Advertising

For more advertising and marketing information:

Contact Kelli Phenix at (530) 477-4248

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Why would you advertise anywhere else?
A comparison of TheUnion.com to other local media sites:

Data from Compete.comTheUnion.com traffic compared to Nevada County Mall, YubaNet, KNCO, and Nevada County Trader

Data from Quantcast.com Comparison of TheUnion.com to other online Nevada County media: KNCO | Yubanet | Nevada County Mall

2009 The Union Rate Card

Classified Ad: Place your own ad here

Online Advertising Rates: View PDF of TheUnion.com 2008 Rate Card

Special Sections Calendar View PDF of 2009 Special Sections Calendar

The Union (print) Media Landscape

We want to be your marketing partner to help your business succeed. In our efforts to do that we’ve conducted surveys to determine your current and potential customer reading preferences. Here are some of the results of a December 2006 readership survey. When questioned about readership of Daily Newspapers:

69% read The Union

28% Sacramento Bee

8% San Francisco Chronicle

7% Auburn Journal

24% Did not read any

TheUnion.com (web) Media Landscape

In the summer of 2007 we hired an independent consulting firm to conduct a survey to discover how our community uses the internet. The results were very informative and gratifying. They support our assertion that we can provide our advertisers not only a larger audience but more customers. We’re not just saying that, the numbers speak for themselves. By the way, we are the only advertising venue that is willing to provide our customers with actual facts and figures regarding their advertising campaign. The following information is taken from survey results that may be of interest to potential advertisers:

Of the survey participants:

90% use the Internet daily

74% visit The Union.com more than 3 times per week;

53% visit daily

88% have used the Internet to purchase products or services

49% of those surveyed researched products online but purchased LOCALLY

93% read The Union at least once a week

71% of TheUnion.com readers do not subscribe to The Union print edition

37% of participants had placed a Classified ad in the previous 12 months

TheUnion.com

Taking your business to the internet and beyond

TheUnion.com is Nevada County’s most popular Web site and is the first site many Bay Area and Sacramento area people see when looking for information about Grass Valley, Nevada City and Penn Valley. By advertising on TheUnion.com you can reach additional readers every day, over and above your print newspaper ad schedule. Visitors return several times a day increasing your ad message frequency and strengthening consumer awareness of your products and services. Use TheUnion.com for Grass Valley Advertising and Nevada City Advertising.

TheUnion.com is interested in the highest quality advertisers. When you advertise on TheUnion.com you will be placing your brand on a high quality family friendly site and you can be assured that your brand will only be associated with other high quality brands.

TheUnion.biz: Connecting the businesses of Nevada County to Prosperity!

TheUnion.biz is a group of businesses working to improve business in Nevada County. TheUnion.biz membership is by invitation, and is open to any business owner of Western Nevada County. For an invitation, contact Tara Walters twalters @ theunion . com

TheUnion.net

Nevada County's most popular Internet Service Provider is TheUnion.net. TheUnion.net provides dialup, DSL, and Fixed Wireless service to connect Nevada County to the Internet.

The Sierra Sun in Truckee

See our sister news site covering the Eastern Nevada County area of Truckee, California and north Lake Tahoe

The Union e-Edition

Get your newspaper without the paper!

The Union eEdition is an exact duplicate of The Union print edition that is available online. It features all the ads and stories in the same format that you find on the printed page in an easy to use online format.

See the The Union's e-Edition Here

Marketing Services

In today’s competitive media landscape, your message needs to stand out. The Union, will make that happen. With more than 144 years in the community, there is no other media outlet in the area that knows the pulse of the Western Nevada County market more than The Union. Allow The Union’s marketing experts to customize your marketing needs today.

Commercial Print

Quality counts. With our own printing plant on the premise and long-standing relationships with trade presses, we are equipped to provide top-notch printing of your pieces with quick turn-around.

Design & Layout

From print advertisements and fliers to online banners and Web site development, we house a fully-staffed creative services department of qualified and professional designers who will fully listen to what you want.

Email marketing

One of the most cost effective means to reach your audience. Allow The Union to write, edit and send email messages to your targeted audience or customer database.

Project Management

The Union can help execute your marketing plan with sophisticated project managers. Moving forward, stress-free.

Direct Mail

Get your message directly to your audience, without the timetables created by other media. The Union will design, deliver and measure the effectiveness of your targeted message.