Marketing Activity 2023
We will continue to update our marketing activity for 2023, as more data is available, to view our marketing activity for 2022 please click here
Below is a selection of some of our Marketing activities so far in 2023.
Hosted Journalist Trips – 2023 Publications
We host a number of journalists through our national PR campaigns, working alongside our business sector to provide complimentary accommodation, dining and attraction tickets in return for PR articles. For 2023 we had 13 press visits either published or scheduled to be published.
Below is a list of press releases organised in 2023, where the article has an online link it has been included)
Jan 2023 – Waterside Magazine (Pages 14 & 15) – Pier Hotel, Gorleston on Sea
Jan 2023 – Family First Magazine (From Page 56) – Haven, Seashore
May 2023 – Best Magazine – Richardson’s, Hemsby
May 2023 – Ham and high, Islington and London live – Richardson’s.
May 2023 – National World (20 titles) – Palm Court
June 2023 – Daily Star – Haven Seashore
July 2023 – The Sun – Haven Hopton
Aug 2023 – Sunday Sun – Haven, Caister
Aug 2023 – Group Travel World – Palm Court
Sep 2023 – Women Weekly, Woman & Chat – Haven, Seashore
Sep 2023 – The Sun – Premier Inn – South Beach, Great Yarmouth
Sep 2023 – Newsquest – 200 plus Newsquest articles – Parkdean resorts, Cherry Tree
Oct 2023 – Love Exploring – Rampart Hotel
Holiday and Short Break Guide 2024
Our Holiday and Short Break Guide for 2024 has been completed ready for the 2024 season and again highlights the accommodation and attractions we have to offer. Click on the brochure to open.
Holiday and Short Break Guide 2023
Our 2023 Holiday and Short Break Guide is promoted though a variety of channels and highlights the accommodation and attractions we have to offer
click here to view the guide.
Destination Website
We operate and manage the Destination Website which receives over 650,000 visits a year – follow this link to view the website Visit Great Yarmouth
National PR – 2023 – Examples
We also issue around two dozen press releases through our national PR programme, which generates coverage of the destination, examples can be found at the bottom of this article. Below are some example weblinks.
Daily Star Jun 2023 – Press Trip Classic UK seaside town with circus and penguin feeding ‘officially cool’ say teens – Daily Star
The Guardian 2023 – Out There Festival – 10 of the best free festivals in the UK | Festivals | The Guardian
National World 2023 – Lydia Eva – Wonka Movie – Supported interview – https://www.nationalworld.com/lifestyle/retro/willy-wonka-boat-lydia-eva-new-film-great-yarmouth-4435235
National PR – Examples of Coverage in Local Publications
Our National PR also works alongside regional and local titles outside of Norfolk and Suffolk, examples can be found at the bottom of this article.
June 23 Ham and High – London – Also appeared in Edinburgh Evening News, The News – Portsmouth, Yorkshire Evening Post, The Sheffield Star, Northampton Chronicle and Echo, Hampstead and Highgate Express, Hartlepool Mail, Wood & Vale Express, Romford Recorder and Sunderland Echo
Visitor Mailouts – 2023
We send out monthly emails to over 30,000 potential visitors on our database, listing highlights for the coming month and beyond.
Competitions – 2023
We develop competitions to raise awareness of the borough of Great Yarmouth working with our PR agencies.
Take a Break – Jan 2023 – Win a Holiday at Richardson’s in Hemsby and tickets to Hippodrome – 65,520 Entries Received
ITV – Apr 2023 – Win a Family Holiday in a lodge at Richardson’s
Coast Magazine – June 2023 – Win a Stay at the Imperial Hotel in Great Yarmouth
Golden Ticket – July 2023 – Win a Big Day out in Great Yarmouth
Minerva Magazine– Aug 2023 – Win A stay at Chestnut Barn, Near Great Yarmouth
thecompetitionplatform.co.uk – Dec 2023 – Win a Stay at Hemsby Holiday Park – (Including Celebs Now, Women’s Own, Woman’s Weekly, Whats on TV and Life! Death! Prizes.
Local PR – 2023 – Examples
We undertake local and regional PR to support short breaks and day trips, as well as raise the profile of tourism with our local residents. We also send out a number of press releases. Below is some of the coverage received from our press releases.
