MARKET YOUR BUSINESS TO OUR 12,000 STUDENTS
Cardiff Met Students' Union represents the growing student population at one of the leading universities in Wales and provides you with direct access to the lucrative student market in Cardiff and South Wales that your organisation needs. This page outlines the range of marketing and promotional opportunities available to your organisation that will give you access to over 12,000 current students, making any marketing campaign you wish to advertise easier and more effective! However if you can’t find exactly what you are looking for, we can advise on bespoke package deals and tailor our media offers to suit your business. If you would like to discuss advertising options or have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Use the tickboxes below and submit the form at the bottom of the page to register interest. We will then get in touch with you.
You can also download our new Media Pack (UPDATED FOR 2016). If you'd rather speak to us directly, you can give Dave Jackson a call on 02920 205 938 or send an email to djackson@cardiffmet.ac.uk.
Fresher's Fayre
Fresher’s Fayre is your first opportunity of the year to promote your business to over 4000+, new and existing students at Cardiff Met. Taking place within our National Indoor Athletics Centre on Cyncoed Campus, Fresher’s Fayre is one of the most important events in the student calendar and is not to be missed. As an all-day event, Fresher’s Fayre provides your organisation with the opportunity to meet prospective customers face to face, as well as being a fantastic opportunity to increase brand awareness. This annual event attracts all Cardiff Met clubs and societies looking to recruit new members and demonstrates success year after year with the Athletic Union signing over 900 memberships alone last year.
Charity Stand - £200
3m x 2m
Single Stand - £500
3m x 2m
Premium Stand - £750
6m x 2m
Platinum Stand - £1000
6m x 2m (includes addl. marketing)
Additional Freshers Opportunities
Freshers Goodie Bags
£200 per 1000 inserts
Freshers Magazine (Inside Front Cover) - £600
29.7cm x 21cm
Freshers Magazine (Inside Back Cover) - £550
29.7cm x 21cm
Freshers Magazine (Back Cover) - £550
29.7cm x 21cm
Freshers Magazine (Full Page Ad) - £400
29.7cm x 21cm
Freshers Magazine (Half Page Ad) - £250
15cm x 21cm
Freshers Magazine (Quarter Page Ad) - £150
15cm x 10.5cm
Online
Our website (with 10,000+ visits a month) acts as the main source of information for our students to find out all they need to know about Students Union services, current and upcoming events, sports and societies and so on. Including live social media feeds and links to all union associated jobs, advice, activities, news and events, get your organisation noticed and featured on our website.
E-Letters
Banner Advert - 600x100px - £100
Have your banner advert feature in one of our fortnightly SU Newsletters emailed out to our online members
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E-Letter Advertorial - 200 words - £150
Have your press release advertorial feature within our fortnightly SU Newsletter which is emailed out to all of our online members
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Solo E-Letter - £500
Have your very own e-mail sent out to our online members
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Targeted Solo E-Letter - from £500
Have your very own e-mail sent out to a specific targeted group of our online members
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Social Media
With almost 8,000 followers across our Social media platforms, this is an ideal way to interact with our huge online audience. It allows us to communicate your message and your advertising campaigns to our student audience in real time, delivering high impact communication in a cost effective way.
On-Site
Promoting your business onsite is a great way to increase brand awareness and an opportunity to speak with students face to face. Get your adverts on poster boards that are in prime locations across both campuses, distribute flyers, set up your business for the day or get your adverts displayed on plasma screens within the Students Union to increase your profile with Cardiff Met students. Alternatively if you wish to use our team of promotional staff to help distribute promotional material just ask!
Inside Stall - £100
300x200cm - Cyncoed/Llandaff
Outside Stall - £200
800x800cm - Cyncoed/Llandaff
Flyer Distribution - £100
£100 per 1000 flyers
Plasma Screen Advertising - £300 per Month
Artwork: 1080x720px, 72dpi, RGB
A3 Posters - £40p/w
£40p/w per ten posters
A1 Posters - £30p/w
£30p/w per poster
Event Sponsorship
Event Sponsorship is one of the best ways to get your organisation recognised by the student population. Sponsorship offers your organisation the opportunity to establish a lasting association of your brand with the student population.
Our annual Summer Ball is the biggest event of the year and a great opportunity for you to reach out to the 1,400+ students that attend.
We offer a vast range of packages and advertising opportunities that can be tailored to suit your brand or organisation. If you would like to get involved with any events that take place during the year then please contact us to discuss how event sponsorship can help you reach our student population.
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Booking Summary
Charity Stand - £200
Single Stand - £500
Premium Stand - £750
Platinum Stand - £1000
Freshers Goodie Bags - £200 per 100 inserts
Freshers Magazine (Inside Front Cover) - £600
Freshers Magazine (Inside Back Cover) - £550
Freshers Magazine (Back Cover) - £550
Freshers Magazine (Full Page Ad) - £400
Freshers Magazine (Half Page Ad) - £250
Freshers Magazine (Quarter Page Ad) - £150
Web Banner Ad - £100p/m
24hr News Story - £100p/d
Headline News Story - £200p/d
Banner Advert - £100
E-Letter Advertorial - £150
Solo E-Letter - £500
Targeted Solo E-Letter - from £500
One Social Media Post - £50
Two Social Media Posts - £95
Three Social Media Posts - £125
Inside Stall - £100
Outside Stall - £200
Flyer Distribution - £100 per 1000 flyers
Plasma Screen Advertising - £300p/m
A3 Posters - £40p/w
A1 Posters - £30p/w
Event Sponsorship
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Terms & Conditions
Fresher’s Guide payments must be in at least 10 working days before publications deadline. Artwork must be supplied in
JPEG or PDF format and submitted before August 31st.
All prices quoted are subject to VAT at the current standard rate. Cheques must be payable to ‘Futura Marketing’. Futura
Marketing is the trading subsidiary of Cardiff Met Students’ Union: registered charity number 1148990.