1. Show your love by spreading the “Buy Local” message!
Consumers and business owners are beginning to understand the importance and strong economic
benefits of supporting locally owned businesses like yours. Wouldn’t it be great if you had a way to
support your community, protect the environment, reward loyal customers, and bring in new business...
all at the same time? Show your local love and buy local with a printable card and/or phone apps. It’s
the revolutionary new program that creates opportunity for local businesses to offer the same kind of
affinity programs their national competitors do...only better. Here’s how:
The card makes it easy for the people of Kosciusko to actively support our local economy,
keeping the Kosciusko community healthy and unique.
It’s a great way for visitors to get introduced to the best homegrown commodities Kosciusko
has to offer.
The reward you offer your customers is completely up to you and can be used to drive
specific sales and create new revenue.
Unlike a coupon, the buy local card can be used with every visit, inspiring customer loyalty
and repeat business.
Your business can participate in the I Love Kosciusko program for a modest annual fee, far less than
the cost of a several different types of advertising campaigns and it’s easy and convenient to reach our
consumers in an all-in-one approach.
Why become a Member?
As a local business, you have the unique opportunity to brand, advertise and promote your products,
services or events to the local community, drive traffic to your website, increase revenue by keeping your
brand in front of targeted “local” consumers, who are searching on the internet for products and services.
Your business loves revenue. Your customers love savings. Why not unite the two? By offering exclusive
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ILoveKosciusko.com
Put Your $$$ Where
Your Heart IS!

2. deals with ILoveKosciuosko.com Buy Local program you can count on a more intimate customer
relationship, a crucial step on the road to brand loyalty. When your customers know they can count on
you to provide outstanding value they’re more likely to spread the word about your business, which can
turn your customers from just ‘clientele’ into a true community.
Business Member Benefits
Fits almost every type of industry to target your customers
24 spots gift card incentive offer (Offers MUST be $50.00 or more)/Percentage
Text -Message Campaign- GENERATING AVERAGE RESPONSE RATES OF 15-30% OR
MORE
Discounts at member businesses
Local recognition as a business owner
Marketing and on-going promotions via, website, Facebook, twitter and all other types of
media that it will feature into.
Reach thousands of cardholders that live in Kosciusko county and surrounding sister towns
and/ or cities
Improves your customer loyalty with choose local offers
It’s trackable without the hassle of coupons
Increases local brand awareness to current customers, other businesses, and potential
customers
We can help deliver customers who want to buy local
Showing the importance of buying local
We’re certain as a local business
owner; you could always use a
little more business! That’s why
ILoveKosciusko.com has developed
a plan to support YOU.
It all starts with this wallet-sized
card. In this economy, every
business needs to get more creative
about how they gain new customers
and keep current ones happy,
and WE have creative marketing
programs to drive new local
customers into your store or office.
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How do we differ?
As the areas ONLY “Local” web portal, this site certainly attracts large numbers of mainstream
audiences, but has a clear focus on the targeted local audiences! The network of “ILoveKosciuosko.
com website environment surrounds your message with relevant “local” content and exceptionally
useful tools that create an interactive relationship with users while guiding them to interact with your
brand. Consumers will also want to be involved for the extra incentives such as, bi-weekly offers, gift
certificates, voting contest and using this site to their advantage as an informational tool for all local
events.
We draw the Right Audience!
Our website has the potential to reach more than thousands of local and non-local people in a day
than the top 7 local newspapers combined. We will also, deliver several powerful localized marketing
tools, which will bring in the mainstream local consumer to your business year round. Consumer’s
want offers and rewards that will benefit them in an easy and affordable way. We also go the extra
mile by including businesses to offer an extra incentive for consumers to constantly be updated offers
to win gift certificates that will be drawn twice a month on the 5th and 25th of every month to (“send-
to-win”) an email with a testimonial about a local business participate that showed (great customer
service), (wonderful products), etc. Consumers will be picked based on that particular promotion and
must provide proof of sale from that business member. Not all businesses are focused on the “Tourism
Trade”, but depend largely on the local community for their year round survival. And that is a simple
concept!
