Want to promote your event, special offer or new launch to thousands of local mums? We have a range of E-newsletter and Facebook Packages to suit all budgets, which are a great way to create awareness and generate sales.
Advertising Packages
We offer several advertising packages that can include an ad in the Bulletin Board of a weekly e-newsletter, a post on the North Shore Mums Facebook page, pinned post in the Announcements section of the Facebook group and featured status for event listings.
To ensure visibility with our readers, we will ‘boost’ the Facebook post to our fanbase, specifically targeted to the business or event – to guarantee it is seen by the right demographic for your business.
| E-newsletter Bulletin Board | Facebook page (boosted reach) | Facebook group Announcement | Price (inc. GST) | |
| Deluxe | Yes | 1500 | Pinned 24 hours | $219 |
| Premium | Yes | 3000 | Pinned 24 hours | $329 |
| Facebook Turbo | No | 3000 | Pinned 24 hours | $279 |
Promoting an event? You can also add on a Featured What’s On listing for the discounted price of $70 (usually $99).
Examples
Weekly E-newsletter: Bulletin Board
North Shore Mums emails a weekly e-newsletter to 12,000 subscribers every Thursday night, which features the latest articles, promotions and weekend event listings.
It also includes a Bulletin Board where businesses can advertise local events, news and special offers. Each ad includes a photographic image, catchy headline, approx. 30-35 words and three hyperlinks for more info.
Click here to view previous newsletters.
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- NSM e-newsletter: Bulletin Board
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- NSM e-newsletter: Bulletin Board
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- NSM e-newsletter: Bulletin Board
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- NSM e-newsletter: Bulletin Board
Facebook page
Facebook page posts will be boosted to ensure we deliver the minimum number of views in the newsfeed. View the North Shore Mums Facebook page here.
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- North Shore Mums Facebook page post
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- North Shore Mums Facebook page post
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- North Shore Mums Facebook page post
Facebook group
Facebook group posts will be pinned in the Announcements section of the group for a minimum of 24 hours. Join the North Shore Mums Facebook group here.
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- Facebook group Announcement
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- Facebook group Announcement
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- Facebook group Announcement
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- Facebook group Announcement
Tips for an ad that gets results!
- If you are promoting a product or service, it’s a great idea to attach some kind of special offer (e.g. free trial, discount, free delivery, value add) – to encourage clicks and response.
- If you are seeking respondents for a survey, it’s a great idea to have a prize as an incentive for people to respond.
Image Guidelines
The image you supply must be a single landscape, photographic image – something that illustrates what you are promoting and will sell it in the best way possible! The power of a great image cannot be underestimated! It cannot be a collage, flyer, logo or an image with words over it. The reasons for this are:
- E-newsletter Bulletin Board – The template allows for one 600 (w) x 400 (h) pixel image, so single photographic image looks best (and any text is usually illegible). Don’t worry, we will resize it for you!
- Facebook – If you have a lot of fantastic images that showcase your product or service, submit them all! We can create a photo gallery with up to 5 images. If you don’t have lots of images, one image is fine
Please provide high quality images – we will resize and optimise.
Images for Facebook:
Facebook says: “Our policies previously prohibited adverts with text that covered more than 20% of an advert’s image. We’ve recently implemented a new solution that allows adverts with a text amount of greater than 20% to run, but with reduced delivery or no delivery.” So for the best reach and response, images with little or no text still perform best.
Read best practices for image ads on Facebook
Prefer to use a video for your Facebook post?
If you would prefer to use a video for your Facebook post, please supply a link to download the file in the ‘comments’ section. Video performs better when natively uploaded to our Facebook page.
Weekly Deadline: 12pm Tuesdays
To be included in the next available newsletter, your ad must be submitted by 12pm Tuesday.
Based on the information you provide in the online form, we will draft your ads and email them to you for your approval the week of publication. You can nominate what Thursday night you would like to your newsletter spot to appear, and your ideal date to post on the Facebook page (and we will do our best to accommodate – book early to get your desired dates).
You will also receive an email confirming that your ad has been received. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.
Book now!
To submit an ad, complete the Booking Form below. Once submitted, you will be transferred to PayPal where you can pay by credit card, debit card or your PayPal account.
If you are unable to pay by credit card, debit card or PayPal, we will still receive your ad booking if you click ‘book & pay’ and will email you an invoice for payment.
