Global Ranch, Inc. Boosting Sales for Small Businesses

Global Ranch, Inc. provides new media and advertising opportuntities in time for holiday shopping.

Global Ranch, Inc., the leading online publication in the horse industry, has established a several new media avenues specifically designed to help small businesses reach customers. Constantly adapting new technology and media avenues to best suit the needs of consumers and merchants, Global Ranch is dedicated to helping the lifeblood of the horse industry, the small business.

Global Ranch and its online publication, GlobalRanch.com, reach 255,000+users per month, with 1.1 million+ page views/month, has more than 130,000 members and over 4,000 affiliate web sites. With partners like the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) and the National High School Rodeo Association (NHSRA) as well as promotional efforts for Wrangler and Equitana USA, Global Ranch is impacting the horse industry.

One of the new media avenues being offered by Global Ranch is the 2001 Gift Guide, 'Tis the Season. The first of a series of bimonthly online guides, 'Tis the Season features merchants targeting the holiday gift buying consumer. Other upcoming guides include a western consumer's guide, a vacation and travel guide and a children's product spotlight among others. Placement in the guides include a 90x90 image of a product or logo, 50 word description and link to a merchant's web site. All of the guides are fully promoted through the various Global Ranch, Inc. media channels and reach thousands of consumers daily. These guides are very economical and merchants can buy a place in two guides for only $200 per year. That's right, four months of advertising to specifically targeted markets for less than $1.50 a day. Placement in four guides (8 months) costs $350 and six guides (12 months) costs $500 per year. To learn more about purchasing your placement in the Buyer's Guides, visit: www.globalranch.com and click on the advertising button on the left menu or click here.

Another way to reach customers is through the Ranch Mall. Providing a store front with a picture of a product or logo a 50 word description and an active link to a merchant's web site, the Ranch Mall is the starting point for thousands of visitors shopping online each day. Store fronts can be bought in the Ranch Mall for only $500 per year or for $350 per year when you buy placement in the Buyer's Guides. That's a year's worth of advertising for less than $1.50 per day.

Finally, Global Ranch has developed an online system that allows businesses to place a 120x120 banner directly on the Global Ranch web site through an automated system. No sales calls, no waiting, just immediate results 24 hours a day, 7 days a week all from a computer keyboard. To learn more about the GlobalRanch Express Ad Rotation System (G.E.A.R.S.) visit the advertising page on Global Ranch or click here.

"We are excited to provide an economical way to help our industry increase sales and reach a larger market, while providing horse enthusiasts with the resources to find what they need," said Jeff Smith, CEO of Global Ranch, Inc.

These latest additions to the offerings of the Global Ranch, Inc. media and communications efforts allows merchants to reach the customers they need without high costs. To learn more about Global Ranch, its offerings and the audience reached, visit: www.globalranch.com

"We are working to do our part to stimulate the economy using our biggest asset, our audience," Smith said, "We are especially excited about our 'Tis the Season Gift Guide, coming online right in time for the holiday buying blitz."