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Sponsorship Pack
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The Western Daily Press Business Awards celebrate the best of business in the South West. The finalists of this awards are made up of the winners from Local World 2014 Business Awards. The winners are from the Gloucestershire Business Awards, Bristol Post Business Awards, Bath Chronicle Business Awards, Western Gazette Business Awards and Blackmore Vale Business Awards. 2014 was the first year and was a great event held at the Bristol Marriott City Centre.
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Last year’s event - In pictures
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Event Categories Business of the Year Young Business Person of the Year Retailer of the Year Customer Service Award Family Business of the Year Contribution to the Community Award Business Innovation Small Business of the Year Environmnetal Business Award
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Objectives of event sponsorship • The 2014 Western Daily Press Food & Farming Awards provide your company with an opportunity to inform and introduce potential new customers. • The coverage that you will receive will increase and maintain awareness of your business throughout the Western Daily Press Readership area. • Sponsoring an event complements your businesses existing advertising and communications strategies.
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The benefits of event sponsorship The Western Daily Press has a circulation of 21K +* across the West Country exposing your business to a wide cross section of the community and affirming your brand values with valuable stakeholders in your business. • Daily readers
71k +
• Online browsers
451K+
• Monthly page views
893K+
• Twitter followers
5.5k+
Raise your company profile with an established and trusted source of local media. *Source: JICREG 01/04/2014 Omniture June 2014
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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 business page (4cm x 8 column) for the duration of the event campaign
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Monthly 1 column to run in the business 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
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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