Sponsorship Opportunities

Showcase Creativity. Launch Products. Build Relationships.

Partnering with The Publican Awards offers the biggest and best opportunity within hospitality to showcase your brand, product or service to the largest audience of multi-site pub operators.

Not only will you have exposure to the MA’s promotional channels from launch until the event, but you will also be seen by our everyday readers, key senior executives and suppliers. Don’t miss out on the industry’s most anticipated event of the year. Take a look on this page at the many benefits sponsors can take away from the Publican Awards and what has been done before for inspiration – the sky really is the limit!


Sponsorship Opportunities include:

  • Branding on all print/digital material and literature in the lead up the event (6 months)
  • Branding throughout the event, including staging and AV
  • Branding on video roll, coverage of event, category trophy
  • Branding and profile on dedicated PublicanAwards.co.uk website
  • 1 x sponsored article on MorningAdvertiser.co.uk – content angle to be agreed between client and MA editorial – promoted on MA daily newsletter and MA’s social channels - to run prior to event in March 2023
  • Category finalists and winner articles on MorningAdvertiser.co.uk which will include all banner placements surrounding
  • 2 x ‘Gold’ tables of 10, to include 6 finalists as guests (hosting finalists is optional)
  • Large bar/activation area at awards (5x5m) – pre and post activation area
  • Senior team member to present category trophy
  • On-the-night activation from the MA’s social media accounts (50,000 followers)


    Sponsor Benefits

    • Associate yourself with the industry’s No.1 event and help us to facilitate and deliver the road to recovery concept
    • Launch initiatives to the industry’s leading lights
    • Extensive branding and PR across duration of the campaign
    • Connecting with key industry PubCo figures
    • Advertising on the industry’s leading title The Morning Advertiser
    • Product placement and unique opportunity for product sampling
    • Brand launch and activation opportunities
    • Gain insights into the industry’s leading operators


    Get in touch!

    Whether you want to showcase your latest drinks launch or demonstrate some clever tech, there is a sponsorship opportunity to meet any budget or brand objectives.

    Please contact us now to discuss opportunities for 2024 with our creative and experienced events team.

    For more information about sponsorship opportunities, please complete the form below;


    What’s been done before?

    What our customers say...

    "Winning the Best Drinks Offer Award at the Publican Awards was the best recognition our team's efforts could ever receive. We are delighted for them, and you have to work hard through the judging process to come out a winner!"

    Tim Bird Owner Cheshire Cat Pubs and Bars Ltd

    "This is a great awards process. It gives you the opportunity to assess what you have achieved over the year and celebrate the success of your people, procedures and values. A great bench opportunity to benchmark your strategy against your competitors."

    Tanya Wicks Director of Legal Compliance and Operational Development Barons Pub Company

    "Best event of the year."

    Nick Mackenzie CEO Greene King

    "If you only attended one event in the calendar year, this should be it. It appeals to such a wide range of people from industry senior execs to the teams that have made such a success of their individual businesses. And it's so friendly."

    Peter Marks Chairman REKOM UK

    "Entering The Publican Awards is not taken lightly with countless hours spent scrutinising whether you have done enough to warrant an entry. It's a process that allows you clarity in your vision, focus on your strategy and guidance as to how you move it forward."

    Jayson Perfect The Liberation Group

    "An absolute MUST ATTEND in the diary each year. No other event brings together such a wonderful cross section of people from the best industry in the world."

    Luke Morris Asahi UK