The Broadmead BID partnered with the loyalty app LoyalFree to provide free advertising to all businesses located within Bristol Shopping Quarter and reward customers for shopping in the area. The […]
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2018/19 projects
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Service Excellence Awards – November 2019
Following a mystery shopping campaign carried out during September 2019 by independent organisation Storecheckers, the Broadmead BID team were delighted to host the fourth annual Broadmead BID Service Excellence Awards […]
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Halloween competition – October 2019
Our Halloween competition ran from 1 to 11 October, promoted in our eNewsletter and across the @bristolshopping social media channels with paid-for posts on both Facebook and Instagram. We received […]
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BID accreditation – September 2019
We are delighted to share that Bristol Broadmead BID has been awarded the British BIDs Accreditation, which is the industry recognised standard externally assessed by independent auditors. The British BIDs […]
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Bears Go To Town trail – July/August 2019
The Broadmead BID team joined forces with the marketing department at Wild Place Project to co-produce a free summer trail around Bristol Shopping Quarter, with 24 metre-high bears hosted by […]
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Retail Support Ranger – August 2019
We are delighted to have recruited a new Retail Support Ranger. They can support BID businesses in dealing with key issues, including anti-social behaviour and crime reduction. Working closely with […]
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Bears Go To Town competition – July 2019
This competition, launched in a special newsletter on Friday 19 July, had the primary objective of drawing attention to our Bears Go To Town trail, a co-production with Wild Place […]
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Great British Summer competition – July 2019
Our Great British Summer competition ran in early July, the prize package including a sun lounger from Wilko, a hat from Beyond Retro, sunglasses (and an eye test) from Specsavers, […]
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Bright ads to highlight the BID’s digital reach – July 2019
New vinyls, promoting the success of the BID’s digital reach, which has grown by 22% since the start of BID 4 on 1 November 2018, and encouraging more people to […]
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BID funded hanging baskets – June 2019
Forty-five hanging baskets were installed on shopfronts around the BID area during the first week of June 2019. They were maintained, courtesy of the BID, until the beginning of October […]
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Hot air balloon flight competition – June 2019
Our competition to win a hot air balloon flight for four began on 4 June and closed at midday on 14 June. It was promoted via our eNewsletter, social media (with […]
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Broadmead’s iconic balls repainted – May 2019
The concrete balls located on Broadmead West (near Marks and Spencer and The Arcade) need sprucing up annually. In May, they were repainted, going with a rainbow theme as a […]
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Calendar Girls/Bristol Harbour Hotel competition – May 2019
We teamed up with the Bristol Hippodrome and Bristol Harbour Hotel & Spa for a competition offering a pair of tickets to see Calendar Girls – The Musical at The Bristol Hippodrome […]
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‘BSQ – every kind of people’ – May 2019
What makes Bristol Shopping Quarter such a vibrant place? We think it’s you – the people who shop, work and socialise here. To promote the human side of Bristol Shopping […]
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Gateway Feature cleaned – April 2019
The BID has paid for a local specialist cleaning company to give the Gateway Feature structure (next to Primark) a thorough clean. This is part of the BID team’s work […]
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Easter competition – April 2019
Thanks to the generosity of Fun Warehouse, HMV, Joy, Lush, Sobey’s Vintage Clothing, Specsavers, Tesco Metro, TK Maxx and Whittard of Chelsea we were able to put together a fantastic […]
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Calmer Llama Easter Trail – April 2019
We teamed up with the Methodist Church’s Ark Bus Project to produce the Calmer Llama trail for the Easter holidays. It was promoted via an advertorial on the Bristol 24/7 […]
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Spring Style competition – March 2019
We teamed up with The Image Consulting Co. for our Spring Style competition, which offered the winner a £500 shopping spree with one of their expert personal stylists. It ran […]
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Caring in Bristol workshop – February 2019
The BID organised a one-hour workshop with the Caring in Bristol charity and the Bristol City Council streetwise team regarding homelessness. The workshop took place in Metro Bank and attendees learnt about […]
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Valentine’s Day competition – February 2019
Thanks to the generosity of Cafe Amore, Consol, Dr. Martens, Fun Warehouse, Judas Sinned Represents, Marks & Spencer, No.1 Currency, Rush Hair, Skechers, Specsavers, Slater Menswear, and Tesco Metro we […]
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Bristol Shopping Quarter maps – February 2019
In order to help customers to find their favourite stores, we updated the Bristol Shopping Quarter map in February 2019. It can be downloaded from the Bristol Shopping Quarter website […]
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Pantomime/Avon Gorge by Hotel du Vin competition
We teamed up with the Bristol Hippodrome and the Avon Gorge by Hotel du Vin for a competition offering two family tickets to see Cinderella at The Bristol Hippodrome on […]
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Bristol Post Christmas competitions – December 2018
During December 2018, we ran two competitions via the Bristol Post’s social media accounts, the winner of each receiving £500 vouchers (£125 each for M&S, TK Maxx, Debenhams, and Boots). […]
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12 Days of Christmas competition – December 2018
Thanks to the generosity of Lush, M&S, London Camera Exchange, Ultrasound Babyface, Whittard of Chelsea, Cotswold Outdoor, Cafe Amore, Specsavers, The Bristol Kitchen, Mabz, Ann Summers, Wilko, The New Room, […]
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Christmas advertising campaign – November/December 2018
In addition to advertising earlier in the summer to encourage more group visits at Christmas, our Christmas marketing campaign for 2018 included radio advertising with Heart FM – we sponsored […]
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