14th Jan Great Yarmouth tourism boost optimism for summer 2023 | East Anglian Daily Times (eadt.co.uk)
14th Jan Great Yarmouth tourism boost optimism for summer 2023 | Eastern Daily Press (edp24.co.uk)
14th Jan Great Yarmouth tourism boost optimism for summer 2023 | Great Yarmouth Mercury
7th Mar Great Yarmouth and Hemsby summer fireworks to return | Eastern Daily Press (edp24.co.uk)
7th Mar Great Yarmouth and Hemsby summer fireworks to return | Great Yarmouth Mercury
29th Mar Experts: ‘Culture shifts’ to aid Norfolk and Suffolk tourism | Eastern Daily Press (edp24.co.uk)
5th April What to do in the Great Yarmouth area this Easter? | Great Yarmouth Mercury
28th June Launch of Golden Ticket – Great Yarmouth Mercury
28th June Great Yarmouth: Golden Ticket – Eastern Daily Press (edp24.co.uk)
04th July ITV Live on Gorleston Beach EDP
04th July ITV Live on Gorleston Beach – GY Mercury
20th July Summer Fireworks EDP
20th July Summer Fireworks – Mercury
02nd Aug Summer Fireworks review – Great Yarmouth Mercury
10th Aug Good Morning Britain films in Great Yarmouth – Great Yarmouth Mercury
11th Aug Good Morning Britain Films in Great Yarmouth – EDP
11th Oct What’s on around Great Yarmouth this Halloween half-term? | Great Yarmouth Mercury
5th Nov https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/23892693.7-5m-people-visited-great-yarmouth-holiday-2022/
6th Nov https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/23904857.great-yarmouth-wheels-festival-2024-new-organisers/
Social Media
We have three social media platforms in place to promote the destination.
Visit Great Yarmouth – YouTube
Visit Great Yarmouth Instagram
Social Media Marketing
We are running a number of ‘Paid for Social Media Campaigns’ for 2023
We have run a Winter and Spring social media campaigns and our Summer campaign began in early June, we ran over 30 separate adverts please see four examples below.
Event Marketing
We support all events through our website https://www.visitgreatyarmouth.co.uk/whats-on/events-calendar and our social media, but as part of our funding agreement we add additional resources to Wheels and Summer Fireworks.
Wheels Adverts – GY Mercury – June Wheels Adverts – EDP – June (below)
Wheels Social Media – and Newsquest (EDP) – June and VGY- June
BIG Tuesday’s and BIG Wednesday Marketing
This includes Bus Rears, Outdoor Poster sites, Posters, Webs and Social Media
Photography – 2023
We directly commission Photographers, Drone Pilots and Videographers to promote the destination, the footage and images are is shared with the media and used to promote the destination. Link to Summer Fireworks Drone Footage Great Yarmouth Big Wednesday Summer Fireworks 23rd Aug 2023
Destination Videos -2023
We have a number of promotional videos, used to promote the destination, below is an example.
Other videos can be viewed here Visit Great Yarmouth – YouTube
Radio – 2023
We booked paid for advertising for 2023, as well as responding to arising media opportunities, below is the radio coverage received so far this year.
3rd Feb – BBC Radio Norfolk – Winter Tourism and Footfall
1oth Mar – BBC Radio Norfolk – Investment in Tourism and Easter
3rd Apr – BBC Radio Norfolk – Gorleston on Sea Opening for Easter/Cost of Living
10th Apr – BBC Radio Norfolk – Bank Holiday Weekend
17th May – BBC Radio Norfolk – Attractions and Investments
8th May – LBC Radio – Great Yarmouth Tourism Season 2023
8th May – Heart Radio – Great Yarmouth Summer Season
11th May BBC Radio Norfolk – Cost of Living and Days Outs
29th May BBC Radio Norfolk – Golden Ticket Launch and Summer 2023
22nd Sep BBC Radio Norfolk – Autumn Events
31st Oct BBC Radio Norfolk – Half Term and Summer 2023
14th Nov – Harbour Radio – Looking forward to 2024
TV – 2023
We work closely with TV crew supporting TV productions and assisting with the locations, below is a list of activities this year.
