LINK · University of York
Verified students. No middleman. Live on Monday.
Four ad slots in the LINK app, sold by the week — and two things a venue can buy for a single night. Pick one, pay by card. It takes about four minutes and there is no account to make and nobody to ring.
The four slots
In their feed. Every day.
A native card in Discover, about every seventh item. Non-blocking, seen most days.
—The events tab. Where plans get made.
A featured sponsored tile in the events tab, at the moment someone is deciding what to do.
—Full screen. They chose to watch.
Opt-in full-screen moment, maximum one per session. Nobody sees this by accident.
—Everything. Nobody else. One week.
All three slots plus a branded moment. Nothing else runs. One week per month, ever.
—Tonight
For venues. One night, 18:00 to 05:59, on the Mini Map. Flat prices, first come, no auction.
The pick banner. Once a night. Nobody else.
Ticker tape at the top of the Mini Map with your logo and your line, and a promo halo on your pin. One venue a night, first come.
—Check-ins at your door score ×N tonight.
Verified check-ins at your venue count double or triple. Your pin carries a ×N TONIGHT flag. Other venues can run one too.
—Bookings close at 16:00 on the day and are not refundable after that. Every banner and pin is marked PROMO in the app.
What you should know before you book
- You pick the moment, not the person. Right now you pick the slot, the week, and the moment. Audience targeting and remarketing arrive as the app grows — you'll be the first to know.
- The ad load cap is absolute. One small, one medium and one large run at a time. A takeover means nothing else runs. No sale breaks it, including yours.
- Four weeks cost the same as three. We discount length, not the rate. If the price is a problem, buy more weeks rather than asking for a cheaper one.
- One rate card, no haggling. The price depends on how many students open the app, and nothing else. No auction, no bidding, no mystery — the same week costs you what it costs anyone.
- Your data stays here. We collect what we need to make ads work. Never sold, never shared, never leaves LINK.
- Every ad is labelled Sponsored. Visibly, in the app, always. A night's banner and pin are labelled PROMO the same way.
- A night is a number, not a list. A multiplier changes what a check-in is worth at your door. We never learn who checked in, and neither does anyone else.
- We decline some things. Gambling, payday loans, anything aimed at under-18s. Alcohol is fine with approval — the app is already 18+.
- Creative is checked before it runs. Usually same day. If we reject it you get the reason and a chance to send another.
Ready?
Card payment, instant confirmation, live at 00:00 on the Monday you picked.
Book a slot