Advertising
Benefits
Why choose us
One advertisement.
One local media partner. Your business everywhere Barron County gets its news.
Benefit 1
Reach thousands of local readers throughout Barron County through our trusted newspaper, website, email newsletter, social media, audio, and video platforms.
Benefit 3
Choose flexible advertising packages designed for every budget, with professional creative support and measurable exposure across multiple coordinated marketing channels.
Benefit 2
Build stronger name recognition by placing your message before local customers consistently, wherever they read, watch, listen, browse, and connect.
Benefit 4
Support independent local journalism while showing Barron County residents that your business or organization is invested in the community’s continued success.
Pricing
Plans tailored for you


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Scroll down page for more detailed information on each ad level package.
Contact the Barron County Free Press if you have further questions.
Prices above are per week - Early Special: Commit to 8 weeks, get 9th free!
Community Partner
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Business Card in print
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Website bottom of home page
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Digital Newsletter bottom of page
Bronze Level
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Sixteenth size in print
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Website sidebar homepage lower sections
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Digital Newsletter sidebar lower sections
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Hourly radio sponsor 4xÂ
Silver Level
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Eighth page in print
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Website sidebar hompage top sections
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Digital Newsletter sidebar top sections
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Social media shares 1x per week
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Hourly radio sponsor 8x daily
Gold Level
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Quarter page in print
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Website skscraper banner side of homepage
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Digital Newsletter skyscraper banner on side of page
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Social media shares 2x per week
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Hourly radio sponsor 12x daily
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Podcast and Youtube channel adverts
Platinum Level
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Half page in print
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Website large banner center of home page
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Digital Newsletter large banner center
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Social media shares 3x per week
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Hourly radio sponsor 16x daily
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Podcast and Youtube channel adverts
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Geofencing package
Diamond Level
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Full page in print
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Website leaderboard every page
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Digital Newsletter leaderboard
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Social Media shares 4x per week
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Hourly radio sponsor 24x daily
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Podcast and Youtube channel adverts
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Geofencing package
$50
$90
$170
$300
$550
$990
Further Advertising
Our additional
advertising opportunities
Ask about our exclusive front-page color advertising! Only 24 column inches are available at $50 per inch, with a four-inch minimum. Reserve now—they’ll fill quickly.
You will also receive Gold Level advertising across our network.
Front Page
Reach local job seekers with print and digital employment advertising featuring open positions, hiring events, QR codes, application links, and social promotion across Barron County communities. Inquire about these rates.
Employment Ads
Stand out inside seasonal publications and special sections covering holidays, graduation, tourism, dining, home improvement, healthcare, real estate, shopping, sports, and other important local interests.
Seasonal Issues
Place your flyer, menu, coupon sheet, catalog, or promotional piece directly inside the newspaper, giving readers something tangible they can keep, share, and use. Our insertion rate as low as $75 per 1,000 copies
Newspaper Inserts
Showcase homes, land, commercial properties, agents, and open houses through Barron County Homes and Land, with coordinated print, website, newsletter, and social media exposure.
Real Estate Advertising
Put your business alongside local teams and athletes through sports-page sponsorships, score updates, featured games, athlete spotlights, podcast mentions, video coverage, and social media posts. Inquire about these rates.
Sports Sponsorships
Celebrate your grand opening, expansion, milestone, or anniversary with a coordinated promotional campaign combining advertising, sponsored storytelling, photography, social media, audio, and video coverage.
Special Advertorials
Tell your company’s story through a clearly labeled sponsored Business Spotlight featuring your history, people, services, community involvement, photographs, and customer message across our platforms.
Business Spotlights
Become the exclusive sponsor of popular sections likw Barron County Back Then, People or Places You Should Know, Homes & Land. Starts at $90 weekly. You will also receive Bronze Level advertising across our network.Â
Section Sponsorships
Support an important community service through tasteful obituary-page sponsorship, offering your business respectful recognition while helping families share memorial information with local readers.
Obituary Page Sponsorship
Become our Realtor of the Week for $300, featuring your photo, profile, contact information, featured listings, and prominent exposure in print, on our website, and digital newsletter and Gold Level advert across our network.
Realtor of the Week
Become the presenting sponsor of our reader-voted Best of Barron County features, receiving prominent recognition in print, online, newsletters, social media, and award promotions throughout the year.
Best of Barron County

