MARKETING SUPPORT FOR ALL SHOWS AT KOMEDIA
While you are responsible for your own strategic marketing campaign, the Komedia team is here to provide guidance and assistance!
Please read this page carefully before emailing us at marketing@komedia.co.uk with support queries. This inbox is monitored twice a week, thanks in advance for your patience.
HOW KOMEDIA WILL SUPPORT YOU
Website listings
As soon as your show goes on sale, it will:
- Feature on the Komedia website
- Feature on the Visit Brighton website (data is automatically imported from Komedia’s website)
Listings poster
Each month, we create a new listings poster that features every show taking place that month.
The listings poster is shared in the following places:
- ‘What’s On This Month’ newsletter (over 35,000 recipients)
- Komedia’s monthly brochure (2,500 print run)
- Venue Instagram and Facebook pages
- A-board at venue entrance on Gardner Street
- Large poster displays in the venue
A3 posters
While event posters are not an effective method of targeting your specific audience directly, they can certainly be used as part of a bigger marketing campaign.
We have A3 poster displays throughout the venue – near entry and exit points and in more “hidden” spaces such as toilet doors – and can add up to 3 x A3 posters to our rotation.
When designing a poster, please:
- Refrain from using AI imagery. Your audience will respond better to original artwork & photography (and it’s better for the environment too)
- Use Komedia’s current logo assets
- Send posters directly to the venue (FAO: Marketing. Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton BN1 1UN)
- Only print what’s necessary
We do not accept any other print, including A5 flyers. If we receive more print than outlined in this document, a fine of £25 + VAT will be added to your settlement to cover the cost of recycling with Recorra.
Social Media Support
Feel free to send over collaboration requests or to tag us in relevant social media posts that promote your show with us. We cannot blanket accept all requests and instead review each post to evaluate where it is best placed (e.g. main feed, re-post, stories, or our closed Instagram group).
Please note we cannot offer solus social media announcements & posts due to the large volume of shows we host each month.
HOW YOU CAN PROMOTE YOUR OWN SHOW
Outreach
Direct outreach to local organisations within your niche is the best way to put your show on the map in Brighton! Google will be a big help here, but feel free to contact us to check if we know of relevant organisations that may be interested in your show specifically (e.g. LGBTQ+ audiences, parents, book clubs).
Local listings
You can also request for your show to be featured for free in a variety of local publications, click the button below for the list.
Press Contacts
Local press is also keen to hear from artists performing in town! Please use the contacts list below for your PR strategy.
Discounts & Papering
The venue Marketing team has a list of suppliers and local partners (including hotels, co-working spaces, and community groups) who receive the occasional discount or complimentary ticket for a show.
We can also extend this offer to our new Instagram Broadcast Channel, though this is still in a trial period.
Please contact marketing@komedia.co.uk at least 7 days in advance if you wish to discuss a special ticket offer or papering, as this inbox is monitored twice a week.
PAID-FOR EXTRAS
If you have a marketing budget for your show, there are additional paid-for marketing options to choose from.
Select your contract type below for prices.
We require at least 5 weeks’ notice for any additional marketing support. Requests are subject to availability & capacity, and will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
To request additional support or ask a question, please contact Komedia’s Marketing team: marketing@komedia.co.uk (this inbox is monitored twice a week, thanks in advance for your patience).
PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO RECORDINGS
If you would like for your show to be photographed or filmed, we may be able to help!
Photography
Available for shows in the Studio and Basement venues
2 hours, editing included: £120 + VAT
Subject to the availability of our trusted photographers. Please enquire at least 14 days in advance of the event.
Video recording
Available for shows in the Basement venue only*
Full show, unedited footage: £60 + VAT
Please enquire with our Production Manager (emmahenderson@komedia.co.uk) at least 7 days in advance. Any video recordings requested on the night incur an additional £10 fee, and must be signed off by the Duty Manager and added to the settlement.
*The Marketing department can provide you with a list of trusted local videographers to contact, should you wish to have a video recording of your Studio show.
Technical Information for Video Recordings in Basement Venue
The Komedia Basement is equipped with 4 x PTZ cameras and a video mixer.
- A standard video recording of your show comes from the live edit of the show and will not be “TV perfect” (we cannot provide a recording from individual cameras). This recording also includes a stereo audio recording from our sound desk only and audience ambient mic in the room.
- Recordings are made by the technician crewed onto your show. Added extras like multi-track recording or a dedicated engineer for your recording will incur further charges and may not always be possible. Please discuss this with Komedia’s Production Manager (emmahenderson@komedia.co.uk) at point of booking.
- Recordings will only be supplied via Google Drive download link to a nominated email address (we cannot record video footage to a USB stick provided by you). This link will be generated up to 2 weeks post show and will time out 1 week after delivery. Refunds will not be offered when links time out without being downloaded.
Refunds for Video Recordings in Basement Venue
Refunds can only be obtained if the following criteria are met:
- Your recording is lost or corrupted;
- The audio track on your recording is lost or corrupted;
- Recording is not possible due to a technical malfunction with our recording or camera system.
Social Media Use of Photo and Video Material
Photos and clips of video recordings may also be uploaded to Komedia’s social media accounts. If you do not wish for Komedia to use your material, please state this in writing at point of booking.
If you use photos or clips of video footage on your own social media accounts, we’d be delighted if you tagged us @komediabrighton (on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook).