional collaborator, is offering exclusive 30 percent discounts on print ads and 25 percent off digital ads for the rest of 2020 and anytime during 2021. Members can receive $100 off recruiting ads with Corridor Careers. Such significant deals are only because of this strong partnership.

Read About the Offering
Sign up Deadline: Anytime Through 2021
Contact: elaine.rayner@thegazette.com (319) 339-3159

Stay tuned as additional negotiations are in the works with other outlets.