Don’t want to use a Card? Try the new phone apps!
This mobile application will feature alerts and geo location features to make it easier than ever to search
for participating businesses and take advantage of special offers and discounts just as you would with
the card.
Here’s how it works:
Consumers sign up FREE at ILoveKosciusko.com to receive a “Buy Local” card, which they can
present at participating local businesses to receive 10% off.
The ILoveKosciuosko.com website provides 24/7 access to information about local businesses
along with updates about events, deals, and bi-weekly “send-to-win” FREE prizes, gifts, and
cash awards for consumers who are registered and participate in the drawings held on the 5th
and 25 of each month. Participates will be notified of the drawing via text, email, facebook,
website, and all other types of media for them to receive the exclusive notifications for the
drawings. The “Send-To-Win” will work like this:
-Registered Consumer’s will be notified of drawings on the 5th and 25th of each month allowing
them sufficient amount of time to send an email to ILoveKosciusko.com email a “Showing The
Love” testimonial regarding a local business member and their experience. A number will be
chosen per drawing by choosing bi weekly winners per the send-to-win campaign.

3. Winning consumer’s must obtain a receipt, invoice, statement, etc that showes proof of purchase
with the assigned merchant number printed on the documents above.
There are only 24 spots available per calendar year to fill for the Prizes, gifts, Cash, etc... and
will be drawn every month on the 5th and 25th . These business members who purchase the
“sponsor package” will be held exclusively for offering these prizes that must be valued at $50.00
or more and must be spent/used with business members. Included with offering these discounts,
Sponsor members will also receive additional advertisements as a “Sponsor” for all current
media. Not only will you receive additional exposure to your business, but your showing your love
by putting the money or prize winnings back into our community.
We are showing the love by dividing our townships by making it more convenient to Love Local....
Including Syracuse, Warsaw, North Webster and Pierceton , Milford, Leesburg, Mentone, Winona
Lake, Etna Green, Silver Lake, Claypool, Sidney, Burket, and Nappanee!
Consumers can either use their card, or free access to the mobile app.
Best of all, the buy local card always offers you immediate 10% off gratification, and can be used
as often as your heart desires for approximately 12 months from registration.
Consumers can also opt in for text messages on their favorite business or a certain industry and
receive special offers or promotions.
This “buy local” program will offer not only incentives to businesses of an all-in-one
advertisement for your business to generate more business, but will help consumers save money
while keeping money within our community while stressing the importance of shopping local.
The following criteria are necessary for businesses joining:
Is your business privately held?
Yes No
Do the business owners who have a controlling interest of more than 50% live in Kosciusko?
Yes No
Can your business make independent decisions regarding your advertisement and marketing
campaigns?
Yes No
Do you pay all your own marketing, rent, and other business expenses?
Yes No
Is your business based locally and has no corporate or national headquarters outside the state?
Yes No
If You Checked “YES” to all, your business is qualified to join
ILoveKosciusko.com Buy Local Campaign!
Please Join with an exclusive member discount 10% off
EIN#___________________________________________Date:______________________________________
Business Name_________________________________________ Phone Number_____________________
Address________________________________________________Contact Name______________________
Email Address______________________________________City____________________________________
State/Zip___________________________________________Other__________________________________
If purchasing the sponsor package: Please indicate the amount of the gift certificate and where (must
be $50.00 or more offered):_________________________________or if’s a gift you want to give a way
(example) TV, trip, etc. Include that information here: ______________________. We will need to review
this information before qualification
Payment Info:
10% off if paid in full
Forms of payment excepted:
Debit/Credit, checks (in full amount owed only) if writing a check, please make it
out to ILoveKosciusko.com Debit/Credit______________________________________
Account number__________________________________________________________
Expiration Date:___________________________________________________________
CCV:____________________________________________________________________
Mailing Address:__________________________________________________________
Name on Card:___________________________________________________________
Account Holder(s) Name___________________________________________________
After purchase your business will
be assigned your own merchant #
for tracking purposes. Thank You
For Showing Your Local Love!
