Advertise with us

Advertising & Sponsorship Opportunities..

.. on the fastest growing, independent social media site dedicated to runners of all abilities

To request our media pack email ian.knighton@therunningbug.co.uk or call 07859 335 332.
 

The Running Bug presents a unique opportunity for brands, charities, events & retailers, enabling you to engage with our passionate running community at the perfect time.
We offer a range of advertising and sponsorship opportunities to suit every commercial goal and budget.

-    Our members and site visitors are active UK runners
-    85% run between 1-6 times per week.
-    We now have over 25,000 members, increasing at a rate of 2,000 per month
-    75,000 unique visits per month viewing an average of 6 pages per visit

Advertising Opportunities
We cater for a good range of advertising units to suit your proposed campaign, please check our ratecard below for sizes. We deliver executions in: GIF, Flash, Dynamic HTML, Java, Interstitial Ads, Superstitial Ads, and Transitional Ads. Rich media formats enable advertisers to enhance the interactivity and creativity of their advertising executions and can also be used within all advertising types.

Sponsorship
We can help you produce some of the most effective solutions for your brand in online media, enabling you to develop long-term relationships with targeted content.

Section specific banner advertising with Leaderboard, MPU and Skyscraper advertising opportunities – enabling you to target the area of   greatest importance to your brand.

Inclusion in our member newsletter – sponsorship, product placement, banners - which is sent to our rapidly growing list of over 23,000 members!

Social media sponsorship – your brand at the heart of our community in the forums and other community areas of the site

Site sponsorship, editorial features, member of the month, competitions, reviews, advertorial & user feedback

Monthly feature campaigns. We run and produce targeted content campaigns every month including: June 2011 ‘Women on the Run’, July 2011 ‘Getting Started’, August 2011 ‘Your Best Shape Ever’, September 2011 ‘Going the Distance’, October 2011 ‘Real Runners Month’, November 2011 ‘Kit Month’, December 2011 ‘Winter Running’, January 2012 ‘Weight Loss Month’, February 2012 ‘Love running Month’, March 2012 ‘Motivation Special’, April 2012 ‘Marathon Month’, May 2012 ‘Olympics Special’.

Furthermore, we can build a tailored campaign including a combination of the above.
Advertising space and campaigns on The Running Bug are typically booked well in advance.

Contact us today and we can work out the best way to get you in front of our runners.

To request our media pack email ian.knighton@therunningbug.co.uk or call 07859 335 332