Now launching — Chicagoland, I-88 Corridor
The IRL Network connects local venues, small businesses, and
neighborhoods through in-person advertising that actually reaches
people — right where they are, in real life. No algorithm. No auction. No
data harvesting.
Venues earn passive income • Advertisers get exclusivity, not auctions • Community members get rewarded for shopping local • Ambassadors earn for every introduction
• Venues earn passive income
• Advertisers get exclusivity, not auctions
• Community members get rewarded for shopping local
• Ambassadors earn for every introduction
Their algorithms reward whoever spends the most. Their data isn't yours. And
their results are impossible to pin down. We built something different — screens
in the real venues your customers already visit, with a price that never goes up
just because someone else has a bigger budget.
No algorithms guessing who might be interested. Real screens, in real venues, in front of the exact neighborhood you want to reach.
$1 a day buys you industry exclusivity at that venue. For as long as you want it. No one can outbid you for your spot.
Venues earn. Advertisers grow. Community members get rewarded. Every dollar stays closer to home than it would with a tech giant.
Free screen install, zero operational lift, full control over who advertises in your venue, and a monthly revenue share.
Industry exclusivity at the venues your customers already visit — for a flat $1 a day. No bidding war, ever.
Free to join. Unlock deals, event invites, and prizes from locally owned businesses — plus our Ambassador program.
One "screen day." Minimum 960 plays in 24 hours.
Google is millions of 24/7 auctions happening at once. Pay to rank today, and you only hold that spot until someone else pays a cent more tomorrow. That's not how we do it.
On the IRL Network, $1 a day buys your exclusivity at that venue - and it's yours for as long as you keep it. No one with a bigger budget can bump you. It's first come, first served, permanently.
That $1 minimum buys a minimum of 960 plays in a 24-hour period. If the screen isn't full, you play even more - for the same dollar.
"What's my ROI" is a question that invites your marketing agency to lie to you. The honest answer is that advertising platform and marketing strategy are two separate things : and conflating them is exactly how Facebook and Google have kept small businesses confused for years.
We give you more bites at the apple per dollar spent than any other advertising channel available to a small business : because we put you directly in front of the highest-value customers in your area, with zero algorithm involved. What you do with that exposure is still up to your marketing.
Five territories across the I-88 Corridor, then up Lake Michigan to Milwaukee, then city by city across America.
Our proof-of-concept territory. 20 bar & restaurant venues, 10 gyms / entertainment spots — 100 screens total.
Expanding the founding playbook north of downtown.
Bringing the network to one of the corridor's largest communities.
A walkable downtown with the venue density we look for.
Rounding out the I-88 Corridor's five founding territories.
Milwaukee and beyond →
Whether you own a venue, run a local business, love your
neighborhood, or want to build with us — there's a place for you in the
IRL Network.
Tell us how you want to be part of the IRL Network and we'll reach out with everything you need to get started.
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Building localized advertising networks that help small businesses reach the communities they serve.
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