Most zones have no way to be found.
The FTZ program is having its best moment in forty years, and the typical zone has a page on a port authority website that was last touched in 2019.
That is not a criticism of administrators. It is a description of the job. Running a zone is a fraction of someone’s week, the marketing budget is usually zero, and there is no deck to hand a manufacturer who calls. The demand is real and rising. The infrastructure to meet it does not exist at the zone level.
We build that and run it for you, and the centerpiece is the zone’s own website: your domain, your brand, a real site companies find when they search, built and managed for you. Around it come the materials you have never had time to make and campaigns that go out under your zone’s name to companies in your service area. You stay the expert on your zone. We handle the education and the marketing around it.
Further reading: the FTZ key-person problem and how to solve it.
A directory listing, and the zone’s own website.
Every zone in the country has a data profile here, built from public records. Members get something more: their own website, on their own domain, that turns the listing into a launch.
Foreign-Trade Zone 46, Cincinnati
Grantee, service area, port of entry, and a contact form. The public record, presented clearly. This profile stays, member or not.
Cut tariff costs in the Greater Cincinnati region.
Your zone, your brand, five pages built to bring companies in and route them straight to your desk.
Talk to the zone →Example member website, on the zone’s own domain (a subdomain like ftz.cvgairport.com, or a standalone address like cincinnatiftz.com). Built with FTZ 46 as an illustration, not a live member site.
The materials you have never had time to build.
Made once to a professional standard, customized to your zone, and refreshed on a schedule.
Member website
A five-page site on your own domain, built from our library and branded to your zone.
Pitch deck
A presentation on your zone, built for boards, prospects, and site selectors.
Zone one-pager
The leave-behind. Your service area, benefits, and contact on a single page.
Email templates
An educational suite you send yourself, to prospects and to stakeholders.
Three ways to work together.
Annual membership. No long-term contract beyond the year, and nothing to buy on this page.
Zone Presence
The zone's own website- The zone's own website: a five-page site (Home, Benefits, Sites and Buildings, About the Zone, Contact) built from our content library, branded to your zone, hosted and maintained by us
- On your own domain, registered in your name: a subdomain of your organization (ftz.yourport.org) or a standalone address (yourcityftz.com). You own it; we build and run the site
- Inbound inquiries routed directly to your zone's chosen contact
- Enhanced profile on the national directory, cross-linked with your website
- Annual content refresh
- Listed in the National FTZ Benchmark Report directory index
Zone Growth
The marketing program- Everything in Zone Presence, plus:
- Marketing campaigns run on behalf of your zone: email outreach to companies in your service area and target industries
- Professional pitch deck, customized to your zone
- Zone one-pager, print and digital
- Informational email template suite for your own use with prospects and stakeholders
- Your own branded FTZ Fit Assessment: the qualification screener, carrying your zone's name, with the results routed to you
- Quarterly board-ready program update: one page covering activity, inquiries, and content delivered
Zone Events
The in-person program- Everything in Zone Growth, plus:
- On-site FTZ seminar or executive briefing delivered on behalf of your zone
- Invitations, registration landing page, presentation, and follow-up campaign
- Scoped to your zone and your region rather than sold as a fixed package
Multi-zone pricing available. If you administer more than one zone, we scope it as one program.
Before you email us.
Who is this for?
Grantees and zone administrators: port authorities, airports, economic development organizations, and the nonprofit corporations that hold zone grants. If you are responsible for a zone and nobody is marketing it, this is for you.
What does onboarding look like?
One working call to gather your zone’s details, sites, and target industries. We draft, you review, and we publish. You approve everything that goes out under your zone’s name.
Do we own our website and domain?
Yes. The domain is registered in your name, not ours, whether it is a subdomain of your organization or a standalone address. We build, host, and maintain the site. If you ever leave, the domain stays yours and the site can be frozen or handed over. Your national directory profile stays either way.
Do you replace our customs consultant?
No. We do education and marketing, not customs, legal, or financial advice. When a company needs an activation walked through, that is your consultant and your CBP contact, not us.
How fast is setup?
Your website goes live within a few weeks of the onboarding call. Deck, one-pager, and templates follow. Campaigns start once you have signed off on the materials.
Talk to us about your zone.
Tell us your zone number and what you are trying to do this year. We will tell you honestly whether we can help.
America’s FTZ Network provides education and marketing services. We are not customs brokers, attorneys, or financial advisers, and nothing here is a guarantee of any particular business outcome.