Teesside University Students’ Union (TUSU) has provided individuals, businesses, and agencies with unique and unrivalled opportunities to engage with a wide range of students at Teesside University for almost two decades.
No matter if you want to promote a brand, business, or service to a select group or the entire student population, we’ll have an opportunity for you! We provide international, national, and local clients with exhibition space, digital advertising, social media packages, and sponsorship of our biggest annual events, including freshers, awards dinners, major sporting events, and our end of year party.
*Excluding VAT
We understand that our clients want to be as sure as possible of a return on their investment in advertising or sponsorship, so you may wish to consider the demographics at the University before booking.
Teesside University boasts an increasingly diverse population with students from a range of age groups, backgrounds, and varying types of courses. You can click here for the very latest statistics from the University and check out some key facts about our current students and their engagement with the Students’ Union below. We can offer advertising to all students or segmented groups, depending on your requirements.
Just over
22,500
students at
the University
nearly
16,000
studying
full-time
Around
56%
identify as
female
Around
44%
identify as
male
Just over
52%
were born in
the North East
Just over
17,000
are studying
full-time
nearly
1,500
study away from
the Uni campus
Just over
44%
of students are
under 25 years old
Just over
700,000
visits per year
to the SU
Just over
100,000
visits to the SU
during Freshers 2022
Just over
60,000
followers on our
social media
Between
18 and 20,000
visits a month on average
to the SU website
We offer local, national, and international clients the opportunity to advertise and promote to students at any point during the academic year and can cater for most requirements and any budget. Clients can choose from booking a one-off opportunity or saving money with weekly, fortnightly, and monthly deals. The more you book…the bigger the discount we can offer!
Opportunities include:
Exhibition &
Sales space
Exhibition and sales space in the SU
Building on mutually agreed dates.
posters
& flyers
Display of A3 and A2 posters and/ or flyering
in the SU Building or immediately outside.
ads on
our screens
Advertising on multiple plasma screens in
the highest footfall areas of the SU Building.
social media
posts
Advertising on our main social media accounts
with a full analytics report after the campaign.
Ads on
tees-su.org.uk
Advertising on our website tees-su.org.uk
with a full analytics report after the campaign.
Build a
package
Combine any or all of these opportunities
over whatever period of time you wish!
If you represent an agency, please be aware that different rates may apply, and staff will discuss this with you when you approach us.
Advertising and Sponsorship Opportunities include:
Inclusion in some
or all welcome packs
Packs are mailed out and given to
new students in and out of the UK
Exhibition and sales
space at events
Daytime events which regularly attract over
3,000 visits per day from students.
Advertising on our
main social accounts
Advertise throughout this peak period with
a full analytics report after the campaign
Advertising on
Tees-su.org.uk
Advertise throughout this peak period with
a full analytics report after the campaign
posters
& flyers
Display of A3 and A2 posters and/ or flyering
in the SU Building or immediately outside.
adverts on
our screens
Advertising on multiple plasma screens in
the highest footfall areas of the SU Building.
BE fully associated with
all Freshers 2024 promotion
This includes printed and digital, from the welcome pack
to all events posters, and t-shirts during Freshers.
If you represent an agency, please be aware that different rates may apply, and staff will discuss this with you when you approach us.
TUSU has enjoyed a long and successful partnership with local landlords and letting agents. It has allowed us to work with them to keep improving student housing standards and ensure they have access to unique and unrivalled opportunities to promote their organisation and properties to students.
The first step is for them to be accredited by our SU Student Support (SUSS) team then there is a range of options to promote the organisation as a whole or individual properties. These include attending or sponsoring big annual events like Freshers or awards ceremonies each year and having regular stalls in high footfall areas of the SU Building.
Clients can also explore a range of digital options, including plasma screen, social media and web advertising. Packages are designed to suit all budgets with clients able to choose from everything from being our gold package sponsor right down to smaller, stand alone bookings through the academic year.
If you represent an agency, please be aware that different rates may apply, and staff will discuss this with you when you approach us.
