Marketing Support – Request for Quotation

Quotation to Commission Marketing and Copyright Support to promote the Sandwell Borough, ThinkSandwell website and Business Growth Team Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council are seeking quotations from appropriately experienced and qualified individuals and agencies to lead on all social, digital and traditional media requirements on behalf of the Council’s Business Growth Team, Think Sandwell and the Sandwell Borough. Think Sandwell and the Business Growth Team are committed to supporting all businesses from start up to established businesses, offering help in identifying funding for growth and expansion, opportunities to build relationships with key stakeholders in addition to providing tailored programmes to suit each individual business’s needs. A central element of the marketing and communications plan for the Business Growth Team is the creation of a compelling vision for the borough to new and existing investors through the reinforcement of key messages via established social media, digital and traditional media channels. Interested applicants must be able to clearly demonstrate extensive experience in using both traditional media channels (PR articles etc.) and social media channels to disseminate information and compilation of press releases. The social media channels will include Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and other channels. You must also be able to demonstrate access to extensive press and media contacts. The Council is undertaking this quotation exercise on its e-tendering portal. Further specification information is available to those that express an interest on the portal and free registration with the site is a pre-requisite. To register, please click this link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc/aspx/Registration The closing date for receipt of quotations is not later than 5.00pm on Friday 11th March 2016 Please see specification attached.