Advertise with Us

For any queries, please contact sales@upsu.com View the online booking form

Why advertise with UPSU?

The University of Plymouth Students’ Union is the best place to promote your brand, service or products to the University of Plymouth students, with over 20,000 students on our campus. UPSU is at the heart of the University of Plymouth campus, centred in the middle of a busy Plymouth City Centre.

Many students are moving away from home for the first time and are deciding which brands best suit them and their needs. This presents the ideal opportunity for you to showcase your brands and create the perfect long-term brand loyalty within this highly sought after student market.

Whether you wish to have a short-term boost to one of your current campaigns, or to build a longer-term relationship, UPSU can assist. We are in the ideal place where we can offer direct contact with our students, whatever your needs we can tailor this to build a package suitable for you.

UPSU exists so that all students have the best possible life whilst at the University of Plymouth. We are led by our students, we are at the heart of the University of Plymouth Campus and work to ensure our members have the positive experience they deserve whilst at university. UPSU is a registered charity, every penny we generate gets re-invested back into our students’ experience.

Key figures from UPSU

Total Student population: 20,000+

Current followers across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter & YouTube: 49,000+

Predicted followers across social media by Sept 2021: 53,000+

Website Sessions (During Freshers’ Period 2019): 478,000+ Freshers Page views, with an average of 2 minutes on the page

Website Page Views (1st September 2019 – 31st August 2020): 2 Million+ UPSU.com website views across the last academic year, with an average time of 2 minutes on our page

Website Page Views (1st September 2020 – 1st May 2021): 2.5 Million+ UPSU.com website views across the last academic year, with an average time of 2 minutes on our page

Testimonials

" It has been a pleasure to work with UPSU over the last couple of years. We have enjoyed working with Harry to discuss what works best for the students whilst sharing ideas. There are always some great opportunities and sales packages on offer. The SU care about their students and offer them the best support and opportunities to enable them to succeed in the future whilst having the best experiences at university and it is exciting to be able to be a part of this. We are looking forward to continuing to work with them in the future "

Abby Harris | Assistant City Manager (Capitol)
" At BAM our mission is to find the best route to market for our clients, that will deliver the best results. The University of Plymouth Students Union is a fantastic platform for clients who want to target the youth market with access to over 21,000 students through an array of media channels "

Kirsty Pritchard | Assistant Director (BAM UK)
" RockBox Advertising have been booking in landscape screen campaigns with Plymouth University for a few years with great brands including; Amazon, BBC, Heineken and many more! UPSU have a great landscape screen network located in high footfall location within the student union which is great the 18-24 demographic we are trying to reach. Harry Davis has recently taken over as the Business Development Manager and has been a huge help to work with as he understands our needs as a company as well as the brands we work with. We are extremely grateful for the efficiency and ease of bookings "

Sophia Yeadon | Campaign Manager (RockBox Advertising)
" Harry and the team at UPSU have become an essential part of Clever Student Lets ability to grow, with a captive audience, we have managed to generate more bookings. UPSU has become a great support network for us & Harry is always open to fresh new ideas & concepts which is refreshing "

Felicity Shaw | Sales and Marketing Manager (Clever Student Lets)

Book space at our next Freshers Fair - Tuesday 21st September 2021 - 10am to 4pm

Get involved with our biggest commercial event of the year. We bring over 10,000 students on to campus to meet your brand

Email Us View Online Booking Form

Our Packages

Please note, all of our prices are excluding VAT at 20%.

Reach Students before they arrive at Plymouth

Freshers Fair Sponsorship Package

Freshers Fair Packages

Our Freshers Fair packages are designed to maximise your reach and save you money. Limited availability of these bespoke packages, please book early to avoid these packages being fully booked.

Bronze Package

£990

20% Discount – Saving you £110

Standard Freshers Fair Stall.
1x leaflet in our Freshers Fair goody bags.
Half page advert in our UPSU Welcome Guide.

Silver Package

£1480

20% Discount – Saving you £370

Premium Freshers Fair Stall.
1x leaflet in our Freshers Fair goody bags.
1x digital still advert on our SU plasma screens for the duration of Freshers Week.
Half page advert in our UPSU Welcome Guide.
1x Social Media post on our Facebook or Instagram page.

