We offer a wide range of advertising opportunities across Portsmouth’s busiest and most visible locations, including bus wraps, vinyl panels, advertising boards, poster sites, parking machines, and publications.
Whether you want to reach residents, visitors, or commuters, we’ll work with you to find the right advertising format and location to meet your goals.
Why advertise with us
Portsmouth is one of the UK’s three fastest-growing cities, alongside London and Bristol. Each year, over nine million people visit to explore its vibrant attractions.
Advertising with us gives your brand high visibility across key locations and high-footfall areas – from transport hubs to tourist hotspots. Learn more about our range of advertising opportunities.
We accept advertising in line with our advertising and sponsorship policy.
High-profile locations
- City centre and Southsea shopping areas
- Gunwharf Quays – the South Coast’s leading premium outlet shopping centre, and the 3rd most popular outlet centre in the UK
- The Hard Interchange
Our audiences
- 215,000 residents with 144,000 of working age
- 12.4 million visitors a year
- 7,500 businesses across diverse sectors
- 24,000 university students at a top 40 UK University
Investments in the city
- One of the top 20 cities for gross value added (GVA) per worker
- £831 million City Deal investment programme – 65,000 square-meters of employment space
- £1.9 million investment in Hotwalls Studio – a new creative quarter
- £400 million vision to reshape the university quarter
- £5 million renovation works at Mary Rose Museum
- Over £4 million Heritage Lottery investment in the D-Day Story Museum
Strategic assets and infrastructure
- The naval base is home to £3 billion 65,000-tonne aircraft carriers
- Home to an international port with 4.6 million passengers and 250,000 freight movements a year
- 30 minutes to the nearest airport and only 70 miles from London
- Home of Ineos Team UK America’s Cup team
- Home of the National Maritime Autonomy Centre
- Gigabit full-fibre network service for digital-ready campaigns
Advertising artwork support
If you need advertising artwork, our experienced in-house graphic design team can produce professional, high-impact visuals for your campaign. View their online portfolio for more information and contact details.
What our advertisers say
“When you consider the exposure you gain advertising in Flagship, it’s really good value for money. We’ve definitely seen a return on our investment and we continue to regularly advertise in the magazine – it is our advertising medium of choice.”
— Bruce Hall, General Manager Aqua Cars
“We are aware of the need for appropriate brand association and Flagship has proven to be suitable brand partner. We tried advertising in an interactive way using the magazine’s competition option and have been delighted with the response.”
— Rhoda Joseph, Cascades Shopping.
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Advertising and sponsorship policy