Drinking Out Excellence Awards

Partnership Opportunities

• Full accreditation as a key partner to this industry awards celebrating excellence in drinking out establishments, and by association profiling your brands' premium position in the on-trade.
• Opportunity to participate in the judging panel of your category
• Exclusive access to the shortlisted establishments for your category via your partnership, with the opportunity for a direct mailing to these premium venues.*

Coverage and Branding

• Continued presence on all Awards coverage from November 2008-March 2009 including:
  • Call for entries
  • Announcement of finalists
  • Association with your category in the dedicated On-trade and Awards issue

• Partnership branding on all awards communication
  • Entry packs
  • Event tickets
  • Promotion material

• Inclusion on the bespoke Drinking Out Excellence Awards microsite which features winners profiles and sponsors links via banners/buttons*
• Partner Profile and full page advert in the dedicated On-trade issue, including the Drinking Out Excellence Awards results*

The Awards Ceremony

• At the Awards Ceremony held at an exclusive London venue to celebrate the best establishments in the UK on-trade, your brand will have strong profiling and branding in association with your category
• Presentation of the award to your category winner, sharing in their success in the Drinking Out Excellence Awards
• Inclusion of your product on the Drinking Out Excellence Awards drinks list, enabling the top echelons of the on-trade to sample your brands on the night*
• Inclusion of your products in the winners cases sent directly to all of the categories winning venues*
• Tickets at Awards event* - take your key clients to the Drinking Out Excellence Awards

*dependent on package

There is some variation on the packages, dependent on the level of exposure and promotion to the UK's top venues in the on-trade for your brand as the partner of the Drinking Out Excellence Awards:

Headline Partner of the Overall Establishment Award

This partner benefits from all of the elements of the Platinum package as below, and in addition:

• Back Cover position of the On-trade and Awards issue, ensuring high profile of the prominent position of the Overall Establishment Awards sponsor
• As sponsor of the most prestigious award in the programme, celebrating the venue that has beaten all other nominations to become the Drinking Out Excellence Awards Establishment of the year, you will benefit from Headline partner position on all printed and in-magazine communication - prominence within the schedule and publication of Awards promotion.
• Sponsorship of Arrival Drinks at the Drinking Out Excellence Awards event, ensuring sampling and profiling for the sponsor to the top of the on-trade.

Rate to Headline Partner - £11,222

Platinum Partner

In addition to the benefits of association, in-magazine promotion and profiling opportunities with the Drinking Out Excellent Awards detailed above, our Platinum sponsors will also benefit from:

• Direct mailing to the shortlisted venues within your category, enabling you to target these top establishments and raise the profile of your brand to this group. The mailings may include current offers, contact details of suppliers and merchants for your brands, diary/invitations to your tasting events etc.
• Banner advert on bespoke Drinking Out Excellence Awards microsite 
• Full page Partner Profile and full page advert in the dedicated On-trade issue, including the Drinking Out Excellence Awards results
• 5 tickets at Awards event, to invite your clients, suppliers and brand owners to join the recognition of the best in the business.
• Inclusion of 2 of your products on the Drinking Out Excellence Awards Drinks List, enabling the top echelons of the on-trade to sample your brands on the night.
• Inclusion of 2 products in the Winners' Cases sent directly to all of the categories winning venues.

Rate to Platinum Partners - £8,132

Gold Partner

In addition to the benefits of association, in-magazine promotion and profiling opportunities with the Drinking Out Excellent Awards detailed above, our Gold sponsors will also benefit from:

• Button on the bespoke Drinking Out Excellence Awards microsite (profiled on www.wine-spirit.com)
• Full page Partner Profile or Full page advert in the dedicated On-trade issue, including the Drinking Out Excellence Awards results
• 2 tickets at Awards event to invite your clients, suppliers and brand owners to join the recognition of the best in the business.
• Inclusion of 1 of your products on the Drinking Out Excellence Awards Drinks List, enabling the top echelons of the on-trade to sample your brands on the night
• Inclusion of 1 product in the Winners Cases sent directly to all of the categories winning venues.

Rate to Gold Partners - £5,893

Associated sponsors

• In magazine logo within associated sponsors section
• Listing on the bespoke Drinking Out Excellence Awards microsite
• Half page in the dedicated On-trade issue, including the Drinking Out Excellenece Awards results
• 2 tickets at Awards event to invite your clients, suppliers and brand owners to join the recognition of the best in the business.

 Rate to Associated Sponsors - £3,288

Categories and packages are allocated on a first come, first served basis. To secure your category and book your package, contact Freddie Linfield on 01293 867601 email freddie.linfield@william-reed.co.uk