Event Promotion
Guide to Promoting Your Event / Arts Activity
Please see below for information on:
1) Events Listing Websites
2) STAP e-news
3) Adding events to the Discover Shropshire Website
4) Top Tips Media Guide
5) Media Contacts within Shropshire
6) Translation and Interpretation Services
1) Events Listing Websites
To promote your event on any of the following websites, please contact the relevant person.
Disclaimer: please note Shropshire Council is not responsible for the content of external internet sites and can accept no liability for any inaccuracies or omissions contained on these websites.
Any links to third party websites from this page do not represent any endorsement of projects or initiatives by Shropshire Council and readers should take their own steps where necessary to check the reliability of any organisations or projects featured.
Virtual Shropshire
http://www.virtual-shropshire.co.uk/
Shropshire tourist information and leisure guide, including accommodation, visitor attractions and events.
31 Days
Shropshire's most comprehensive guide to what's on in local Arts & Entertainment providing Free publicity to hundreds of events in Shropshire each month.
Broadsheep
Definitive what's on guide to the Arts in Herefordshire, South Shropshire and the Welsh Borders. Website updated monthly, includes listings for Art, Cinema, Dance, Music, Theatre and Word.
Shropshire Radio
bbc.co.uk/shropshire/local_radio
BBC Shropshire local website covering the latest news, sport, weather and travel from the Shropshire area plus the best nature, history, people and places to visit.
Shropshire Youth
http://www.shropshireyouth.com
2) STAP e-news
If you have any opportunities that you would like to be included in the next STAP e-news please send details to stapmailinglist@googlemail.com
Please ensure that any information you send is accurate and in a simple format that is easy to cut and paste directly into a word document.
Information in the e-newsletters includes:
- Jobs, Exhibition and Performance Opportunities
- Training, support, conferences and seminars
- Useful Information
- Funding
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Events
3) Adding events to the Discover Shropshire Website
The new Discover Shropshire website has now been launched. The site is the essential guide to the county's cultural, sporting and countryside activities; Leisure, Literature, Arts, History, Nature, Parks and Countryside.
Whatever your scene is, find out how you can get active.
To add an event to the What's On Section, please email details to: arts.service@shropshire.gov.uk including the following information:
- Event Name
- Date, including start and end
- Event details
- Venue, address (also include if in northern, central or southern area)
- Contact details
- Ticket price if applicable
- Web address if available
Please Note: If you are from an arts organisation / venue which organises regular arts activity, you can now upload your own events onto the Discover Shropshire Website. For more details and instructions on how to do this, please contact Alexa Pugh, email: alexa.pugh@shropshire.gov.uk.
4) Top Tips Media Guide
Top Tips, Media Guide (34KB)Useful websites for advice on writing press releases:
Press Dispensary
http://www.pressdispensary.co.uk/how_to_write_a_press_release.php
UK-based press release writing, press release distribution and online news service that delivers your announcements to the media and online audiences in a professional, persuasive and appropriate manner.
Journalism.co.uk
http://www.journalism.co.uk/7/articles/535287.php
How to write the perfect press release.
5) Media Contacts within Shropshire
Please see attached database of media contacts within Shropshire.
Media Contacts within Shropshire (65.5KB)
For more information or support on promoting your event, please contact the relevant area Arts Development Officer. Full contact details can be found on the 'Contact Us' Page on the main menu.
6) Translation and Interpretation Services
Shropshire Council is working in partnership with The Big Word Group to meet the authorities translation and interpretation needs.
Services Available are:
Document Translation - Charged by the word with no minimum spend. Documents can be submitted by fax, email, post or online.
Telephone Interpreting - Available 24/7, connection under 60 secconds, access to over 250 languages.
Face to Face - Access to over 200 languages.
For more information please contact: Customer Support Team: Customer.Support@shropshire.gov.uk or Tel: 01743 210317