Match Made in Heaven?
Do you control a marketing budget or influence marketing decisions? If so, this event is for you! See four of the city’s best arts sponsorship proposals come alive from the page as they are pitched live to a panel of business leaders and media experts in this live ‘Dragons Den’ style event. Gain an insight into what opportunities are out there, what benefits are available through arts involvement and learn how our panel of business experts maximize the value of the opportunities.
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A Match Made in Heaven?
Date Wednesday 10th October 2007
Time 5.30pm – 7.30pm followed by hospitality and networking
Venue The Old Library & Library Theatre
The Custard Factory, Gibb St, Gibb Square, Birmingham
Organiser Birmingham City Council
Ticket £10 + Vat
Booking Birmingham Forward members can book online at
http://www.birminghamforward.co.uk/
Alternatively please book by contacting Martina Fajksova
0121 632 2203 or martina@birminghamforward.co.uk
Presented by Arti Halai, ITV Central News
The Audience Up to 100 Marketing Directors and influencers, PR directors, Partners & Managing Directors
The Panel
Neil Rami Chief Executive, Marketing Birmingham
John James Chairman, Intandem Films PLC
Nick Venning Marketing Director for Pricewaterhouse Coopers' Global Industry Programme
Joy Stefaniki Marketing Director, Crosby Lend Lease
Pitching
Up to four arts organisations pitch a diverse range of arts sponsorship opportunities ranging in price and artform. Four of the best proposals will be selected by an independent panel in early September 07 and will be distributed to our panel, pool of experts and partners ahead of the event.
Awards
Our partner Arts & Business offer a cash award of £1000. This is awarded on the evening by our panel of experts and goes to the best arts sponsorship pitch. Travel West Midlands offer an in kind Marketing and Media deal to the value of £3,500 and will be deciding on their winner from the audience.
Partners
Our previous panel members are all invited to join our pool of experts and make a valuable ongoing contribution to the event by making occasional panel appearances, promoting the event to key contacts and giving valuable feedback to shape and develop the event.
The other experts we call on include:
Simon Topman Managing Director, ACME Whistles
Jane Nugent Regional Marketing Director, Trinity Mirror Midlands
Ronnie Bowker Chair of Arts & Business and partner, Ernst & Young
David Richardson Managing Director, Lloyds TSB Corporate
Chas Watkin Editor of BBC Midlands Today, Acting Head of Local and Regional Programmes
Birmingham Forward is our partner and bookings for the event will go through their website.
Institute of Directors will promote the event to their members (tbc)
Arts & Business to support the event with the cash award for the best sponsorship pitch and offer time and arts sponsorship expertise in kind.
Marketing Birmingham will support promoting the event
The Birmingham Post will be the media partner.
The Future
Birmingham City Council is awaiting the outcome of an Arts Council England application submitted for a series of four quarterly events in 2008.
Booking Details: Birmingham Forward members can book online at
http://www.birminghamforward.co.uk/
Alternatively Please book by contacting Martina Fajksova
0121 632 2203 or martina@birminghamforward.co.uk
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