MEDIA PARTNERS

The Big Rail Diversity Challenge

The Big Rail Diversity Challenge brings together rail professionals to collaboratively address diversity in an informal, interactive setting alongside many industry-leading companies. The event provides a valuable platform to share best practices, network, team-build, and shape the future of a more inclusive rail sector.

A huge thank you to our media partners for your continued support of the event.

PARTNER WITH THE BIG RAIL DIVERSITY CHALLENGE

The Big Rail Diversity Challenge is one of the rail industry's leading Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) events, bringing together hundreds of professionals from across the sector for a day of team building, networking and collaboration.

Delivered in partnership with Women in Rail, the event showcases the positive impact of gender-diverse teams and highlights the skills, innovation and perspectives women bring to the rail industry. By promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, The Big Rail Diversity Challenge demonstrates the tangible business benefits organisations can achieve by creating more inclusive workplaces.

As an Official Media Partner, your organisation will be recognised as a key supporter of this important industry initiative while benefiting from extensive promotional opportunities before, during and after the event.

WHY BECOME A MEDIA PARTNER?

Supporting The Big Rail Diversity Challenge positions your organisation alongside one of the rail industry's most recognised EDI events, providing valuable exposure to decision makers, industry leaders and professionals from across the sector.

Whether your objective is to increase brand awareness, strengthen your presence within the rail industry or demonstrate your commitment to diversity and inclusion, our Media Partnership offers a range of opportunities to maximise your visibility.

WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE

Before the Event

Build awareness of your organisation before the event through a comprehensive marketing campaign, including:

  • Inclusion within our email marketing campaigns

  • Promotion across our social media channels

  • A dedicated profile on the official event website

  • Permission to use the official Big Rail Diversity Challenge Media Partner badge

  • A media toolkit to support your own promotional activity

At the Event

Receive prominent recognition throughout the event with benefits including:

  • Two (2) press passes for your editorial team

  • Public acknowledgement from the stage during the event

  • Two (2) branded roller banners displayed at the venue (supplied by your organisation)

  • Recognition within the official event programme

  • Distribution of your promotional literature to attendees (supplied by your organisation)

After the Event

Continue benefiting from the partnership long after the event has finished.

Your organisation will receive:

  • Continued presence on the official event website with a live link to your website

  • Recognition within post-event press releases distributed to the rail trade media

  • Access to the official event photography for use across your own marketing channels

WHAT WE ASK FROM OUR MEDIA PARTNERS

To maximise the reach and impact of The Big Rail Diversity Challenge 2027, we work collaboratively with our Media Partners to promote the event across multiple channels wherever possible.

Advertising & Editorial Support

Where available, Media Partners will provide:

  • Two full-page advertisements or promotional flyer insertions across print and/or digital publications

  • Editorial coverage before and after the event, including a dedicated event review

  • Banner advertising on your website

  • Hosting of the official event flyer on your website

  • Inclusion within your online events calendar or listings

Digital Marketing Support

Media Partners are also encouraged to support the campaign through:

  • Social media promotion before and after the event

  • Inclusion within email marketing campaigns

  • Banner advertising within regular email newsletters

  • Distribution of dedicated HTML email campaigns to your subscriber database

WJOIN OUR MEDIA PARTNER NETWORK

If your organisation is passionate about supporting equality, diversity and inclusion across the rail industry, we'd love to hear from you.

Become an Official Media Partner for The Big Rail Diversity Challenge 2027 and help us inspire positive change across the industry while showcasing your organisation to a highly engaged rail audience.

INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MEDIA PARTNER?

Call: 01780 432930

Email: bigrail@nimblemedia.co.uk

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