Why Advertise with Us?

Our visitors are your target audience: HappyValley.com’s mission is to be the definitive source for Penn State alumni, students, parents, fans and visitors to plan their fun in Happy Valley. Our visitors have an unwavering love for all things Penn State and Happy Valley, and we feature ONLY the hotels, restaurants, attractions, events and resources that they need when they are making

decisions on where to eat, shop, play and stay.  

We market deliberately and aggressively to drive our visitors to the site and customers to your business. Our marketing plan succeeded in tripling our number of unique visitors per month, and growing our email database to more than 3,500 people with super-high affinity for Happy Valley. We reach them every other week with our Top Picks campaign, featuring all the best opportunities to enjoy Happy Valley.

Click here for a list of Frequently Asked Questions about HappyValley.com.

HappyValley.com is also the Official Visitors Guide for Penn State Athletics. Our site has a featured link on GoPSUsports.com to reach Penn State sports fans and the family, friends and fans of visiting teams.

We work our butts off to promote Happy Valley fun in the “off-season.” Sure, we capitalize on football season and enjoy our best traffic in the fall. But we know this place is special year-round, and we know how to make sure our visitors know it, too.  From basketball to hockey, from concerts to plays, from holiday shopping to First Night, from world-class fishing to world-class mountain biking, Happy Valley is a destination in every season. We keep in close touch with our community of advertisers and use our editorial space to package and promote the great events and special rates available from winter through the summer.

HappyValley.com is the best advertising value in our market, hands down. Compare our unique visitors, page views and rates to the readership and rates of local print publications. You’ll quickly see that you can reach a targeted audience of potential customers with an affordable package that includes banner advertising and highly influential editorial space.

See what our current advertisers are saying about us!  Click here for some customer testimonials.  

By the Numbers:

·  More than 2,172,300 hits in ONE MONTH!

·  More than 27,300 page views for our Dining Guide in one month.

·  More than 7,500 page views for our Bars & Nightclubs Guide in one month.

·  More than 18,100 page views for our Lodging Guide in one month.

·  More than 20,700 page views of our Penn State Football Guide in one month!

·  And that's not all! Our many other features also attract thousands of visitors monthly.  

During our busiest times, HappyValley.com enjoys:

·  More than 109,000 unique visitors in one month. (September 2008!)

·  More than 135,000 total visitor sessions in one month.

·  More than 1,200,000 page views in one month

We're looking forward to hearing from you!