Congratulations Paddle the River – Winner of the 2021 Website Giveaway

WHEN Marketing Juice offered a free website to a Northeast Ohio business, we were swamped with many well-deserving small business entries – and we are delighted to announce our 2021 winner is Paddle The River.

The Cuyahoga Falls-based company has been in business for seven years and is rapidly expanding its popular offering of kayaking our beautiful river.

Established by Silver Lake resident Moneen McBride, Paddle The River LLC is the parent company of three kayaking enterprises.

The original Burning River Adventures kayaking experience came first and is based in Cuyahoga Falls, which was joined in 2018 by Mahoning River Adventures near Warren.

And this year a third branch – or maybe tributary – experience joins the growing family with Cuyahoga Valley Adventures launching in the Merriman Valley.

Moneen said: “We are stewards of our local rivers and surrounding spaces and enjoy getting people out to enjoy the outdoors.”

As a small business owner, Moneen had been running every aspect of her kayaking experiences herself but as popularity has soared and the company has grown, she has found managing every detail of the day-to-day business to become highly demanding on her valuable and limited time.

“I have a website but recognized it needed a little bit of an update, and marketing has become something I need additional help with as the business has grown,” said Moneen.

She came across the Marketing Juice competition to give a free website to a Northeast Ohio business on Instagram and decided to enter – and was delighted to discover she had won.

“I made a mental note to enter, did it, and Marketing Juice was kind enough to pick me. I don’t think I have won anything before,” she said.

Moneen said she was delighted with her experience working with Marketing Juice founder Miranda Imperi and their team. “They were more patient than most people working with me. It has been a seamless experience with communication and what is going on.”

“I am definitely pleased with the results, my website has been refreshed, looks really good and is much better than I could have done myself.”

“I am looking forward to working with Marketing Juice in the future and developing my social media content.”

Marketing Juice founder Miranda Imperi said: “We were overwhelmed with the high quality of entries we had for our website giveaway proving that small business is resilient and the backbone of the economy here in NorthEast Ohio.”

“It was very hard to choose a winner but with Paddle The River we are proud to support a growing business which is offering a fun respite from these challenging times and showcasing the beauty of our natural environment and waterways.”

Marketing Juice intends to continue our website contest giveaway on an annual basis for small businesses in our community. Philanthropy and community support are two things that the Marketing Juice team intends to prioritize as we grow. Continue to follow our social channels and read The Squeeze for updates!