Advertise With Us

Reach over 1 million potential customers every year when you advertise your business on the official English Riviera website. With almost 3 million page views per year, over 70,000 email newsletter subscribers and an engaged social media audience, working with the English Riviera BID Company offers a wealth of digital advertising opportunities for businesses of all sizes. New for 2020, we have a number of new and exciting advertising opportunities. Find out how you can increase exposure for your business by viewing our advertising options below or by viewing the printable PDF here. 

Please note that all prices exclude VAT and some have limited availability. To book, please contact Angie on angela@englishrivierabid.co.uk or 01803 296 296.

Website Exposure

Managed by the English Riviera BID Company, over one million people will visit the official English Riviera website in 2019, with traffic up 30% compared to 2018.  2020 will see a refreshed website and continuing investment by the English Riviera BID Company, with even more opportunities, as presented below, for levy payers to promote their business, in addition to the free advert on the website that every levy payer is entitled to.

Every levy payer receives a free advert on the English Riviera website worth £250.

OPTION 1: UPGRADE YOUR ENGLISH RIVIERA WEB ADVERT

Upload up to 16 images, and videos, improve your search return, and include your business on three additional pages (channels): Dog Friendly, Family Friendly, Exclusively for Adults, Spa, Weddings, Family Friendly Restaurants, Dog Friendly Pubs and Bars, Cocktail Bars, Theatres and Shows, Museums and Galleries, Indoor Attractions etc.
£350 for 12 months.

The following additional advertising options are ONLY available subsequent to you upgrading your web advert as above (Option 1).

ADDITIONAL CHANNELS
Promote your business on a further four channels of the website, making it 7 in total, to obtain more exposure, including Dog Friendly, Family Friendly, Accessible Accommodation, etc.
£200 for 12 months

ADDITIONAL WEB PAGES
Highlight another part of your business within different sections of the website, by investing in additional web pages to focus on specific aspects of your business, such as Weddings, Spa, Restaurant  etc.
£100 for 12 months

EDITORIAL HYPERLINKS
Get visitors thinking about you when they’re reading about the English Riviera. We’ll link editorial mentions on key pages, naming your business and directing traffic to your English Riviera web advert.
£150 for 3 months
£250 for 6 months
£500 for 12 months

‘DON’T MISS’ BOX IN MAIN NAVIGATION MENU
Highlight your business in the main navigation menu with an image and direct link to your English Riviera web advert. Only 12 spaces are available.
£450 for 3 months
£900 for 6 months
£1500 for 12 months

HIGHLIGHT CAROUSEL
Feature your business and improve your search return on one of the Highlight Carousels with an image of your business and a link to your English Riviera web advert. Only 24 spaces are available.
£300 for 3 months
£600 for 6 months
£900 for 12 months

OPTION 2: WEBSITE PHOTO BANNER ADVERTS

Throughout the website there are many opportunities for you to promote your business on a large or small photo banner with the name of your business and a direct link through to your English Riviera web advert.

A large photo banner will take up the whole screen and will appear as below.

A small photo banner will appear alongside two other small banners and will look like the below.

HOME PAGE
Large Photo Banner
£750 for 3 months
£1250 for 6 months

Please note, this is limited to one banner at any one time.

Small Photo Banner
£250 for 3 months
£500 for 6 months

Please note, this is limited to three banners at any one time.

MAIN NAVIGATION PAGES
(Accommodation, Food & Drink, Things to Do)
Large Photo Banner
£300 for 3 months
£500 for 6 months
£750 for 12 months

Please note, this is limited to one banner per section at any one time.

Small Photo Banner
£150 for 3 months
£250 for 6 months
£500 for 12 months

Please note, this is limited to three banners per section at any one time.

SUB NAVIGATION PAGES
(Torquay, Paignton, Brixham, Babbacombe, Cockington, Hotels, Self-Catering, Holiday Parks, B&B, Restaurants, Pubs & Bars, Cafes & Tea Rooms, Attractions)
Large Photo Banner
£250 for 3 months
£400 for 6 months
£500 for 12 months

Please note, this is limited to one banner per section at any one time.

