Downriver

ADVERTISE WITH US

Get seen all over Downriver

Your customers already read Downriver Beat. Put your business where they're looking — in the email, on the site, and across the directory.

From $10/wk

Stop paying to reach people three states away

Big ad platforms sell you the whole internet when all you need is your own neighborhood. Downriver Beat is read by the people who live here, eat here and shop here — and when your business shows up in something they already trust, you're not an ad. You're a recommendation.

1

Pick your spot

Choose any placement below and lock it in — takes about a minute, and nothing is charged until you review your order.

2

We place it

Downriver Beat confirms every order personally and gets your ad or listing placed exactly where it belongs.

3

You get seen

Your business starts showing up in front of Downriver readers — in the email, on the site, wherever you booked.

Advertising rates

From $10/wk

Banners on the site, sponsorships in the email, mentions in front of every reader — pick the spot that fits your business and the term that fits your budget. Weekly to try it, annual to own it.

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Your ad

Ad placement · 1920 × 400

Top banner

Across the top of your site

From $10/wk

Also $5 a day — ask us about shorter runs.

Your ad

Ad placement · 300 × 300

Sidebar

Beside the page

From $10/wk

Also $5 a day — ask us about shorter runs.

Your ad

Ad placement · 480 × 60

Strip

The slim strip

From $10/wk

Also $5 a day — ask us about shorter runs.

Your ad

Ad placement · 600 × 150

Email banner

Inside the emailed issue

From $20/wk

Also $5 a day · $20 an issue — ask us about shorter runs.

Your ad

Sponsorship

Sponsorship

The whole issue, sold to one business

From $45/wk

Also $10 a day — ask us about shorter runs.

Straight into their inbox

Your ad rides inside the Downriver Beat email itself — not a feed they scroll past, an email they chose to get and actually open.

On the site, every day

Site placements work around the clock, seven days a week — every visitor sees you, not just the ones who caught one send.

Seen by Downriver people

Zero wasted reach. Every reader is right here in Downriver — the exact people who can actually walk through your door this week.

We set it up with you

You're not buying a slot from a machine. A real person at Downriver Beat reviews every order, helps with your creative, and makes sure it looks right before it runs.

Not sure what fits?

Start with anything above — a week costs less than lunch for two, nothing is charged until you review your order, and a real person at Downriver Beat confirms every placement before it runs. The readers are already here. The only question is whether they see you or your competitor.

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© 2026 Downriver Beat.

Downriver Beat is your friendly, go-to guide for life in Downriver, MI, capturing the unique rhythm of the communities along the river. It delivers a curated mix of essential local news, can't-miss events, hidden gems waiting to be discovered, and shoutouts to the amazing neighbors who make the area special. This is the pulse of the community, celebrating the people and places that make Downriver feel like home.

© 2026 Downriver Beat.