Advertise with Us

Our organization hosts & manages the popular South Market 868 exhibitions that take place at Brentwood Mall, C3 Centre, South Park, MovieTowne Mall (POS), N.A.P.A, Gulf City & Valpark Shopping Plaza. We also operate T&T’s Online Marketplace, www.868.market – an extremely popular ecommerce website with over 70+ stores and 8000+ monthly website visitors. We also host workshops for entrepreneurs, South Market Entrepreneurial Series for Small & Medium Enterprises (S.M.E.S. for SMEs).

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How We Can Help You

Our audience continues to grow tremendously via our offline and online channels. From humble beginnings in 2013, we’ve continued to grow and expand our business activities. In 2021, we now have our biggest following and audience ever. Let’s face it, we would not still be here today if our business activities didn’t produce results and if we were not a valued and reputable brand. By advertising with us you are able to reach a much wider range of customers, website visitors & social media followers, combined with additional recognition for your business and brand.

Email Groups:

South Market Customers: 12,000+

Workshop Participants: 1,800+

Small Businesses / Exhibitors: 3,000+

Associates: 200+

Total Email Subscribers: 17,000+

Social Media Following:

Facebook & Instagram combined: 25,500+

Website Audience:

Monthly Site Visitors: 8000+

Website Shopping Profiles: 3000+

To help you successfully reach our growing audience, we offer a range of advertising options including website banner ads, displaying your logo on our uniforms and promotional emails. We’ve also recently launched 868 Services which allows service providers (e.g. electricians, software developers, accountants, landscapers, etc.) to advertise their services with us at minimal costs. For larger organizations wishing to partner with us, we offer workshop sponsorship & corporate sponsorship packages.

You’ve got options!

For immediate information about workshop/corporate sponsorship opportunities or advertising with us, please call us at 868-778-3551 or email: info@southmarket868.com.

Website Advertising

Our www.868.market website offers Prestige, Elite and Premium ad spaces. Your ads can be placed on any of the following webpages.

Prestige Advertising – Homepage Ad Spaces:

Our Exclusive Homepage advertising (Spaces 1 & 2) are the first two ads viewed by every visitor to our online marketplace.

These ad spaces can be rented at a three month package deal of $1500 per ad space.
Each individual ad can be designed at a minimum of 600px by 300px (300dpi).
Both ad spaces can be combined and rented at a package deal of $2900 for 3 months.

Homepage Exclusive Advertising – Ad Spaces 1 & 2:

Homepage Advertising (Prestige Ad Spots) are placed at strategic locations on the Homepage.

These ad spaces cost $500 each monthly or can be rented at a three month package deal of $1200 per ad space (recommended).
Both spaces can be combined and rented for a package of $767 per month or $2300 for 3 months.

Prestige Advertising – Homepage Ad Spaces:

Elite Ad Spaces

Elite ad spaces are placed on our Daily Deals and All Products web pages. These two pages are high traffic web pages and each page is visited by over 7600+ customers monthly. Our All Products page is visited by customers who wish to browse and shop the latest products added to the site and the Daily Deals page is visited by customers who wish to see what new deals they can find on our site.

These two pages are also easily accessible via our web menu (one click) and can be accessed directly from the homepage. This means no matter where you are on the site, one click can take a customer directly to either of these pages.

Elite Advertising spaces cost $350 each or can be rented at a discounted three month package of $900 per ad space.
Each individual ad can be designed to a minimum size of 970px by 310px at 300dpi.
Two Elite ad spaces can be combined and rented for a package of $567 per month or $1700 for 3 months.

Elite Ad Spaces:

Premium Ad Spaces on www.868.market

Our premium ad spaces are strategically located on high traffic web pages throughout the website.

Premium Ad spaces cost $150 per month or can be rented at a discounted three month package of $400 per ad space.
Each individual ad can be designed to a minimum size of 970px by 310px at 300dpi.
Two Premium ad spaces can be combined and rented for a package of $300 per month or $2300 for 3 months.

NB – The images shown above were taken from our site. However, please note that due to the number of new products added daily to the site, as well as our continuous website upgrades & improvements, when visiting the web pages above they may vary slightly to what is shown above. Also note the information and prices listed above are subject to change.

Should you have any questions or wish to book an ad with us, please do not hesitate to contact us. We can be reached directly at (868) 778-3551. We truly look forward to hearing from you.

868 Services

868 Services is an online hub for all Service Providers across T&T. Here you’ll find professionals for both home and business, including interior designers, graphic artists, contractors, handymen, accountants, grass cutters, plumbers, electricians, auto mechanics & so much more experts. You can find local professionals for pretty much anything.

If you’re a service provider you should be on 868 Services. There’s no other site in T&T with our dynamic offering or at our affordable rates. We are the go-to site for business or home improvement professionals. Based on recent studies, more than 73% of clients are searching online for service providers, specifically for reviews and browsing images of the workmanship quality before hiring for any job.

