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A million reasons to advertise with us
I Love MCR® has grown together with the city and become a trusted symbol of civic pride.
After unprecedented brand awareness in outdoor media and reach on social media, our positive platform has generated a massive audience by caring about the reputation of our beloved city and simply sticking to brand values.
Together we’ve boosted the local economy by harnessing the power of community through social and digital media.
Whether it’s online advertising, digital marketing or outdoor media you’re looking for, I Love MCR® is a positive and influential voice which can connect your business to a captive audience within the UK’s second-biggest economy and beyond.
Our heart’s in the right place.
Choose love, Manchester.
Choose I Love MCR®
Why advertise in Manchester?
Manchester is the centre of the universe. It’s one of the fastest-growing cities in Europe with millions of residents and visitors as the UK’s second city.
The UK’s second-biggest economy, Manchester’s enormous growth has been fuelled by its diverse industry base.
With internationally acclaimed organisations specialising in creative and digital technology, media and professional business services, and more besides, Manchester is an economic northern powerhouse.
The city centre itself is a diverse and cosmopolitan collection of retail spaces, theatres, galleries, museums, bars and restaurants, regularly drawing in its 2.7m urban population and the 115 million tourists visiting the city every year.
There are many ways to advertise in Manchester but we believe we’ve got them all covered under one (much needed) umbrella. Read on and enquire about advertising today.
628bn+
Local economy has tripled in size (1996-2018)
Voted best UK city to live in, Greater Manchester is the second most populous urban area in the country with a population of more than 2.799 million people. What’s more, total visitor numbers to the city region stand at 115 million which currently generates £59.6 billion to the local economy.
2.7m+
Greater Manchester population
115m+
Visitors per year
1.3m+
People in employment
99k+
Manchester students
What they say...
“I Love MCR is phenomenal. I’m a big Manchester supporter so it’s been good to see the brand grow with the city. It’s given our new and existing venues fantastic exposure.”
Tim Bacon Living Ventures
“Based on our own report data, I Love MCR gained us 192 covers in one month! Which, after tax, food cost and advertising cost gave us a good return on investment. We are pleased with how the campaign is working for us…”
Deepak Yadav Asha's Restaurant
“Great work, great team! We’ve been working with I Love MCR for years now and not only has our group of hotels benefited hugely, they are delightful to work with. Thanks guys!”
Gillian Maitland Eclectic Hotels
“I Love MCR is great. While getting to know Manchester we used the site a lot to find out what’s trending. It’s a great guide to a great city – thankfully our restaurant received a lot of attention.”
Will Beckett Hawksmoor Restaurants
“We have used I Love MCR for Parklife. I always point people towards their App. They actually care about the city and support it, giving back to great causes. As an online food guide, I always look at it for recommendations. What sets them aside from some of their competition is that they actually get results for their clients! Great work. Great team.”
Sacha Lord Night Time Economy Adviser
Reach out to our audience
16m+
Website visitors per year
(and growing every day)
370k+
Social media followers
(and growing every day)
60k+
Email subscribers
(and growing every day)
*Email subscribers are segmented by direct mail and interests, in compliance with GDPR.
Read our full Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
Drilling down our analytics
50m+
Average Google impressions per year
Traffic
Google / Organic 45%
Social media 35%
Direct 15%
Referral 5%
Device
Mobile 75%
Desktop 20%
Tablet 5%
Gender
Female 60%
Male 40%
Age
18-24 10%
25-34 30%
35-44 40%
45-55+ 20%
Video creation
6 out of 10 people would rather watch online videos than television. (Google)
When we live in a city as magnificent as Manchester, it’s easy to capture on film.
Some of our videos have reached over 1M views. Video is now the highest engaging medium for marketing promotions. Video content is ranked highly on social media platforms and favoured by platform algorithms. The motion content we create will support your advertising campaign by bringing your story to life.
Appy Days!
The I Love MCR app is the ideal way to get savvy with Manchester’s truly mobile market. Many of our clients are keen to gain exposure to a targeted, mobile audience. An audience that is captive, responsive and impulsive. We took this feedback on board, did the research and decided to develop the I Love MCR App.
The app features a handpicked range of Manchester’s best deals, experiences and events as well a newsfeed of our Manchester features.
We track everything.
We track the performance of your advertising campaign with various analytics tools before we send you full monthly statistical reports, so you can see exactly how well your campaign is going.
You're in good company
Be seen out of home
Be seen on a big digital billboard in Manchester. With internationally acclaimed organisations specialising in creative and digital technology, media and professional business services, and more besides, Manchester is an economic powerhouse. I Love MCR® is the facilitator of digital connectivity in the out-of-home aka outdoor media world.
What's the damage?
Whether you’re a start-up, an established business, or an industry leader, our digital and social assets put you in the right company, in front of a huge community who want to hear your story. Whether you’re looking for brand awareness, more sales or event promotion, we’ve got you covered.
And we guarantee to beat, if not match, any other Manchester advertising rate pound for pound.
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Promoted Listing £100
We'll put your business on the map with a promoted listing, featuring photo gallery, social buttons and call to action (minimum 3 months)
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Square MPU Banner £350
An eye-catching square banner displayed on the sidebar of news and editorial across the website.
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App Feature £50
Your listing - your business, offer/s and event/s - will be featured on our mobile app. Join the mobile movement (minimum 3 months).
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Advertorial £250
A native piece of copywriting about with business including links, photo gallery and call to action.
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Newsletter Feature £250
Your advertorial, banner or news bulletin featured in one of our weekly newsletters.
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Competition £295
Offering a prize (minimum value £100) is a clever way to build awareness around a product or service and generate engagement.
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Leaderboard Banner £299
An eye-catching wide banner displayed at the top and bottom of news and editorial across the website.
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Social Media Interaction £350
We'll regularly share and mention you on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to help you build followers #ILoveMCR
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Solus Mail Shot £350
Your own email marketing and message delivered to our audience of interested subscribers.
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Graphic design £250
Our in-house graphic designer knows our website inside and out, and, more importantly, knows what what graphics work for the audience.
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Photography £250
We have a very talented photographer who will capture your workspace and products to use across our website.
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Video Production £999
No other digital asset will showcase your business better than motion image.
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Billboard Banner £999
The biggest and most eye-catching display banner we offer.
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Out-of-Home Media POA
Out-of-home (outdoor) digital billboard banners across the city
Package Prices
An advertising package can offer you a sustained campaign (minimum of 3 months) to build momentum on reach and engagement and save you some money, too.
