Experience Guide Advertising

Become an advertiser in the Official Experience Guide to St. Joseph County, Indiana.

Advertising in the Guide

Sales are now open for the 2026-27 Experience Guide to South Bend Mishawaka. Publication dates are from August 2026 through August 2027. Please contact Nicole Lawler, Director of Engagement, if you'd like to advertise in the next publication.

As an advertiser with VSBM, you are considered a partner. Our advertising information packet outlines pricing, benefits, and other details.

Distribution

Copies of the guide are distributed year-round to all Indiana Toll Plazas, various community visitor centers and information kiosks, advertising leads, leisure travelers through Web/phone/walk-in requests, meeting planners, tour operators, sports organizers, freshmen orientation packets, Eck Visitors Center at Notre Dame, and special events.

Website Advertising

Your customers and clients are using online travel planning more and more every day. Give your message, and your organization, premier visibility across all of visitsouthbend.com with our powerful digital advertising program.

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