Small Photo Banner
£150 for 3 months
£250 for 6 months
£350 for 12 months

Please note, this is limited to three banners per section at any one time.

OPTION 3: ENGLISH RIVIERA BLOG

Feature your business in the monthly English Riviera Blog with an image and a link to your English Riviera web advert.
£200 per blog.

Please note, this is limited to one business per month.

ADDITIONAL EXPOSURE

In addition to website exposure, you can now promote your business through a variety of other means with the English Riviera, for example social media, e-newsletter, the Visitor Information Centre and the new English Riviera German website.

OPTION 4: GERMAN WEBSITE

Nearly 6,000 visits have been made from the German market to the English Riviera website in the past 12 months with 96% of departing Germans ‘likely’ to recommend a visit to Britain with specific interest in visiting ‘famous sites’ and for ‘lots of history.’ In 2020, the ERBID Company will be investing in a fully translated English Riviera German website.

Add your business listing to the new English Riviera German website to be launched in 2020. £250 per year.

OPTION 5: SOCIAL MEDIA EXPOSURE

Use our popular social media channels to engage with thousands of English Riviera followers.

FACEBOOK SPONSORED POST
With over 40,000 Facebook followers on the English Riviera Facebook page, we will create a post about your business and use the Facebook Boost feature for one week to ensure your post appears in an increased number of users’ news feeds.
£200 per week

This is limited to one business per week. Please see the example below.

INSTAGRAM POST
With over 3,000 followers and an average engagement rate of 4.3% during 2018, we can create a post about your business on the English Riviera Instagram page with a link to your business’s Instagram page.
£50 per post

Please note, this is limited to one business per week.

OPTION 6: VISITOR E-NEWSLETTER EXPOSURE

The English Riviera newsletter has over 70,000 subscribers. The recent GDPR regulation means that our up-to-date subscriber list reaches an audience that has opted to receive information about the English Riviera. As a result, our open rate and click through is now much higher.

E-NEWSLETTER FEATURED BOX
Promote your business with an image, 50 words and a link directly to your own website.
£100 per box per issue

Please note, this is limited to two businesses per issue. Please see two examples below.

E-NEWSLETTER BANNER
Provide an advert to appear in one e-newsletter with links direct to your own website.
£200 per banner per issue

Please note, this is limited to one business per issue. Please see the example below.

SOLUS E-NEWSLETTER
Take over the whole of the English Riviera e-newsletter! Tell our subscribers all about your business and what you are offering. This could include competitions, news, special offers, stories and much more. Includes multiple links to your own website and your main social media channel.
£750 per solus e-newsletter

Please note, this is limited to one business per month.

OPTION 7: COMPETITION PROMOTION PACKAGE

Organise a competition and we will promote it through the English Riviera website and social media channels. It will also be promoted through a solus English Riviera consumer e-newsletter and a featured box in two more e-newsletters.
£1500 per competition.

OPTION 8: ENGLISH RIVIERA VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE EXPOSURE

Based on Torquay harbour and managed by the ERBID Company and open all year, the Visitor Information Centre welcomes over 70,000 visitors each year.

POSTER ADVERTISING
Advertise your business at a range of different A1 and A4 poster sites managed by the English Riviera BID Company across the resort including locations in Babbacombe, Torquay, Paignton and Brixham and the busy Visitor Information Centre on Torquay harbourside. View the 2020 poster advertising rates here.

TICKET SALES
Maximise your ticket sales and use the English Riviera Visitor Information Centre as a Booking Agent for your event with a charge of 12.5% commission (inclusive of VAT).

Please note that some of the features have limited availability and will be served on a first come, first served basis. All prices exclude VAT.

Before booking, please read the Digital Advertising Terms and Conditions. By booking advertising with us, you agree to these Terms and Conditions.

To book your advertising, please contact Angie on angela@englishrivierabid.co.uk or 01803 296 296.