Keeping Advertising
Local
We built PiAds because we believe advertising dollars should stay in the community. From Clarendon to Columbia Pike, no big corporations — just neighbors supporting neighbors.
“I saw how big media companies put profit and control over people. PiAds is the antidote. A platform where local businesses support each other, and advertising dollars stay in the community.”
The Problem We Saw
Small coffee shops on Clarendon Blvd, CrossFit boxes in Ballston, and restaurants along Columbia Pike have screens that could connect them with their neighbors. Local personal trainers, plumbers, and yoga studios want to advertise but can't afford $10K billboard campaigns.
Meanwhile, big platforms treat venues as inventory for corporate advertisers. Money flows out of the community into the pockets of massive media companies.
We flipped the model. On PiAds, venues run their own content first, then open slots for local advertisers only. No big corporations welcome.
What We Stand For
These aren't just words. They're how we build and run PiAds.
Community-First
No big corporations. Only Arlington & Falls Church businesses advertising to local customers. Money stays in the neighborhood.
Cooperation Over Competition
Venues and advertisers succeed together. When one wins, everyone wins.
Venue Control
Your screens, your rules. Full approval power over every ad that displays.
Fair Revenue
Venues keep 75% of ad revenue. We believe in sharing success, not hoarding it.
Everyone Benefits
A marketplace where local businesses help each other grow.
Venues Earn
- •Run YOUR content: announcements, promos, member spotlights
- •Open slots for local advertisers when you want
- •Keep 75% of every booking with weekly payouts
- •Approve every ad before it goes live
- •Turn a cost (screens) into a profit center
Advertisers Grow
- •Reach customers at local gyms, coffee shops, and coworking spaces across Arlington
- •Start at $50-75/week with no $10K minimums
- •Feel like a "real business" when people say "I saw your ad!"
- •Track performance with QR codes and analytics
- •Support your neighbors instead of big corporations
Our Promise
We will never allow big corporations on PiAds. No national chains drowning out local voices. No venture-backed advertisers outbidding the yoga studio down the street.
This is a platform for the community, by the community.
Join the Movement
Venues across Ballston, Clarendon, and Falls Church are already keeping advertising local. Be part of building something different.