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Co-Op Advertising & Marketing Opportunities for 2025
Trumbull County Tourism is excited to introduce unique co-op advertising opportunities tailored to stretch your advertising budget and amplify your visibility. Trumbull Tourism subsidizes these program costs and helps you connect with existing and potential visitors to the Northeast Ohio region.
Participating in these cooperative marketing programs can significantly enhance your business’s visibility and attract more visitors to Trumbull County. Join us in making 2025 a successful year for tourism in our region!
Why Participate?
Participating in these programs allows you to maximize Trumbull Tourism’s resources and expertise, reaching a wider audience while keeping your marketing costs low. It’s a win-win partnership that enhances your business’s visibility and attracts more visitors to Trumbull County.
To ensure eligibility for the Co-Op Advertising Opportunity you are interested in, please complete the associated Google form by clicking the “Fill out Form” button, and completing the steps that follow.
2026 Truly Trumbull Trip Ideas (Visitors) Guide
Description:
An award-winning annual visitor guide distributed at key locations and digitally available. Advertisers receive digital links to their websites or Facebook pages.
Why Participate?
Gain extensive exposure through a trusted and widely distributed guide, enhancing your visibility to visitors across Northeast Ohio.
Trumbull Tourism Marketing Investment:
A substantial $40,000, which covers about 75% of your advertising costs, making it a high-value opportunity for your business.
Partner Cost:
While 2026 pricing is not yet set, the rates for 2024 and 2025 were as follows: $300 for a ¼ page and $1,500 for a full page.
Contact Person:
Nichole Cardinale, Great Lakes Publishing, 330-265-8665, ncardinale@glpublishing.com
Free and Enhanced Listings
on TrulyTrumbull.com
Advertise on Trumbull Tourism’s website to reach a targeted audience of visitors. Options include Basic Listing, Enhanced Listing, Event Listing, and Featured Event Listing. The business must be a visitor-serving business.
Why Participate?
Leverage a well-established platform to reach a broader audience without significantly increasing your marketing budget.
FREE Listing (Things to Do, Dining & Accommodations):
Free; includes business name, address, phone, website, and a brief description tailored by staff for search engine optimization with one high-resolution image.
Enhanced Listing:
Includes all free listing features, priority placement, and a photo gallery (up to 3 photos). No single-month listings are available, and there are limited Enhanced Listing Opportunities.
- Annual Package $1,200
- 6-month package $900
- 3-month package $600
Contact Person:
Nick Lehner, Marketing Manager, Nick@TrulyTrumbull.com
Free and Enhanced Event Calendar Listings
on TrulyTrumbull.com
Promote your event on Trumbull Tourism’s most visited page—the Events Calendar—and connect with visitors actively seeking things to do. Choose from a free Event Listing or a Featured Listing to maximize exposure. The intent of our Events Calendar is to drive new visitors to Trumbull County.
Why Participate?
Leverage a well-established platform to reach a broader audience without significantly increasing your marketing budget.
FREE Event Listing:
Promote your event on our most visited page for free. The listing includes the event name, address, phone, website, and brief description, along with one high-resolution image.
Featured Event Listing:
This listing is at the top of a specific month. Pricing is per event, and there are limited Featured Event Listings.
- $300/3-month package ($100 per month)
- $350/2-month package ($125 per month).
- There are no single-month premium event listings available.
Contact Person:
Samantha Ensminger, Marketing Manager, Samantha@TrulyTrumbull.com
Custom Email Blast
Feature your business or event in a standalone email focused solely on your visitor experience. Only 12 spots are available, only 1 per month, to a list of nearly 20,000 subscribers.
Why Participate?
Make a significant impact with a dedicated promotion, ensuring your message stands out to nearly 20,000 email subscribers.
Partner Cost:
$300 per email.
Contact Person:
Samantha Ensminger, Marketing Manager, Samantha@TrulyTrumbull.com
Promote Your Visitor Experience | Blog, Email Blast, and a Social Media Post
A standalone blog post, social media post, and email blast promoting your experience. Only 12 spots are available, and only 1 package per month.
Why Participate?
Make a big splash with this promotion! This package includes an in-house blog post on TrulyTrumbull.com, a dedicated email blast to nearly 20,000 subscribers with a follow-up resend to non-openers to maximize visibility, and a social media post to amplify your reach.
Partner Cost:
$800 per package
Contact Person:
Samantha Ensminger, Marketing Manager, Samantha@TrulyTrumbull.com
Join The Italian Food Trail
The 2025 Relaunch of the Italian Food Trail in Trumbull County is an exciting event that celebrates the region’s rich Italian culinary heritage. This trail features over 50 food sites, including restaurants, bakeries, and wineries, offering a delightful taste of Italy. Participants will receive additional promotion through our marketing efforts while we highlight our unique local specialties.
