On the night..... 6pm Arrive –pre-dinner drinks 7pm Dinner 8.15pm The UKGCVA Members Awards 1.The UKGCVA Best Innovation Award 2.The UKGCVA Trailblazer Award 3.The UKGCVA Exec Award 4.The UKGCVA Voice Award 5.The UKGCVA Trendsetters Award 6.The UKGCVA Socialite Award 7.The UKGCVA Hall of Fame 11pm Event closes

The UKGCVA ‘Exec’ Award 2013Alan Kellock

Andrew Sellars

Pam MatthewsBill Alexander

Caroline WatsonRachelle StLedger

The UKGCVA ‘Voice’ Award 2013

Tony RichStuart LawrenceJonathan Grey

Brian DunneSteve Bradbery Tony Craddock

The UKGCVA ‘Trendsetters’ Award 2013Robert Courtneidge

Chris Orrell

Jaspal Kaur

Stuart Murray

Raegan Matthews

The UKGCVA ‘Socialite’ Award 2013

Glenn Sizer

Marcel KingSarah Chesterton

David WalshSiobhan Moore

Ash Arora

The UKGCVA ‘Hall Of Fame’ Award 2013

Chris Hartley Kevin Lake

Denise Porter Julie RosehillJulie White

Andrew Johnson

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Christmas Gift Card & Voucher Design

CompetitionHolly Tyzack

RostrumSteve Bradbery

SVS

UKGCVA Plan

Crisis Management

Negative

Reactive

Reputation Management

Positive

Proactive

UKGCVA Plan

Proactive Activity through the year

•Gift Card & Voucher Week– Build on the success of 2012

•Gift Card & Voucher Redemption Weekend– Success in USA in 2011 & 2012– January weekend– Added value for redeeming your gift card over the weekend

•Christmas Gift Card Campaign– Sponsored by SVS

Reputation Management

UKGCVA Plan

Proactive Activity through the year

•Gift Card & Voucher Week– Build on the success of 2012

•Gift Card & Voucher Redemption Weekend– Success in USA in 2011 & 2012– January weekend– Added value for redeeming your gift card over the weekend

•Christmas Gift Card Campaign– Sponsored by SVS

Reputation Management

Free to all members

• The prize fund is now being paid for from the central fund so all members can take advantage of the initiative

• SVS are sponsoring the PR costs• CPI will assist with card production• The only commitment from member is to produce

the winning gift cards and present to the winner – ideally use in your stores or online………………..but you don’t have to commit to this to take part

What members get – PR Toolkit

http://joomlademos.co.uk/ukgcva_new/

Slides with screen shots of website

What you can do

• Utilise the PR tool kit within your own PR and communications team;

• Post the photos, case studies, competition results etc. on your website/ blog;

• Tweets, blogs and LinkedIn updates;• Talk about this within your organisation and raise the

profile for internal marketing;• Discuss competition with key stakeholders, internal teams

and clients;• Get your children, nephews, nieces, grandchildren etc. to

enter;

What Next?

• Launch is on Monday 17th June

• Age Categories – – 5 to 9 years, winning design at Book Tokens

– 10 to 13 years, winning design at Halfords

– 14 to 18 years, winning design at B&Q

• Prizes – 1st £150, 2nd £100, 3rd £50 plus £400 to the winners school or club (all paid in gift cards/vouchers)