Matching funds for marketing efforts to help show off the best of Crawford County, Kansas are available.

Specificiations:

Only destination attractions, destination businesses, and destination events based in Crawford County, Kansas are eligible. Destination events listed on the Explore Crawford County online calendar and have a Facebook Event created are preferred.
If a request is approved, the organization must pay in full upfront, then submit a receipt to be reimbursed. Explore Crawford County will provide a reimbursement of 40% for requests approved. NOTE: For requests made in 2025, non-profits receive a reimbursement of 50% for requests approved.
Limited funding is available and is determined by the Explore Crawford County budget.

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Business or Organization participating

Contact’s Name

Contact’s Email

Contact’s Phone

If Request Is For An Event

What is the event’s name?

When will it be held?

Where will it be held?

Preference will be given to events submitted to the Explore Crawford County online calendar and with a Facebook Event created.

Event has been submitted to ExploreCrawfordCounty.com/calendar Facebook Event has been created by our Facebook Page

How will this event encourage visitors to come back to the community in the future?

What paid marketing have you done PREVIOUSLY that you plan to continue on your own?

What does this usually cost you?

What do you want to try to EXPAND on your marketing efforts?

What do you expect this to cost you?

Why can’t you do this on your own right now?

How will you know if you can pay for this on your own in the future?

How will you include recognition of our support?

Ad will include a Explore Crawford County logo Ad will include "ExploreCrawfordCounty.com"

Can we review your marketing collateral before you submit it?(required)

Yes

Do you agree to pay upfront and send our office a copy of the receipt of your payment?(required)

I agree

Do you understand our payment to you can take up to 60 days?(required)

I understand

Pricing is correct as of January 2025

Price	Outlet	Creative	Note
$20	The Morning Sun	What’s Going On – Large Ad	What’s Going On is a new half-page+ section printed every Wednesday highlighting upcoming events.
$50	Facebook	Facebook Event Boost	Two weeks leading up to the event.
$100	The Morning Sun	Sponsor A Story on MorningSun.net	Drops the paywall to allow non-subscribers to read it online. Sponsor the story about last year’s event, and share it throughout the year to keep people thinking about your event.
$140	The Morning Sun	Week-long exclusive Leaderboard sponsor	Get your event top-of-mind for folks who visit MorningSun.net.
$175	Southeast Kansas Living	1/4 page ad	Subscriber-based magazine with approximately 2,500 readers.
$350	Joplin Globe	E-mail Blast	32,000+ opted in readers.
$389	Amuse	1/4 page ad	A free quarterly entertainment magazine given out across Southeast Kansas. Approximately 25,000 readers.
$465	ShowMe The Ozarks	1/4 page ad	Free monthly magazine given out across Southeast Kansas, Southwest Missouri, Northwest Arkansas, and Northeast Oklahoma. Approximately 70,000 readers.
$565	96.9 KKOW FM	30-second radio ad	35 times per week dayparted (5 times spread out over a 24-hour period, for 7 days).

Price	Outlet	Creative	Note
$100	American Media	Retargeting/Geofence Targeting (mobile)	Target same event from previous years
$100	American Media	Retargeting/Geofence Targeting (mobile)	Target similar events

Price	Outlet	Creative	Note
$35	Kansas Tourism	Sponsored post on Facebook.com/KansasMagazine	22K followers
$35	Kansas Tourism	Sponsored post on Facebook.com/TravelKS	47K followers
$35	Kansas Tourism	Sponsored story and post (package deal) on Instagram.com/KansasMagazine	20K followers
$35	Kansas Tourism	Sponsored story and post (package deal) on Instagram.com/KansasTourism	19K followers
$100	Kansas Tourism	Regular Listing in 2026 Kansas Official Travel Guide	300,000 printed; get the word out for next year’s event
$600	The Kansas Sportman	1/4 page ad	60,000 copies of this twice-per-year magazine is mailed out to members of Kansas Outfitters and Landowners Association and fishing and hunting permit holders with the Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks.
$1,320	Kansas Living	1/4 page ad	Kansas Living by Kansas Farm Bureau is an ag/ranch based magazine with a readership of more than 200,000.
$1,900	High Plains Journal	1/4 page ad	Weekly ag/ranch based magazine with approximately 60,000 readers across Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and parts of Minnesota, Texas, New Mexico and Colorado.