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News Promotion on Explore Gloucestershire

Starting from just £35 + VAT

The most cost-effective way to share your news across Gloucestershire – from new openings and refurbishments to award wins, seasonal campaigns and major announcements.

Includes a news article with hero photo, up to 300 words, one link and contact details – all for £35 + VAT.

News Promotion Overview

Your news is published to a core regional and wider UK audience, with the ability to reach national and international readers thanks to our high-ranking site and social channels.

Why Promote Your News with Explore Gloucestershire?

Share your business story with a paid news feature and put your announcement in front of an active audience. Whether you're launching a new product, announcing a refurbishment, unveiling a seasonal menu, celebrating an award win, promoting an exhibition, running a pop-up or delivering a one-off campaign, our news features help drive visibility, website traffic and brand awareness. Each article is professionally formatted, reader-friendly and fully search-optimised.

Who It’s For

Designed for businesses in tourism, leisure, hospitality and entertainment. Ideal for pubs, restaurants, cafés, visitor attractions, accommodation providers, entertainment venues, events companies and local services looking to promote key announcements, milestones or campaigns.

What’s Included for £35 + VAT:

Headline & intro plus body copy (up to 300 words)
One link to your website, booking page or landing page
One hero photo (supplied by you)
Contact details (email or telephone)

Make Your News Work Harder

Enhance your standard news feature with optional upgrades (VAT applies):

Homepage Featured News placement (1–7 days)
Clickable Homepage Slider Banner (appears in the main Homepage carousel and links directly to your news feature – free banner design included; min. 3 days, max. 14 days; subject to availability)
Monthly eNewsletter feature (limited to 8 slots per issue; advance booking recommended)
Facebook post to extend reach beyond the website audience
Additional photos to enhance visual appeal
Video integration to increase engagement

Charity Rate: A 20% discount is available for legitimate charities (please provide your charity number).

Please Note: VAT will be applied to all promotions unless exempt. For multiple announcements, ongoing campaigns or bespoke placement, please contact us for tailored options.

STEP 1: Submit Your News Details

Please provide your headline, copy, photo (landscape preferred) and link. Do not fill in using ALL CAPITALS.

NEWS PROMOTION

Please complete the following form.

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

Website

Type of business

Other (if “Other” selected)

YOUR NEWS STORY

For strongest editorial impact, we recommend 200–500 words, especially if including photos or video. Longer copy may be lightly edited for clarity unless you instruct otherwise.

Please include any website or booking links in full (e.g. https://www.yourwebsite.co.uk). Please note shortened URLs will not be accepted.

Enter your press release, news story or bullet points below and we’ll create a professional editorial feature for you. If you supply a full press release, it will be published word-for-word unless you request adaptation to our house style.

Before your news feature goes live, we will supply a private preview link so you can review the layout and request any final enhancements such as italics, bold text or formatting adjustments.

IMAGE UPLOAD

Upload a photograph to be used for your listing. Landscape orientation preferred, ideally 800w x 600h pixels for best quality. Accepted formats: JPG, JPEG, PNG or PDF.

If you have additional photos, please send them separately via email, WeTransfer or Smash after submitting this form, and we will add them before publishing.

IMAGE ONE

Please confirm the following by ticking the checkbox belowI confirm that I have the rights or permission to use this image and grant Explore Gloucestershire the right to use it for promotional purposes related to this listing.

ENHANCE YOUR NEWS FEATURE

Make your news stand out and go further — choose any optional upgrades below to increase visibility and engagement.

Do you want the news featured on the Homepage @ £2.50 + VAT per day? (Maximum 7 days, subject to availability)

Do you want a Homepage Slider Banner @ £6 + VAT per day - includes Slider Banner creation? (subject to availability)

Do you want your news featured in the Monthly eNewsletter @ £25 + VAT? (Subject to availability — limited to 8 features per issue, advance booking recommended)

If Yes — Preferred Month & Year for Inclusion

We will confirm availability after submission.

Do you want us to promote your news with a Facebook post @ £10 + VAT?

Do you want to add additional photos @ £2 + VAT each? (Up to 5 photos — to be supplied after form submission)

Do you want to include a video embed @ £5 + VAT? (YouTube or Vimeo link required)

You may supply either a YouTube/Vimeo link or full HTML embed code. If a link is supplied, we will extract and format the embed for you.

CONFIRMATION OF ORDER

To proceed with your news promotion, please confirm you are happy to pay the total fee of £35 + VAT, plus the cost of any optional upgrades selected.I AGREE, please proceed with news promotion @ £35 + VAT + upgrades as selected

PAYMENT

Payment method - NB: If no payment method is selected we will be unable to proceed with order

Your Purchase Order No. (If applicable)

Enter your promotional code (if applicable)

Step 2: News Proofing & Payment

Once your news feature is drafted, we will send a hidden preview link for approval before publishing.
When approved, an invoice will be issued and the feature will go live.
If payment is not made by return, the feature will be unpublished.
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 content that is unsuitable, unlawful or inappropriate for our readership.