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Award Partners

Great awards aren't created by one organisation.

They're created by great people and great partners bringing what they do best. The storytellers. The marketers. The filmmakers and photographers. The media. The venues. The technology providers. The communities. The experts. The people behind the experience.

If your organisation could bring something valuable to Cardiff Excellence Awards, we'd love to discover where we could fit together.

Looking to invest as a sponsor? Explore award sponsorship →
Value both ways

You bring value. So should the partnership.

A strong partnership has to make sense for both sides. You bring what you do best; we bring an awards ecosystem where it becomes part of real business experiences, conversations and recognition. Let's find where the value meets.

You may bring

ExpertiseReachTechnologyContentServicesCommunityResourcesConnectionsCreativity

You could gain

  • Visibility with the right people
  • Relationships with entrants, finalists and guests
  • Content you can use
  • Work for your portfolio
  • Credibility through the right association
  • Business conversations
  • A place in the business community
  • Thought leadership opportunities
  • A longer-term relationship

What each partnership delivers is agreed together. We don't promise leads, revenue or coverage we can't stand behind.

Find my partnership fit

Don't worry about the partnership title.

Tell us what you do brilliantly, what you could bring and what would make it worthwhile for you. We'll show you where the fit could be.

Five quick questions. No email needed to see your options.

Question 1 of 5

What do you do brilliantly?

Choose any that describe you.

The partnership universe

Become part of the story, not another logo around it

Grouped by what partners bring. Pick an area to see the roles in it.

Marketing & growth

Help the right businesses hear about the awards and take part.

Marketing Partner

Help the right people discover the recognition they deserve.

Bring creativity, campaigns and reach to the awards journey.

Brings: Marketing · Distribution · Audience

Digital Marketing Partner

Support digital campaign reach, acquisition and engagement.

Brings: Marketing · Advertising · Technology

Social Media Partner

Help nominee stories, finalists and ceremony moments reach the people who care.

Brings: Social media · Content · Audience

Advertising Partner

Extend campaign visibility through relevant advertising channels.

Brings: Advertising · Media reach

Lead Generation Partner

Connect the right businesses with the right opportunities.

Brings: Marketing · Introductions · Business community

CRM & Engagement Partner

Support communications and relationships with entrants, finalists and guests.

Brings: Technology · Marketing

More than one fit

One organisation, several ways in

Nobody has to fit a single box. Most partners could play more than one role, and the best relationships often combine them.

A video production company

could be

  • Video Partner
  • Content Partner
  • Production Partner
  • Media Partner

A PR agency

could be

  • PR Partner
  • Media Partner
  • Content Partner
  • Support for entrants

A hotel

could be

  • Venue Partner
  • Hospitality Partner
  • Hotel & Travel Partner

An accountancy practice

could be

  • Accounting & Finance Partner
  • Judges from the team
  • Speakers
  • Sponsorship too
Before, during and after

Your partnership shouldn't last one night.

1

Before

While businesses discover, enter and get nominated.

CampaignsMarketingPRContentNominee storiesApplicationsCommunity engagementSpeaker contentFinalist announcements
2

During

On the night, in the room.

Brand experienceNetworkingContentPhotographyVideoInterviewsStageHospitalityProductionGuest experience
3

After

When the winners take their stories out into the world.

Winner storiesPRVideoPhotographyInterviewsCase studiesFollow-upIntroductionsCommercial conversationsCommunity

Have an idea we haven’t listed?

Could your services strengthen the awards?

Mostly want to supply the event commercially?

Partner or supplier?

A supplier provides a product or service commercially. A partner creates value both ways around the awards. You can be both: a photography studio might supply the night and also be the official photography partner.

Looking to invest instead?

If you'd rather sponsor the awards for visibility, hospitality or thought leadership, sponsorship has its own page, built around what your brand wants to achieve.

Explore award sponsorship

Want something bigger than one awards night?

Could we do both? Yes.

Some organisations build a stronger relationship by combining sponsorship with their own expertise, services, content, community or technology, over more than one season.

Maybe we haven't thought of the best partnership yet.

If your organisation, audience, expertise, technology, creativity or services could add something valuable to Cardiff Excellence Awards, tell us.

Some of the strongest partnerships begin with “what if we did this together?”

Find my partnership fit
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