Smokey Barn News

Robertson County and Middle Tennessee

News Tips:  [email protected]

News Tips Text: (615)513-9844

Tip Line:  (615)513-9844

Suggestions/Letter to the Editor: [email protected]

Submit/Share A News Story…

Do you have an idea for a story you’d like to see on Smokey Barn News? We welcome your community news and photos.

Submit a written story and/or photo/video to [email protected] Please Note: There is a length limit of 700 words. Please include your contact information. All submissions will be reviewed by our editorial staff before publication.

If you have a story idea, submit to: [email protected]

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Sales/Advertising/Sponsorship

We are the largest news distributor in the Robertson County area reaching Tens of thousands each week across middle Tennessee. We have almost doubled our readership in just the last year alone and growing! So…. so if you really want to get the word out about a community event or business products and services, you’ve reached the right place!

We do not print a physical paper. Smokeybarn.com is a digital paper available on all platforms (desktops, smartphones and tablets). This allows us to add new content at any hour of any day 24/7 with more up to date info than a weekly printed paper. We are available to Middle Tennessee readers through SmokeyBarn.com, Facebook & Twitter. Video news reports are also available via youtube.

With Smokey you can buy a variety of Display Banner ad packages. You can even purchase a “Media Blitz Full Page Feature” to highlight your product(s) or service(s), community event, job opening(s) or job fair.

Though you can buy short duration ads, statistics show that repetitive exposure is the best way to reach your customers. Some analysts say an advertisement needs to be seen at least three times before a potential customer will respond.

We offer:

Banner Ad Campaigns – A variety of Banner Ad campaigns.

Media Blast/Full page  Smokey Business Spotlight Feature – Use as a “Business Spotlight” or promote a sale, special product(s), Community event or Job fair.

Let us shine a spotlight on your business, products or services with a SBN Business Feature.

Email your company info and story idea to [email protected]

Additional Marketing Tools – 
• Video commercials
• Live broadcasts
• Social Media Management

(*discount for non-profits)

Our stats show that readers of Smokey Barn News return to the site often for updates, checking the site daily and even hourly on breaking stories. After a story breaks, members of the community gather around our stories and share insights and points of view and your Ad’s are right there with them!

We have doubled our viewership in the last year. In addition, Smokey Barn News has great relationships with all the major networks: ABC, NBC, CBS & Fox which often share our content driving even more traffic back our way and to your ads, that’s a lot of eyes and potential customers considering your products and services.

Thousands of middle Tennesseans just like you rely on Smokey Barn News every day, let us tell your story of opportunity.

“Thank you so much for your help. We had a monumental response to our job posting. I’m sure we are going to find the perfect person for the job. The immediate response was overwhelming. I am so glad I decided to go to Smokey Barn!” Rita Hallman, KMC Music.

Let Smokey help you grow your business!!

Ad Content Policy:

Smokey Barn News has adopted advertisement policies that are very conservative. With this in mind, the following provisions apply:

Advertisements accepted must not:

  • Promote or endorse illegal or inappropriate products/behavior or lifestyles
  • Promote events focused on drinking alcohol or bar-related activities.
  • Promote adult entertainment
  • Promote gambling products/events
  • Promote Multilevel marketing (MLM) Companies/Products
  • Promote Images/Content that is scary, gory, sinister, distasteful or sensational.
  • Promotional events that ask for personal information from our readers (phone numbers/addresses)

*We reserve the right to deny any ads that we feel are inappropriate or incompatible with the mission and vision of Smokey Barn News. ALL advertising acceptance is at the discretion of our editorial team.

Smokey Barn News exists to provide relevant up to date news, weather, traffic reports, events, and community information to the enrichment of the residents of Robertson County and surrounding middle Tennessee.

Let us help you grow!

When people want breaking news in Robertson County, they turn to Smokey Barn News. Your advertising should be right there too.

GET STARTED, CALL 615-513-9844 Or…….
  1. ) Send an email to [email protected]
  2. ) Let us know a little about your business or organization and if you would like to promote business services, a community event, a job listing or job fair.
  3. ) Please share your business or event website or FaceBook page with us. This will help us design ads to compliment your current marketing and branding.
  4. Please include a phone number and contact name and a representative can help you choose the right campaign for your advertising needs!