868 Services helps you to be found online easily! On our site you immediately have an online presence where you can market your business online and showcase the services you offer so that clients can find and hire you for their next project. Plus you’ll have ongoing support from our experienced support team combined with our extensive online following of 25,500+ citizens who already trust our brand.

Home & business owners are looking to find that ideal professional for their project. When they find your profile online they can contact & liaise with you directly for a site visit, request a quote or even hire you for the job. If you are unable to take a call or respond quickly to a message, our 868 Support Team will receive the request and ensure you are informed.

There is no better time to be online than now. Stop losing jobs because you can’t be found. We want your business to prosper as our economy bounces back. Let us help you build a strong foundation for tomorrow.

Register here: https://bit.ly/868-Services-Registration

choose your plan

Premium Profile on 868 Services

Advertising

Basic Administrative Support

Advanced Administrative Support

Individual Ads

Email and Phone support for your customers

868 Membership Card for Discount at Hardwares/ToolStores, etc.

Professional Customer Quotations

Up to Date Materials Listing

Professional Email and Phone support for your customers

Targeted Leads Advertising

Profiles shared with our contractor & building affiliates

Subcontractor Sourcing

Free Trial

Free

2 Months

Starter

$150

Per Month

Essential

$300

3 Months

Ultimate

$910

12 Months

Workshop Sponsorship

We started our entrepreneurial workshops with the main aim of providing relevant and up to date guidance to assist T&T’s small to medium sized business owners (SMEs), aspiring and existing entrepreneurs, business start-ups, self employed persons and business professionals, as we’ve realized the information they need to start, grow and develop their business is not always readily to them.

Our workshops are specifically designed for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs, taking into consideration the many challenges our local business owners are faced with. All our workshops are fully interactive Question & Answer sessions and provide specialist support and guidance to participants. These workshops are facilitated by extremely knowledgeable entrepreneurs and expert consultants with lots of experience in their relevant fields. Participation Certificates are awarded to attendees.

Some of our workshops hosted to date are:

Business Start Up & Taxation
Starting a Food Business
Marketing & Brand Building for Entrepreneurs
Financing Your Business
Social Media SOS: Strategize, Optimize & Socialize
Delivering Exceptional Customer Service
Business Ideation (CARIRI)
Intellectual Property for Business Owners
How to Start an Online Store in T&T

We have hosted workshops at various locations including the:

T&T Chamber of Industry & Commerce (TTCIC) – Westmoorings
T&T Bureau of Standards (TTBS) – Trincity, Macoya
Naparima College & ROYTEC South Campus – San Fernando
The Areef Ali Success Centre – Chaguanas
The Southern Academy for the Performing Arts (SAPA) – San Fernando
Our Workshops are also available online via Zoom.

Online Store Packages

Our online marketplace (www.868.market) offers you the flexibility to sell from one item to hundreds of products at minimal costs. We are currently offering our Level 1 (Essential) subscription package at TT $300 monthly where you can list up to 125 products for sale. This works up to less than $10 a day, and allows you to focus on growing your business, while our 868 Team handles all other logistics including deliveries to your customers, receiving payments on your behalf and remitting these payments to your bank account.

We also offer additional subscription packages suited for varying business needs & sizes. These packages cost $450 (Accelerate) and $600 (Level 3 Progressive) monthly. We are also currently offering free delivery with all packages until further notice.

There are no hidden or fees such as VAT, percentage of sales, commissions or any unknown fees to be deducted from your sales. Any fees to be deducted from vendors are clearly stated. We also work hand in hand with all our vendors to assist in making your online store a success. So come onboard, let’s kickstart your store so that you can start getting those sales!

$ 300
Monthly

PLUS $100 SIGN UP FEE (1ST MONTH ONLY)
Monthly Subscription
125 Product Listing
Vendor & Tech Support
No Commission or Service Charge

Popular

$ 450
Monthly

NO SIGN UP FEE
Monthly Subscription
300 Product Listing
Vendor & Tech Support
No Commission or Service Charge

$ 600
Monthly

NO SIGN UP FEE
Monthly Subscription
Unlimited Product Listing
Vendor & Tech Support
No Commission or Service Charge

For businesses whose product listings may be very extensive or may not have the extra time to upload products on the website, we have created a special Commissions Based package. Our team will come into your location and professionally photograph your products. We will also take responsibility of posting these products on 868.market with the relevant prices and descriptions given by you. When orders are placed, we will handle all logistics and arrange with you to pick up items to be delivered. In turn, we will ask for a percentage commission on monthly sales generated on the website.

Business Support Packages

We support your business as we want to help you succeed and sustain your business during these challenging times. Graphic Design/ Social Media Management packages.

The following are Social Media Management packages created to assist businesses that may not have the necessary time and resources to keep their relevant business pages up-to-date.