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Competition Promotion on Explore Gloucestershire

All-round visibility for a full month – just £195 + VAT

Run a high-visibility prize campaign that puts your brand in front of a large, active audience through banners, editorial coverage and social amplification.

High-impact visibility – reach thousands of targeted users with a full month of exposure across banners, editorial features, homepage placement and social channels.

Ideal opportunity to align with new launches – perfect for promoting a new visitor attraction feature or enclosure, a hotel refurb, a seasonal menu, a new product release or a campaign milestone.

What you get

Slider banner on the Competition Homepage
Competition panel in the monthly eNewsletter (very popular)
Dedicated news feature about the prize
News feature highlighted on the Explore Gloucestershire Homepage for a minimum of three days
Slider banner on the Homepage carousel for at least one week
Facebook post linking to the feature + Instagram post (non-clickable, highlights the prize)
Direct link to your website

All banners and sliders are created in-house to match Explore Gloucestershire’s house style.

Who it’s for

Perfect for hotels, restaurants, cafés, spas, attractions, experiences, events and retail brands looking for guaranteed visibility and engagement.

Prize requirements

To ensure strong engagement, competition prizes must have a minimum value of £80+.

How it works

You supply prize details (title, description, value, image, logo and key T&Cs).
We build the competition page and news feature, schedule banners and social posts, and include the prize in the monthly eNewsletter.
Each competition runs for a full month, with winner coordination and prize fulfilment handled in partnership with you.

Price

£195 + VAT – includes all placements and editorial listed above.

Please note: Competition promotions are not exclusive; Explore Gloucestershire runs up to four prize promotions each month. If you would prefer an exclusive competition solely for your business, please get in touch and we can arrange this.

Ready to Promote?

Complete the form below to submit your competition and secure your campaign slot.

NB: Please do NOT fill in the form using ALL CAPITALS.

COMPETITION PROMOTION FORM

Please complete the form below to submit your Competition Promotion for inclusion on Explore Gloucestershire.

BUSINESS & CONTACT DETAILS

ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS — collected for internal processing only and not displayed publicly

Business name

Contact name

Job title

Telephone number

Mobile number

Email address

YOUR COMPETITION PRIZE

Please provide a clear description of the prize, along with any key bullet points for the editorial content. If relevant, include details of terms and conditions, availability, restrictions, expiry dates, or any usage limitations

Let us know which webpage you’d like us to link to. If it’s a dedicated page rather than your homepage, please paste the full URL

IMAGE & LOGO UPLOAD

Please provide the main image in landscape format (ideal size 800 × 600px). Accepted file types: JPG, JPEG, PNG, or PDF.

Upload the photo you would like us to use as the main background for the competition editorial and banner designs. It must contain no text, graphics, or logos, as these will be added by us

Please upload your logo as a layered file with a transparent background (preferred formats: PNG or AI). If this isn’t available, a high-resolution JPG/JPEG is acceptable.

Upload your logo – file size must be below 2MB.

Please confirm the following by ticking the checkbox belowI confirm that I hold the rights or have obtained permission to use all images submitted, and I grant Explore Gloucestershire permission to use them for any promotional activity connected to this listing.

AGREEMENT & RENEWAL

Competition Promotion - £195 + VAT

I agree to the price for the Competition Promotion at £195 + VAT per month of promotion.Yes

PAYMENT

Payment method (required – we cannot proceed without this)

Your Purchase Order No. (If applicable)

Enter your promotional code (if applicable)

STAY CONNECTED

Stay in the loop with Explore Gloucestershire’s monthly eNewsletter, packed with what’s on, things to do, offers and competitions. Want it delivered to your inbox? You can unsubscribe at any time, and your details will never be shared.Yes – sign me up! No thanks

Which month would you like the competition promotion to run?

STEP 2: Competition Promotion Activation & Payment

Once your competition promotion has been submitted, we will schedule it in. The invoice will be issued on the 1st of the month prior to the competition’s promotional month, and full payment must be received by the 21st of that month.
No banner creation or editorial work will commence until payment has been received. Once paid, our team will produce the required visual and editorial assets, supplying banner JPEGs and a hidden preview link for customer approval. This will take place no earlier than one week before the competition month to ensure all content remains current and accurate.
Terms & Conditions

* IMPORTANT – GDPR Compliant

Your data will only be used to process and manage this order. It will not be added to any marketing lists unless you have given clear consent.

More information can be found on our Privacy Policy page.

NB: Explore Gloucestershire reserve the right to refuse or remove competitions that are unsuitable, unlawful or inappropriate for our readership.