Grass Lake, Michigan · Independent Local News
GRASS LAKE TIMES
Local Content Partnerships

Fund the local stories Grass Lake actually watches.

Grass Lake Times partners with one local business for each sponsored piece of content we create. Your sponsorship helps fund a real community story, and your business becomes the exclusive sponsor attached to that story. Campaigns have a defined scope and end date, giving both sides a natural point to renew, revise, or conclude the partnership.

Current Sponsors

Jarchow & LesterCalderoneLester Brothers

A Growing Local Audience

Grass Lake stories are earning real attention.

110K+

views on a recent GLT TikTok video

117K+

Facebook impressions in the last 90 days

1,361

Facebook followers, up from 295 in 90 days

Facebook Audience Location

More than half of the audience is right here in Grass Lake.

Grass Lake accounts for 52.8% of the measured Facebook audience, with additional reach concentrated in nearby communities.

Grass Lake, MI52.8%
Jackson, MI14.5%
Michigan Center, MI9.6%
Napoleon, MI5.2%
Chelsea, MI4.7%
Munith, MI4.7%

Reach and follower metrics: Metricool platform data as of August 24, 2026. City mix: Facebook lifetime audience-location data provided August 25, 2026. Results vary by story and platform.

ONE STORY. ONE SPONSOR.

A local partnership, not a crowded ad package.

During an agreed campaign, approved sponsors help make specific Grass Lake Times stories possible. The business is tied directly to each piece of content with sponsor recognition, website placement, and reporting after it runs.

This gives local businesses a clean way to build recognition and trust while helping fund coverage the community wants to see.

Exclusive

One sponsor per story

Your business is not buried in a long ad block. Each sponsored piece is tied to one local business so the connection is clear.

Community

Built around real Grass Lake coverage

Sponsor dollars help fund stories about local people, schools, events, nonprofits, teams, and small businesses.

Visibility

Seen beyond one post

Sponsored content can reach the website, newsletter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and the sponsor banner rotation.

Trust

Association, not interruption

The sponsor placement is part of the story package, helping your brand show up as a local supporter instead of a random ad.

Brand recognition in the first few seconds.

Featured video sponsors appear at the beginning and end of the video so viewers see the local business helping make the story possible.

Website, newsletter, and social reach.

Packages are built around distribution, not just production: website posts, sponsor mentions, newsletter inclusion when applicable, and social sharing.

A visible role in something growing.

Early sponsors help shape a new local media platform for Grass Lake while receiving clear placement and campaign reporting.

What You Can Sponsor

Choose the story format you want to help create.

Partnerships are scoped as finite three- or six-month campaigns. The exact story count, schedule, and pricing are confirmed privately before work begins. Either side may renew, revise the scope, or conclude the partnership at the end of the campaign.

Exclusive Story Sponsorship

Featured Video Sponsor

Fund professionally produced Grass Lake community features and receive exclusive sponsor placement across each release in a defined campaign.

Three- and six-month campaign options

  • ✓Up to 90-second vertical feature video
  • ✓Your business is the only sponsor attached to that video
  • ✓Sponsor logo placement in the first and final 5 seconds
  • ✓Published on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube
  • ✓Embedded in a GrassLakeTimes.com story post
  • ✓Shared with the Grass Lake Times newsletter audience
  • ✓Sponsor mention in social captions and the website post
  • ✓Backlink to your website from GrassLakeTimes.com
  • ✓Sponsor banner placement on the Grass Lake Times website
  • ✓Performance reporting after sponsored stories run
  • ✓Story count and production schedule agreed before work begins
  • ✓Renew, revise, or conclude at the end of the campaign

Exclusive Story Sponsorship

Spotlight Post Sponsor

Fund written Grass Lake community spotlights and receive exclusive sponsor recognition across each release in a defined campaign.

Three- and six-month campaign options

  • ✓Interview-based Spotlight blog post
  • ✓Your business is the only sponsor attached to that post
  • ✓Published on GrassLakeTimes.com
  • ✓Sponsor attribution in the post
  • ✓Shared across GLT social channels
  • ✓Eligible for newsletter inclusion
  • ✓Backlink to your website from GrassLakeTimes.com
  • ✓Sponsor banner placement on the Grass Lake Times website
  • ✓Performance reporting after sponsored stories run
  • ✓Story count and publishing schedule agreed before work begins
  • ✓Renew, revise, or conclude at the end of the campaign

Request a sponsor proposal.

Tell us about your business and send your logo. If it is a good fit, a Grass Lake Times representative will follow up with a recommended campaign scope, schedule, and pricing.

Reviewed For Fit

We match sponsors with local content that makes sense for the Grass Lake audience.

Defined Campaign Term

Choose a three- or six-month campaign. The exact story count and schedule are confirmed before production begins.

Personal Setup

Approved sponsors are contacted directly before an agreement is finalized and billing is started.

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