For venue owners
No cost to install. No effort to maintain. Full control over who advertises in your space. And a community built around rewarding the people who choose to support you.
How it works
We place an IRL Network screen in your venue at zero cost. No equipment fees. No setup headaches. We handle everything.
Local advertisers pay to run on your screen. You get a revenue share, every month, with zero effort on your part.
IRL community members get deals and perks for visiting your venue — driving more repeat traffic back to you.
Full control, always
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Our software lets advertisers type in their address, industry, and radius to see what's available — but you decide what's available in the first place.
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Don't want your back-of-house manager's landscaping side-business showing up next to a competitor? Block the entire category with one click. No explanation needed.
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There are only 8 advertiser spots available per venue, and never more than one business per industry. Your venue never feels like a billboard.
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Every single advertiser on the network has to be a locally owned business. That's the whole point — keeping the message and the money close to home.
What you get as a host
This isn't a national ad network renting space in your venue. It's a software you log into, where you control categories, see what's running, and decide who gets to be part of your community.
The community angle
We're gamifying this network. Advertisers will want to reward your customers for choosing local — which means giveaways, cross-promotions, and events centered on your venue.
If a local realtor wants to run a giveaway in your space and tag you, that's the deal: you allow it, and the same goes in reverse. We take her reach and pool it with yours, so everyone in the network grows together.
And if your staff knows other local businesses that should be on the network, we pay for the introduction. Your venue becomes the center of a small business community — not just a place that hosts a screen.
The Naperville South build-out
Our founding territory is built around roughly 30 venues — about 20 bars and restaurants, and 10 other non-competing, high-foot-traffic spots like gyms and entertainment venues. All going live together.
Ready to host?
Join the founding group of venues in your territory and help set the tone for the whole network.

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