The Morning Tails
Media Kit · 2026
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A daily letter
for the people
who still
love their dogs
the most.

Six thousand five hundred dog owners. A daily scroll of stories, rescues, and training tips. A 55+ audience most newsletters can't reach.

33%
Open rate — vs. 21% pet-industry newsletter average
2.5%
Click-through rate — on a daily send cadence
475
New subscribers / mo — paid Meta acquisition
14,991
Lead demographics studied — Meta Ads Manager campaign data

The Audience · Verified

The most concentrated 55+ dog audience in newsletters.

Most pet newsletters chase a younger millennial audience and end up with mixed-intent readers. We didn't.

65+
81.5%
55–64
13.7%
45–54
2.9%
Under 45
1.8%
"We've grown older together."
— from a 70-year-old subscriber, describing her dog of 12 years

Source: Meta Ads Manager — 14,991 lead campaign sample. Independently corroborated by sister-brand purchase data showing 88.1% of revenue from the same 55+ cohort across $1.3M in pet-category sales.

What They Buy · Audience Intelligence

A buyer with 30 years of dog ownership behind her.

01

She buys with intention.

This audience filters by trust signals before price. Vet-recommended, Made in USA, NASC seal, real-owner testimonials, and long track records all carry weight. She reads reviews thoroughly and prefers subscription or autoship for products that "must run out." She is not a casual shopper.

02

She buys for an aging companion.

81.5% of our list is 65+, and their dogs are aging with them. Joint and mobility support, premium senior food, dental care, calming and cognitive supplements, mobility aids — these are the categories where intent runs deepest. The dog is the emotional center of the household, and that drives the spend.

03

She buys what her friends recommend.

In a category dominated by skeptical review-readers, a trusted recommender carries disproportionate weight. The Morning Tails has been that voice in the inbox for nearly two years and is the fastest-growing daily newsletter built for this audience. A sponsored mention here doesn't read as an ad — it reads as a friend saying "I tried this and it worked."

Sponsorships · Three Placements

Three ways to be in tomorrow's inbox.

Display Ad Slot
Top, middle, or bottom
$200
per send
Format Standard IAB display unit placed in one of three slots inside the daily issue. Your creative, your destination. Currently filled by programmatic — direct buys take priority and earn better rates than the open exchange.
Featured Story Card
Native placement · highest CTR
$300
per send
Format A story card placed inside our curated "More Stories We ❤️" section. Image, headline written in our voice, "Read More" CTA. The exact format readers already click — clearly labeled Sponsored.
Dedicated Send
Solo email · full audience
$600
per send
Format Your message, alone, in our inbox. We co-write and lay it out in our visual style so it reads like a Morning Tails issue, not a brochure. Limited to one per month.

All sponsored placements are clearly labeled Sponsored per FTC guidelines. We collaborate on creative — image, headline, and copy — to make sure it lands as well as our editorial does.

Fit · Categories

Three tiers of category fit.

Sorted by how much direct purchase evidence we see in this audience. The bottom tier is white space — categories where this audience is underserved and where we partner most deeply.

Tier 1
Strongest fit
Direct purchase evidence in our audience
  • Joint & mobility supplements
  • Premium & therapeutic senior dog food
  • Pet insurance & wellness plans
  • Mobility aids — ramps, orthopedic beds, supportive harnesses
Tier 2
Strong fit
Clear category demand
  • Dental care — chews, water additives, brushing
  • Calming & cognitive support
  • Veterinary telehealth
  • Fresh & softer food for picky senior dogs
Tier 3
Underserved · we partner deeply
White space our audience is asking about
  • Pet trusts & estate planning for pet caregivers
  • End-of-life dignity services — in-home euthanasia, hospice, memorial keepsakes
  • Senior-specific accessibility — indoor potty, harnesses for owners with limited mobility
  • Medicare supplement & senior financial services

How It Reads

A daily digest built to be clicked.

Every issue is a curated scroll of dog content — a quote, a viral moment, the week's spotlighted rescue, training tips, and a hand-picked roundup of stories our readers love. Image-driven, scannable, designed for the morning scroll.

  • Format: Story-card digest. 6–10 sections per issue with image, headline, and "Read More" CTA.
  • Sections: PAWsitive Vibes quote, viral hook, weekly feature, day-of-week recap, More Stories We ❤️.
  • Cadence: Daily, seven mornings a week.
  • Sponsor approach: Native cards sit inside the same scroll. Clearly disclosed. Same click behavior as editorial.
Sample story card
Sponsored
Your image · 600 × 400
The One Thing Every Senior Dog Owner Should Know
Read More Here →

Let's talk

If your brand belongs in front of this audience, write to us.

Reply with the placement you're interested in and your preferred send week. We'll confirm availability, share a sample issue, and send you a short content brief within two business days.