Membership for Organisations

An affordable marketing solution for print and online

Becoming a member is a way that you can advertise your business, promote the local economy and support community journalism

As a nonprofit organisation we rely on monthly donations from our members to operate. In return, we give our members benefits and rewards in the way we know best … effective digital marketing! Scroll down the page to see the five ways we give members an affordable marketing solution online and in print.

Membership also supports our work to promote the local economy. Our team works around the clock, five days a week, to promote the local area and the businesses and organisations within it.:

  • Improve the image of the local area
  • Grow an audience of local people
  • Promote the benefits of living life locally
  • Promote the local economy to destination visitors
  • Help people fall in love where their high street
  • Encourage people to participate in the local area

MEMBER BENEFITS

1. Get discovered on web search.

Create a professional online presence with a powerful trusted platform and reach our 30,000 local monthly unique users.

Publish a member profile page in our ‘Local Directory’ to let people know about your organisation, shop or business.

  • Be found by 30,000 unique users who visit our website every month
  • Professionally designed profile pages
  • Carousel for beautiful large images
  • List your contact details
  • Live links to your website and social media platforms
  • Map with step-by-step directions on how to get to your location
  • Customer reviews – let your loyal customers know!

2. Publish unlimited events, projects and notices for free.

Publish unlimited events, projects and notices directly to our community website.

Publish unlimited content that features alongside our popular journalism content. Once you have a member profile page for your premises, then you can publish unlimited:

  • Events – these will appear in the Events section
  • Projects – these appear in our Things To Do section
  • Notices – these appear in our Community Forum section

We give priority attention to your content We look to our member content first when looking for events, projects and community news for inclusion in our newsletter and social media platforms.

3. Receive our social media love.

Connect with the local audiences we have developed on social media and in our newsletters.

We reach local people that other national and regional publications and directories can’t access. We share your member profile to our fans:

  • 12,000 followers on Instagram
  • 10,000 followers on various Facebook Page and Groups we run
  • 7,000 followers on Twitter
  • 6,500 subscribers of our weekly newsletter

Remember, as a thank you for your monthly donation, we look to our member’s content first for inclusion in the newsletter or on social media.

4. Be seen in our print magazine.

Inclusion in our printed magazine, the only independent publication dedicated to Tower Hamlets.

Reach people across Tower Hamlets. We publish the only independent print publication dedicated to Tower Hamlets, a borough of 310,000 people. All Organisation Members – except the Subsidised level – get a FREE listing in our Members Directory in our biannual print magazine, The Slice Tower Hamlets.

  • 10,000 circulation across Tower Hamlets
  • 25,000-35,000 readership
  • Copies delivered door to door and to cultural hubs

5. Discounts on advertising.

Get member discounts on classified ads, display ads and advertisements online and in our print magazine.

Discount on advertising. Members receive a discount on our advertising services in print (classified ads, display ads and advertorials in The Slice Tower Hamltes), and online (display ads, newsletter inclusion and paid media campaigns). Discounts vary depending on Membership level but range form 10% to 25%.

MEMBERSHIP DONATIONS

SUBSIDISED

An affordable membership donation that ensures all are included. This is subsidised by our Philanthropic Members.

£7 pm

ONLINE ONLY

Inclusion in website directory
Publish unlimited events and notices
Pinned to Instagram Highlights bar
50% off job listings
+
10% discount on advertising*

**FAIR**

A fair membership donation that covers the time and resources needed to support our organisation members.

£15 pm

ONLINE & PRINT

Inclusion in website directory
Publish unlimited events and notices
Pinned to Instagram Highlights bar
50% off job listings
+
15% discount on advertising*
FREE classified ad in print magazine’s directory

GENEROUS

A generous membership donation that supports our wider work promoting the local economy.

£25 pm

ONLINE, PRINT & NEWSLETTER + 20% OFF

Inclusion in online directory
Publish unlimited events and notices
Pinned to Instagram Highlights bar
50% off job listings
+
20% discount on advertising*
FREE classified ad in print directory

PHILANTHROPHIC

A munificent membership donation that allows us to subsidise 5 members who can’t afford to pay more.

£50 pm

ONLINE, PRINT, NEWSLETTER & BADGE + 25% OFF

Inclusion in online directory
Publish unlimited events and notices
Pinned to Instagram Highlights bar
50% off job listings
+
25% discount on advertising*
FREE classified ad in print directory
Listed as benefactor online and in print

Membership is only available to Organisations in Tower Hamlets.
If you live outside Tower Hamlets, please contact us for non-member prices.
*Excluding prime positions and restricted to one display ad of any size per issue.


Tabitha Stapely portrait 2020

Hi! I’m Tabitha Stapely, Editor-in-chief of Roman Road LDN magazine, published by Social Streets CIC. If you have any enquiries about becoming a member, our marketing essentials pack, bespoke advertising services or our print edition, please email me. If you provide your phone number, I will call you back.