Sponsorship Pack

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The awards shine the spotlight on the women at the heart of the Bristol and Bath’s business community and pay tribute to the women whose determination and success are helping to drive Bristol and Bath’s economy.

2014 saw the first year of the awards and winners in each category of Bristol and Bath Women in Business awards were announced at a gala evening in April.

Sarah Pullen, managing director of Bristol and Bath News and Media, publisher of The Bristol Post and Bath Chronicle, said of the 2014 awards:

“This is the first year we have run the Women in Business awards and I am delighted that we have been able to launch them.

We are looking forward to some outstanding entries as we recognise the business women whose drive and determination makes such a difference.

In these challenging economic times it is good to focus on the women whose business success is helping to lead us out of recession.”

Last year’s event - In pictures

Event Categories

Young Entrepreneur of the Year

Mentor of the Year

Business of the Year

Contribution to the Community

Women in the Workplace

Female Apprentice Development Award

Award for Innovation

New Business of the Year

Woman of the Year

Marketing Campaign of the Year

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

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 and Bath Chronicle Women in Business Awards provide your company with an opportunity to raise your company profile with an established and trusted source of local media.

The Bristol Post reaches:

• Circulation 27k +

• Daily readers 109k+

• Online browsers 1.1 M

• Monthly page views 5M

• Twitter followers 28.7k +

The Bath Chronicle reaches:

• Circulation 14k +

• Daily readers 46k +

• Online browsers 377k +

• Monthly page views 1.5M +

• Twitter followers 14.6k +

Title Sponsor £10,000• Logo permanently incorporated into the awards logo

• Opportunity to present the main award as sponsored

• Opportunity to have representation on the judging panel for the awards

• Prime position table for 10* at the gala awards evening, including four bottles of wine

• Guest Speaker/Keynote Speaker option at awards

• 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

• Pre/post event awards association (with logo) to appear alongside/throughout editorial campaign

• 10 week marketing campaign prior to Event / Awards

• Weekly HTML email to all commercial contacts (20,000+ in Bristol and Bath)

• Weekly Social Media (Twitter & LinkedIn) announcement of sponsorship

• Welcome Pack for sponsor containing digital ads and HTML links to sponsorship page on awards website for self promotion

• Weekly strip on the business page (4cm x 8 column) throughout the event campaign

• Monthly 1 column to run in the business section

• 15 minute slot to present at a Get Connected Event

• A weekly business update on the Southwest Business newsletter

Category sponsorship £3,000 • Exclusive sponsorship of chosen awards category

• Opportunity to present the award sponsored

• Prime position seating / table of 10** at the gala awards evening

• 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

• Pre / post event awards association (with logo) to appear alongside / throughout editorial campaign

• Logo to appear on all promotional material pre/at and post event. To include in-paper, on-line and at event

• Branding opportunities / product placement at event subject to any restrictions

• Permanent logo placement / link to your website from specific awards channel

• 10 week marketing campaign prior to Event / Awards

• Weekly HTML email to all commercial contacts (20,000+ in Bristol and Bath)

• Weekly Social Media (Twitter & LinkedIn) announcement of sponsorship

• Welcome Pack for sponsor containing digital ads and HTML