🗞️ We are not a coupon book — we are a publication for community, bringing our town & people together, helping local business grow 🗞️
The Neighborhood Gazette — South Jersey's Community Direct-Mail Publication
⭐ Issue 1 Now Forming · South Jersey · Category-Exclusive
Editorial. Community. Local Business.

NOT JUNK MAIL.
THE LOCAL PUBLICATION HOMEOWNERS KEEP.

A premium South Jersey community publication mailed to selected residential routes — featuring useful local information, community stories, business spotlights, nonprofit features, QR tracking, and limited category-exclusive advertising. Not junk mail. The mail people keep.

📬 10,000+ Targeted Homes 🏆 One Business Per Category ✏️ Ad Design Included ✅ Proof Approval Before Print 💰 As Low As 10¢ Per Home 📲 QR Scan Tracking
Check Category Availability → See Pricing ↓

One business per category per edition.

Spots are confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis. This isn't just advertising — it's category presence in your community.

10,000+
Homes Per Issue
47
Towns In Our Region
16
Gazette Spots Per Town
8
Town Card Spots Per Town
10¢
As Low As Per Home
⭐ Issue 1 Is Now Forming — Category Spots Are Limited
Premium category-exclusive placement. One business per category per edition. Industry avg direct mail: ~48¢/home. The Gazette: 10–12¢.
Check Category Availability → How It Works ↓
The Neighborhood Gazette — Stop Paying More to Be Ignored. South Jersey's premium direct-mail community publication
Our Manifesto

Community-first publishing.
With limited, exclusive placement.

"Coupon books fight on page 11. Mailers fight in the trash. Email fights in the spam folder.
We don't fight at all. We eliminate competition.
One business per category. Each edition."

1

One business. Per category. Per edition.

No second HVAC. No second dentist. No second pizza place. Once a category is taken, it's gone for the run. First come, first served.

★

Founding Advertisers lock their rate.

Commit to multiple editions and your rate is locked for the full term. No surprise increases, no renegotiation — and no competitor can buy your category while you're in.

30+

Days on the kitchen table — not in the trash.

Because the Gazette contains real community content — local sports, school wins, town events — homeowners keep it. Your business stays in front of them all month, not for 30 seconds.

This is a community-first publication with limited category-exclusive advertising. Not every business can appear in the same edition, and that is what makes each placement more valuable.

★ Real Print · Vol. 1 · South Jersey Edition

This is what lands on 10,000+ kitchen tables.

Real photos of Issue 1 — printed, mailed, and on South Jersey doorsteps. Front-page community spotlight, local sports, school wins, town events, and category-exclusive advertising. Not a flyer. Not a coupon book. Not junk mail.

📬 Direct-mailed monthly · Postal EDDM Retail · One business per category

Check Category Availability →
What This Is

A community publication, not a coupon book.

The Gazette is a premium two-sided community publication direct-mailed to 10,000+ South Jersey homes. Front-page stories about your town. Editorial spotlights of local businesses. School shoutouts. Local sports. Community-information card homeowners keep on the fridge.

It's the kind of mail people read. Not the kind they throw out.

One business per category per edition. Category spots are confirmed first-come, first-served — your category placement is yours for the duration of your active term.

📬
Targeted Routes
Targeted residential routes, prioritizing homeowner-heavy areas.
📰
Read & Kept
Designed to stay on kitchen tables, counters, and fridges for weeks.
🏆
Category Exclusivity
One HVAC. One dentist. One pizza.
📊
QR Tracking
Real scan data each month.
The Neighborhood Gazette — actual printed back page with local ads, Town Card, sports schedule
📬 Smarter Distribution

The goal is not just more mailboxes.
The goal is better mailboxes.

Most direct mailers send to 10,000 random addresses. They print the ad, mail the ad, and hope the right people see it. Sending your ad to an address that has zero potential of being a customer is not helping grow your business — it is not helping the community — and it is not a smart investment.

The Neighborhood Gazette is mailed to selected South Jersey residential routes — homeowner-heavy neighborhoods, established families, and communities where your business has a realistic opportunity to reach real potential customers. We have done the research across South Jersey and select routes with the highest probability of ROI for our advertisers.

🏠
Homeowners, Not Renters
No apartment complexes. No temporary renters. Homeowners who invest in their properties and make purchasing decisions.
📊
Route-Selected, Not Blasted
We review mailing routes, neighborhoods, home-value indicators, business categories, and service areas before planning each edition.
🏡
Established Neighborhoods
Higher home-value areas, family households, and communities within reach of your business — selected for relevance, not just volume.
🎯
Local Relevance First
A plumber doesn't need to mail to an apartment complex. We make sure he doesn't. Routes are chosen for real local buying potential.

