Sponsorships & Advertising Opportunities

The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance has an extensive email bank that represents Greater Reading’s business elite. Use this highly interactive medium to deliver your message directly to decision makers who also buy consumer goods. E-mail marketing allows you to change your message instantly and keep it fresh, allowing for maximum return on your advertising dollars. Options include:

• The Connection  – The Connection, an electronic newsletter, focuses on GRCA news and events and is delivered every other Tuesday. It reaches 3,500+ members with an average open rate of 14% and click rate of 12% (both above industry average).
• Member Minute – An electronic newsletter where members announce important anniversaries, employee promotions, gold star items, member events and more. It reaches 3,500+ members and is delivered the third Thursday of the month with an average open rate of 15% and click rate of 11% (above industry average).
• eSpotlight – A weekly eBlast that includes your exclusive ad or video email message. It is sent directly to 4,100+ members. This creative and timely advertising vehicle gives you flexibility to creatively get your message out using your full-color graphic linked to your webpage, video or podcast. These are emailed to our members on Mondays only and offer an average open rate of 13%.

Choose to place your ad on our NEW website! Your ad will rotate throughout our newly redesigned website, so no matter where our guests click through, your ad will be seen.
Block Ad: 5 premium spaces available – $250/month or $600/quarter ($150 value!)
Placement: Your block ad graphic will be located in the left sidebar. Ads will rotate throughout the site.
Specs: 300(w) x 250(h) px at a resolution of 72 ppi.
Text should be very limited and large enough to read. One link per graphic.

Social media usage and e-commerce has skyrocketed in 2020. The GRCA Facebook page offers 4,600+ likes and 5,600+ followers to view your Facebook posts and live messages. In addition, the GRCA Instagram page offers 1,900+ followers to see your broadcasts. Social media takeover options include:

• Facebook Live
• Facebook & Instagram Posting Takeovers

Women2Women (W2W), a special program of the GRCA, serves as a catalyst to develop women leaders by connecting women from diverse backgrounds to learn, share ideas and mentor each other. In its 10th anniversary year in 2021 with a captivated audience, advertising with the GRCA through W2W is the perfect way to reach the Berks female demographic.

• Women2Women eNews – The W2W eNews is sent mid-month each month and focuses on upcoming W2W events, inspiration and empowerment through community partnerships, and promotion of other women’s organizations to promote leadership development. The W2W eNews reaches 6,000+ with an average open rate of 20% and click rate of 21% (both well above industry average).

Even with the switch to virtual events, the GRCA membership and not-yet members are interested in meeting for intentional networking, signature events and workshops. This is a captivated audience whether in person at a venue or in front of their computer screen. GRCA membership events average 40 to 80 attendees.

• This new option offers your company the opportunity to stand out with a customized 30-second advertisement video to be played at the event.

GRCA offers excellent quarterly publications focusing on the local business community and happenings. If you are interested in advertising in these quarterly magazines, please contact Hoffman Publishing at 610-685-0914 ext. 1.

• Commerce Quarterly Magazine
• Women2Women Magazine

A Berks County tradition, the GRCA’s Annual Picnic is the last blast of summer! You’ll enjoy meeting new business contacts and seeing old friends in a fun atmosphere. This event receives significant media coverage. Typical attendance is 750 business members from a wide variety of industries, giving you access to a diverse mix of people that you won’t find at any other GRCA event.

Date: Aug. 3, 2021 at FirstEnergy Stadium

The Dinner is GRCA’S marquee event of the year. The celebratory evening features a nationally recognized speaker, GRCA awards, and an opportunity to network with a sell-out crowd of 1,000 community business leaders and professionals.

Date: Sept. 9, 2021, at Santander Arena

GRCA’s Building Berks Awards & Expo celebrates the economic growth, which is a result of the construction and development activity, in Berks County. Attendees are a cross-section of real estate, construction, design, engineering and finance professionals.

Date: Oct. 13, 2021, at DoubleTree by Hilton Reading

Breakfast4Success is held three times per year. Breakfast presentations are topic-focused on growth. Successful, area business leaders and professional speakers will teach you how to develop your skills to achieve your goals both professionally and personally.

Dates: Feb., June, Oct. 2021

GRCA’s premier networking events, [email protected] and [email protected], are exclusively open to GRCA members to attend. Limited to one evening per month, this event allows you to host an event at the site of your choosing — new branch, expansions, facility tours, etc.

Dates: Determined by sponsors.