Trumbull Tourism Marketing Investment:
Design and printing of 10,000 IFT guides, individual stamps for sites that register and a full marketing campaign, including press releases to promote the Trail. And a tentative IFT Restaurant Week.
Why Participate?
You will receive increased visibility both locally and regionally; The trail provides an opportunity to engage with customers differently and you benefit from the collective marketing efforts of Trumbull Tourism including social media, and promotional materials.
Partner Cost:
$700 per food site.
Contact Person:
Samantha Ensminger, Marketing Manager, Samantha@TrulyTrumbull.com
Hot Peppers in Oil Night @ the Scrappers
Participating in this popular event featuring hot peppers sponsored by the Italian Food Trail is quickly becoming a family tradition!
Trumbull Tourism Marketing Investment:
Sponsorship to subsidize the cost of this event to our partners.
Why Participate?
Engage with a large audience at a highly anticipated event, enhancing your brand’s local presence.
Partner Cost:
Submitting hot peppers is free and tasting and People’s Choice judging are free with an admission ticket.
Contact Person:
Heather Sahli, General Manager, hsahli@mvscrappers.com
Cookie Table Night @ the Scrappers
Cookie Table Night at the Mahoning Valley Scrappers is a wonderful blend of baseball and local tradition. It celebrates the beloved cookie table custom. The event includes a bridal show and a cookie-tasting event sponsored by Trumbull County Tourism.
Trumbull Tourism Marketing Investment:
Sponsorship to subsidize the cost of this event to our partners.
Why Participate?
Showcase your products at a unique and popular event, attracting residents and visitors.
Partner Cost:
It is free to submit cookies, and tasting and People’s Choice judging are free with an admission ticket.
Contact Person:
Heather Sahli, General Manager, hsahli@mvscrappers.com
Talent Boost: 2025 Destination Uplift
Trumbull Tourism is investing in YOU and Your Business! This program provides access to extensive on-demand marketing education and resources to enhance your business’s digital marketing skills. We’re working again with TwoSix Digital, which provided our 2024 marketing education.
Why Participate?
Improve your marketing capabilities and stay competitive with up-to-date digital marketing strategies.
Partner Cost:
Free.
Contact Person:
Beth Carmichael, CEO, Beth@TrulyTrumbull.com
Mobile Data Visitation | Placer.ai Reports
Foot traffic analytics to understand who your customers are, and identify new markets. Placer.ai is a robust platform that gives insights to help your business or event.
Trumbull Tourism Marketing Investment:
The financial investment in the platform plus staff assistance.
Why Participate?
Gain valuable insights into your customer base, helping you make informed marketing decisions.
Partner Cost:
$200 for a comprehensive business overview report that includes trade area, guest demographics, zip code origins, and potential markets.
Contact Person:
Nick Lehner, Marketing Manager, Nick@TrulyTrumbull.com
MuckRack Public Relations Platform
New This Year! A public relations management platform helps organizations connect with journalists and generate media coverage. This program can be used for media outreach and distribution services to amplify your brand reach.
Trumbull Tourism Marketing Investment:
The financial investment in the platform plus staff assistance.
Why Participate?
Increase your brand’s visibility through targeted media outreach, attracting new customers from the US and Canadian markets.
Partner Cost (Varies by Service):
- Press Release Distribution: $300 per request.
- Custom Media Lists: $500 per request.
Contact Person:
Beth Carmichael, CEO, Beth@TrulyTrumbull.com
Working with Trumbull County Tourism
The purpose of Trumbull County Tourism is to encourage economic development through destination marketing, management, and development. For its Partners, it will publicize businesses that meet the criteria of a “visitor serving business.” This includes various attractions, recreational, natural, and cultural activities, entertainment, unique historical sites, lodgings, event space, and dining establishments serving visitors and organizations that visit the county. Trumbull Tourism will highlight those sites and activities that generate visitor interest based on research and current visitor trends and interests locally, regionally, and nationally.
Trumbull Tourism greatly emphasizes promoting businesses that align with our mission and meet our criteria for inclusion in our promotional efforts. While we strive to support and showcase a diverse range of businesses in the tourism industry, we reserve the right to exercise discretion in selecting which businesses and events to promote.
Trumbull Tourism evaluates businesses based on various factors, including relevance and alignment with our target audience. We aim to maintain the highest standards in promoting businesses and events that provide exceptional experiences to visitors.
As such, Trumbull Tourism may choose not to promote your business if it does not meet our criteria or is deemed incompatible with our objectives. We value transparency and will communicate our decision to you should it be necessary.
We ask that you complete the form(s) provided when selecting your partner marketing choices and submit them to us.
You are responsible for payment.
