Work with us

Work with us

Let's make something fans love.

Merch Mates is an independent pop culture publication for fans of film, TV, gaming, music, fandom and the Disney parks. We work with brands, studios, publishers and PR teams on coverage our readers actually want to read.

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Ways to work with us

  • Sponsored features

    A feature on a subject that fits our readers, written or edited to the same standard as everything else we publish. It's labelled as an ad feature at the top of the page.

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  • Brand partnerships

    Put your name on something fans already use: a fandom hub, a franchise rail or an article series, marked "In collaboration with". We can build a quiz or a ranker to go with it.

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  • Homepage takeovers

    For a launch week, the homepage turns over to one franchise: its colours, its stories and your logo at the top.

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  • Reviews and screenings

    Send us something to review, invite us to a screening or take us on a press trip. We review honestly and say how we got access in one line at the top of the article.

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See it on the site

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Awards

Winner 2025

SME Southern Enterprise Awards

  • Best Emerging Independent Digital Media Brand
  • Intelligent Storytelling Innovation Award

How we work

  • No brand, studio or PR team sees our coverage before it's published. Sponsored features are the exception, and they're labelled.
  • Sponsored features, gifted products, reviews and press trips are disclosed in one plain line at the top of the article.
  • Sending us something to review doesn't buy a good score. Every review uses the same scale out of 10.

The full rules are in our Editorial Standards.

Start an enquiry

Every brief is different, so we don't list prices. Tell us what you have in mind and when, and we'll come back with a plan that fits.

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Or email us

Got a tip or spotted a mistake? Use our Contact page. Journalists will find everything they need on our Press page.