Our membership base consists of 5,800 families, businesses, schools and non-profits. Member demographic ranges from expectant parents to parents whose children generally range in age from birth to 6 years and reside in the Chicagoland area. Outlined below are several effective opportunities to help spread the word about your business with NPN.

Interested in advertising? Please email us the following info - we look forward to hearing from you!

• Organization name and brief description
• Contact name, email, and phone
• Mailing adress
• Your advertising interests and/or questions

General notes about pricing:

• NPN Business, School and Non-profit members are eligible to receive a 15% Proud Member discount on most advertising opportunities*.
• NPN Non-Profit members with a valid non-profit tax i.d. # receive 20% off all advertising pricing*.
• Sign up for four issues of Parent to Parent quarterly newsletter to receive a 25% discount**.

  * Advertiser must promote NPN via social media outlets and/or web site to receive discount. ** Discount applies only to the purchase of four issues of Parent to Parent.

PARENT TO PARENT QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER
Our Parent to Parent quarterly newsletter is distributed to all NPN members, at NPN events including the popular Expectant Parent Series and Parent University, Chicagoland Pediatric doctor and OB offices, and from members to non-members through the kindness of giving. 

• Fall 2012 issue theme: School Search | Ad submission deadline: July 2, 2012
• Winter 2012 issue theme: TBD | Ad submission deadline: October 1, 2012
• Spring 2013 issue theme: The Childcare Issue | Ad submission deadline: January 7, 2013

WEB BANNER SPACE IN MONTHLY FAMILY CONNECTIONS E-MAIL BLAST
NPN is currently accepting (one) banner advertisement for our first of the month Family Connections e-mail blast. This blast goes to ALL e-mail addresses that NPN currently has on file (approximately 15,000+) and is typically scheduled for the first business day of each month. Submit your 468 pixel wide X 60 pixel high .JPG web banner.

PARENT PERKS DISCOUNT WEEKLY E-MAIL BLAST
NPN offers a way for Business Members to post an exclusive coupon or discount through the Parent Perks page. Highlight your business to NPN family  members by passing forward a special discount (minimum 35% off the retail price) with a email blast to NPN's 7,000+ member email addresses. Chose to purchase the single dedicated Parent Perk email blast, a shared Parent Perk email blast, or simply post a web banner ad that will link to your business' web site.

Ad Submission Shared Perk Themes:

• E-mail blasts occur on Tuesdays
• Shared Perk email blasts are themed. E-mail ellie@npnparents.org about schedule and themes
• There is no theme requirement for dedicated e-mail blasts

PRESCHOOL & ELEMENTARY SCHOOL eDIRECTORY
NPN offers members the chance the stay current with prospective school choice with our quarterly update of the Preschool & Elementary School eDirectory. Help your schools stand out by purchasing a web banner ad in this eDirectory - NPN accepts a maximum of 10 ads. Ad spots are secured twice a year for a six-month run. 

Ad submission deadlines:

• Now accepting web banners for NPN's Spring/Summer six-month run (September 1, 2012 - February 28, 2012). Deadline to reserve and submit your ad is August 1, 2012.

SCHOOL FAIR COLOR BROCHURE
NPN hosts an extensive annual school fair each fall. A school fair program brochure is distributed to every family who attends (approx. 1,000 people) which lists the fair exhibitors.

Ad submission deadline:

• September 4, 2012 (limited advertising to 2 pages total)

WEB BANNER ADS 
Help your business stand out  by placing a web banner ad on NPN's dynamic Discussion Forum. NPN's Discussion Forum receives approximately 500,000 page views/mo. Advertisers can choose what percentage of these page views to own, as well as the duration that the web banner will run.  Packages are available for any budget.

Now accepting reservations for June 2012 and forward.