Greater Long Island Partner Program

Turn your story into a sponsored feature Long Islanders actually want to read.

We take what makes your business worth talking about and turn it into a clearly labeled sponsored feature. It's reported and written to the same editorial standard as our news coverage. Then we keep it in front of Long Island with an ongoing, endorsed campaign.

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950K
Pageviews / Month
700K
Unique Readers / Month
375K
Social Followers
16K+
Newsletter Subscribers
6.6K
Push Subscribers
The Problem With Most Local Marketing

Discounts bring in the wrong customers. Stories bring in the right ones.

✕Marketing By Discount

  • Wins on price, not on why you're worth choosing
  • Attracts one-time deal-seekers, not loyal customers
  • Easy for the next competitor to undercut
  • Every win on price is a smaller margin
"Even if it's not great, at least it was 35% off. We'll probably never go back anyway."

✓Marketing By Story

  • Builds an emotional connection to your brand
  • Makes you memorable, not just available
  • Turns readers into advocates who tell their friends
  • Backed by the credibility of a trusted local newsroom
"We have to try that place."
How The Partner Program Works

Endorsed sponsored content, built to keep working.

Most advertising disappears the moment you stop paying for clicks. Our model is different. Your feature is reported and written by our newsroom to the same editorial standard as any other story, then published and shared as clearly labeled sponsored content. It earns attention without ever pretending to be something it's not.

01 / Write

We write your sponsored feature

One of our journalists sits down with your business and finds the angle that makes people care. Maybe it's an origin story, a milestone, or the family behind the name.

02 / Publish

We publish it as sponsored content

Your sponsored feature runs across the Greater Long Island network and its town sites, then gets shared out through our social channels, newsletter, and push notifications.

03 / Sustain

We keep it working, 24/7

Once the initial wave fades, we keep your feature working as an ongoing sponsored campaign. That way, the exposure doesn't stop when the news cycle moves on.

R

Resonates

It creates a real emotional connection with the reader, not just an impression.

R

Remembers

The story sticks with people long after they've read it.

R

Repeats

They tell friends, family and coworkers about it. That's the best kind of advertising there is.

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Reverberates

It keeps circulating and shaping how the community sees your brand.

Results Across Long Island Businesses

Real businesses. Real coverage. Real numbers.

Published GLI sponsored story for Tap Room
Hospitality
Tap Room
10M
Impressions

The ChallengeA growing restaurant group needed to become a household name as it expanded to new locations across Long Island.

The StrategyWe wrote a human-interest feature on the founders' journey, from two broke bartenders to a multi-location restaurant group, and kept it running as an ongoing campaign.

The ResultThe story got 210,000 reads, and we kept the campaign going as new locations opened.

"I highly recommend the Greater Long Island Partner Program for any brand looking to become a household name on Long Island." James Bonanno, Owner & Founder, Upstream Hospitality Group
Published GLI sponsored story for Kuhn Construction
Home Improvement
Kuhn Construction
2M
Impressions

The ChallengeA founder stepping back after 30 years needed the community to know the business was staying in great hands.

The StrategyWe told the founder's story and introduced his son as the new director of operations, positioning the company as a lasting family operation.

The Result44,000 article reads and new project leads the client hadn't expected.

"The response was so well received it went viral around town, and we got jobs out of it we didn't expect." Zach Kuhn, Owner, Kuhn Construction
Published GLI sponsored story for The K9 Shop
Retail
The K9 Shop
1.2M
Impressions

The ChallengeA raw pet food pioneer needed to stand out as copycat competitors entered the market.

The StrategyWe told their origin story and paired it with ongoing milestone updates and educational content on the benefits of a raw diet.

The Result49,000 article reads and continued visibility as the business expanded to new locations.

"Greater Long Island has been the key to our local marketing success, putting us in front of new customers and our current ones." Robert Tucker, Owner, The K9 Shop
GLI social promotion for Long Island Tutorial Services hiring campaign
Hiring
LI Tutorial Services
619
Applications

The ChallengeRising demand meant a growing tutoring company needed more staff, faster than typical hiring channels could deliver.

The StrategyWe told their origin story to establish trust, then followed it with a recruitment push through news distribution and social media.

The Result93,000 impressions and 619 applications from a single campaign.

"If you need to reach a wide area and a large number of candidates, just let them work their magic." Alesia Olsen, Owner & Founder, Long Island Tutorial Services
Every Story Ships With

Built-in reach, from day one.

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Push Notifications

  • Sent to 6,600+ subscribers
  • 1.5% average click-through rate
  • 150 readers per push, on average
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Newsletter Feature

  • A highly engaged list of 16,000+ readers
  • 35% average open rate
  • Focused visibility alongside our top local stories
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Instagram Share

  • Photo post, slideshow, or Reel
  • Shared to GLI and town site feeds
  • Reaches thousands of engaged local followers
What Our Partners Are Saying

Don't take our word for it.

Jules Ryan training a client at Jules Ryan Performance Jules Ryan training a client at Jules Ryan Performance
Sports Performance & Biomechanics

"Working with GLI from start to finish was smooth. The team was professional and clear about their process from the jump, and the local, targeted approach made it an easy decision. The feature really resonated with an older audience, including my own parents' generation."

Jules RyanFounder, Jules Ryan Performance LLC
  • Custom sponsored feature: "How this Floral Park native is helping Long Islanders move better and live pain-free"
  • Distributed across the GLI network and shared on Instagram
  • Grew his Instagram following by 50+ new followers
  • Generated inbound interest from outside his existing network
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Let's Tell Your Story

Get your custom proposal.

Tell us a little about your business and what you're hoping to promote. We'll follow up with a proposal built around your story, your goals, and where your customers already spend their time on Long Island.

  • A custom sponsored feature written by an award-winning local journalist
  • Distribution across the full Greater Long Island network
  • An ongoing, endorsed ad campaign to keep it working
  • Reporting so you always know how your story is performing