2014/15

In Association

with

• 25,000 children take part in

all year round nationwide

programmes.

• Operated by 330 coaches

and assistants.

• 165 venues in 32 counties

including Northern Ireland.

• Squad coaching for the more

talented players is provided

in Dublin and Cork.

• Official Launch in Fitzwilliam Tennis Club in May

• Inter Parks Finals days in the major

cities in July.

• Sponsorship in the name of each advertiser is included in price.• This wall planner means not only will you be reaching the children involved but their parents too.• Globally tennis is estimated to be the 4th most popular sport in the world, in Ireland it is deemed to be about the 7th most popular.• Access to a key influencing target market of the youth segment of 6-17 years olds.• Over 165 locations nationwide providing opportunities for brand awareness & product placement.• Proven high levels of media coverage nationwide & media partner The Irish Daily Mail in place, worth over €100,000.• Targeted communications to key audience – circulation of 250,000 Wallplanners distributed through national & secondary schools, libraries, sports

All planners will be distributed in schools across the country.

They will be received by every child involved in Parks Tennis

& available to download online at

www.parktennis.com.

Parks tennis programmes

operate in cities and towns

including: Dublin, Cork, Carlow,

Cavan, Clare, Donegal, Galway,

Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois,

Louth, Leitrim, Limerick, Mayo,

Meath, Monaghan, Offaly,

Roscommon, Sligo,Tipperary,

Waterford, Wexford,

Westmeath,Wicklow,

& Northern Ireland.

THE COST OF YOUR ADVERT INCLUDES SCHOLARSHIP TO A WORTHY APPLICANT IN YOUR AREA FOR THE SUMMER, USING YOUR BRAND NAME!

THE PARTICIPATION IN THE WALLPLANNER WILL DRIVE UP REVENUE!

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PARKS TENNIS IRELAND is a non-profit making company in operation for 37 years, run by 28 volunteers and supported by various organizations, such as The Irish Sports Council, the national Governing body, Tennis Ireland, and various Local Authorities. The aim is to provide tennis at a very low cost to children not exposed to the game from all social backgrounds, during the long Summer holidays. The total audience is over 250,000 through the distribution of application forms with over 25,000 children taking part in the programme. The organization also provides employment to 330 coaches and assistants in 165 venues nationwide – 32 counties.

Provide tennis coaching at grass roots level nationwide in 165 locations during the summer holidays for girls and boys between 6 and 17 years. The major Cities, Dublin, Cork, and Belfast operate all year round.

To provide cost effective fun filled tennis coaching to as many children as possible from all social backgrounds especially those not exposed to the game and including those in the lower income bracket.

IN ADDITION:• To provide a low cost fun filled activity for children during their summer holidays.• To remove the elitism that once was attached to tennis, making it available to all.• Provide beneficial inter-action between children from different backgrounds.• Provide opportunities for children and adults to enjoy, participate & recreate through tennis.• Provide seasonal employment during the summer months for over 330 coaches many of which are full time qualified tennis coaches and assistants who are high standard players/students.• Improve the social fabric of communities by fostering Community Tennis Clubs on local authority facilities thus making it a family sport.• Improve the usage of tennis facilities which otherwise would be under utilized. • Encourage established private Clubs to operate a Parks programme on

their premises thus opening their facilities to the wider community including entire families, adults and children.

• Provide full time employment outlets as tennis coaches through training young people on our FAS Tennis coaches’ courses.

CONTACT INFORD Marketing & Media,Unit 1, Office 5Airport Business Park,Waterford Sandra T: 021 2428168 M: 085 850 1890e: sandra@rdmarketingandmedia.comwww.rdmarketingandmedia.com

ABOUT USRD Marketing & Media is an innovative national marketing and publishing firm with bases in Cork and Waterford. The company is the brainchild of Ruán Dignam, and was founded in 1994. The company produces various publications for respected associates such as Trinity College, UCC , NUI Maynooth and Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin. Our list of clients is substantial and includes such prestigious corporations as AI B, Bankof Ireland, Microsoft, PWC, Ulster Bank, the GAA Museum and Glaxo Smith Kline.

ADVERTISING RATESPACKAGES FROM ONLY €99 INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIP!

ADVERT SPECIFICATIONSStandard Box advert.......100mm wide x 65mm high

ACCEPTABLE FORMATS• Preferred format is Adobe high resolution print PDF. To include bleed of 5mm, crop marks, fonts embedded and images compressed.• Image files : If you are not supplying a printable PDF, please ensure that all images are 300dpi. Supplied as either TIFF, EPS or JPEG.• Logos/images from websites cannot be used as the quality is NOT suitable for print.• We do not accept images embedded in Word documents NB: ARTWORK MUST INCLUDE CROP MARKS AND 5MM BLEED