13th Jan – BBC Look East – Value of Potters World Bowls Event
6th April ITV Anglia – Easter Holidays in Great Yarmouth
4th May – ITV Anglia – Crown Jewels in Great Yarmouth (Merrivale)
4th July – ITV This Morning – Gorleston Beach click here
10th August – ITV Good Morning Britain (4 Live Broadcasts) – Great Yarmouth Seafront
10th August – ITV Lorraine (2 Live Broadcasts) – Great Yarmouth Pleasure beach
11th August – ITV Good Moring Britain (4 Live Broadcasts) – Great Yarmouth Stadium and Waterways
11th August ITV Lorraine (2 Live Broadcasts) – Great Yarmouth Seafront (open Top Bus)
Blogger/Influencer Ambassador Programme – 2023
We work with a small number of selected bloggers on on day trips and articles, across various social media platforms, some examples of the blog posts that have been created in 20203 are below
https://yorkshirewonders.co.uk/things-to-do-in-great-yarmouth
https://yorkshirewonders.co.uk/hippodrome-summer-spectacular-great-yarmouth-review
https://yorkshirewonders.co.uk/great-yarmouth-pleasure-beach-review
https://yorkshirewonders.co.uk/review-merrivale-model-village-great-yarmouth
https://yorkshirewonders.co.uk/sea-life-great-yarmouth-review
Uncoventional Kira: THINGS TO DO IN NORFOLK | HIRSTY’S FAMILY FUN PARK (unconventionalkira.co.uk)
Uncoventional Kira: THINGS TO DO IN NORFOLK | LOST WORLD ADVENTURE GOLF (unconventionalkira.co.uk)
Uncoventional Kira: THINGS TO DO IN NORFOLK | HIPPODROME CIRCUS (unconventionalkira.co.uk)
Uncoventional Kira: THINGS TO DO IN NORFOLK | PLEASURE BEACH (unconventionalkira.co.uk)
A fun packed family day out in Great Yarmouth (mehimthedogandababy.com)
Lunch for the whole family at Sara’s Tearooms, Great Yarmouth (travelwiththeohallorans.com)
Discover under the sea at Sea Life Great Yarmouth (travelwiththeohallorans.com)
Summer Circus and Water Spectacular at the Great Yarmouth Hippodrome (travelwiththeohallorans.com)
https://www.emmysmummy.com/great-yarmouth-pleasure-beach-review
https://www.emmysmummy.com/saras-tearooms-great-yarmouth-review
https://www.emmysmummy.com/merrivale-model-village-great-yarmouth-review
https://www.emmysmummy.com/wellington-bowl-great-yarmouth-review
https://www.emmysmummy.com/hippodrome-circus-great-yarmouth-review
https://www.emmysmummy.com/sealife-great-yarmouth-review
https://travelwiththeohallorans.com/family-thrills-at-great-yarmouth-pleasure-beach/
https://travelwiththeohallorans.com/hirstys-family-fun-park/
https://mehimthedogandababy.com/lunch-at-the-lacon-arms-in-hemsby/
https://travelwiththeohallorans.com/merrivale-model-village-great-yarmouth/
https://travelwiththeohallorans.com/a-wild-day-out-at-thrigby-hall-wildlife-gardens/
https://travelwiththeohallorans.com/time-and-tide-museum-of-great-yarmouth-life/
https://travelwiththeohallorans.com/wellington-bowl-great-yarmouth/
https://www.boorooandtiggertoo.com/hippodrome-circus-great-yarmouth/
https://whatthedadsaid.com/arc-cinema-great-yarmouth/
https://www.boorooandtiggertoo.com/wellington-bowl-great-yarmouth/
https://whatthedadsaid.com/saras-tearooms-great-yarmouth/
Visit SEA LIFE Great Yarmouth: The Ultimate Guide | Boo Roo and Tigger Too
https://whatthedadsaid.com/the-lacon-arms-hemsby/
https://www.boorooandtiggertoo.com/great-yarmouth-pleasure-beach/
https://10thingstodo.co.uk/hemsby-norfolk/
https://10thingstodo.co.uk/great-yarmouth-seafront/
National PR List -2023
