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Patch 101: How to Advertise on Patch

Here's how to reach the customers you want to attract.

Cupertino Patch is updated an average of four to five times per day, delivering news, events and more to a diverse cross-section of local readers. It's a trusted local news and information source, making it a great spot to advertise.

You can pick and choose the right custom ad in the towns you want, as well as when and where you want it to run.

The Patch advertising team will provide you with your ad performance results on a monthly basis, and will make recommendations that will enhance your campaign. Furthermore, all packages are custom designed for your advertising needs, based on your goals and objectives.

But why advertise online with Patch?

You can reach affluent residents of Santa Clara County and increase customer satisfaction through a positive branding campaign.

At Patch you can share an ad slot with up to four advertisers (which makes it more affordable for more businesses). Running an ad on the interior pages gets you exposure on all the interior pages, while running an ad on the homepage only gets you exposure on the homepage.

You can target big by advertising on many Patches throughout the state, or you can keep your target small by focusing on Cupertino Patch and neighboring Patches like Saratoga, Los Altos, Campbell, Los Gatos or Mountain View. Or, you can choose to advertise on a specific type of article.

The advertising team will share the number of impressions each advertiser gets, as well as the number of clicks to their website, so you'll be able to keep track of the effectiveness of your ad.

Here are some steps to creating an effective message:

  • Create a message that focuses on customer benefits. Customers want to know what you can do for them and how.
  • Tell potential customers why they should choose you over your competitors. What can you do or offer customers that nobody else can? What is your expertise?
  • You know your business better than anyone. What makes your current customers choose you over everyone else?
  • Create top-of-mind of awareness through branding. Make potential customers think of you first when they are ready, willing and able to buy. Branding your message will help build awareness.
  • People need to see your message consistently. People are barraged by messages everyday...we want them to remember you.

So get in touch with one of our advertising representatives to learn more today!

Contact advertising manager regional publisher Brigitte Center at 707-217-3606 or brigitte.center@patch.com to learn more.

Editor's Note: Information for this edition of Patch 101 was provided by Regional Publisher Stephanie Leicht.

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Just a short thought to get the word out quickly about anything in your neighborhood.
Share something with your neighbors. Write a new post... What's up? Make an announcement, speak your mind, or sell something
A Chinese-American couple will dress just like their mainstream American counterparts at the wedding.
Crystal Tai May 1, 2011 at 06:28 pm
Thank you very much for you kind words, Priyanka! The answer to your question is in another articleRead More I wrote for Cupertino Patch, "Five Wedding Reception Venues in Cupertino." Thanks again!
Priyanka Sharma-Sindhar April 27, 2011 at 08:21 pm
This is definitely very useful for the those of us who aren't Chinese, but do have Chinese friends..Read More Thank you, Crystal. What are the popular spots in Cupertino for Chinese weddings?
Anne Ernst (Editor) April 3, 2013 at 12:59 pm
It's difficult to know what's going on in a kid's mind unless they feel confident enough to open upRead More and talk. And this program helps us adults to learn to listen differently.
Debbie Reiley April 3, 2013 at 03:50 am
I too was at this Challenge Day. It was my 6th. I first volunteered because I watched the programRead More on MTV "If You Really Knew Me" when my son was being severely bullied in middle school and saw the program was offered when he was a freshman in high school. My company strongly supports me volunteering for this and allows me to take the day off work to attend. I am continually humbled by what these teens share and saddened at what some of them have experienced in their short lives. This program is so valuable. I think every school should offer it and every parent should attend. It helps us to realize that we need to think twice before we judge or assume things about others when we know nothing about them. It is the volunteering opportunity that I look forward to participating in every year.
Anne Ernst (Editor) March 30, 2013 at 06:30 am
Carrie, Thanks for allowing me to be a part of it again.
Janice Chua March 28, 2013 at 06:45 pm
It was fun hosting you all at Bitter+Sweet, Anne!
Loy Oppus-Moe March 28, 2013 at 02:40 pm
A big "Thank You" to Anne, Pete, and 53 other professionals who opened up their companiesRead More and organizations to give our students hands-on experience of what life might look like for them post-high school. Job Shadowing brings relevance to education!