F Frank-ly Food in Franklin
Local Sponsorship Program · Sponsor Prospectus

Local sponsorship for the 495 corridor.

A Franklin-native food publication with ~5,000 local readers, offering the only cross-channel sponsorship built for local independent businesses along the 495 corridor.

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01 · The audience

~5,000 local readers along the 495.

Across newsletter, Facebook and Instagram. Every reader lives, works or eats along the 495 corridor.

817
Newsletter Subs
75.6% open rate
(Substack median: 45% to 55%)
3,700
Facebook Group
Members across Franklin
and the 495 corridor
548
Instagram
Followers.
Brand and story content
Reader profile

40+, suburban, homeowner, Massachusetts-based (68%). Readers who created a Substack account specifically to receive Frank-ly Food. High loyalty, high engagement, high local trust.

02 · The placements

Three channels. Each plays to its native medium.

Bundled cross-channel placement, monthly cadence. Each channel treated with the format that actually works there.

01

Newsletter

Italic sponsor line

A single italic line in Frank's voice with a small SPONSORED tag. No banner, no branded graphic. The line lives inside the reading experience, not on top of it. Position within the piece varies by tier.

02

Facebook Group

Pinned post + banner

One pinned post per month in the 3,700-member Frank-ly Food group. Includes a designed brand banner, two to three sentences of Frank-voice copy above it and a direct link. Facebook is a visual feed and the branded image earns algorithm reach.

03

Instagram

Story with link sticker

One story per month from the Frank-ly Food account. Portrait version of your brand banner with a link sticker to your site.

03 · The tiers

Higher tiers earn earlier placement.

Every tier gets a single italic sponsor line in Frank's voice, plus one pinned Facebook post and one Instagram story per month. What varies by tier is position and prominence.

Local Founding
$200/mo
Bottom placement
Included

Newsletter italic sponsor line at the bottom of the piece, right before the sign-off. Plus one pinned FB group post and one IG story per month.

Best fit

Solo practitioners, single-agent realtors, small studios, individual creatives.

Local Partner
$300/mo
Mid-piece placement
Included

Newsletter italic sponsor line at the natural mid-piece break, in two sentences of Frank's voice. Plus one pinned FB group post and one IG story per month.

Best fit

Independent insurance agencies, dental practices, HVAC and plumbing companies, law firms and med-spas.

Local Champion
$400/mo
Top placement
Included

Newsletter italic sponsor line high in the piece, three sentences with sponsor name bolded. Plus FB and IG placements, one quarterly Sponsor Spotlight post and year-round footer logo (with annual contract).

Best fit

Community banks, furniture and home showroom retailers, financial advisory firms and established real estate brokerages.

Add-ons and discounts

  • Category exclusivity: +$100/mo at any tier. No competing business in your category runs during your placement, in any channel.
  • Sole Presenter: +$150/mo at any tier. Your italic line runs in every issue (four of four) instead of alternating weeks.
  • Multi-month commitment: 10% off six-month contracts. 15% off 12-month contracts.
  • Founding sponsor trial: 25% off the first three months for the first 10 businesses to sign in 2026.
04 · How it compares

You are paying for engagement, not distribution.

The math against the local newsletter benchmark.

Franklin Downtown Partnership
Newsletter benchmark
$50 to $83
Per month

Print-only visibility to a smaller audience. Six-month contract terms starting at $300.

Frank-ly Food in Franklin
Cross-channel placement
$200 to $400
Per month

Reaches ~5,000 local readers with a 75.6% newsletter open rate. Under six cents per impression.

And

Unlike a banner ad, the newsletter placement is Frank's written endorsement in his own voice. A form of local trust that no other channel in this market sells.

05 · What sponsorship does not buy

Frank-ly Food is editorially independent.

Sponsorship never buys any of the following:

  • Coverage or reviews. Frank-ly Food does not sell editorial and does not accept restaurant comps.
  • Positive mentions in food coverage.
  • Placement inside editorial content of any kind.
  • Immunity from being written about critically (though restaurants are never solicited as sponsors, so this rarely applies).

Sponsorship buys display placement in the sponsor line, group post and IG story only. This separation is why sponsorship works: readers trust Frank-ly Food because they know the editorial is not for sale.

06 · Getting started

15 minutes to see if it fits.

A short call to walk through your business, your target customer and the best-fit placement tier. No obligation.

Contact
Frank Kalman
franklyfoodinfranklin.com

Inventory caps at two sponsors per calendar month. Category exclusivity is offered on a first-come basis. If both slots for a given month are filled, additional prospects go on a waitlist for the next available month.