Below is a list of the majority of the coverage gained through our PR in national media, due to copyright, we are not able to post examples of printed media, some web versions are shown above. We do have a selection of press cuttings as evidence, and copies can be requested by emailing info@gyta.com
2023 – 1st Jan to 1st Dec
| Date | Publication | Reach | Website Visits | Estimated Value |
| 01.01.23 | Waterside Magazine | 2,000 | £550.00 | |
| 01.01.23 | Waterside Magazine online | 5,000 | £550.00 | |
| 17.01.23 | Family First | 1,000,000 | £15,000.00 | |
| 19.01.23 | Take a Break | 416,695 | £28,409.78 | |
| 27.01.23 | Daily Express | 213,897 | £30,911.28 | |
| 31.01.23 | Coast Magazine in print | 38,000 | £15,800.00 | |
| 03.02.23 | The Daily Mirror | 325,721 | £34,948.56 | |
| 11.02.23 | Daily Express | 213,897 | £487.34 | |
| 11.02.23 | The Daily Mirror | 325,721 | £626.88 | |
| 12.02.23 | The People | 90,956 | £314.67 | |
| 12.02.23 | The People (Ulster) | 7,011 | £243.19 | |
| 26.02.23 | Sunday Sun (Newcastle) | 23,486 | £6,005.88 | |
| 28.02.23 | Cambridge News | 12,012 | £3,587.08 | |
| 01.03.23 | Coast Magazine | 29,203 | £6,867.00 | |
| 03.04.23 | LoveEXPLORING | 57,000 | £1,000.00 | |
| 04.03.23 | My London (Web) | 412,044 | £11,060.00 | |
| 29.03.23 | The Guardian online | 9,561,753 | £256,657.00 | |
| 14.04.23 | InTouch Rugby (Web) | 1,964 | £53.00 | |
| 23.04.23 | The Sun | 1,217,029 | £6,531.00 | |
| 30.04.23 | Daily Telegraph (Web) | 8,283,000 | ||
| 31.05.23 | The Guardian online | 9,561,753 | £256,657.00 | |
| 04.07.23 | This England | 55,419 | £8,382.23 | |
| 01.06.23 | Scottish Sun online | 40,640 | £1,091.00 | |
| 03.06.23 | Daily Star | 194,391 | £31,378.00 | |
| 04.06.23 | Daily Star (Web) | 2,532,468 | £67,977.00 | |
| 04.06.23 | Sunday Mirror | 371,540 | £66,277.98 | |
| 16.06.23 | iNews (Web) | 1,609,658 | £43,206.00 | |
| 17.06.23 | I (The paper for today) | 141,223 | £44,328.48 | |
| 21.06.23 | Ham and High (Broadway) | 6,400 | £3,199.72 | |
| 24.06.23 | The Sun (Scotland) | 158,424 | £15,363.40 | |
| 24.06.23 | The Sun | 1,217,029 | £14,243.80 | |
| 29.06.23 | Northampton Chronicle and Echo | 19,598 | £3,890.64 | |
| 29.06.23 | Ham & High Express | 8,492 | £4,296.84 | |
| 29.06.23 | Hartlepool Mail | 5,070 | £3,136.17 | |
| 29.06.23 | Wood & Vale Express | 5,780 | £3,299.92 | |
| 30.06.23 | Romford Recorder | 10,769 | £2,166.45 | |
| 01.07.23 | Edinburgh Evening News | 18,362 | £7,072.02 | |
| 01.07.23 | Sunderland Echo | 12,825 | £4,587.22 | |
| 01.07.23 | The News (Portsmouth) | 16,277 | £7,343.90 | |
| 01.07.23 | The Sheffield Star | 17,159 | £11,391.03 | |
| 01.07.23 | Yorkshire Evening Post | 16,108 | £10,794.72 | |
| 02.07.23 | The Sun | 1,217,029 | £36,262.60 | |
| 02.07.23 | The Sun (Scotland) | 158,424 | £37,009.00 | |
| 02.07.23 | The Sun (online) | 6,793,685 | £182,356.00 | |
| 11.07.23 | Best | 126,862 | £5,687.08 | |
| 11.07.23 | Yours magazine | 144,000 | £17,358.00 | |
| 16.07.23 | Sunday Mirror | 371,540 | £1,011,696.21 | |
| 16.07.23 | The People | 90,956 | £505,545.12 | |
| 16.07.23 | The People (Ulster) | 7,011 | £77,855.96 | |
| 04.07.23 | Family First | 1,000,000 | £15,000.00 | |
| 04.07.23 | Yahoo! UK and Ireland (Web) | 993,472 | £26,667.00 | |
| 05.07.23 | Muddy Stilettos (Blog) | 26,759 | £718.00 | |
| 07.07.23 | ITV 9 minutes | 761,100 | £122,796.00 | |
| 29.07.23 | The Telegraph online | 8,283,000 | ||
| 01.08.23 | Bella | 165,949 | £39,607.84 | |
| 07.08.24 | Woman’s Own | 185,172 | £40,051.44 | |
| 08.08.24 | Best | 126,862 | £446.00 | |
| 10.08.23 | Lorraine ITV | 712,000 | £24,000.00 | |
