Welcome. ...to Leicester Comedy Festival s Business Partners Club

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1 Welcome...to Leicester Comedy Festival s Business Partners Club Welcome to Leicester Comedy Festival s Business Partners Club. In this presentation you ll find out how you and your organisation can benefit from being associated with one of the best known brands in the public arts (The Times). You ll also find out how existing members get involved and how they help sustain the annual event. Why do organisations join the Business Partners Club? association with a highly respected cultural event invitations to excellent and unique networking events opportunities to host and entertain existing and potential clients aligned to local, regional and national media campaigns to demonstrate a commitment to the local community invitations to exclusive events and performances throughout the year SPONSORED BY

2 Join now! Membership opportunities & benefits Company branding opportunities Silver VAT/annum Gold VAT/annum Opportunity to use the main Festival logo on your website and promotional materials YES YES YES Exclusive discount offers on advertising rates in the Festival brochure and on Festival website Displayed on the Business Partners Roll of Honour in the main Festival brochure (80,000 distributed), Preview Show programme (2,000) & on Pull-up banners displayed at key Festival events Company logo and web link to your website on the Business Partners Club website (which is linked to the main Festival website) 20% 25% 30% Company NAME displayed in Silver members section Displayed in Silver members section Medium sized company LOGO displayed in Gold members section Displayed in Gold members section A LCF Business Partners Club Membership certificate to put on display Silver membership certificate Gold membership certificate Platinum 820+ VAT/annum Large sized company LOGO displayed in Platinum members section Displayed in Platinum members section Platinum membership certificate, awarded on stage at the Winners Show or Stand Up Challenge

3 Join now! Membership opportunities & benefits Tickets and hospitality opportunities Exclusive Business Partners Club newsletter, with invitations to attend Business Partners Club focused events and promotion of special offers, during the Festival and throughout the year Invitations to attend key Festival launch receptions, including the Business Breakfast and City Mayor s First Night Reception Complimentary tickets for the Winner s Show at the Y (10th September) An exclusive Business Partners Club event, featuring the Award winning comedians from the Festival Discounted tables of 10 at the Stand Up Challenge (and Brochure Launch ) at the Y (25th November) Exclusive early bird discount for table of 10 at the Festival Business Dinner (if invoice payment made by 31st December) Silver VAT/annum Gold VAT/annum YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 10% discount 15% discount Platinum 820+ VAT/annum 10% discount 15% discount 20% discount Complimentary tickets for the sell-out Preview Show at De Montfort Hall (8th January) 2 tickets 4 tickets Exclusive discounted ticket offer for BBC Radio Leicester present - A Celebration of Comedy Songs Complimentary tickets to attend the Awards Ceremony & Reception at The Grand Hotel (14th March) Complimentary LCF Business Partners Club membership card giving access to exclusive, year round discounts and offers at bars, restaurants, shops, hotels and other services within the city and county 20% discount, plus complimentary drink on arrival at your table 6 tickets, plus access to exclusive, complimentary pre-show drinks reception 15% discount 20% discount 25% discount 2 tickets 3 tickets 4 tickets NO YES YES

4 Join now! Membership opportunities & benefits Promotional and social media opportunities Silver VAT/annum Gold VAT/annum Opportunity to promote offers to Business Partner Club members via Festival newsletter or e-shot. NO YES YES Opportunity to promote offers via LCF social media NO YES YES Tickets to be offered as competition prizes and promoted on social media (with support from LCF social media)* NO NO YES Hosting a festival event opportunities Opportunity to host your own Festival event for clients and staff. (See Festival Menu for details) An exclusive, complimentary, Comedy in a Car performance for your staff or clients (for a maximum of 4 people) NO YES YES NO NO YES Platinum 820+ VAT/annum *including tickets for UK Pun Championships and other shows

