PUBLICATION DATE
November 16, 2025
AD RESERVATION DEADLINE
October 30, 2025
AD APPROVAL DEADLINE
November 6, 2025
Position your business as a community supporter
The Community Gems is a Dayton Daily News series dedicated to honoring the spirit & grit of people who make our community better!
The six-month series, starting in May, will highlight and recognize “People Who Make the Community Better.” It promotes unity and goodwill throughout the region with weekly features in the Dayton Daily News and DaytonDailyNews.com and will conclude with a special section that will be inserted into the Dayton Daily News on November 19!
Community Gems are nominated by the community to recognize individuals who make a difference with their time, talent and dedication.
Gems are named from every part of our community from the Good Samaritan, to the child who helps the elderly neighbor, to the dedicated volunteers whose work sustains our community organizations, to those who work tirelessly for a cause or share their creativity and make our community more vibrant.
Dayton Daily News reporters profile the Community Gems in the paper and on DaytonDailyNews.com
Beginning in May, Dayton Daily News will dedicate a full page every Sunday to the Community Gems, giving readers a closer look at the people making a difference in the community and inviting them to join in the celebration.
The stories reach over 202,000 readers every Sunday!
We will print a special cumulative tabloid section honoring the profiled individuals on November 16.
AVILABLE AD SIZES
IN THIS SPECIAL SECTION
Full Page (10” x 9.75”)
1/2 Page H (10” x 4.75”)
1/2 Page V (4.93” x 9.75”)
1/4 Page (4.93” x 4.75”)
*All ads are full color
Sponsor receives:
Sponsor logo inclusion on
Cumulative Tab Cover on Sun 11/16
Sponsor logo inclusion on Strip Ad at bottom of weekly page:
Half Page Ad in 2025 Culmination Tabloid:
Must be cause-related message, complimentary of the initiative
(vs. sales/promotions)
Sponsor logo inclusion in: Digital Hub masthead banner
SOV Impressions on Digital Hub, Nomination Page & Story Pages: Must be cause-related message, complimentary of the initiative (vs. sales/promotions)
- Logo inclusion in promotional marketing for the Community Gems series, Apr – Nov
- Logo Inclusion on Strip ad on Community Gems Page, 26 consecutive Sundays
- Half Page ad in 2024 Culmination Tabloid (Nov 16, 2025) + Logo presence on cover
- Logo inclusion on Community Gems Digital Hub, May – Nov 2025
- Half Shade presence on Community Gems Digital Hub, May – Nov (cause-related message)
- SOV impressions on Community Gems Digital Hub, Nominations Page & Story Pages, May – Nov (cause-related message)
- 350,000 Run of Network impressions on Cox First Media Exclusive websites – May-Nov
- ¼ page ad 1x a month in Dayton Daily News (May-October) – You Pick the dates
Promotional Value: Over $150K
Dayton Daily News
Promotional PLAN:
Messaging will be a mix of soliciting nominations and driving readership of the stories in print & online.
- Sponsor logo inclusion in all newspaper promotions throughout campaign
- Sponsor logo inclusion in all digital impressions on Cox First Media Exclusives
- Sponsor logo inclusion in paid advertising to expand reach
- Sponsor logo inclusion and/or mentions in any community partnership placements (such as Dayton Dragons)
In a recent survey, our readership named “stories about positive things happening in our community” as one of the most important reasons why they read & subscribe.
