A detailed price list for all SORC advertising services appears below.
Unless otherwise arranged, payment for SORC advertising services must be made by transfer of funds from a U of M shortcode. Once the shortcode is provided, any full-time staff member with authority from the department may confirm departmental reservations. For student organizations, however, only designated authorized signers have the authority to confirm reservations.
- SORC clerks will forward the request to the person listed as the authorized signer.
- That person will need to reply to SORC's email from their umich.edu e-mail account to authorize the transfer of funds from the SOAS account number provided.
- The agreement is then legally binding. The contract will be finalized the week before the reservation begins. Click here to read SORC's cancellation policy.
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Diag board rental prices as of 7/1/22 (prices changed in Fall 2015, July 2022)
| Diag board space rental (weekly) | Student Organizations | Departments |
| Prime locations (click for list and map) | $ 20.00 | $ 30.00 |
| Standard locations (click for list and map) | $ 15.00 | $ 25.00 |
| Economy locations (click for list and map) | $ 10.00 | $ 20.00 |
| Placement fee (per item) | $ 15.00 | $ 20.00 |
| Movement fee (per instance) | $ 10.00 | $ 15.00 |
| New Diag board material (blank) | $ 21.00 | |
| Used Diag board (printed on one side) | $ 5.00 |
Diag banner rental prices as of 7/1/22 (prices changed in Fall 2015, July 2022)
| Banner pole space rental (weekly) | Student Organizations | Departments |
| All locations | $ 30.00 | $ 50.00 |
| Placement fee (per item) | $ 15.00 | $ 20.00 |
| Movement fee (per instance) | $ 10.00 | $ 15.00 |
Bus Sign Space Rental Prices as of 7/1/22 (prices changed in July 2018, July 2022)
| Bus Sign space rental (weekly) | Student Organizations | Departments |
| Set of 30 signs, first week (per linear inch) | $ 2.50 | $ 4.00 |
| Additional weeks (per linear inch) | $ 2.00 | $ 3.00 |
| Bus sign rental price examples | Student Organizations | Departments |
| One week, 8.5x11" signs | $ 21.25 | $ 34.00 |
| One week, 17x11" signs | $ 42.50 | $ 68.00 |
| Three weeks, 8.5x11" signs | $ 55.25 | $ 85.00 |
| Three weeks, 17x11" signs | $ 110.50 | $ 170.00 |
Table Tent rental prices as of 7/1/22 (prices have not changed since 2007)
| Table Tent Space Rental (weekly) | Student Organizations | Departments |
| Set of 150 table tents, per week | $ 50.00 | $ 100.00 |
Digital Advertising rental prices as of 7/1/22 (prices changed in July 2020, July 2022)
| Digital Advertising Space Rental (daily) | Student Organizations | Departments |
| 20+ screens, per day | $ 15.00 | $ 20.00 |
SORC offers bulk discounts on advertising services!
Guidelines and caveats:
- Discounts cannot be combined. We will extend the highest discount for which you qualify, but not multiple discounts for the same service. For example, if you reserve Digital advertising space for 6 weeks plus Diag boards and Table Tents, you would be eligible for:
- 3 services discount off Diag Board space rental (10%)
- 3 services discount off of Table Tent space rental (10%)
- Longevity discount off of Digital Ad space rental (25%)
- Discounts cannot be granted retroactively or applied to previous semesters.
- Discounts can only be applied to services reserved within the same semester.
- Student Organizations: there are multiple opportunities for you to earn a week of free digital advertising through educational and leadership workshops offered by the Center for Campus Involvement.
Longevity Discount (Digital Ads)
| Digital ads: 21 days or more | 10%; the same ad must stay up continuously | |||
| Digital ads: 42 days or more | 25%; the same ad must stay up continuously | |||
| Digital ads: 84 days or more | 50%; the same ad must stay up continuously | |||
Longevity Discount (Bus Signs)
| Bus signs: 6 weeks or more | 10%; the same set of signs must stay up continuously | |||
| Bus signs: 12 weeks or more | 25%; the same set of signs must stay up continuously | |||
Fall/Winter Volume Discount (Diag Boards)
| 12-16 spaces | 10% off space rental | |||
| 17 spaces or more | 25% off space rental | |||
Summer Volume Discount (Diag Boards)
| 6-11 spaces | 10% off space rental | |||
| 12-16 spaces | 25% off space rental | |||
| 17 spaces or more | 50% off space rental1 | |||
3 Services Loyalty Discount
- Reserve any three advertising services for the same reservation period/semester and save 10% off the space rental. Discount does not apply to Diag board or Diag banner placement or movement fees.
- If we forget to extend this discount, please ask! If services are reserved at different times during the semester and recorded on different contracts, we don't always connect the dots.
- We will extend the highest discount for which you are eligible. In some cases, this will be different amounts. For instance, if you reserve 1 Diag board space for 4 weeks, Banner Pole spaces for 2 weeks, and Digital Ad space for 6 weeks, you would be eligible for:
- 10% off Diag board space rental
- 10% off Banner Pole space rental
- 25% off Digital Ad space rental
- Other restrictions may apply. Talk to a SORC Manager or email sorc@umich.edu for full details.