Best of Hamilton 2022

Hamilton has arrived as one of the premier “destination cities” of Canada—a
fact that comes as no surprise to the creative and resilient organizations
that make up the fabric of the community. Whether it is high-tech advanced
manufacturing, enviable transportation facilities, world class medical training
and delivery, internationally-recognized centres of education and research,
a diverse arts and culture landscape, sports, and a host of other institutions
and attractions; Hamilton is on the move. But new research published last
week from the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) reports that
64 per cent of Canadian businesses say labour shortages are limiting their
growth.
To position Hamilton with its many quality employers as the place to be for
emerging talent, The Bay Observer is producing a brand-new edition of its
definitive, high-quality publication, the Best of Hamilton, celebrating the
incredible progress Hamilton and its businesses and institutions are making,
and positioning Hamilton as the place where talented workers can thrive.

In addition to the focus on our successful businesses, industry, and
institutions, the publication will feature those important characteristics
that define quality of place--the transformation of Hamilton’s core, the
many transportation and logistics assets, red-hot property development
opportunities both residential and commercial-industrial, and the
renaissance occurring on our waterfront.
Why participate in the Best of Hamilton?
The Best of Hamilton is a unique affinity marketing opportunity that allows
participants to be associated with many of the top companies, organizations
and institutions in Hamilton as they seek to:
• Recruit top talent
• Create new business opportunities
• Instill pride in their existing workforce
• Tell their organization’s story to a regional and national audience

With a planned circulation of 15,000 copies, the Best of Hamilton will reach
a highly targeted audience of key influencers and decision makers.
Locally the publication will be distributed through:
• Targeted delivery to select neighbourhoods in Hamilton and
Burlington
• Direct distribution by publication participants to key clients, suppliers,
employees
• Hamilton Economic Development
• Tourism Hamilton
• Local hotels
• Bay Observer clients
Your organization will be showcased to:
• The Wall Street Journal’s top 1000 companies
• The Financial Post and Report on Business top 500 firms
• Business journalists across North America
• Canadian and Foreign trade missions.
• Major print and broadcast media outlets in Canada and the US.

Since we relaunched BayObserver.ca in
March 2020, it has become the fastest
growing daily news site in the area,
reaching an average of 150,000 follows
each month—a number that is growing
steadily. BayObserver.ca will extend the
reach of your story to a broad audience
across the GTA and even to other provinces.
Participate in the Best of Hamilton
and receive bonus coverage at no extra
cost on our website.
Full Page - $2,500
Full Page with photography and writing
included - Includes a $350 web ad for 2 months
Half Page - $1,295
Includes a $300 web ad for 2 months
1/4 Page - $650
Includes a web ad for one month
1/6 Page - $435
Includes a web ad for one month
Double Page Spread - $4,500
Includes a web ad for 2 months plus
editorial space on the Bay Observer website.
Inside Front Cover and Outside
Back Cover - $3,000
Includes a web ad for 2 months
Specifications
Let us tell your story from start to finish.
We will do the work for you at no extra
cost, or if you prefer, supply us with your
camera- ready artwork in (jpg, pdf, tiff
formats at 300dpi resolution.
Page size is: 8.375 in x 10.975 in with
0.1969 in bleed all over)