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Content made to tell your brand story

The Main connects brands to local audiences through creative storytelling and experiences. Our team writes it, shoots it, and runs it on the site, in The Bulletin and on Instagram.

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We work with brands that value great content

Our in-house agency

The Main Studio

Tailor-made content, crafted with purpose. Our team writes, shoots and produces campaigns from start to finish, then runs them across everything we publish, in English and French.

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Who we've made work for

Festivals
Montréal en Lumière, Jazz Fest, MUTEK, POP Montréal, OFFF, Ramen Ramen MTL
Neighbourhoods
SDC Jean-Talon, Plaza St-Hubert, SDC Rue Saint-Denis, SDC Petite Italie
Arts and culture
Société des arts technologiques, PHI, Fonderie Darling, Cirque du Soleil, Montréal Complètement Cirque
Brands
Lavazza, Lyft, National Bank, Casino de Montréal, evenko, Econofitness

What we make

Short video
Reels and mini-documentaries about the people behind a place.
Photography
Food, venue and event shoots you can use anywhere.
Editorial series
Guides, features and photo essays, written by our team.
Events and dinners
Launches, hosted dinners and invitation lists, run by our team.
Bilingual creative
Everything made in English and French from the start.

Studio case studies

What it looks like

Official media partner

Winter 2026 · Before and during the festival

Montréal en Lumière

Programming guide
Restaurant map
Nuit Blanche guide
Brunch guide
Homepage feature
The Bulletin
Instagram giveaway
Paid social

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Official media partner

Summer 2025 · For SDC Jean-Talon

Fringale

Five-part video series
Festival guide
Bulletin feature
Dish photography

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Our readers

Who reads The Main

A devoted audience of locals who trust us as their main source for what's happening in the city.

Festival International de Jazz de Montréal

Chợ Đêm MTL night market, Lachine Canal

visited a place they found on The Main in the past three months: 63%
tried a new restaurant or bar because we recommended it: 42%
open rate on The Bulletin, sent to 8,000+ subscribers every week: 53%
Instagram views a month: 1.5M

Figures from our 2026 reader survey and channel analytics.

Ways to work with us

Sponsorship opportunities

Partner with us to align your brand with the moments and movements that matter most to our audience. Every paid piece is labelled.

The Bulletin
Our weekly newsletter of what's on in Montreal. Present an issue, take a featured spot, or send your own.
Presenting sponsor · Featured partner · Dedicated send
Sponsored stories
Features about your business, festival or launch, written by our team. They stay on the site and keep getting read.
Sponsored article · Brought to You By · Editorial series
Guides and maps
Put your name on the guides people search for, or on the directory of places we recommend.
Guide sponsor · Seasonal guides · Directory

Social and video
Reels and stories we shoot ourselves, with paid reach to people who don't follow us yet.
Reels · Story sets · Giveaways · Paid reach
Events
Media partnerships for your event, and sponsorship of ours: Block Party, the Holiday Market and our dinners.
Media partner · Title sponsor · Hosted dinners