Local media, made shoppable.
EmpowerLocal connects advertisers with America's trusted local media — through one platform that handles the complexity.
Local media is powerful — but it's been nearly impossible to buy.
For advertisers — thousands of local communities, no standard way to plan or buy across them.
For publishers — no infrastructure to access national demand without giving up control.
For the industry — a massive trust advantage that no one's been able to unlock at scale.
We built the infrastructure that changes this.
The Local Media Store connects you to 1,000+ trusted local outlets across 200+ markets — print, digital, audio, and experiential — through one simple platform.
How it works
Making local media plannable, buyable, and scalable.
The Marketplace
Local media, finally accessible.
Describe your audience and goals. Our system builds your plan across newspapers, digital, email, radio, podcasts, and events — matched to the right outlets in the right markets.
One platform. One contract. One report.
Campaign Planner
AI-powered media planning
We want to reach families in the Midwest, ages 25–45. Budget around $50K across print, digital, and audio.
Found 47 outlets across 12 Midwest markets matching your audience.
- Chicago Sun-Times: Print · Digital
- Milwaukee Journal: Print · Newsletter
- Midwest Family: Podcast · Audio
Media plan summary
47 outlets · 12 markets
Print: 18 outlets
Digital: 22 outlets
Audio: 7 outlets
Est. reach: 2.4M households
Budget: $50,000
Reach communities through the voices they trust
Your brand –– any market, any community, any channel.
1,000+ campaign ready partners
Vetted local partners with streamlined booking
Network regions
- Northeast: 85 partners in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC
- Southeast: 72 partners in Atlanta, Miami, Charlotte, Nashville
- Midwest: 94 partners in Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis, Cleveland
- South Central: 58 partners in Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Memphis
- Mountain: 42 partners in Denver, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Albuquerque
- Pacific: 67 partners in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland
Featured media partners include:
- Santa Fe New Mexican
- Phoenix Magazine
- A to Z Sports Nashville
- LA Taco
- East Oregonian
- DC Texas Football
- Washingtonian
- Willamette Week
- AM New York
Trusted by leading brands & agencies
From national enterprises to regional advertisers, brands choose LocalMedia.store to reach communities at scale.
- Multi-Market Campaigns
- Multicultural Community Reach
- Franchise & Co-op Activation
- Cross-Format Campaigns
- New Market Launches
- Brand-Safe Local Environments
- Cause & Purpose Alignment
- Regional Audio & Podcast
What people are saying
"EmpowerLocal makes ads on our website incredibly easy. We placed the code once and have been watching the ad revenue roll in every month. It does not get much easier than that. The team is a joy to work with and always quick to answer my million questions. It has been a great partnership from day one."
Katelyn Mary Skaggs
Advertising Manager, Leader Publications
"EmpowerLocal opens up a new world of possibilities for advertisers. As a believer in the power of grassroots marketing, I'm excited to embrace new ways to engage local communities."
Jeff Muench
Chief Strategist & Brand Manager, Walmart, J&J, Conagra, PepsiCo
"Our best revenue initiative, by far, was adding EmpowerLocal. It was also the easiest. The great service made us feel comfortable from day one. And the revenue keeps rolling in."
Lon Haenel
Publisher and Owner, DecorahNews.com
Life is local.
Trust is built at the local level — by the journalists, editors, and publishers who show up for their communities every day.
We're here to make sure that work survives and thrives, while giving brands premium access to local audiences.
Ready to get started? Whether you're an advertiser or a publisher, we'd love to talk.