Les Borgmeyer: Jobs.columbiatribune.com / Sports sponsorships

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Jobs.columbiatribune.com is our new recruitment newspaper section and website developed to regain dominance in the recruitment category of classifieds. The local site is getting 180,000 to 200,000 views each month. In addition, we’re working with our classified sales manager to have national, aggregated ads. Up to now, advertisers have only been able to reach local audiences. We are in the process of adding aggregate networks that will reach audiences nationwide. We integrated multiple sports products into sponsorships. When the University of Missouri joined the SEC, the Columbia Daily Tribune initiated a number of sports sponsorship packages that included the Missouri Tigers, local area prep schools and professional sports. During the course of the year, the Tribune establishes packages that provide awareness for advertisers to support these teams and personalities. The packages include multiple advertising offerings, tickets for events and contest prizes. Most of the sponsorships include both a newsprint and digital component with multiple package values. These go according to a seasonal plan or can be instituted depending on the major successes of the sports teams/personalities.

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Meeting the challenges to increase newspaper revenue in an ever-changing

environment.

⋙Classified ads we

were running. Clean

with some color.

⋙The color ads

provided some

enthusiasm but the line

ads reduced the total

impact.

⋙BORING!

⋙Now the employment ads are branded, bright,

colorful, and create impact for the

customers’ jobs.

⋙EXCITEMENT!

⋙Since moving to this format, sales have

increased $100,000 compared to the previous year!

With the name

Jobs.columbiatribune.com

we needed an integrated

branding effect.

Website and printed

Jobs Section

Let’s call it

Synergy!

www.columbiatribune.com/classifieds/jobs

⋙116 display

customers upgraded to

modular ads (51%).

⋙Gain of $100,000+

from June 22 through

October 31, 2014 in

recruitment ads.

⋙225+ modular ads

placed between 6/22

and 10/29.

RESULTS

HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY!

⋙111 modular ads

were upgraded from line

ads or new customers

(49%)

⋙May

Two weeks of training.

Web, pagination, design,

sales and administration.

⋙Early June

Kicked off sales effort.

Rack cards, teaser ads,

and branding promos.

Spec ads were essential.

⋙June 22, 2014

Launched both the

printed edition and

website.

⋙February 2014

Viewed presentation on

classified sales by Janet

DeGeorge.

⋙March

Reviewed current web

vendor and decided to

move jobs site in-house.

⋙April

Signed contract with

Janet DeGeorge to work

with staff via webinar.

Timeline

We have a mission to complete!

⋙Layout , Design

and Web Development

Team

⋙Marketing and

Business Departments

⋙Consultant

⋙Janet DeGeorge

janetdegeorge@aol.com

⋙Classified Manager

and staff

⋙Ruby Kuhler

⋙Special Projects

Manager

Deborah Marshall

⋙Prepress Manager

and staff

⋙Vicky Gibson

Who made this possible?

Hard-working, team oriented people!

Columbia Daily Tribune Sports

Advertising Packages

Making the most of a fan based sports

environment!

⋙Football, basketball,

baseball, softball,

soccer, golf and prep

sports all generated

revenue.

⋙Gain of $100,000+

beginning with the SEC

Fan Guide in August

2012.

⋙SEC Football was

driving force but other

sports became revenue

generators.

Using Sports to create sales

throughout the year

⋙Local sports

successes are the key

along with a plan of

action in place.

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Questions?

Thank you and GO TIGERS!

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