Buy Local Directories is the most affordable advertising choice for locally owned businesses. With our BLIP Program and Four Color Ad Magazines we help maximize response and ROI of your advertising dollars. Our Ad Magazine, Window Decals, Point of Sale Counter Displays, Organic Search Results, and Local Marketing all drive traffic to the BLIP website. The website drives traffic to a participating merchant's website and increases awareness of the Ad Magazine. The BLIP Keytag is a constant reminder of both the BLIP website and Local Ad Magazine.

The choice is yours! You can participate in the BLIP program, just advertise in our print magazine, or both. Any way you choose, you won't lose. You'll get great exposure for your business and support the BUY LOCAL Campaign in your Hometown.

BLIP will be synonomous with savings in your town. Imagine, thousands of keytags in the hands of local residents. They will be searching for participating merchants via this website, the directory page in their local BUY LOCAL AD MAGAZINE, BLIP decals in the store front and car windows of participating merchants, and counter displays at merchant locactions.

BLIP Merchants receive:

1. Listing on the BLIP Website for their town
• Choose your category, subcategory, and area listing
• Issue Coupons and Promotions printable from the web
• Post Jobs & Events
• Front Page exposure when you join
• Dedicated Merchant Page with Slide Show, Google Map, Merchant Description, Hours of Operation, Direct to Merchant Email, and Link To Merchant Website
• Back Office so that All Merchant Information can be changed 24/7

2. Offline Marketing Support
• Window Decal for Store Front or Auto
• Counter Display
• Stock of BLIP Keytags to give away to customers and friends
• Listing on BLIP Directory Page in the local BUY LOCAL Magazine
  (where ever the magazine is published)

BLIP Merchant Requirements:

1. Qualifications
• Must be a locally owned independent or franchise business
• Must have less than 8 locations
• Must have 1 location in BLIP town, or generate 50% of company sales from the BLIP town, have a company representative that resides in the BLIP town, or be a member of the local Chamber of Commerce.

2. Merchant Agrees To:
• Prominently display the BLIP Window Decal and Counter Display
• Honor the BLIP Keytag when shown
• Offer a discount, coupon, promotion, gift, or other value to the holder of the BLIP Keytag
• Participate in the BLIP program for 1 year

How Much Does It Cost?
You'll be astonished at how inexpensive it is to become a BLIP Merchant. In fact, the price is so low we dare not publish on the web. Contact Us to get a quote, personal presentation of the BLIP program, or ad rates for our magazine.