Routes are selected based on available public and market data, residential density, home-value indicators, advertiser service areas, and community relevance. Results may vary.

🤝 Community First

Built On Trust.
Designed For The Community.

The Neighborhood Gazette isn't just an advertising vehicle — it's a community publication. That means every page is designed to be useful, every advertiser is vetted, and every edition earns its place on the kitchen table.

📋
Advertisers Are Vetted

We review every advertiser before they're included. No scams, no fly-by-nights. Your neighbors trust the Gazette — we protect that trust.

📰
Real Editorial Content

Every edition includes real community content — local events, news, school info, a joke, a trivia question. People read it because it's worth reading, not just because it showed up.

🏘️
Made For Your Town

The Gazette is hyper-local by design. Content, advertisers, and routes are tailored to the specific community — not a generic national mailer with your zip code slapped on it.

🤝
A Long-Term Commitment

We're not here to do one mailer and disappear. This is a recurring, community-rooted publication built to grow alongside the neighborhoods it serves.

🔒 Category Exclusivity

Exclusive By Design.
Not By Accident.

One advertiser per category, per edition. That's not a sales pitch — it's how the Gazette was built from day one. When you're in, your competition isn't.

What Exclusivity Means For You
  • ✓No competitor ads in your category — in any edition you're part of
  • ✓Your ad stands alone — not stacked next to three other plumbers or dentists
  • ✓Category is locked once you're in — no last-minute undercutting
  • ✓You own your category presence in this community for that edition

Categories are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis per edition. Once a category is filled, it is closed to additional advertisers for that edition. Category availability varies.

🔒
ONE PER CATEGORY

The moment your category is reserved, it's yours. Nobody else in HVAC, nobody else in roofing, nobody else in your space — for that entire edition.

"The Gazette doesn't sell ads.
It sells category ownership."

Why It Works

Stop paying more, to be ignored.

Postcards cost $0.40–$0.50 each and 90% get thrown away. Email gets ignored. Coupon books get tossed. Direct-mail community publications still beat every digital channel for response, recall, and trust — at a fraction of the cost.

The Gazette costs as low as ~10¢–12¢ per home — while the industry average runs ~48¢. And it stays on the kitchen table for 30+ days.

The Gazette Standard EDDM Postcard Digital / Social Ad
Cost Per Home ~10–12¢ ~40–50¢ Varies / rising
Category Exclusivity ✅ 1 per category ❌ No ❌ Competitors shown too
Time in the Home 30+ days Tossed same day Scrolled past in seconds
Design & Editorial Included ✅ Yes ❌ DIY or extra cost ❌ Usually extra
Response vs. Email 5–9× higher ~3–5× higher Baseline (1×)

*Cost estimates based on industry averages for standard EDDM and digital display advertising. Individual results will vary. Direct mail response statistics sourced from USPS and PostcardMania industry reports.

73%
PostcardMania 2025

Prefer Print

Consumers consistently rate physical mail higher than email or digital ads.

5–9%
vs 1% email

Higher Response

Direct mail averages 5–9× the response rate of email. Industry-wide.

161%
Postalytics 2025

Avg ROI

Smart targeting + quality production yields industry-leading returns.

30+
days in the home

Long Lifespan

The Gazette stays on kitchen tables, fridges, counters — for weeks.

How It Works

From sign-up to mailbox.

Six steps — start to mailbox. We handle design, print, and delivery. You stay focused on your business.

1
Check Your Category

Visit the category availability page and confirm your slot is open in your town. One business per category — first come, first served.

2
Choose Your Format

Select Front Page, Back Page, Town Card, or Web listing. Choose single-issue or lock your rate with a Founding Advertiser term.

3
Send Us Your Materials

Share your logo, photos, offer, and any copy ideas. We handle the design — you don't need any ad experience.

4
Review Your Proof

We send your ad proof within a few business days. You have 5 business days to approve or request revisions before it locks for print.

5
Print & Mail

Production begins immediately after proof approval. Your Gazette mails to 10,000+ South Jersey homes within 7–14 business days.

6
Build Your Presence

Each issue deepens your name recognition in your community. Founding Advertisers stay in front of the same households, issue after issue, at a locked rate.