Gold Package

£1800

20% Discount – Saving you £450

Outdoor Freshers Fair Stall.
1x leaflet in our Freshers Fair goody bags.
1x digital still advert on our SU plasma screens for the duration of Freshers Week.
Full Page Advert in our UPSU Welcome Guide.
1x Social Media post on our Facebook or Instagram Page.

Freshers Fair Stalls

'Our Freshers’ Fair is free for all our 16,000+ students to attend on the day. On average we see 10,000 students attend the Freshers Fair. Our Freshers Fair hosts more than 70 stands, being held over three different venues; Rolle Marquee, SU Roof and SU Main Building.

We offer a variety of spaces and stand options, as well as some packages on the next page to suit all budgets and are able to accommodate larger activations, installations or vehicular promotions as part of this event.

All of our stands come with a table and two chairs, power, access to WiFi.

Vehicle Stall

From £POA

Power available on request
Please email sales@upsu.com for further information

Outdoor Stall

£1000

Outdoor Stall (SU Roof / Rolle Marquee Area)
3m x 3m Area – Power can be provided

Premium Stall (Entrance/ Exit Area)

£900

Indoor Stall (Rolle Marquee)
3m x 2m table – Power provided

Premium Stall

£800

Indoor Stall (Rolle Marquee)
3m x 2m Table – Power provided

Standard Stall

£500

Indoor Stall (Rolle Marquee)
2m x2m Table – Power provided

Freshers Social Media Packages

Social Media Post - With over 49,000 followers across our social media platforms, our social media continues to grow and will become one of the first points of contacts for new students before they arrive at University.
Based on students social media habits there is no better way to connect with students than getting your message over our Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages.
1x Social Media post on any of our social media channels - £200
Or choose one of our three different packages to maximise your reach and get the best value for money;

Bronze Package

£500

Saving you £100

3x Social Media Post to be used across any of our three different channels (Facebook / Instagram / Twitter)

Silver Package

£1000

Saving you £200

6x Social Media Post to be used across any of our three different channels (Facebook / Instagram / Twitter)

Gold Package

£1100

20% Discount – Saving you £700

9x Social Media Post to be used across any of our three different channels (Facebook / Instagram / Twitter)

Freshers Advertising

Email - Connect with over 3,000 students subscribed to our marketing emails

Bespoke email - £250.

Website - Our website upsu.com attracts over 180K views on average per month. An ideal platform for a well-placed footer banner.

Rolling footer banner on upsu.com - £250 (1 Month).

SU North Entrance (A0 Poster Frames) - Situated on the main entrance to the SU, where our main queue is formed for all major events in the Students Union. This is the ideal placement for an eye catching and bright poster.

A0 (2 Weeks) - £200.

SU Poster Frames (Inside SU Building) - Situated within the main SU Building, we have a range of A1 and A3 poster frames available to the south of the building.

A1 & A3 (2 Weeks) - £300.

Digital Screens - Situated around the SU, including on both of our busy SU bars, we have a total of 13 landscape digital screens, perfectly placed for an advert, or short video being showcased to our students.

1 Week - £250.
2 Weeks - £400.

Table Vinyls - Located around our SU, we have a range of different sized tables able to have an eye-catching vinyl advert.

2180mm x 780mm (1 Month) - £150.
1440mm x 640mm (1 Month) - £100.
950mm x 570mm (1 Month) - £100.

Freshers Welcome Guide - During the start of the year, we provide our students with a welcome guide on what’s going on around Plymouth for Freshers Week and most of the 1st term. This is an ideal platform for a well-placed advert given out to over 10,000 students during the Freshers period.

UPSU Welcome Guide - Back Cover - £600.
UPSU Welcome Guide - Full Page Advert - £500.
UPSU Welcome Guide - Half Page Advert - £300.

Freshers Fair Goody Bags - Why not add a leaflet or branded water bottle into our Freshers Fair/Week Goody Bags. Given out to over 3000 students at the start of Freshers Week and during our Freshers Fair event, this is an ideal opportunity to get your companies content directly to student’s hands.