Everything you need to know about advertising with CaféMedia MTL, or earning as a café host.
Still need help? Email hello@cafemedia-mtl.comApplications are reviewed within 24 hours. If our AI system auto-approved your café, you'll get immediate access to your dashboard. If your application was flagged for manual review, Alex reviews it personally. If it's been more than 24 hours and you haven't heard anything, email us at hello@cafemedia-mtl.com.
Email hello@cafemedia-mtl.com with your café name and address. Alex will add it manually so your café can be listed in the network.
When a brand requests to advertise at your café, you'll see it in your host dashboard. You have 7 days to accept or decline. Declining has no penalty, you're in full control of who advertises at your tables.
Your café keeps 80% of the placement, paid in two halves: the first when the campaign activates (after your first AI-verified photo is approved) and the second at completion (30 days, after all photo proofs are submitted). Payments go directly to your bank account via Stripe Connect; CaféMedia MTL retains 20%.
You need a Quebec business registration certificate OR a signed business lease (rental agreement) for your café space. You'll upload the document during the sign-up process. Our AI reviews it to confirm your café's legitimacy.
Your subscription gives you access to the full café directory, you can search by neighbourhood, vibe, and aesthetic to find your ideal placements. You can book campaigns, manage your active placements, and receive weekly reach reports. The subscription is required to access the directory and book campaigns.
Campaigns are priced from $500 to $1,500 per café for a 30-day placement, depending on the café. The fee is authorized (held) when you book, and only charged when the café accepts your campaign. If a café declines, the hold is automatically released, you pay nothing.
If a café declines or doesn't respond within 7 days, the payment hold is automatically released. You won't be charged. Any other cafés in the same batch are unaffected, each café's acceptance is independent.
All advertising assets (coasters and placards) must meet our creative guidelines. Key rules: no text-heavy designs, brand logo prominent, QR code with GatekeeperAI verification required on every piece. Full specs, templates, and submission steps are on our Creative Guidelines page.
Yes. You can cancel or pause your subscription at any time from your brand dashboard. If you cancel, your access to the directory ends at the end of the current billing period. Pausing lets you keep your account active without being charged month to month.
Your coaster or placard designs must meet all of the following rules to be approved:
Full specs, templates, and submission steps are on our Creative Guidelines page.