Business Pet Photo Opportunity
Business Owners see your pet in one of our 2025 calendars as the monthly photo! Or showcase your business and pet online.
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For 2025 we have a unique way to showcase your business and make the calendar fun to get and fun to hang for residents - all while making your business seen and memorable.
Don't have a Pet? Don't have a business but want your business or pet seen? Read on and at the end we will tell you what you can do!
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Here is what to do:
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FREE:
You can POST your picture for free on our Facebook or Instagram (Links at bottom) or even yours with the hashtag #TownPlannerLovesPets so we can search for them.
This way anyone can post their pet. Cute, Funny, Tender or “Accurate” post and share away.
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ONLINE:
Anyone can submit their pet to be placed as the background for some of our local online calendars. We have limited zip codes on www.townplanner.com that our franchise controls but we will post as many pets as possible - with advertising business owner pets getting priority (see below.)
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BUSINESS OWNERS Only:
If you do not want to advertise your business you can submit your pet in either of the two ways above however, there is a way to get people to see your business name/logo/contact information each for 30 days at a time - but their is an advertising fee. Here’s what you do:
- You can post on our Facebook or Instagram and in the comments say “Interested” or “Very Interested” OR email us that you are interested and we will contact you.
- ONLINE - the investment for an online Ad will be a very reduced price on our yearly subscription - Just $199 (Retail is $899.) the GOOD NEWS is we can start these placements immediately for 2024 for those that wish!
- PRINT - This is the one that will get people talking and remember your business. For these if your business/pet is selected you will get:
- the middle photo of a month in one of our 4 calendars. That month your business and/or pet will be featured with an article on our Facebook (and/or other platforms.)
- A Tee Shirt saying you are a #TownPlannerLovesPets Pet of the Month Owner
- Free one year membership on TownPlanner.com which gives you an ad and link to your business URL, and a free online coupon if you want. (Retail $899/yr.)
- A Photographer to come to your business for ½ hour to take the photo of your pet. We are hoping the pet reflects being the owner of your business (Like a Dog making Pizzas or a Rabbit doing taxes.) Note: You can arrange extra photos or photo sessions with the photographer.
- COST: The cost to advertise your business in the photo spot is only $649 ($799) which includes all of the above - including the photo session and the online subscription ($899.)
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DISCLAIMERS & More.
- We cannot guarantee that we will select every business or pet for print (or even online) as space is limited to 12 per edition and a limited number of online territory.
- Our decision on which pets to use is based on many factors and are our final decision.
- Businesses that are selected will need a down payment of $300 to secure their spot with the remainder to be paid by September 15th. Online must be paid in full.
- You may submit your own photo but since we want nicely composed shots that show pets at your business as well as humor/emotion your photo may not be accepted. It is best to use our photographer. If you do not and we accept your photo, there is no reduction in cost.
- Should your pet not be selected for any reason any funds paid will be reimbursed except for any photographer fees incurred up until September 15th.
- The first 50 business submissions (accepted for publication or not) will receive a free gift showing our thanks for your participation. We will deliver it to your business.
- That said all businesses need to be local - within about 20 miles of our published editions.
- Though 2025 seems far off it takes a lot of time to put the calendar together and those that respond first have a better selection of what edition and what calendar in which to advertise. That said, your edition or month may not be available when your final photo is submitted
Don't have a pet?
Partner with someone that does. It could be another business owner and their pet where you split the cost. A neighbor's dog or a relative's rabbit. You could partner with a Llama Farm or a really great idea is to partner with a charity like a therapeutic horse farm and brand both businesses with your staff/family with their animals. Maybe your church does an animal blessing and you get supporters to get your church name out there.
Alternately a business could run a contest on Facebook to determine which follower's pet gets to be the star in their business photo!
Don't have a business?
...but you want your pet to be seen. Partner with a local business or support a local charity to use your pet and their business/charity - a win-win for both.
Remember when posting online use #TownPlannerLovesPets so we can search for all the entries and share your pets on our site too!
Social Media, Website and Email
www.facebook.com/townplannerornorthernillinois
www.instagram.com/townplannerofnil
To see online background photos go to www.townplanner.com. Zip codes we service online are:
60002, 60020*, 60041*, 60042, 60046*, 60050*, 60051, 60060, 60061, 60073*, 60084 ( * = Print too.)
To see print calendar samples you can view them at:
https://www.townplanner.com/general-information/calendars
Contact: Email: townplannerofnorthernillinois@gmail.com
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Finally, we cannot stress enough how much people we mentioned this to love the idea. However, we only have 12 online spaces in each calendar so act fast.
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