Thame's 4th Food Festival 2011
Marketing Foods was invited to do the marketing and PR for the 2011 Food Festival
Background
Launched in 2008 the Thame Food Festival was established with the specific aim of creating a great local community event in the centre of this historic market town to support local food producers, chefs, food establishments and retailers www.thamefoodfestival.co.uk
See video and news coverage of event:-
http://scissorpaperstone.tv/ttv/?p=1696
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-15052086
Brief
Marketing Foods was invited to do the marketing and PR for the event held in September 2011.
Key Projects Overview
- Boosting stall holder numbers whilst maintaining spirit of event
- Arranging local celebrity chef demonstrations
- Copy and design for promotional flyers and souvenir programme
- PR campaign to promote the event
- Children’s workshops, talks and tours
- Sponsorship campaign
- Attendance and compering at the event
- Design concept and development of new website for 2011
- Satellite event organisation to raise awareness and promote the event
Very successful festival with over 65 stallholders and approximately 15,000 visitors. We secured Lotte Duncan as our Patron and Raymond Blanc as Ambassador for the festival.