Teesside University Students’ Union (TUSU) runs a wide range of major events that provide unique opportunities for clients to promote themselves to current students at the University. We are willing to consider partnerships at no fee where there is a clear benefit to the particular event and the SU in general. Examples include the client supplying free stock to our bar, food at the event, or a significant discount of some kind for students. Where we do charge, opportunities start from as little as £100, and clients can often secure a gold package for as little as £500!
Contact us through sales@tees-su.org.uk to discuss current and future opportunities to associate with our events.
Depending on the package, a client books, opportunities include:
Printed and
digital advertising
Your ad and logo included in
advertising in advance of the event
TUSU social media
and advertisements
Your ad and logo on social
media advertising the event
Printed event
guides
Your ad included in the
guide to the event
Build a
package
Combine any or all of these opportunities
over whatever period of time you wish!
If you represent an agency, please be aware that different rates may apply, and staff will discuss this with you when you approach us.
Clients often ask about associating themselves with one or more of our ever-widening student groups. This is often an excellent way to link up with a specific group of students at relatively low prices, and previous sponsors have supported student groups in a range of ways including:
Add your logo
to branded material
Add your logo to any branded clithing and
digital/printed material the group has made.
Offer discount rates
to the student group
Encourage student groups to meet and
socialise regularly at your establishment
Get members to become
brand ambassadors
Help promote you at specific TUSU events,
or assist with handing out promo material
All applications to sponsor a student group should be sent to the Activities Team, in the first instance. He will advise on availability and what kind of agreement you need to reach with the group.
TUSU has offered advertising and sponsorship opportunities to a wide range of clients for nearly two decades. We’re happy to say that nearly all clients who work with us are delighted with the service they receive and the results of their campaign. Check out what some of our most regular local and national collaborators have to say below.
Wild Packs Summer Camps have worked with the Students’ Union at Teesside University for several years. The marketing department has helped us advertise our job vacancies via plasma screens, social media, HTML e-mail sends, and job vacancy postings. The marketing team is proactive, friendly, and informative. From a pricing point of view, they’ve always been reasonable and happy to work with our budgets too. The students are receptive and seem engaged with our content, which is encouraging! We’re happy to continue our great relationship with Teesside University Students’ Union for as long as possible!Ella - Campaign Manager, Wild Packs Summer Camps
RockBox has been booking in digital screen campaigns with Teesside for a few years with great brands, including; Netflix, Amazon, Red Bull, and many more! Teesside has a network of landscape screens perfectly placed in high footfall locations around the student union, which makes it the perfect place for big brands to target students. We have been lucky enough to work with Martin and Lucy as they make the booking process seamless and efficient. Thank you, Teesside SU!Sophia Yeadon - Campaign Manager, Rockbox Advertising
Advertising with Teesside University Students’ Union provided great value for money. The quality of service was exceptional, with weekly reports and conclusions. Not only did this mean we could reach our target audience, but we could track our results every step of the way, too. Adam Anson - Campaign Manager - Diva Creative
At Stagecoach, we always enjoy attending Freshers' and don't have a bad word to say about Teesside SU's event. The booking process was very simple, with plenty of communication from Lucy and Martin. This was our third year in a row attending, and the event was as organised and spaciously arranged as ever. Phil Atkinson - Stagecoach
Teesside University Students Union (TUSU) is a fantastic platform for clients who want to target the student market. Our job at BAM is to find the best route to market for our clients, that will deliver the best results. TUSU are one of our preferred media suppliers due to their great media reach and helpful team.Kirsty Pritchard - BAM Student Marketing
Endsleigh Insurance has utilised a wide range of advertising and sponsorship opportunities provided by Teesside University Students' Union (TUSU) for over two decades. In that time, we have always found the team to be extremely hard-working, prompt to respond to requests, and committed to giving their clients the very best possible return on their investment.Laura Burnell - Marketing Executive, Endsleigh Insurance
Teesside University Students’ Union • Campus Heart • Southfield Road • Middlesbrough • TS1 3BA
Call 01642 384453 between 9 am and 5 pm weekdays or e-mail: sales@tees-su.org.uk to speak to us.
