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Sponsorship Pack
The Bristol Post Sports Awards aim to help honour the stars, the stalwarts and the unsung heroes of sport in Bristol. After a successful first year in 2014, the Bristol Post Sport Awards is set to be one of the highlights of the city’s sporting calendar, The Bristol Post Sports Awards reward the people who power its professional and amateur clubs. At the 2014 awards there were 14 awards up for grabs catering for every sport you can think of – and were handed out at a glittering ceremony at The Bristol Marriott Hotel on the evening of Thursday, October 30 2015.
Event Categories Sports Personality of the Year Young Sports Personality of the Year Female Sports Personality of the Year Male Sports Personality of the Year Senior Team of the Year Junior Team of the Year Community Team of the Year Coach of the Year
Female Disability Sports Person of the Year Male Disability Sports Person of the Year Professional Sports Personality of the Year Football Player of the Year Rugby Player of the Year Cricketer of the Year Outstanding Services to Sport in Bristol
Objectives of event sponsorship • Increase and maintain awareness throughout the Bristol Post Readership area • Inform and introduce potential new customers • Complement existing advertising and communications strategy • Raise company profile, within the business community and the community at large
The benefits of event sponsorship The Bristol Post reaches:
Circulation 27k +
Daily readers 109k+
Online browsers 1.1 M
Monthly page views 5M
Twitter followers 28.7k +
This exposes your business to a wide cross section of the community and affirms your brand values with valuable stakeholders in your business. The Bristol Post Sports Awards provide your company with an opportunity to raise your company profile with an established and trusted source of local media.
Title Sponsor £10,000 •
Logo permanently incorporated into the awards logo
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Opportunity to present the main award as sponsored
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Opportunity to have representation on the judging panel for the awards
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Prime position table for 10* at the gala awards evening, including four bottles of wine
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Guest Speaker/Keynote Speaker option at awards
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Full page business profile to appear in print and on specific events on-line channel outlining involvement in awards and reasons for wanting to be involved
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Pre/post event awards association (with logo) to appear alongside/throughout editorial campaign
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10 week marketing campaign prior to Event / Awards
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Weekly HTML email to all commercial contacts (20,000+ in Bristol and Bath)
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Weekly Social Media (Twitter & LinkedIn) announcement of sponsorship
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Welcome Pack for sponsor containing digital ads and HTML links to sponsorship page on awards website for self promotion
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Weekly strip on the sports page 4cmx8 column from July – October 2015
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Monthly 1 column to run in sports section
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15 minute slot to present at a Get Connected Event
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A weekly business update on the Southwest Business newsletter
Category sponsorship £3,000 •
Exclusive sponsorship of chosen awards category
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Opportunity to present the award sponsored
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Prime position seating / table of 10** at the gala awards evening
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Half page business profile to appear in print and on specific events on-line channel outlining involvement in awards and reasons for wanting to be involved
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Pre / post event awards association (with logo) to appear alongside / throughout editorial campaign
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Logo to appear on all promotional material pre/at and post event. To include in-paper, on-line and at event
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Branding opportunities / product placement at event subject to any restrictions
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Permanent logo placement / link to your website from specific awards channel
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10 week marketing campaign prior to Event / Awards
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Weekly HTML email to all commercial contacts (20,000+ in Bristol and Bath)
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Weekly Social Media (Twitter & LinkedIn) announcement of sponsorship
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Welcome Pack for sponsor containing digital ads and HTML