Rochester business owners
Put your business in front of Rochester.
A Business Spotlight tells your story on video and puts it in front of the people who follow Greater Rochester every week.
Promotional partnership
Not looking for a partnership? There is a free path too: the free Weekly Spotlight, just below.
Followers
- 10.2K+
- TikTok
- 6K+
Monthly reach
- 1.4M+
- TikTok
- 450K+
Engagement
- Monthly interactions
- 100K+
Living Rochester Suburbs channels, as of October 2026. Instagram and TikTok figures are separate and are not combined. Reach and engagement vary from post to post.
Free weekly community spotlight
Want your business featured for free?
We spotlight up to five local businesses each week in the order submissions are received. If the queue is full for the upcoming week, your business will be scheduled for a future Weekly Spotlight.
There is no fee to participate.
Starting in October. Separate from the promotional partnership above.
What a Spotlight can include
- 01An original spotlight videoA short film about your business, shot and edited for Living Rochester Suburbs.
- 02Your story, on locationFilmed where the work happens, with the founder or team telling it in their own words.
- 03Instagram distributionPublished to the Living Rochester Suburbs Instagram account.
- 04TikTok distributionPublished to the Living Rochester Suburbs TikTok account.
- 05Newsletter mentionWhere it fits the issue, the feature is included in the Living Rochester Suburbs newsletter.
- 06A feature on this websiteWhere the story suits it, a written feature is published on livingrochestersuburbs.com.
- 07Final media you can reuseWhere agreed, approved final video and photos are yours to post on your own channels.
What runs where depends on the package agreed on the discovery call.
How it works
The promotional partnership, step by step. The free Weekly Spotlight works differently: see below.
Step 1
Discovery
A short, free call about the business, the story and what makes it worth featuring. We tell you honestly whether it is a fit.
Step 2
Story and production
We develop the angle, plan the shoot and produce the feature.
Step 3
Publish and distribute
The feature goes out on the Living Rochester Suburbs channels agreed for your package.
Step 4
Keep the content
Where included in the agreement, you reuse the approved final media on your own channels.
Free weekly community spotlight
Every eligible local business submission will be added to our Weekly Spotlight queue. We feature up to five businesses each week in the order submissions are received. Depending on the number of applications ahead of you, your spotlight may be scheduled for a future week. There is no fee to participate.
Apply for a Free Weekly SpotlightWho it is for
- Restaurants and cafés
- Retail shops
- Local service businesses
- Builders and developers
- New openings
- Established Rochester companies
- Attractions and venues
- Hotels and hospitality
- Community organizations
- Local founders
Start with a free call.
Or email livingrochestersuburbs@gmail.com.
Just want to be found? Every local business can have a free listing in the Local Business Directory.
