Advertising

The Courtyard offers many advertising opportunities through a range of promotional products. With our pan-regional reach throughout Herefordshire and beyond, advertising in our print can provide a cost-effective way of targeting the local and regional market.

In-House show programmes

Each time we create an in-house production, we produce a programme to accompany the production, which is sold throughout the period of the run. Our programmes are always of extremely high quality and reflect the design and feel of the production, so each one has its own distinct style and character. The shelf life of the programme tends to be long, since people buy them as souvenirs. Substantial advertising discounts are available for series bookings.

Ticket Wallet (annual)

The Courtyard ticket wallets are produced as a vehicle for all tickets that are mailed out to the client. Every year over 120,000 tickets are sold through the Courtyard box office, and approximately a quarter of these are mailed out.

For these mailed tickets and tickets picked up for future performances, we produce special wallets which keep the tickets together and provide protection for them when in transit.

The wallet is designed to be small and handy so that it fits easily into pockets, handbags and jackets. The layout of the wallet is like a folder and has many opportunities for high-level advertising promotion, with the added advantage that it lasts for one whole year.

Advertising in the ticket wallet is very high profile yet cost-effective, with panels costing as little as £200 for a whole year of branding to a very wide audience.

Plasma Screen

A large screen plasma TV in the busy Cafe Bar shows info about upcoming events and offers a unique advertising opportunity to local business.

Advertising space is being sold on a strictly limited basis, in order to give each advertiser maximum exposure, and enable each brand to be clearly distinguishable from the other advertisers.

What do you get?

The Courtyard’s own promotional showreel, including all advertisements, will run on a continuous loop during the opening hours of the building (six days a week, 10am-late), for 300 plus days a year. The building attracts an annual footfall of around 200,000 people so your advert will be seen by wide-ranging audiences from across the county and beyond.

How does it work?

Advertisers can book an annual or two-year advertising contract, and will then be handed over to our production partner Rural Media Company who will liaise with them to produce the required advertisement for an agreed fee (ad production starts at £100 plus Vat).

Costs

£1,000 plus vat for a 12-month contract, discounted to £1,600 plus vat for a two-year contract, payable at the beginning of the contract period or split into two annual payments (two-year contract).

There are also associated set-up costs, with a minimum charge of £100 plus vat for a basic advertisement with static images and logos (full colour).

Contact the Business Development team for more info: Melanie Denning (melanie.denning@courtyard.org.uk) or Lucy Wells (lucy.wells@courtyard.org.uk) on 01432 346505.

Other Advertising Opportunities

Many other opportunities for advertising promotion arise at The Courtyard on a regular basis. For further details of any available opportunities just pick up the phone and speak to our business development team Melanie Denning (melanie.denning@courtyard.org.uk) or Lucy Wells (lucy.wells@courtyard.org.uk) on 01432 346505.