Local Sponsorships

Reach people actively planning things to do in Southwest Florida

Eat Play SWFL connects local businesses with readers browsing events, restaurants, hotels, activities, and weekend plans across the region.

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Sponsor Packages

Packages are priced by website visibility and included region scope. All paid placements are clearly labeled as sponsored and use image-based creative with tracked clicks.

Starter Sponsor

Low-cost test package with general sidebar visibility and no dedicated region targeting.

Region scope: general visibility only; no dedicated region targeting.

$150/mo

Current Placement Inventory

2 placement types · 194 sponsor slots

  • 2 website placement types: guide/article sidebars and event browsing sidebars
  • General visibility with no dedicated city or region targeting
  • No homepage, inline, featured regional, or social placement
  • Tracked impressions, tracked clicks, and UTM-tagged outbound links
  • Basic performance summary from the sponsor dashboard

Placement Breakdown

Guide article sidebar179 sponsor slots
Events calendar sidebar15 sponsor slots
Recommended

Regional Market Sponsor

Recommended service-area package for businesses targeting up to 3 selected Southwest Florida regions.

Region scope: up to 3 selected regions. Additional selected regions are $50/month each.

$350/mo

$100 setup

Current Placement Inventory

4 placement types · 20,933 sponsor slots

  • 4 website placement types focused around up to 3 selected SWFL cities or regions
  • $50/month per additional selected region beyond the 3 included regions
  • Guide/article sidebar placement on matching regional guide traffic
  • Event detail sidebar and regional event page placement for matching markets
  • Tracked impressions, tracked clicks, and UTM-tagged outbound links
  • Basic performance summary from the sponsor dashboard

Placement Breakdown

Guide article sidebar179 sponsor slots
Event detail sidebar20,727 sponsor slots
Regional events featured slot13 sponsor slots
Regional guide featured slot14 sponsor slots

SWFL Visibility Sponsor

Broad website visibility across homepage, guide/article, event, and regional sponsor inventory.

Region scope: up to 8 selected regions, or broad SWFL when no specific regions are selected. Additional selected regions are $50/month each.

$650/mo

$150 setup

Current Placement Inventory

6 placement types · 20,935 sponsor slots

  • 6 website placement types: homepage featured, guide/article inline, event detail inline, main events calendar featured, regional event featured, and regional guide featured
  • Up to 8 selected SWFL regions, or broad SWFL visibility when no specific regions are selected
  • $50/month per additional selected region beyond the 8 included regions
  • Tracked impressions, tracked clicks, and UTM-tagged outbound links
  • Basic performance summary from the sponsor dashboard

Placement Breakdown

Homepage featured sponsor1 sponsor slot
Guide article inline179 sponsor slots
Event detail inline20,727 sponsor slots
Events calendar featured slot1 sponsor slot
Regional events featured slot13 sponsor slots
Regional guide featured slot14 sponsor slots

Optional Add-Ons

Add-ons are manual campaign extras. They are not included in the core website packages unless explicitly added.

Add-On

Social Add-On

Optional manually scheduled sponsored Facebook mention for campaigns that need a social touchpoint.

Optional add-on. Region scope is handled in the sponsored mention copy.

$150/post

Current Placement Inventory

1 placement types · 1 manual social mention

  • 1 manually scheduled sponsored Facebook mention
  • Sponsor provides or approves the image and copy before posting
  • No guaranteed reach, engagement, clicks, or automated Facebook posting

Placement Breakdown

Facebook sponsored mentionmanual

Want a custom city or seasonal sponsorship?

We can package homepage, guide, directory, event, and manually scheduled Facebook visibility around a specific region, season, category, or business goal.

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