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Advertise with OceanCity.com

If you want the BEST site for connecting with Ocean City visitors and residents, then you want your business on the site which is Ocean City, OceanCity.com.    OceanCity.com is THE BEST online destination guide, printed or online.  It showcases businesses like no other guide in the Ocean City area.  When you buy with OceanCIty.com, you get access to a much bigger system of sites through the StateVentures network including Annapolis, golf sites, state sites, and many more ALL FOR ONE LOW PRICE.

We know your advertising $ are important to you.  That’s why we are the best place to place your trust and your hard-earned dollars.

OceanCity.com has multiple packages to meet your needs.  We have email opportunities where you can reach approximately 40,000 people all interested in Ocean City.  We have regular advertising packages; we have premium packages where you can dominate your business category;  and we offer simple cost per click display advertising.   All are valuable and all are guaranteed.

 ACCOMODATION BUSINESSES:

• HOTELS & MOTELS,
• APARTMENTS & B&BS
• CAMPGROUNDS
• VACATION RENTALS:

DINING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTS:

• RESTAURANTS,
• BARS & NIGHTCLUBS,
• BREWERIES & VINEYARDS,
• LIQUOR STORES

ENTERTAINMENT AND ACTIVITY VENUES:

SHOPS & SERVICES:

HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CLINICS: 

Reasons to ADVERTISE on OceanCity.com:

• NO BETTER VALUE ANYWHERE:
  • More targeted advertising,
  • More branding opportunities,
  • All inclusive advertising buys:
    • COUPONS
    • LISTINGS
    • ARTICLES/CONTENT FOCUSED ON YOUR BUSINESS
    • EVENT LISTINGS
    • SPECIALS AND DISCOUNTS
    • COUPONS FOR VISITORS, and
    • COUPONS FOR THOSE BOOKING HOTEL ROOMS,
    • ALL FOR ONE PURCHASE PRICE!

GUARANTEED RESULTS

• NO CASH OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

Need More Reasons? 

1. OceanCity.com has name primacy which means that when people think of Ocean City, they just type in OceanCity.com.  Approximately 30% of our traffic comes directly to our site because of our name.  We ARE Ocean City to the outside world.  We are the brand, “Ocean City.”  Your competitors are on the site, can you afford not to be?
2. OceanCity.com has been active with this site and in the market since 2000.  We are well known, well respected, always fair, and always transparent.  This is why our retention rate for advertisers is well over 90%.  When you advertise with OceanCity.com, we know you will be happy with your efforts because that is our #1 goal!
3. Millions of dollars are booked through our reservations system.  We have an audience that is interested in visiting Ocean City and their credit cards are in hand when they are on our site.
4. If you advertise on OceanCity.com, you get rates well below Google’s cost per click rates.  On OceanCity.com, however, you get more targeted traffic which results in higher conversions for less money.  You can’t beat that!

Do you Like Numbers?  So do we!

Here are some statistics:

1. OceanCity.com has a circulation of OVER 1 MILLION visitors/year.  We serve millions of page views, multiple pages/visit, and our visitors spend several minutes/visit going through the site.  When 85% of the American travelers use the Internet, being on OceanCity.com means you will reach the majority of your potential customers.
2. 46% of American travel planners who plan both business and leisure travel use destination sites like OceanCity.com.
3. OceanCity.com delivers the StateVentures network of sites and the traffic associated with it including state sites, city cites, and golf sites.  Nobody else can say the same thing.  One buy gets you MORE!
4. OceanCity.com is the best destination guide to Ocean City, whether printed or online.  Our articles appeal to the 44% of online travelers who are CHOOSING A DESTINATION as well as the 73% who want information on an already chosen destination.   In addition, we have an active forum that engages visitors and residents alike.  It informs and entertains.  Nobody else has more posts and activity for Ocean City than OceanCity.com.
5. OceanCity.com is easy to use and organized.   The success of the site can be seen in the growth seen between 2010 and 2011 as reported by Google Analytics:

2011 vs. 2010 Stats:

1. Visitors                                                               UP 51%
2. Unique Visitors                                                 UP 57%
3. Pageviews                                                          UP 19%
4. Traffic from Google                                         UP 52%
5. Traffic from Yahoo                                          UP 204%
6. Traffic from Bing                                             UP 19%
7. Where to Stay Page                                         UP 39%
8. Restaurant Guide                                            UP 101%
9. Discount Guide/Coupons                             UP 698%
10. Direct Traffic                                                      30%+/-

E-mail Ann at advertise@oceancity.com for more information.