Print & Mailing Timeline: Once your final ad proof is approved, production begins immediately. Expect delivery to South Jersey homes within 7–14 business days of proof sign-off. Late proof approvals (beyond 5 business days) may shift your issue to the next available mailing window.
The Products

Two formats. One mission.

Both 1-page front-and-back. Both category-exclusive. Together they put your business in front of every household, every day.

16 Spots Per Town The Neighborhood Gazette — premium 1-page front-and-back broadsheet
The Neighborhood Gazette

Premium two-sided community publication. Direct-mailed to 10,000+ targeted South Jersey homes per issue.

  • 16 ad spots per town (8 front · 8 back)
  • Front-Page Premium or Back-Page placement
  • Featured Business Spotlight consideration in each issue you appear
  • 10,000+ targeted SJ homes per issue
  • One business per category, per edition
  • QR scan tracking + monthly performance report
From $900 per issue$1,000 single issue · $900/issue on Founding Advertiser
Check Availability
8 Spots Per Town The Town Card — front and back, 11x6 oversized community information card
The Town Card

11" × 6" oversized community information card, 1-page front-and-back. Mailed once every 3 months to 2,500+ targeted homes per town. Each mailing keeps your business in front of South Jersey households for a full quarter — designed to live on the fridge, not in the trash.

  • 8 ad spots per town
  • Mailed quarterly — 4 times per year
  • Your ad is active for the full 3 months between mailings
  • 11" × 6" oversized heavy-stock format
  • One business per category — first come, first served
  • Reaches 2,500+ targeted homes per town
  • Town map + community info on the reverse
$600 per mailing$540/mailing on Founding Advertiser plan · 4 mailings/year
Check Availability
Placement Options

Start with one issue. Or lock your category.

You're not buying ad space. You're claiming your category in South Jersey.

One business per category per edition. Your spot is yours — no competitor accepted in your category while your placement is active.

Industry average direct mail: ~48¢ per home. The Gazette: 10–12¢ per home. More reach. Less spend. One per category.
📰 Single-Issue Placement

Appear in one edition. Full category exclusivity. No long commitment.

  • Front-Page Premium — $1,200/issue
  • Back-Page Gazette — $1,000/issue
  • Town Card placement — $600/mailing (mailed quarterly · ad active 3 months)
  • Web-only listing — $100/issue
  • Full category exclusivity for every issue you run
  • QR tracking + issue performance report
  • Flexible — re-up before each new issue locks
📰 Perfect for testing your category
🏆 Founding Advertiser — Category Lock

Lock your category for multiple editions. Rate guaranteed for your full term.

  • 3, 6, or 10-edition category lock — Founding Advertiser rate
  • Rate locked for your full term — no surprise increases
  • Featured Business Spotlight consideration in each issue you appear
  • Competitor cannot buy your slot for the life of your term
  • 10-edition bonus: earn 1 FREE print or 2 FREE web editions
  • Best per-home cost — 10–12¢/home vs. ~48¢ industry average
  • Subject to category availability and approval in your town
🏆 Best Value · Category-Exclusive · Rate-Locked
💡 Which option is right for you?

Start with a single issue if you want to see your ad in front of 10,000+ homes before committing. Choose a Founding Advertiser category lock if you want a guaranteed rate, editorial in every issue, and the peace of mind that your category is yours — not your competitor's. All placements are subject to category availability and approval in your town. Check your category's availability →

Pricing

Transparent pricing. Category-exclusive placement.

Start with a single issue to see your name in front of 10,000+ South Jersey homes. Or secure your category as a Founding Advertiser for multiple editions — your rate stays fixed, and competing businesses in your category are not accepted while your placement is active. All placements subject to category availability and approval.

"One business per category per edition. Your spot. Your community. Your Gazette."

No Long-Term Commitment Required
Start with one issue — see your business in front of 10,000+ homes.
Ready to lock your category? Founding Advertiser terms available from 3 editions.
⚠ How spots work

Once a category is secured, competing businesses in that category are not accepted for that same edition or active placement term. First come, first served.

