Promotions & Competitions

Commercial competitions offer clients the opportunity to promote their goods and services via an offer, promotions provide a valuable route for clients wishing to establish a one on one connection with our readers.

Competitions are another means for readers to engage with the newspapers. A majority of competitions are one-day only but big prize values can warrant more exposure and Editorial competitions run for a longer period.

The sponsor of the competition supplies prizes - value will determine the space and support given from the respective newspaper. Entry methods are mainly telephone and online but a postal address is always printed in the copy with a FREEPOST address.

Examples of competitions run in The Times and The Sunday Times:

• The Times (Sport) - Win tickets to the Rugby World Cup
• The Times (Times2 Screen) - win tickets to a film premier
• The Sunday Times (Style) - Win De Beers Diamonds
• The Sunday Times (Sport) - Win one of five Nikon cameras
• The Sunday Times (Travel) - Win the trip of a lifetime

Editorial competitions are different. The concept will be created by Editorial with the advertiser having the opportunity to be associated with it. Often partners branding opportunities are by way of sponsorship.

Examples of such competitions:

• The Times Young Photographer of the Year
•  The Times Graduate of the Year
• The Sunday Times Sports Woman of the Year