5 Join now! Festival Event Menu for Gold and Platinum Business Partners Club members: A client/colleagues night out 800-1,500 + venue hire & hospitality where requested Provide your clients and colleagues with a night to remember. We will book you an exclusive comedy show, at a venue that suits you. 3 comedians, supported by a great compere, will entertain you for 75 minutes. Add a reception drink (or drinks.) before the show, and nibbles/food plus some networking after the show, and you ll have a unique night which guests will remember for months to come. Stand Up Challenge 300+ VAT, participant fee Impress your clients and colleagues by taking part in the unique Stand Up Challenge. We will support and help you write a 5 minutes stand-up routine which you will then perform as part of the final shows in Leicester or Nottingham. Supported by Leicester Mercury and Nottingham Post. Adopt a comedian from 300 We can source you a comedian to liven up your event. Whether it s a conference, a team meeting, an AGM or other business event, a comedian can attend and deliver a specific set for your organisation, or write material relevant to your sector. We can also provide a comic poet who can write a specific amusing poem, based on current issues/discussions within your organisation. The poem can be used to send to colleagues, use on your intranet or use on social media. Cartooning workshop from 600 Everyone can learn to draw a cartoon in a couple of hours as long as they have the support of a professional cartoonist to teach them the tricks. A cartoonist will visit you and your team to teach the basics which can then be developed to produce a series of specific cartoons for you and your organisation. A useful opportunity to build a team, develop relationships amongst a team and help explore issues and topics relevant to your organisation. Business Lunch from 500 Feed your guests and then treat them to a comedy performance they will never forget! We can provide a brilliant comedian to attend and liven up a traditional lunch for your clients and colleagues. Past comedians have included the winner of the UK Pun Championships. All dishes are available within the main festival dates. Please ask about availability throughout the year.

6 WELCOME JOIN ROLL OF HONOUR GALLERY EVENTS CONTACT Roll of Honour GOLD MEMBERS SILVER MEMBERS 24Sevensameday Ltd LPT NHS Stop Smoking Service Bray & Bray Solicitors Park Vet Group Ltd Brennans Pharmacy Ramada Encore Leicester City Centre Celerica Ltd Cold Freeze Refrigeration Ltd Cummins Solicitors Curve Federation of Small Businesses (Leicester City Branch) SPONSORED BY Shakespeares Shoe Zone Retail Ltd Somerbys Soaring Eagle Spur - Steak & Grill Swift Fox Cabs The Belmont Hotel Hardings Transport Ltd The City Rooms King Richard III Visitor Centre The Rowleys Partnership Ltd Leicester Tigers Torr Waterfield Ltd LOROS

7 WELCOME JOIN ROLL OF HONOUR GALLERY EVENTS CONTACT Gallery BROCH U RE LAU N C H BU SI N ESS DI N B U S IN E S S D IN N E R WIN N E R S S N ER H OW PR EVIEW SH OW

8 Events Presentation and Lunch Event to Business Partners Club members 1st June at Phoenix Square Join us for a relaxed and informal presentation about the impact of Leicester Comedy Festival 2015, and be amongst some of the first people to hear about our plans for 2016 Winners Show 10th September at the Y An exclusive show for BPC members and their guests. A stunning line up of comedians featuring the 2015 UK Pun Champion Leo Kearse, the Silver Stand Up Comedian 2015 Ed de Cantor & the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2015 Tom Little ED DE CANTOR Business Partners Club Night Out 23rd July at The Cookie Come along for a drink and nibbles, meet other BPC members and then see some great comedy from Andrew Ryan (star of the 2015 Preview Show at De Montfort Hall) & Nathan Caton (as seen on Live At The Apollo & Mock The Week) Stand Up Challenge th November at Just the The Forum 25th November at the Y Join us and watch the bravest business people from Leicester & Nottingham try stand up comedy for the very first time! Each contestant will take to the stage and perform their routine in front of a friendly audience of colleagues, clients and friends. Don t worry we ve been coaching and supporting them for months! ANDREW RYAN To book spaces at these events, please contact katherine@bigdifferencecompany.co.uk TOM LITTLE

9 Contact Call: comedy-festival.co.uk/businesspartnersclub now you re laughing