To help with social distancing in their queues, the BID provided the businesses with chalk-based paint signage outside their businesses. Over 360 queue signage was sprayed on the pavements, helping […]
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2019/20 projects
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Directional system – JUNE 2020
To help with social distancing and make the Broadmead BID area safer to navigate post-lockdown, a directional system was put in place. To encourage our visitors to walk in the […]
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Covid-19 marketing – March to June 2020
Covid-19 marketing The past few months have given us a challenge – normally our role is to drive footfall into Bristol Shopping Quarter and we delight in seeing positive results […]
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BSQ newsletter: Covid-19 editions – April, May & June 2020
As part of our work to market Broadmead, The Galleries, The Arcade and Cabot Circus as Bristol Shopping Quarter, we send out a monthly consumer newsletter to 12,300+ subscribers. It […]
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Zoom surgeries – May & June 2020
On 27 May and 9 June, BID businesses outside the food sector were invited to one hour Zoom surgery, where the Managers of Marks & Spencer and Superdrug, whose stores […]
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Webinar: reopening and operating post-lockdown – June 2020
On 4 June, Broadmead BID manager Steve Bluff, along with a specialist panel, including key speakers in Bristol City Council, attended a webinar to talk through the relevant guidance for […]
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Broadmead’s iconic balls repainted – June 2020
The concrete balls located on Broadmead West (near Marks and Spencer and The Arcade) need sprucing up annually. In June, they were repainted ‘NHS blue’, in honour of all NHS […]
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Mother’s Day competition – March 2020
Our Mother’s Day competition was launched in March’s Bristol Shopping Quarter newsletter, which went out to 12,334 people. The objective was to raise awareness of the broad range of businesses […]
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Roaming Rhino Trail – postponed
Each Easter, Broadmead BID teams up with the New Room and The Methodist Church’s Ark Bus Project to co-produce a free family trail around Bristol Shopping Quarter. It’s always a […]
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Static signage – February 2020
In order to help customers find their favourite stores, we updated the static signage located outside Tesco Metro, Barclays Bank, Virgin Media and Starbucks.
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Bristol Shopping Quarter map – February 2020
In order to help customers find their favourite stores, we updated the Bristol Shopping Quarter map in February 2020. It can be downloaded from the Bristol Shopping Quarter website HERE.
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Valentine’s Day competition – February 2020
Our Valentine’s Day competition was launched in February’s Bristol Shopping Quarter newsletter, which went out to 12,253 people. The objective was to raise awareness of the broad range of businesses […]
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New Year, New You competition – January 2020
Our New Year, New You competition was launched in January’s Bristol Shopping Quarter newsletter, which went out to over 12,000 people. The objective was to raise awareness of the broad […]
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Visit Bristol 2020 Visitor Guide – January 2020
The Broadmead BID has paid for a full-page advert for Bristol Shopping Quarter in this year’s visitor guide; it is in a prominent position on page 12, opposite the ‘shopping […]
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LoyalFree app – January 2020
The Broadmead BID entered a partnership with the loyalty app LoyalFree, a multi-award winning place promotion app, operating in over 15 towns and cities. The aim of the app is to provide […]
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Discounted trade waste prices for BID businesses
The BID has partnered with Bristol Waste so all businesses located within the Broadmead BID area can take advantage of discounted and very competitive prices. Bristol Waste is proud not […]
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New Broadmead Bristol BID website – January 2020
The BID team worked closely with The Group of Seven to design and develop a new Broadmead Bristol BID website featuring lots of information and news for retailers. The new […]
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12 Days of Christmas competition – December 2019
Broadmead BID retailers came up trumps once again when we asked for prizes for our third annual 12 Days of Christmas competition, donating a total of 27 gifts and treats […]
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Gateway Feature
The BID pays for a local specialist cleaning company to give the Gateway Feature structure (next to Primark) a regular thorough clean. This is part of the BID team’s work […]
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Christmas advertising with Visit Bristol – December 2019
As part of our Christmas marketing campaign, which includes sponsorship of the weather bulletins on Heart FM’s Breakfast show and a five week advertising campaign on Ujima, we placed an […]
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Ujima advertising campaign – November/December 2019
As part of our Christmas promotion campaign, we have commissions a five-week on air advert on Ujima. Our 30-45 second advert will be played on average seven times a day, […]
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Pantomime/Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel competition – November 2019
Broadmead BID joined forces with The Bristol Hippodrome and Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel to put together a fabulous New Year treat for one lucky person and their family. This panto […]
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Heart FM weather sponsorship – November/December 2019
For seven weeks from 6 November 2019, Broadmead BID is sponsoring the weather bulletins on Heart FM’s breakfast show. Our message, which includes the Bristol Shopping Quarter website address and […]
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Business Crime Reduction Partnership – November 2019
A new Business Crime Reduction Partnership (BCRP) reaching across both the Broadmead BID, which includes Bristol Shopping Quarter, and the City Centre BID has been launched. The key objectives of […]
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