The Gazette16 total spots per town
(8 front · 8 back · 1 per category)
The Town Card8 total spots per town
(11"×6" · 1 per category)
Product
Single Issue
Founding Advertiser Lock 3-edition min · rate locked · 10-pack: +1 free
Per-Home

Front-Page Premium

10,000+ homes · 16 spots/town

$1,200
$1,080
save $120/edition · 10-pack: +1 free
~12¢/home

Back-Page Gazette

10,000+ homes · 16 spots/town

$1,000
$900
save $100/edition · 10-pack: +1 free
~10¢/home

Town Card slot

11"×6" community card · 2,500+ homes · 8 spots/town · mailed quarterly · your ad runs 3 full months

$600
per mailing
$540
per mailing · 4×/year · save $240/yr
~24¢/home

Web-only listing

Online directory

$100
$90
save $10/edition · 10-pack: +2 free
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All placements are category-exclusive and subject to availability in your town. Founding Advertiser locks secure your rate for 3, 6, or 10 editions. Buy 10, earn a bonus free edition. One business per category — confirmed before placement is finalized. Industry average for standard EDDM: ~48¢/home. The Gazette: 10–12¢/home.

Check Category Availability →
How The Gazette Compares
The Gazette Standard Postcard Digital Ads
Cost Per Home ~10–12¢ ~40–50¢ Varies / rising
Category Exclusivity ✔ One per town ✗ ✗
Time in Home 30+ days Seconds Milliseconds
Design & Editorial ✔ Included Extra cost Extra cost
Response Rate 5–9× digital ~1–3% <1%
Bonus Recognition

One Advertiser May Be Selected As
The Featured Business Spotlight

Each edition, one advertiser may be chosen for a full editorial spotlight — going beyond an ad to tell the story of their business to the whole community.

Print

A dedicated editorial feature in the printed Gazette — professionally written and designed, mailed to every home in the run

Online

A full feature article published on neighborhoodgazette.town with your story, photos, and business details

Social

Featured business spotlight post shared across The Neighborhood Gazette's social media channels to the local community

Recognition

Spotlight branding on the Gazette website business directory — setting your listing apart from standard advertiser listings

Disclaimer: The Featured Business Spotlight is an editorial selection and is not guaranteed unless specifically included in a written package or agreement. Selection is at the discretion of the Gazette editorial team.
Check Category Availability →
Print + Digital

Print Advertising
With Digital Tracking.

Every ad in The Neighborhood Gazette includes a unique QR code that tracks real scan activity — so you can see exactly how your print placement is performing.

📲
Unique QR Per Advertiser

Every advertiser gets their own trackable link — no sharing, no mixed data, just yours

📊
Real Scan Data

Track total scans, scan dates, and geographic data from every mailing — no guessing

📩
Monthly Report

A clear performance summary sent to you each month — your scans, your data, no spreadsheet required

✅
Included — No Extra Cost

QR tracking is included with every Gazette and Town Card placement. Nothing extra to set up or pay for

Direct mail. Digital accountability.

Most print advertising leaves you guessing. The Gazette gives you a unique QR code and real scan data every month — so you can see your placement working.

📋 Category Availability

Your category may
still be available.

One business per category gets the spot. Category placements are confirmed first-come, first-served.

Advertisers have been reaching out since we pre-launched. Direct mail community publications consistently outperform digital channels for local response, recall, and trust — at a fraction of the cost. The Gazette runs at ~10–12¢ per home while the industry average for standard EDDM runs ~48¢.

5–9×
Higher response vs. email (industry-reported)
~10¢
Per home (Back Page) vs ~48¢ industry avg
3.8×
Avg ROAS, direct mail (industry study)
Check If Your Category Is Still Available →

Industry response statistics sourced from USPS and direct mail industry reports. ROAS figure: Caden Lane / Plum Direct Marketing 2024. Individual results will vary.

The Difference

This isn't a coupon book.
It's the opposite.

❌ The Coupon Book

Race to the bottom.

  • 96 pages of competing ads
  • 4 dentists fighting on page 11
  • Thrown in the trash unread
  • Zero editorial — pure ads
  • No category exclusivity
  • Built for the printer's profit
✓ The Neighborhood Gazette

A publication. Not an ad.

  • 1-page front-and-back, premium stock
  • ONE business per category — locked
  • Kept on the kitchen table 30+ days
  • Featured Business Spotlight consideration in each issue you appear
  • Real local content readers actually want
  • Built for your customers' attention
Every Issue

What's Inside Each Issue.

The Gazette isn't filler — it's real community content homeowners actually want to read. That's why they keep it.

📰
Local News & Stories

Front-page stories about your town — community updates, local milestones, and what's happening near you

🏆
Business Spotlight

An editorial feature on a local business — the people behind the storefronts in your community

📅
Local Events

Community events, school announcements, and local happenings worth putting on the calendar

⚾
Sports & School

Local team scores, school shoutouts, and youth sports highlights that parents and neighbors actually care about

🏠
Homeowner Tips

Seasonal tips and local service reminders — the kind of useful info homeowners clip and keep

🗳️
The Neighborhood 8™

Community voting results for South Jersey's favorite local businesses — announced in print each issue

See Community Coverage →
Who This Is For

Built for two audiences. Delivering for both.