Provider’s Service Agreement
You are entering into a one year contract that cannot be cancelled unless the contract amount has been paid in full. You agree that
ILoveKosciusko.com is not held liable under any circumstance, and we can never guarantee results. With this contract you are agreeing
that we can and will take payment based on the information you have provided us. In regards to non-payment, you will be removed
immediately from ILoveKosciuosko.com and all other forms of media immediately until your account has been approved for transactions
again. There will be a 2% added collection fee every 30 days your invoiced amount is due, until your account has been paid.
Kosciusko
ILoveKosciusko.com

4. Top Ten Reasons to Shop Local/Consumer Benefits
1. Protect Local Character and Prosperity
By choosing to support locally owned businesses, you help maintain Kosciusko’s diversity
and distinctive flavor.
2. Community Well-Being
Locally owned businesses build
strong neighborhoods by sustaining
communities, linking neighbors, and by
contributing more to local causes.
3. Local Decision Making
Local ownership means that important
decisions are made locally by people who
live in the community and who will feel
the impacts of those decisions.
4. Keeping Dollars in the Local
Economy
Your dollars spent in locally-owned
businesses have three times the impact
on your community as dollars spent at
national chains. When shopping locally,
you simultaneously create jobs, fund
more city services through sales tax,
invest in neighborhood improvement and
promote community development.
5. Job and Wages
Locally owned businesses create more jobs locally and, in some sectors, provide better
wages and benefits than chains do.
6. Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship fuels America’s economic innovation and prosperity, and serves as a key
means for families to move out of low-wage jobs and into the middle class.
7. Public Benefits and Costs
Local stores in town centers require comparatively little infrastructure and make more
efficient use of public services relative to big box stores and strip shopping malls.
8. Environmental Sustainability
Local stores help to sustain vibrant, compact, walkable town centers-which in turn are
essential to reducing sprawl, automobile use, habitat loss, and air and water pollution.
9. Competition
A marketplace of tens of thousands of small businesses is the best way to ensure innovation
and low prices over the long-term.
10. Product Diversity
A multitude of small businesses, each selecting products based, not on a national sales plan,
but on their own interests and the needs of their local customers, guarantees a much broader
range of product choices.
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LOCAL
BUY
Participating merchants, offer 10% off to registered consumers who
carry the FREE ILoveKosciusko.com discount card.
Participating businesses that are qualified, will display the ILoveKosciusko.com icon in their entrance
to their store, vehicle, or other advertisement campaigns. Patrons who present the ILoveKosciusko.
com rewards card at the time of purchase or check-out will be able to take advantage of valuable,
exclusive 10% off savings, offers and win prizes from those participating businesses as a THANK YOU
for patronizing their business.
Just show your
ILoveKosciusko.com Reward
Card at participating establishments
and save 10%. Every day!
Kosciusko
ILoveKosciusko.com

5. Number of Business Categories with
multiple keyword search 1 3 6 9
Ongoing promotion of your business
through all major search engines, and local
advertisement campaigns
Logo/ Photo, Business Name, Address,
phone number, link to facebook, twitter,
website
Window decal to show you’re a participate
& access to “ILoveKosciuosko.com”
marketing materials
Featured businesses of the month that will
include a detailed bio & picture of you and
your company
Public recognition during love local month
per your business category
Listed on calendar of events and other
marketing material
Priority placement of your logo & link to
your website per business category.
Priority placement of your business on one
banner front page twice per calendar year
1 time only Sponsor a gift amount with
your business advertisement on all media*
*Only 24 spots available per calendar year
Text Message campaign offering more
than 10% of normal value*
*Number of campaigns are per month & per membership year
0 2 4 Unlimited
Ala Carte purchases of extra advertisement
per member category*
*Amounts are separate costs, check availability
2 6 12 Unlimited
Check the box of your
preferred membership
Membership Packages Are For 1 Year
Standard Member $599 or 10% off if (Paid In Full) Premium Member $1,299 or
10% off if (Paid In Full) Exclusive Member $2,499 or 10% off if (Paid In Full)
Sponsor Member $4,900 or 10% if (Paid In Full)