Stand out with our new Video Featured Ad advertising option!

New video option for 2022 gives Hilltown Families advertisers the opportunity to tell their stories and engage our readers & subscribers!

We’re excited to offer our advertisers the option of adding their video to their Featured Ads in 2022! Studies have shown that video can be a powerful marketing tool, allowing schools, non-profit organizations, and local businesses the opportunity to tell their stories creatively. Video engages prospective parents and new and existing customers by capturing their attention, making an emotional connection, increasing perceived value, and supporting visual and verbal communication methods.

BENEFITS OF VIDEO FEATURED ADS

Top Placement
Increased Marketing Value
- Supports Multiple Communication Methods
- Engaging & Entertaining
- Emotional Connection
- Builds Trust

VIDEO FEATURE AD FORMAT

Video Featured Ads appears on our award-winning website and in our weekly eNewsletter. Video Featured Ads allow our readers to view videos and read text simultaneously. Here is an example of how Video Featured Ads appear on our website:

FEATURED SCHOOL
Four Rivers Charter School
Greenfield, MA

Virtual Open House: Feb 6 @ 10am

Four Rivers Charter Public School in Greenfield, MA, is accepting applications. Prospective families can attend a Virtual Open House this Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 10am. Four Rivers is a small Expeditionary Learning school for grades 7-12, dedicated to educating young people for lives of learning and service. Four Rivers offers a rigorous college preparatory program aligned with the MA curriculum frameworks and emphasizes character development for moral and social responsibility. Students connect learning to the real world, work hard, and develop the independence and thinking skills needed in college and beyond.For more info & Zoom link, visit FourRiversCharter.org.

This format is mirrored in our weekly eNewsletter. When our eNewsletter subscribers select to view a video within our eNewsletter, a new window will open up for our readers view pleasure.

In both cases, videos are paired with descriptive text that allows for embedded links and email contact.

SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO FEATURED AD

Your Name(required)

Your Email(required)

School/Business Name(required)

Submit your video URL link - Youtube, Vimeo, or self-hosted mp4 files accepted.(required)

TEXT FOR VIDEO FEATURED AD (Paired with your video, Video Featured Ads include a single narrative paragraph written in 3rd person with proper punctuation and casing and can be up to 750 CHARACTERS (spaces included in the character count). This field will not count your characters, so please do so before submitting.(required)

Double check the text of your Video Featured Ad to make sure the following specifications have been met (select all):(required)

My Video Featured Ad has no more than 750 characters (spaces have been included in the character count) My Video Featured Ad is written in 3rd person. My Video Featured Ad has proper casing and proper punctuation. (No ALL CAPS & no more than a single exclamation mark.)

Date to begin your Video Featured Ad (Video Featured Ads are published on Thursdays. If your date is pending, enter TBD.)

Select your options:(required)

2-Week Video Featured Ad ($300 - Savings $50) 4-Week Video Featured Ad ($550 - Savings $150) 12 Video Featured Ads ($1600 - Savings: $500) - Great option for monthly advertising! Other

Method of Payment (Select one. All Video Featured Ads must be prepaid or a have PO number.)(required)

Credit Card (A link for paying securely online will be forwarded) Check (An invoice will be emailed for your records)

Comments

Make sure you hit the “submit” button above! You should then see a confirmation of your submitted information. After submitting, we will follow up promptly with a confirmation, invoice/marketing plan, and a link to pay securely online. Please feel encouraged to confirm below if you do not see an automatic confirmation after submitting.