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Partner with Macaroni KID Athens

Advertising options to reach hundreds of local families in Athens and Oconee County

By Jessica Sweeney, Publisher, Macaroni KID Athens May 11, 2024

Macaroni KID Athens, GA is THE go-to resource to reach local families!

Macaroni KID Athens is the largest parent-focused online media resource in the Athens and Oconee area, and is run by a real Athens-local mom (that's me - hi!) with the goal to connect you and your business to our community.

We offer a free event calendar sharing events, seasonal celebrations, and activities for families to enjoy. Each Friday morning, our e-Newsletter reaches the inboxes of our 3,400+ subscribers and is filled with the inside scoop to all things kid-friendly and local to this community, along with recipes, crafts, parenting tips, and much, much more.

Macaroni KID Athens is 100% a free resource for families to use (as it should be!) and is only made possible by the support of local business. Learn how you can support this effort through partnership below.

Why Partner with Macaroni KID Athens?

  • Targeted Audience: We cater to families and parents that live in the Athens area. If your business's target demographic aligns with this audience, partnering can help you reach potential customers more effectively.
  • Local Exposure: We focus on local events, activities, and businesses. Partnering can help you build brand awareness and loyalty among the community.
  • Community Engagement: Get your business to engaged with the local community in a meaningful way. By sponsoring events or participating in community initiatives promoted by Macaroni KID Athens, you can demonstrate your commitment to supporting local families and organizations.

Display ads

Ads are shown on our website in the top banner (leaderboard - 728X90px) or along the right-hand column (sidebar - 300X250). Ads may be one static image or a rotating set of images. Ads are clickable and will send readers directly to your website or social media page. The Mac KID Athens‘ Webpage averages 9000+ views a month.

Leaderboard ad (720X90 pixels): 

Sidebar ad (350X250 pixels):

Website presentation:


Social media ad

Social media ads help to give your business extra exposure to local families! They can be scheduled for any day, at any time, and can include your images or custom-made images along with informational text.


Dedicated article

Articles are a great way to promote specials and events, host a giveaway, or inform the community of your services. Each article is featured on the main webpage, is included in our weekly e-Newsletter, and is posted onto social media.

Examples of our articles written by Mac KID Athens, with information provided by local sponsors:

Sponsored e-Newsletter

Sponsored e-Newsletters are a budget-friendly way to reach a large audience quickly. This ad is limited to 100 words or less and is text and links only - no images. It sits at the very top of our weekly e-Newsletter for readers to see FIRST!


Title Sponsor

Being a Title Sponsor is a helpful way to support our hyper-local articles and guides while highlighting your business to the community. Each Title Sponsor is added to the Macaroni KID Business Directory for the year and has their logo and small description placed onto the top of one Mac KID Athens Article for a whole season (3 months) so readers can meet you first!

You are welcome to include any specials, promos, reader‘s coupons etc. within your small description.

Example of recent Title Sponsorship:


Dedicated E-blast

An E-Blast is a dedicated email highlighting an event, sale, service, or product to our entire subscriber list - That's over 3,400 inboxes! This advertisement is limited to 1/month and is one a first-come first-serve basis.


Business directory listing

Macaroni KID readers look to the business directory to find the local businesses their families need. Going above and beyond that, listing your business in the Mac KID Athens Business Directory plays an important role in your website's SEO. The more sites that link back to yours, the higher search engines rank your website.


Event Calendar listing

It is always free to list your event in the Mac KID Athens event calendar as long as the events are:
  • Free or low-budget ($20 or less)
  • Local to Athens, GA
  • Family-Friendly
  • Open to the public
You can access the link to submit your events 24/7 directly through our website. Click HERE to check it out!



Let us help you spread the word!
Fill out and submit the form below so Macaroni KID Athens can help your business better reach our community!
Or, send me an e-mail! jessicasweeney@macaronikid.com