If you’re looking to reach a local audience, bring local people together or show you’re invested in the faces and places that make Croydon special, you’re in the right place.
For nearly 10 years, East Croydon Cool has been helping locals discover where to go, what to do and who to support.
Along the way, we’ve built a loyal audience, a programme of popular events and a trusted reputation among people who care about Croydon.
We work with businesses, venues and cultural organisations who want to connect with these people in a way that feels genuine, relevant and human.
Why work with us?
People trust East Croydon Cool because we’ve spent nearly a decade showing up consistently, celebrating local businesses and creating opportunities for people to connect. Over the years we’ve built:
20,000+ Instagram followers
500,000+ monthly views
2,000+ newsletter subscribers
200+ volunteers
40+ charity partners
But numbers only tell part of the story.
What matters more is that people actively engage with what we do. They come to our events, support the businesses we feature and discover more of the borough because of what they find through East Croydon Cool.
Six ways to work together
Reach local people (from £150)
Want more people to know about your business, event or organisation? We offer:
1) Instagram (supplier content) promotion (where you supply the content)
2) Instagram (unique content) promotion (where we create the content)
Bring people together (from £500)
Looking to engage with audiences IRL? We offer:
3) Event partnerships (at our events)
4) Hosted group experiences at your events (with our ‘Ticket for One’ package)
Champion local culture (from £2000)
Want to show you’re invested in the people and places that make Croydon what it is? We offer:
5) Event sponsorship (of our events)
6) Bespoke projects (marketing, PR and event for your business)
Who we’ve worked with on…
1) Instagram (supplier content) promotion
“The results from the Instagram post are outstanding.” Kulsum Hussin, Maple restaurant
“The interest from the local community has been really positive. It’s boosted engagement and traffic to my website and created further local opportunities for me.” Samantha Foley, Scene in London
“East Croydon Cool connected us with people who genuinely care about independent businesses and want to see them thrive. Many locals discovered us early on and have kept coming back.” Anna Shquti, Anna’s Coffee House
“As a local small events business owner, I have found the support of ECC instrumental in reaching an engaged and enthused audience of locals to help my events to grow.” Sam Bonsu, Reconnect.
2) Instagram (unique content) promotion
“Through a partnership with Candace Abroad and East Croydon Cool, we created vibrant area guides and buyer stories that authentically connected with audiences, positioning Croydon as a first-time buyer hotspot. The result? Increased website visits, more enquiries, and greater visibility for Latimer’s new homes”. Alice McCutcheon, The Oracle Group
“Over the past few months, we’ve been shining a light on the unsung businesses keeping Croydon town centre thriving. The result is ‘Hidden Voices’, a micro-doc series in collaboration with East Croydon Cool and local filmmaker Sayedul Abrar. In addition to securing over 60k views, the observational storytelling videos have secured strong engagement from the local community”. Kayleigh Paget, Croydon BID
“Thanks so much for all your help – the content is fab and great to see those fantastic stats with the launch doing so well online. Would be great to work with you (and Rashida) again”. Annabel Hannan, Kallaway Ltd
3) Event Partnerships
“Hosting East Croydon Cool’s seasonal party boosted business and brought us loads of first-time visitors. A win-win experience.” Charlie Luckin, Signal Brewery
“Each event has brought a fresh crowd into our spaces, many of them discovering us for the first time. Sales on the night are always strong and visibility increased. A brilliant way to connect with the local community.” Aiste Bart, Bart + Taylor
4) Event Partnerships (Ticket for One)
“Thanks very much for running your Ticket for One with us. Looking forward to working together again soon” Anna Bennett, London Mozart Players
5) Event Sponsorships
“It’s been inspiring to see how many entrepreneurial, community-driven people – many of whom are Croydon born and bred – are working tirelessly to improve the area and create great organisations. Last night, we had the pleasure of working in partnership with one of those organisations, East Croydon Cool and the phenomenal Madeleine Duxbury with a fantastic ‘anti-networking’ session at Event Rooms just off the high street”. Chris Baker, Studio Zao
6) Bespoke Projects
Event Curation for The Blossoms
We’ve worked with The Blossoms to design and manage a monthly workshop programme that brings their residents together whilst also showcasing Croydon’s local creatives and small businesses.
Press Support for Signal Brewery
We’ve worked with Signal Brewery to secure press coverage for their 2023 Pay Day parties. The resulting 15 pieces of coverage included Conde Nast Traveller, Secret London and Muddy Stilettos.
Content writing for Croydon BID
We’ve worked with Croydon BID to write a series of Guides to the area as well as a ’50 Great Things about Croydon’ article.
Have another idea?
Some of our favourite projects haven’t fitted neatly into a package. If you’re working on something interesting and think East Croydon Cool could help, get in touch on info@eastcroydoncool.co.uk.
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