Advertise on Long Island Wave
Reach engaged Long Islanders right alongside the local stories they came to read. Your brand runs inside the site itself, next to news about their towns, their businesses and their weekends, not in a feed they scroll past.
An audience that arrives already local
Our readers live here. They come for health, wealth and lifestyle news about Nassau and Suffolk, and they are looking for the restaurants, practices, shops and services around them. Advertising here is a recommendation from a local publication, not an interruption from an ad network.
Long Island Wave is an owned media property of Wave Agency, based in Melville, NY.
Built into the site, not bolted on
Every placement is served by longislandwave.com itself, from our own ad system. Your creative loads with the page, sits inside the reading experience, and reports real impressions and clicks back to you.
Inside the article grids
A 1:1 card that takes its place inside the article grids readers actually browse: on the homepage, on every category page, and through the news archive. It reads as part of the page, with your link one tap away.
- Runs in the homepage, category and archive grids
- Rotates through grid slots on every visit
- Desktop and mobile, one creative
- Real impression and click counts included
Full-width, sitewide
The big canvas: full-width placements on the homepage, inside articles as readers move through a story, beside articles on desktop, and above the footer on every page. Maximum visibility across the whole site.
- Homepage, in-article, beside-article and footer positions
- Unmissable on desktop, scaled cleanly for mobile
- Runs across every section of the site
- Real impression and click counts included
Your story, told properly
A full advertorial feature written with you: your story, your photos, your links, in the same format as our editorial and always clearly labeled as sponsored. It lives permanently in the archive, keeps its own URL, and keeps working long after the campaign ends.
- Written with our team, approved by you
- Always labeled sponsored, which readers trust
- A permanent home in the news archive
- Shareable and linkable like any article
A standing presence, all year
Beyond campaigns, three listing formats keep your business in front of readers whenever they go looking.
Resources listing
A listing in the local business directory readers search when they need a hand: your description, a link, phone number and address. The workhorse for practices and service businesses.
Marketplace listing
A short business description with a clickable link. Simple, affordable, always present for shops, makers and brands.
Event listing
Your event on the community calendar with a description, a link, and address details for in-person gatherings.
In the inbox, every Friday
Our free newsletter goes out once a week, every Friday, to readers who asked for it. A sponsorship puts your brand inside the email Long Islanders actually open.
The Weekly Wave
Your placement inside Friday's edition, alongside the week's best local stories. One email a week means yours is not buried under nine others.
Real reporting
Actual impressions served and actual clicks recorded, measured first-party by our own ad system and shared with you plainly.
No third-party trackers
We serve every placement ourselves. No ad networks, no tracking pixels, no data brokers between your brand and our readers.
What to send us
Two units cover every display placement on the site. Supply JPG, PNG or WebP at the sizes below, at least 72 dpi, under 2 MB, with any text kept clear of the outer 5%.
| Unit | Supply at | Ratio | Where it runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Square | 1000 × 1000 px 710 px minimum | 1:1 | Article grids on the homepage, category pages and the news archive |
| Wide banner | 2250 × 750 px 1124 px minimum | 3:1 to 4:1 | Homepage, inside and beside articles, and above the footer |
Sponsored articles, listings and newsletter sponsorships are specced individually. Ask for a quote and we will tell you exactly what we need.
Where your listing lives
Resources directory
The local business directory readers search when they need a professional, a practice or a service nearby.
Browse the directory →Marketplace
Local shops, makers and brands, in front of readers who would rather buy from a neighbor.
See the marketplace →Events calendar
Promote an opening, market, fundraiser or festival to readers planning their Long Island weekend.
View the calendar →Tell us who you want to reach
Every placement starts with a real conversation, not a checkout. Tell us about your business and we will come back with the options that actually fit, along with rates, specs and real numbers on how campaigns perform.
How quickly can a campaign start?
Usually within a few business days. Once your creative is approved it goes straight into the live rotation, with nothing to wait for. Sponsored articles take a little longer since we write them with you.
What reporting do I get?
Real numbers from our own ad system: actual impressions served and actual clicks recorded on longislandwave.com. No third-party trackers, no modeled estimates, no black box.
Can you help with the creative?
Yes. Send us your logo and the essentials and we will put the placement together with you, and you approve everything before it runs. Sponsored articles are always written with you and always carry a clear sponsored label, which readers appreciate and trust.
What can't be advertised?
Anything misleading. We review every campaign before it runs, and we do not accept claims a business cannot stand behind. Beyond that, if you serve Long Islanders, we would love to hear from you.