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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Advertise with Us

Laker Media is proud to offer a large portfolio of digital and print advertising options to match the individual needs of different businesses. We encourage you to contact us to review all available options, but offer a few highlights:

www.smithmountainlake.com

Smithmountainlake.com offers web visitors a wealth of timely and timeless information to make the most of their visit or move to Smith Mountain Lake.
The site includes all the great stories from Laker Weekly and Smith Mountain Laker magazine plus a bunch of content that hasn’t made it to print, all presented in a clean, contemporary and simple site. Smithmountainlake.com offers a variety of sponsorship opportunities to deliver a high-impact message to visitors of the site. Each sponsorship offers exclusive exposure to a highly desirable audience and aligns your business with a unique content area – your display ad will be the only one on index and content pages.Smithmountainlake.com uniquely delivers an out-of-market audience interested in learning more about Smith Mountain Lake before a visit or move to the region. We help them find and fall in love with Smith Mountain Lake, so you can focus on finding them the perfect home.

For as little as $15 per listing for a month, you can list your homes on Smithmountainlake.com and include multiple photos, extensive detail and even a map. Moreover, the site is specifically designed to help you capture the lead – helping visitors easily reach you for more information. Featured properties are displayed throughout the smithmountainlake.com site – offering maximum exposure to potential clients.

Laker Weekly

Laker Weekly is the only publication that reaches virtually every home at SML.
Our three prong distribution model—in-paper, direct mail, and racked copies—maximizes the impact of your message at the lake and beyond.With a keen focus on news, events and people of Smith Mountain Lake, Laker Weekly has become a must-read community newspaper.

  • Fresh content– ads and stories are timely.
  • Late deadlines – only publication at the lake that deadlines and publishes within the same week.
  • Unique in-paper and direct-mail distribution reaches virtually every home at the lake, plus a substantial number of readers in Franklin and Bedford counties; added rack distribution enhances the already-high penetration of Laker Weekly – total distribution equals 24,000.
  • Focus on lake life includes recreation, lake living, local profiles, event coverage, clubs and organizations and a comprehensive calendar of area events.
  • Full-color throughout offers a unique balance of impact and affordability.
Laker Magazine

Smith Mountain Laker Magazine reaches more people than any other magazine at Smith Mountain Lake
Laker Magazine captures readers’ attention with compelling articles, stunning photography, and eye catching advertisements. Our dedicated team includes professional editors, writers and award winning designers who love the product and enjoy being a part of the lake community. Of the 150,000 copies printed each year, 30,000 are mailed to targeted readers outside of the lake market, including every SML Chamber lead, extending the reach of your message (to the right people) beyond the waterfront. That’s on top of approximately 200 distribution locations around the lake and Roanoke, Bedford and Franklin Counties.


OUR FEATURES GIVEYOU THEADVANTAGE!

  • Glossy magazine makes photography and ads pop!
  • Compelling stories celebrate life at SML– bringing readers back time and again.
  • Readers look forward to new editions and they hang on to issues while they read from cover to cover.
  • Special Guides invite readers to return to past issues for later reference.
  • Targeted to the luxury lake lifestyle.

In addition to these Laker Media publications, the Laker Media sales team is proud to offer an extended portfolio of options including inserts, sticky notes, The Roanoke Times, roanoke.com, and much, much more. Feel free to contact us today.