Familiar Routes logo featuring an orange location pin above a curved roadway.

10,000 Households. A New Opportunity Every Month.

Familiar Routes is a recurring monthly local advertising network connecting a limited selection of businesses with thousands of nearby households—with industry exclusivity, rotating delivery areas, and measurable digital engagement.

Each monthly campaign gives local businesses a simple, affordable way to build visibility within the communities they serve. Businesses can participate in a single campaign or continue their presence month after month, subject to placement and industry availability.

To keep campaigns fresh and expand local exposure over time, Familiar Routes rotates neighborhoods and delivery areas, giving participating businesses opportunities to reach new households throughout the communities they serve.

Choose from one of just 12 Standard Placements or stand out with our exclusive Premium Placement—a larger, more prominent advertising space reserved for only one business per campaign.

Every placement can also include a custom QR code that gives customers a direct path to your business. Send them to your website, promotional offer, booking page, menu, or another destination of your choice with a simple scan.

One Business Per Industry. Every Campaign.

To give every advertiser greater value, Familiar Routes offers industry exclusivity. Each campaign features only one business from each industry, ensuring your brand never shares the mailer with a direct competitor.

Your industry remains exclusive for each campaign you reserve. Advertisers may continue into future monthly campaigns, subject to availability.

Local exposure. Industry exclusivity. A direct path to your business. Every month.

Familiar Routes shared direct-mail advertising mailer showing 12 local business placements and one exclusive premium placement.

Ready to Reach More Local Customers?

Tell us a little about your business and we'll help you find the right placement for an upcoming Familiar Routes campaign. With limited placements and one business per industry, availability may vary by campaign.

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Local Exposure. Built to Drive Action.

Premium local advertising. Direct mail meets digital connection.

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Familiar Routes graphic showing increasing sales and business growth through greater local exposure and customer reach.

Familiar Routes connects traditional direct mail with the convenience of digital advertising. Every advertisement can include a custom QR code, giving interested customers a simple way to connect directly with your business.

With a quick scan, customers can be taken to your website, promotional offer, booking page, menu, or another destination of your choice—turning a physical advertisement into a direct opportunity for engagement.

Get seen in the mailbox. Make it easy to take the next step.

Pricing plans

Simple, clear options.

  • Standard placement

    Reach 10,000 Local Households. Secure one of only 12 Standard Placements available in each Familiar Routes campaign.

    $849/Campaign

    • Professionally designed advertising placement
    • Distribution to approximately 10,000 local households
    • Custom QR code connecting customers directly to your business
    • Industry exclusivity — no direct competitor from your industry on the same mailer
  • ⭐ PREMIUM PLACEMENT

    Claim the only Premium Placement available in each Familiar Routes campaign. Your business receives a larger, more prominent position designed for maximum visibility.

    $1,199/campaign

    • Largest and most prominent advertising placement
    • Distribution to approximately 10,000 local households
    • Custom QR code connecting customers directly to your business
    • Industry exclusivity
    • Only 1 Premium Placement available per campaign
Aerial view of a suburban neighborhood with a Familiar Routes mail delivery truck traveling through the community.
Person viewing a Familiar Routes local business mailer while scanning a QR code with a smartphone.
Customer making a purchase from a local business featured in a Familiar Routes direct-mail campaign.