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Advertising to Manchester and beyond...

I Love MCR has grown in unison with the city region of Greater Manchester and become a trusted symbol of civic pride reaching millions of people

Why advertise in Manchester?

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 2.8 million people. What’s more, total visitor numbers to the city region stand at 115 million which currently generates over £75 billion to the local economy.

Manchester is the centre of the universe. It’s one of the fastest-growing cities in Europe (fastest growing in the UK) with millions of residents and visitors as the UK’s second city.

Boasting the UK’s second-biggest economy – the largest city region economy outside London – with a gross value added (GVA) of £74.85 billion, 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.

Manchester is the beating heart of our nation’s cultural enterprise and a reigning champion of social change, from The Suffragettes, to the trade union congress, and the LGBTQ+ movement.

We don’t just advertise Manchester to the world, we advertise brands and businesses to Manchester…

There are many ways to advertise in Manchester but we believe we’ve got them all covered under one (much needed) umbrella. And it’s affordable, too. Read on and enquire about advertising today.

2.8m+

Greater Manchester population

115m+

Visitors per year

1.3m+

People in employment

99k+

Manchester students

Office for National Statistics via Greater Manchester Combined Authority Census 2021

Why advertise?

Millions of reasons to advertise with I Love MCR

I Love MCR is Greater Manchester’s most-loved purpose-driven brand.

A ubiquitous city brand and influential voice that can connect your business to a massive captive audience – which just so happens to be the UK’s second-biggest economy – and beyond.

After unprecedented reach on social media and brand awareness with outdoor media, our perpetually positive platform has captivated a massively engaged audience by standing by our people and caring about the reputation of our beloved city.

By incorruptibly sticking to brand values, and harnessing the power of the community through social and digital media, we’ve continuously helped boost economic prosperity across the city region.

Whether it’s online advertising and digital marketing or outdoor media and out-of-home advertising you’re looking for, I Love MCR is a positive and influential voice that can connect your business to a captive audience – which just so happens to be the UK’s second-biggest economy – and beyond.

Whether you’re a start-up, an established business, or an industry leader, our digital marketing and advertising packages put your organisation 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.


Our heart’s in the right place. Choose love, Manchester. Choose I Love MCR.

Our power in numbers

120m+

Average impressions per annum
(Insights undulate across the year)

500K+

Ticket referrals per annum
(Tracked booking referrals)

475k+

Social media followers
(and growing every day)

185k+

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.

Our audience

Your advertising depends on our analytics. Our consistent traffic numbers and our ever-expanding demographic…

Traffic

Google / Organic 50%
Social Media 30%
Email / 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%

Promoted Listing

Got a place, experience or event you want to shout about? I Love MCR will, quite literally, put you on the map.

Submit a free Manchester listing (free forever) or upgrade to promote your listing with email marketing and social media.

Stories to inspire

Have a story to tell or a product to sell?

We like the good news, and Manchester has plenty of it. We can tell your story and promote your product to a wide audience, across Greater Manchester and beyond.

Social media engagement

#ILoveMCR are amongst the movers and shakers, ever-present in the city. We will post, share and engage with you on social media.

We engage with over 500K followers across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn, and they’re waiting to hear all about your business.

Video Production

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. Video production is the best way to communicate your business overview, and will support your advertising campaign by bringing your story to life.

Email Marketing

In such a data driven world, email marketing is king. We have an email database of over 150k people who subscribe to receive emails and newsletters on a weekly basis. We can send a direct email campaign to different targeted groups of demographics and interests.

Ah, push it

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 and mobilise a targeted mobile audience with listings and push notifications. App subscribers who are responsive and impulsive.

The app features a handpicked range of Manchester’s best deals, experiences and events as well as a newsfeed of our Manchester news and stories.

Enquire now and let us prompt our app audience with push notifications…

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

Some of the companies and brands that we’ve worked with in recent years…

Event coordination

We’ve been positively mobilising groups of people across Greater Manchester for more than ten years. Getting people together for the cause is what we do.

We can:

♥ Book and coordinate a venue

♥ Organise food and drink operators

♥ Book entertainment

♥ List and advertise the event to build anticipation

♥ Invite the right targetted people

♥ Guestlist and host

♥ Capture the event with video and photography

What our partners say...

Outdoor media remains one of the most trusted ad spaces for your brand.  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. Enquire now and be seen on digital billboard advertising in Manchester.

So, what's the damage?

It’s silly to put all your eggs into one basket and rely on one channel – such as social media coverage – to achieve your goals. It’s just white noise.

Everybody’s a bit different and we champion that fact. An advertising package will ensure we at least reach our entire audience. A sustained campaign will build momentum on reach and engagement, and ultimately save you some money, too.

What’s more, we guarantee to beat – if not match – any other Manchester advertising rate pound for pound. Prices per calendar month…

Small

Independent business
£ 799
99
pcm
  • Promoted Listing
  • App Feature
  • Banners
  • Advertorial
  • Newsletter Feature
  • Social Media Interaction
  • Social Media Video (Reel)
  • Email Marketing
  • Photography
  • Graphic Design
  • Billboard Banner
  • Video Production
  • Drone Footage
  • Out-of-Home Media

Ambitious

Scalable business
£ 1399
99
pcm
  • Promoted Listing
  • App Feature
  • Banners
  • Advertorial
  • Newsletter Feature
  • Social Media Interaction
  • Social Media Video (Reel)
  • Email Marketing
  • Photography
  • Graphic Design
  • Billboard Banner
  • Video Production
  • Drone Footage
  • Out-of-Home Media
Most popular

Go big

Having it large!
£ 2299
99
pcm
  • Promoted Listing
  • App Feature
  • Banners
  • Advertorial
  • Newsletter Feature
  • Social Media Interaction
  • Social Media Video (Reel)
  • Email Marketing
  • Photography
  • Graphic Design
  • Billboard Banner
  • Video Production
  • Drone Footage
  • Out-of-Home Media

Assets

Promoted Listings

App Feature

Squared MPU Banner

Newsletter Feature

Leaderboard Banner

Social Media Interaction

Advertorial

Solus Email

Competition

Photography

Graphic Design

Video Production

Billboard Banner

Out-of-Home Media

£645

£795

£1095

£1595

£2495

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