“If I were you and I wanted to target over 28,000 students, I’d advertise with Edge Hill Students’ Union.”
In 2011/12 Edge Hill University registered
28,953 students Every student at Edge Hill is a member of the Students’ Union
EHSU in numbers Circa 5000 students attended Freshers Fair 2011 The average readership of our monthly online mag, ‘Vibe’, is 6000 per issue Our average website hits are upwards of 10,000 per week Graduation Ball 2012 sold out in two weeks and has 450 students attending
1350 students live on the Edge Hill Campus and rising At Edge Hill Students’ Union we know our students and are ideally placed in the heart of the student community. We have excellent direct links with our students and have recently embarked on an intensive research project with them to assess their wants and needs from us. As our demonstration of numbers above shows, we are in an ideal position to be able to offer a wide variety of marketing opportunities to local and national businesses.
Freshers Week Freshers Week is without doubt the busiest week of the University calendar. It’s the key time to get your business known to our students. Freshers Fair The main event of the week is our Freshers Fair which for 2012 will be on Wednesday 26th September. Over 5000 students attended the Fair last year. It is an excellent opportunity to interact directly with our students. Space at the Fair is limited so book early to avoid disappointment! National Company (including franchises)
£170
Local Company
£80
Freshers Mail Out In August, we post a welcome pack to every student who has expressed an interest in attending Edge Hill. This pack goes to approximately 5000 perspective students. We offer the opportunity for up to eight businesses to have their leaflets included in this pack. Leaflets must be A5 or smaller. The deadline for receiving materials for inclusion in this pack is 27th July so booking early is vital. 5000 leaflets
£500
‘Bag on the Bed’ Bag on the bed in a new initiative for 2012. Every student arriving in Halls of Residence on campus will have an EHSU tote bag on their bed. If you want to guarantee your companies information being in the hands of the 1350 students on Ormskirk Campus, getting your information, or better still, freebies, in these bags is the best way to do it!
Freshers Week Deal Interested in all aspects of Freshers? We’re able to offer a limited number of deals for companies who want a Freshers Fair stall, inclusion in Freshers Mail out and inclusion for the ‘Bag on the Bed’.
1350 leaflets or items
Freshers Week Deal
£150
£750
Reach students throughout the year online Facebook / Twitter The Students’ Union has a combined following of 2500 students and rising on facebook and twitter. We offer the opportunity to promote your business with a 140 character message to our followers.
Vibe Magazine Vibe Magazine is written entirely by students, for students. It is a monthly online publication which has a readership of approximately 6000. It can be found on our website at www.edgehillsu.org.uk
Your message on both Facebook and Twiter
Double page spread
£50 per message
£250 Full page ad
£150 Half page ad
£100 Web advertising Our website www.edgehillsu.org.uk receives in excess of 2000 hits per day. This is the first place our students go to if they want to use any of the services in the Students’ Union. Scrolling home page banner
£75 per week Static top banner
£100 per week Static side banner
£50 per week
Inside cover
£200 Back cover
£175
Reach students throughout the year Stall Hire Come face to face with the students of Edge Hill throughout the year by having a stall in the ‘Hub’ building in the heart of campus. You will be able to trade directly from the stall. National Company (including franchises)
£150 per day Local Company
£50 per day Market Trader
£20 per day Flyering There may be occasions when holding a stall isn’t necessarily the right thing for what you are wanting to promote so we offer the opportunity for you to come on to campus to distribute flyers to our students. per 1000 leaflets
£100
Costs at a glance Freshers Fair Stall
Web advertising
National Company (including franchises) £170
Scrolling home page banner £75
Local Company £80
Static top banner £100
per week
Static side banner £50
per week
Bag on the Bed 1350 leaflets or items £150
per week
Vibe Magazine Double page spread £250
Freshers Mailout 5000 leaflets £500
Full page ad £150
Freshers Week deal
Half page ad £100
Freshers Week Deal £750
Inside cover £200
Stall Hire National Company (including franchises) £150 Local Company £50
per day
Market Trader £20
per day
per day
Flyering per 1000 leaflets £100
Facebook / Twitter ad Your message on both Facebook and Twiter £50
Back cover £175 All prices are subject to VAT
Many of our events and opportunities are limited in numbers, so please bear this in mind when booking and book early to avoid disappointment. When an opportunity calls for leaflets/posters/ freebies, you must provide us with said items.
To book any of these opportunities, to find out more about any options in this guide or to discuss a bespoke package, please contact Sarah Ellis on 01695 657303 or e-mail Sarah.Ellis@edgehill.ac.uk
We look forward to working with you.
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