Are you looking to drive traffic to your community? your event? or even your business? Several advertising options allow your content to be directly shared with the Iowa Road Trip audience.

Sponsored Post: $250

  • Available to Iowa-based businesses, restaurants, and communities to promote products, services, or events.
  • Iowa Road Trip retains the right to approve or deny sponsored posts that are not in alignment with the Iowa Road Trip audience. Iowa Road Trip does not accept political advertisements or promotions.
  • Media (photos/video) are provided by the purchaser
  • Payments are made electronically through PayPal or Venmo. Payment can also be made by check but must be paid before the sponsored post is made.
  • All sponsored posts are tagged with the proper “Sponsored tag” available on Facebook and Instagram. This provides the purchaser with direct access to the usage statistics and also provides them the ability to pay for boosting the post directly with Meta.
  • What exactly is included with a sponsored post? Your organization gets one Facebook post (any one type – photo or video) on Iowa Road Trip’s Facebook page and one Instagram post (any type) on Iowa Road Trip’s Instagram account.

Steps for obtaining a Sponsored Facebook and Instagram Post

  1. Contact Iowa Road Trip (brian . abeling @ gmail.com) to inquire about a sponsored post.
  2. We’ll discuss the following: What is your overall goal? To promote a product, a service, or an event?
  3. We’ll also discuss: What’s your ideal outcome: to build awareness? or to get individuals to signup for something? to purchase something?
  4. We’ll also discuss: Do you have specific media (photo or videos) that you are providing for the sponsored post? If Iowa Road Trip has media for your event or location, then I’ll make it available, but if not, the purchaser will need to provide the media.
  5. Before work begins on the actual sponsored post, payment is required.
  6. Once the specific post type and content are created – then the post, including text, links, media, and scheduling time will be approved by both the purchaser and Iowa Road Trip
  7. Once the sponsored post is scheduled, the purchaser will be tagged as the sponsor and will have access to live stats once it is posted.

Event Pack: $500

  • Available to Iowa communities to help promote a community event or festival.
  • Iowa Road Trip retains the right to approve or deny Event Promo Packs that are not in alignment with the Iowa Road Trip audience. Iowa Road Trip does not accept political advertisements or promotions.
  • Media (photos/video) are provided by the purchaser.
  • Payments are made electronically through PayPal or Venmo. Payment can also be made by check but must be paid before the sponsored post is made.
  • As a part of the promo pack, all sponsored posts are tagged with the proper “Sponsored tag” available on Facebook and Instagram. This provides the purchaser with direct access to the usage statistics and also provides them the ability to pay for boosting the post directly with Meta.
  • What is included with the Event Pack? You get 3 Facebook posts AND 3 Instagram posts, all for only $500

Steps for obtaining an Event Pack

  1. Contact Iowa Road Trip (brian . abeling @ gmail.com) to inquire about an Event Pack.
  2. We’ll discuss the following: What is your event?
  3. We’ll also discuss: What’s your ideal outcome: to build awareness? attendance? to get individuals to signup for something?
  4. We’ll also discuss: Do you have specific media (photo or videos) that you are providing for the promo pack? If Iowa Road Trip has media for your event or location, then I’ll make it available, but if not, the purchaser will need to provide the media.
  5. Payment is required before the posts begin.
  6. Once the specific post type and content are created – then the post, including text, links, media, and scheduling time will be approved by both the purchaser and Iowa Road Trip
  7. Once the sponsored posts are scheduled, the purchaser will be tagged as the sponsor and they will have access to live stats.

Give Away: $500

  • Available to Iowa-based businesses, restaurants, and communities to promote products, services, or events.
  • Iowa Road Trip retains the right to approve or deny sponsored posts that are not in alignment with the Iowa Road Trip audience. Iowa Road Trip does not accept political advertisements or promotions.
  • Media (photos/video) are provided by the purchaser
  • Payments are made electronically through PayPal or Venmo. Payment can also be made by check but must be paid before the sponsored post is made.
  • All sponsored posts are tagged with the proper “Sponsored tag” available on Facebook and Instagram. This provides the purchaser with direct access to the usage statistics and also provides them the ability to pay for boosting the post directly with Meta.
  • What is included with a sponsored giveaway? Your organization provides a product, service, gift card, or voucher that is to be given away. Iowa Road Trip will promote the giveaway through Facebook and Instagram. Iowa Road Trip will randomly select the winner (through RafflePress) and the sponsor will then provide the winner with the award. The sponsor gets to decide how the giveaway works – as they can direct traffic to their social media accounts and/or collect email addresses for future promotions.
  • How does the giveaway work? We will work with you to determine your goals. For example, are you wanting to increase your followers? or gain email subscribers? Once we understand your goals, we configure the giveaway to target Iowa Road Trip followers towards your goals.