The mission of The Apopka Voice is to engage with relevancy, inform with integrity, and inspire greater good at all levels of the community. This mission goes beyond our honest reporting, and encompasses all we do, including our service-centered partnerships with advertisers. Our valued relationships with local businesses drives us to provide opportunities that empower businesses to engage and grow in our community. Advertising isn't just doing “business” for us, but it's about genuine care for those that are the backbone of our community – local-centered businesses like you.
As experts in branding and digital marketing, our 4-prong approach gets results. Strategically-placed digital ads, targeted and powerful social media connections, daily subscriber-based newsletter engagement, and the opportunity to create relevant article advertisements creates top-of-mind awareness with our hyperlocal audience. We hope that through our partnership you will find new ways to connect with your potential client base and become an influential voice in your area of expertise.
With the majority of our audience being Apopka residents, we see incredible levels of engagement throughout our online presence. With 50,000+ monthly readers, our CTR (click through rate) of our ads sees an average of 0.5% consistently. Comparably, National averages for similar CTR among news outlets like The Apopka Voice see an average of 0.04%. We are so proud of the direct contact we are able to offer our clients and hope to provide the same points of contact to businesses like yours!
Our Run of Site Ad Package includes one month of promotional content for any business brand or event. This package includes the following:
Our Professional Ad Package is the first tier of our expanded partnership packages. With this package we have the ability to collect on data that can be used to assist in the building of your personal business or brand.
The Voice Package makes you the expert in your local industry. This package also ensures exclusive advertising with your business on our site, meaning we will not accept additional partnerships with your competitors. This package guarantees your brand or business becomes familiar and trusted among our readers.
- $600/mo
Discounts for CURATED media kits are available for registered 501c3. The costs are as follows:
Run of Site Ad Package: $500/month
Professional Ad Package: $2,025/3 Month Partnership
The Voice Ad Package: $4,500/6 Month Partnership
A-La-Carte Advertising is at cost, with the exception of half-off banner advertising with purchase of 6 months of advertising. 501c3s also are not provided exclusivity for advertising to ensure all non-profit organizations in the area receive optimal opportunities to reach their targeted communities.
For more information or to schedule a consultation meeting for your business and adverting opportunities with The Apopka Voice, reach out to Mark Goldstein, Advertising and Marketing. Email Mark at info@theapopkavoice.com or call at (407) 484-3899.
When COVID-19 hit in 2020, local nonprofit organizations became increasingly vital to Apopka, due to the increased amount of people in need. That's why The Apopka Voice began a more concerted effort in 2021 to support key charities and the work they do.
As 2022 arrived, we realized the challenges facing our community had not subsided. While much was improved, we realized businesses and families would continue to feel the challenges through it all, and it was why we upped our support for local charities.
Now that 2023 is upon us, we plant to keep doing everything possible to help ensure their success. We believe that, no matter the season or reason, as we are all trying to give our best to help build a better community we will be able to do so more successfully when we work together. We will grow stronger and meet our challenges more equipped as we link arms in every way we can.
In 2021 The Apopka Voice donated a percentage of our local advertising revenues to support four key charities - Loaves & Fishes, Florida Farmworkers Association, Hope CommUnity Center and Habitat for Humanity Seminole-Apopka. In 2022 we expanded our support in more tangible ways, offering financial support as well as free advertising and ad design to 10 Apopka-based nonprofits. And now in 2023 we are continuing our support to local charities, but with a slight twist. We are going back to working with four charities, but offering free advertising for a full quarter, along with the other financial and ad design support. We're hoping this will help deepen the impact for these frontline community-builders in a more sustainable way! Here's what this will look like:
Every quarter we will select an Apopka non-profit to provide encouragement and support by providing the following:
In 2023 we have been thrilled to start the year off wiht the following non-profits:
Dec ('22) - Jan - Feb: New Journey Youth Center
Mar - Apr - May:
Jun - Jul - Aug:
Sep - Oct - Nov
In 2022 we were thrilled to offer free ads, articles and financial assistance to the following non-profits:
Jan & Feb: St. Mary Protectoress Ukrainian Catholic Church
March & April: Re-Imagine Communities
May & June: Candy's Cat
July, August, September: (1) Armando Borjas Foundation; (2) Avian Reconditioning Center; (3) 8 Cents in a Jar
October: The Open Door Ministry - Breast Cancer Resources - keep eyes open for their ads and articles coming soon!
November: Hope CommUnity Center; Loaves & Fishes; and Farmworkers Association Apopka
December: New Journey Youth - keep eyes open for their ads and articles coming in January 2023
Recommendations are definitely welcomed, so please drop us an email info@theapopkavoice.com or text (407) 415-6218. We would love to learn how an Apopka non-profit has helped you or someone you care about, and find ways to encourage them in their work.
2021 was our inaugural internship program, and as we have continued throughout 2022 and now 2023, we couldn't be more thrilled with the students we are blessed to work with. Each one has brought and brings such enthusiasm to learn real-world skills, inspires us with their creative ideas, are spot-on with their professionalism and reporting, and make "team meetings" something we actually looked forward to! We have nothing but appreciation to the colleges and universities we partner with to do this, but reserve our deepest joy and thanks to these great students:
Welcome to our newest journalism interns from UCF:
Previous Interns
You can learn more about our focus on providing students with real-world experience, mentoring, and opportunities for publishing and building their portfolios. And if you know a potential student candidate - please do let us know and we'll reach out to them.
Typically our interns are studying journalism, communications, digital media, and/or business, and are either enrolled in studies or recently graduated. We have been an approved business organization to work with student interns since 2021, partnering with Full Sail University, Seminole Community College, University of Central Florida, Valencia Community College, and Rollins College. Occasionally we also take on high school interns who are especially recommended and qualified.
For more information, to ask questions, or brainstorm ideas for your business, please contact Megan Garcia, Director of Advertising and Marketing at: (321) 277-6658 or email info@theapopkavoice.com. We’d love to partner with you in connecting neighbors, growing customers, and making clients for life!
