LOCAL SERVICES
custom marketing


PROMOTION packages:

1

Storefront Package
Leverage our marketing to drive sales.
Free

As a qualified vendor you receive:

Listing: 3 line listing (name, tagline and address) on relevant Little Italy web properties.
Linking: Links to your website and email address.
Shopping Category: Listing in 1 Little Italy Directory category.
Events: 1 Event Calendar listing per year.
Marketing:
Receive all the benefits of our Local
Marketing efforts

Our Local Marketing efforts include:
 
Online:
Search Engine Optimization: Our team has leveraged world-class search engine marketing techniques to attract the maximum number of visitors.
Affiliate advertising: We have a significant affiliate program and receive traffic from many consumer oriented and ethnic Italian websites. Click here for our most current site statistics.
eMail campaigns: Our monthly eMailings to Little Italy newsletter subscribers and relevant public email lists generate additional interest.

Offline
In Store: Flyer campaign for local retailers. All local retailers post 'as seen in LittleItalyChicago.com' window stickers.
Press Releases: Local and web-based for each of our new market launches.
Event sponsorship: Participation in ethnic parades, festivals, exhibits, fun runs, etc.


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Promotional Package 2
Differentiate From The Rest
$10-60 per month

Receive all the benefits of our Storefront Package PLUS....
   
Specials: Attach a coupon to your merchant listing (ie. sale notifications, first time discounts, percentage off, etc.)
Additional Shopping Category:
Listing in 1 additional Little Italy Directory category
Extended Listing: 4 Line Extended Display on the relevant Little Italy web property for maximum exposure. Include your hours, products categories, supported credit cards, etc.
Events: Unlimited Listings in our Monthly Event Calendar
Color:
Color differentiation to draw attention to your business


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Promotional Package 3
Top 3 in Your Category
$150 per month

Receive all the benefits of Promotion Package #2 PLUS....
   
Priority Placement: Priority display as one of the top 3 merchants in 1 Little Italy Directory category
Featured Merchant - Newsletter: Receive additional exposure in one of our monthly newslettersFeatured Merchants - Homepage: Receive additional exposure in the featured merchant portion of our homepage for 1 week.

Requires a 1 year commitment


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Promotional Package 4
Exclusive Category Ownership
$350 - $1000 per month

Receive all the benefits of Promotion Package #3 PLUS....
   
Exclusive Ownership: Exclusive ownership of a designated Little Italy Directory Category. No Additional Merchants will advertise in the designated category.
Search Engine Optimization: Leverage our tools to maximize your placement on major U.S. search engines Google, AOL, and MSN. First, Keyword Research on 20-40 of the popular keywords for your industry. Second, a Diagnostic Analysis of your current positioning based on those keywords. Third, Optimization Recommendations to increase your positioning on the major search engines. Fourth, A Quarterly Diagnostic Report to Watch Your Rankings Increase. NOTE: Actual website enhancements are quoted separately based on keyword popularity.
Brand Awareness: Full creative use of the top and right navigation within the designated Little Italy Directory category. Creative fees are billed at $50 per hour. Typical fee's range from $100 - $600. Little Italy Media Creative staff will provide 2 prototypes based on your existing branding.
Reporting:
Quarterly reporting of Little Italy consumer demographics, most common searches in your shopping category, and hot links to your site.

Requires a 1 year commitment


MAINTENANCE package:

M

MAINTENANCE Package
Manage your web operations
$80 per month

Site Maintenance: 12 hours of site maintenance per year. Upgrade your existing webpages or leverage our existing templates to add new functionality to your site including coupons, catering, services, email lists, contact forms,etc.
Visual Identity: We will apply your existing logo, fonts, and colors Editing - We will edit all pages. Merchant is responsible for all writing.

PLUS..... Promotion Package #2 FREE

Services available for additional fee:

Visual Identity: Let us work with you to create or enhance your visual identity for the web including logo, fonts, and colors.

Digital Pictures: Let us shoot and post your images (ie. products, storefront,etc)

Content: We will work with you to write content for each web page.

Additional Hours: Additional hours of site maintenance are available. This option is suitable for complex sites, sites with many products, or sites developed in non-standard technologies.

Includes 2 iterations of site design


C

Commerce Package
Add web sales and shipping
$250 per page***

Product/Service Catalog: Add your product and service catalog to a new or existing website.
Digital Images: We will photograph and post digital images of each product
Shopping Basket: Standard shopping basket features including credit card, shipping,etc)
Editing: We will edit all pages. You are responsible for all writing.
Hosting: Leverage one of our preferred providers to host your site (additional fee's range from $30 - $80 per month based on number of products)

***Additional Cost Considerations: Merchant accounts and transaction fees in conjunction with online payment capability, Website hosting, Availability of digital images for products and branding, Editorial content for the site, complicated product loads.

Services available for additional fee:

Maintenance Package: our Maintenance package keeps your site up to date and promotes products, services, and events.
Visual Identity: Let us work with you to create or enhance your visual identity for the web including logo, fonts, and colors.
Content: We will work with you to write content for each web page/product.
Additional Web Pages: Leverage our existing templates to add new functionality to your site including coupons, catering, services, email lists, contact forms,etc

Includes 2 iterations of site design.


S

STARTER Package
Create your web presence
$900 per month

5 Starter Web Pages: Our templated web pages (ie. homepage, products, services, specials, about us, contact us, etc) reduce costs and expedite turnaround.
Visual Identity: We will apply your existing logo, fonts, and colors.
Web Address: We will work with you to register your custom web address.
Email Address: We will work with you to configure your custom email address.
Banner Ad: 1 banner ad suitable for web advertising
Editing: We will edit all pages. You are responsible for all writing.
Hosting: Leverage one of our preferred providers to host your site (additional fee's range from $5 to $30 per month)

Services available for additional fee:

Maintenance Package: our Maintenance package keeps your site up to date and promotes products, services, and events.
Visual Identity: Let us work with you to create or enhance your visual identity for the web including logo, fonts, and colors.
Digital Pictures: Shoot and post images (ie. Products, storefront,etc)
Content: We will work with you to write content for each web page/product.
Additional Web Pages: Leverage our existing templates to add new functionality to your site including coupons, catering, services, email lists, contact forms,etc

Includes 2 iterations of site design.





 
 
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