Sponsor What's Up 208.

A free local-events calendar for the Treasure Valley, supported by a small group of partners. We publish the rate card — no quote-request nonsense.

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Published rate card

Three tiers, three prices

What it costs is on the card. You either fit the picture or you don't — no quote dance.

Calendar Sponsor

$1,700/mo · founding rate

Best fit: Established local businesses who care about long-term community brand association.

Includes

Front-cover placement on the monthly print piece (5,000 mailed to Meridian homes via EDDM)
Weekly mention in the newsletter
Weekly social post tagging your business
Logo on 200 monthly posters across high-traffic Meridian spots — coffee shops, breweries, gyms (via Idaho Poster Distribution)
Featured business profile on /directory
Quarterly KPI report: impressions, click-throughs, attributable attendance

Capped at 4 per city per month · Founding-partner rate locked for life

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Add-on for partners

Get found on Google, too

Partners can add local SEO and we'll get your business showing up first when someone nearby searches for what you do — with a ranking map that shows exactly where you stand every month.

TVI Local SEO Essentials

$400/mo as a sponsorship add-on

Emergency / high-ticket local services where one new customer a month is profitable — HVAC, roofing, plumbing, water damage restoration.

4 GBP posts (keyword + location targeted, scheduled via GBP API)
Review response management (drafted, operator-approved, posted within 24hr)
1 location article on whatsup208.com (1,000–1,500 words, do-follow backlink)
BrightLocal citation audit (weekly automated)
Geo grid pull (Local Dominator)

TVI Local SEO Pro

$750/mo as a sponsorship add-on

Established local businesses that want to dominate their category across the whole service area — and want content built on their own site too.

4 GBP posts (keyword + location targeted, scheduled via GBP API)

How we compare

Why What's Up 208

Local ad dollars usually split between a solo Instagram influencer and a print-only mailer. Here's how the channels stack up.

Channel	What's Up 208	Solo influencer	Print-only mailer
Print mailer	5K homes	—	✓
Weekly email	✓	Sporadic	✗
Social posts	Weekly	Daily	✗
Physical posters	200 / month	✗	✗
SEO discovery	✓	JS-rendered	✗
Multi-city scale	7 cities	1 city	1 city
Structured KPI	Quarterly	Open rate only	Open rate

We're not knocking the alternatives — both fit some businesses better than us. We just publish the channel match-up so the pick is informed.

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Ready to claim a slot?

Tell us about your business and we'll send a deck + sample placement within 48 hours.

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