Covelli Centre, Mahoning County visitors bureau reach ad deal

YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County commissioners have approved an advertising tradeoff agreement with the Covelli Centre management that won’t cost either entity a dime.

Under the single-page memorandum of understanding the commissioners approved Thursday, the county Convention & Visitors Bureau will get an LED digital scroll advertisement promoting local tourism that will be displayed inside the city-owned arena every four to six minutes during every event for a year.

In return, the arena will get a full-page color print ad worth $1,750 in the CVB’s annual Youngstown and Mahoning County Visitors Guide, which has a 100,000-copy free distribution.

The bureau also will continue to promote Covelli Centre events through its youngstownlive.com website, social media and calendar postings.

The terse, three-paragraph agreement will renew annually Oct. 1, unless one party notifies the other in writing of its desire to terminate the agreement.

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