SHOPS membership fees are based upon your aggregate monitored advertising expenditure based on the newspaper’s rate card.
Re -application and renewal fees are £200. In the case of entirely new applications fees are waivered for the first year of membership.
The £200 application and renewal fee covers rate card expenditure of up to £26,666.
Additional fees will be required when monitored advertising expenditure exceeds £26,666. This is based on a sliding percentage scale shown below.
|
Aggregate Rate Card expenditure |
Between £0 to |
Between |
Over |
|
Threshold |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
Percentage |
0.75% |
0.525% |
0.05% |
|
Top of Threshold Fee Payment |
£2,250 |
£5,479 |
£8,000* |
|
Minimum Fee |
£200 |
* The maximum fee is capped at £8000.