Become a Santa Cruz Local sponsor and show your support for fair and accurate local journalism.
Santa Cruz Local members are local movers and shakers. They’re engaged with us. They want to make our community stronger. They’re the locals who are most likely to create change.
The Santa Cruz Local podcast is available for free on all the popular podcast platforms: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, TuneIn, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and more. You can also find our episodes on our website, the Amazon Echo and the Google Home. We have a weekly newsletter with more than 4,600 subscribers. Our subscribers click our newsletter links nearly twice the industry average for media newsletters.
We also have events, which are a good way to connect with our members.
Our editorial work is independent from advertisers and sponsors. To learn more about our ethics, click here. To sponsor Santa Cruz Local and support local journalism, contact Kara Meyberg Guzman at [email protected].
See our list of sponsors here.
Sponsorship Tiers
Redwood level ($10,000 minimum)
- 12 A-spots per year
- 3 B-spots per year
- 6 C-spots per year
- Logo placement on our website
- Logo, link and “Sponsor shoutout” in all of our weekly newsletters
- Sponsorship of one Santa Cruz Local event a year, with logo on program, free tickets and opportunity to give an introduction at event
- Brand association: Recognition as a company or organization that supports a stronger community through fair and accurate local news
Wharf level ($5,000 minimum)
- 6 A-spots per year
- 2 B-spots per year
- 6 C-spots per year
- Logo placement on our website
- Logo, link and “Sponsor shoutout” in our weekly newsletter when your ad runs
- Brand association: Recognition as a company or organization that supports a stronger community through fair and accurate local news
Monarch level ($2,500 minimum)
- 3 A-spot ads per year
- 1 B-spots per year
- 3 C-spots per year
- Logo placement on our website
- Brand association: Recognition as a company or organization that supports a stronger community through fair and accurate local news
GLOSSARY
- A-spot ad: A 20-second ad at the beginning of an episode. A-spot advertisers also get a “thank you” at the end of an episode.
- B-spot ad: A 20-second ad in the middle of an episode. Only our “deep dives” longer than 15 minutes will have a B-spot ad.
- C-spot ad: A 20-second ad at the end of an episode.