| 10.08.23 | GMB | 592,000 | £18,800.00 | |
| 11.08.23 | Lorraine ITV | 712,000 | £24,000.00 | |
| 11.08.23 | GMB | 592,000 | £18,800.00 | |
| 11.08.23 | Lorraine ITV | 712,000 | £26,000.00 | |
| 12.08.24 | The Sun (online) | 6,793,685 | £182,356.00 | |
| 12.08.23 | The Scottish Sun (online) | 158,424 | £37,009.00 | |
| 13.08.23 | The Sun | 1,217,029 | £75,013.20 | |
| 17.08.23 | Hartlepool Mail | 5,070 | £3,158.64 | |
| 19.08.23 | Edinburgh Evening News | 18,362 | £5,847.90 | |
| 19.08.23 | Lancashire Evening Post | 10,751 | £5,028.18 | |
| 19.08.23 | Sunderland Echo | 12,825 | £6,156.70 | |
| 19.08.23 | The News (Portsmouth) | 16,277 | £4,819.88 | |
| 19.08.23 | The Sheffield Star | 17,159 | £10,472.22 | |
| 19.08.23 | The Sun | 1,217,029 | £3,296.60 | |
| 19.08.23 | Yorkshire Evening Post | 16,108 | £9,738.26 | |
| 27.08.23 | Daily Express (Web) | 7,339,450 | £197,006.00 | |
| 27.08.23 | Daily Star (Web) | 2,532,468 | £67,977.00 | |
| 30.08.2023 | Marlborough Living Minerva competition | 7,000 | £499.00 | |
| 30.08.23 | North Hampshire Lifestyle | 7,000 | £499.00 | |
| 30.08.23 | Abingdon Living | 7,000 | £499.00 | |
| 30.08.23 | Cotswold Lifestyle | 7,000 | £499.00 | |
| 30.08.23 | Henley and Marlow Lifestyle | 7,000 | £499.00 | |
| 30.08.23 | Malvern Lifestyle | 7,000 | £499.00 | |
| 30.08.23 | Cheltenham Living | 7,500 | £499.00 | |
| 30.08.23 | Chichester and Arundel Lifestyle | 7,000 | £499.00 | |
| 30.08.23 | Ludlow Lifestyle | 7,000 | £499.00 | |
| 30.08.23 | Worthing Lifestyle | 7,000 | £499.00 | |
| 30.08.23 | Solihull Living | 7,000 | £499.00 | |
| 30.08.23 | Stratford Upon Avon Living | 7,000 | £499.00 | |
| 30.08.23 | Leamington and Warwick Living | 7,000 | £499.00 | |
| 30.08.23 | New Forest Living | 7,000 | £499.00 | |
| 30.08.23 | West Berkshire Living | 7,000 | £499.00 | |
| 30.08.23 | Horsham Living | 7,500 | £499.00 | |
| 30.08.23 | Guildford Lifestyle | 7,000 | £499.00 | |
| 30.08.23 | Winchester Lifestyle | 7,500 | £499.00 | |
| 30.08.23 | West Dorset Living | 7,000 | £499.00 | |
| 30.08.23 | South Hams Lifestyle | 7,000 | £499.00 | |
| 30.08.23 | Mendip Living | 7,000 | £499.00 | |
| 30.08.23 | Taunton and Somerset Living | 7,000 | £499.00 | |
| 30.08.23 | Wokingham and Bracknell Lifestyle | 7,000 | £499.00 | |
| 30.08.23 | Bristol Living | 7,500 | £499.00 | |
| 30.08.23 | Newmarket & Ely Lifestyle | 7,000 | £499.00 | |
| 30.08.23 | Harrogate Living | 7,500 | £499.00 | |
| 30.08.23 | Banbury Living | 7,500 | £499.00 | |
| 05.09.23 | Sun online | 6,793,685 | £182,356.00 | |
| 05.09.23 | The Sun Scotland | 158,424 | £45,095.00 | |
| 05.09.23 | The Sun | 1,210,915 | £45,219.40 | |
| 22.09.23 | Coast Magazine | 29,203 | £1,535.32 | |
| 25.09.23 | The Sunday Times (online) | 1,830,000 | £1,600.00 | |
| 25.09.23 | The Scottish Sun (online) | 40,640 | £1,091.00 | |
| 25.09.23 | The Sun | 1,210,915 | £55,502.00 | |
| 1.10.23 | The Sunday Times | 647,622 | £23,104.00 | |
| 9.10.23 | Timeout (web) | 4,100,000 | ||
| 21.10.23 | iNews (Web) | 1,609,658 | £43,206.00 | |
| 22.10.23 | Muddy Stilettos (Blog) | 26,759 | £718.00 | |
| 1.12.23 | Coast Magazine | 29,203 | £1,032.00 | |
| 8.12.23 | LoveEXPLORING | 7,811 | £210.00 | |
| 9.12.23 | Business Fast | £66.00 | ||
| 10.12.23 | Scottish Sun online | 40,640 | £1,091.00 | |
| 10.12.23 | The Sun | 1,217,029 | £36,200.00 | |
| 18.12.23 | Muddy Stilettos (Blog) | 26,759 | £718.00 | |
| 21,148,320 | 79,405,175 | 4,320,439 | ||
For marketing activity in 2022 please click here