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For Partners
Build revenue infrastructure for your media community
Hubs bring publishers together to sell collectively — accessing budgets none could reach alone. You bring the relationships and market knowledge. We provide the platform.
Your members need this.
The publishers in your network — your state press members, your public media stations, your regional partners — they have trusted audiences, quality content, and loyal communities. What they don't have is a collective sales infrastructure to compete for larger budgets. A hub changes that equation. It brings your members together as a unified buy — so advertisers can reach an entire market or category through one transaction. Your members keep their independence. They just gain access to revenue they'd never reach alone.
What a hub looks like
What you bring:
- Member publishers — your network and relationships
- Market knowledge — your understanding of the community
- Credibility — your standing in the industry
What we provide:
- Platform infrastructure — storefronts, campaign management, reporting
- Access to demand — national advertisers actively buying local
- Hub operations — onboarding, training, ongoing support
Hubs work for many types of organizations
State Press AssociationsVertical & Trade AssociationsPublic Media OrganizationsRegional Media CollaborativesMedia & Tech Partners
In Action
The Chicago Media Collective brings together 35+ publishers — including Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Reader, WBEZ, and South Side Weekly — selling collectively through the Chicago Hub. Backed by Press Forward, it's proof that hubs create sustainable revenue while preserving editorial independence.
Common questions from partners
Interested in exploring a hub for your community?
We're actively building hubs with press associations, public media organizations, and regional collaboratives across the country.