🏢 For Local Businesses

Stop renting attention.
Own your neighborhood.

  • ✓ Category-exclusive — no competitor on your page
  • ✓ 10,000+ targeted South Jersey homeowner households
  • ✓ We design, print, and mail — you send us your logo
  • ✓ Featured Business Spotlight consideration in each issue you appear
  • ✓ QR tracking — see real scan data from every mailing
Check Category Availability →
🏡 For South Jersey Homeowners

Your town's news,
delivered every month.

  • ✓ Local sports scores, school shoutouts, town events
  • ✓ Business spotlights — the people behind your town
  • ✓ Community favorites — vote for The Neighborhood 8™
  • ✓ Premium print — not junk mail, not a coupon book
  • ✓ Mailed directly to your home — no sign-up required
See Community Coverage →
Community Initiative

The Neighborhood 8™

South Jersey's Community-Chosen Favorites

Every month, South Jersey votes for its favorite local businesses — and the top 8 earn the title of Official Neighborhood 8 Finalists. Categories rotate: best cheesesteak, best pizza, best auto shop, best barber, and dozens more. The Gazette announces the winner in print.

1
Nominate
Community nominates favorites on Facebook & Instagram
8
Finalists
Top 8 become Official Finalists — featured on the Gazette website
🏆
Winner
Community votes online. Winner announced in The Gazette — in print.
Vote Now — Best Cheesesteak → See All Categories ↓
The Founding Advertiser Promise

Three guarantees.
Zero fine print.

🔒

Rate locked for your full term

As a Founding Advertiser, your rate is guaranteed for every edition in your package. We can't raise the price on you mid-run.

🚫

Your category is yours — period

We turn down your competitor's money for the life of your placement in your town. Written into our terms. Enforced absolutely.

📰

Spotlight consideration in every issue

Every edition you appear in, your business is considered for our Featured Business Spotlight. Real editorial. Real photos. No extra charge if selected.

After your ad proof is approved, production begins and your Gazette is mailed within 7–14 business days. Proof sign-off must be completed within 5 business days of delivery to avoid a delay to the next available mailing window.

⭐ All Advertisers Considered Each Issue

The Business Spotlight.

Each issue we may feature one participating advertiser with a full editorial-style write-up — your story, your photos, your why. The kind of press you can't buy anywhere else.

No extra cost if selected. All Gazette and Town Card advertisers may be considered. We select based on community story, business impact, and reader relevance.

How it works
1
Place any ad in the Gazette or Town Card
2
All advertisers are considered each issue — no extra form needed
3
We select one business per issue based on community story and impact
4
We write your story and feature you with a full editorial — included
⭐
"One business spotlighted per edition. Front-page editorial. Yours could be next."
All advertisers considered each issue · No extra cost if selected · One advertiser may be selected per issue
📝 Advertiser Intake Form → 🤝 Nominate a Nonprofit →
⭐ Issue 1 is forming now. The first editorial spotlight will run in Issue 1 — your business could be the one. Spots are limited and reviewed by category.
The Model

Built For Every Town.
Starting In South Jersey.

Every town has the same need: real local content, trusted local businesses, and a community publication worth keeping. The Gazette is designed to scale — one town at a time.

📋
Useful

Real local content — events, trash days, sports, community resources — that homeowners actually want to read and reference

📍
Local

Every edition is built for a specific town — local businesses, local news, local community. Not generic regional filler

🏆
Limited

Category-exclusive advertising. A fixed number of spots per town. Scarcity creates value — for advertisers and readers alike

🗓️
Kept

Because it contains content they need, homeowners keep the Gazette — on the counter, pinned to the fridge, passed to a neighbor

📤
Shareable

Neighbors share it. Families reference it. It earns the rare distinction of being mail worth passing along — multiplying your reach organically

🗺️
Scalable

The model works in any town. We're starting in South Jersey — and expanding to new towns as each edition proves the concept

⭐ Issue 1 Is Now Forming

Is your category
still available?

Category spots are filled first-come, first-served. Once yours is confirmed, no competing business in your category is accepted while your placement is active. Check your category now.

Check Category Availability → 💬 Text Us Instead →

All placements reviewed for category availability. One business per category, per edition.

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