Advertising Electoral Supplies & Services
This page provides electoral suppliers with relevant information concerning the various opportunities for advertising their services with the AEA. If you are already familiar with the information on this page and have already decided to proceed, the online request form is at the foot of the page.
Communication with members
Every week, via its newsletter, the Association’s communications team provide our 1800+ members with the latest news and information about what’s going on in the world of electoral services. Every single member receives a personalised email as soon as the newsletter is published.
Once a quarter, the Association’s quarterly Arena magazine provides less formal content whilst still reporting relevant current news and information. As is the case with the newsletter, every member is individually notified of the magazine’s publication.
In addition, news updates are published on the website on a daily basis and the site is packed with guidance and other informative material to assist our members in their work.
Advertising opportunities
The Association’s website is a great way of advertising to anyone who accesses both the members’ and public areas of the site; the newsletter can carry advertisements, as can Arena, and we can also send advertising features to each individual AEA member.
An organisation providing supplies and services to those engaged in the administration of elections and electoral registration can arrange to have its own web page in the site’s public area, containing information about their products and services with relevant contact details. Those taking up this option will also have a banner advertisement/logo displayed on the members’ home page. See below for a list of companies who have already taken advantage of this form of promotional advertising; each one is a link to their page:-
- Civica Democracy & Engagement
- Democracy Counts
- Idox Elections
- Print Image Network
- Print.UK.com
- Smartmatic
- Smith & Ouzman
- Stephen Austin Ltd
Table of advertising charges (wef 1-10-20)
| Single advert in ARENA | £379 |
| 4 adverts in ARENA | £1,357 (£339.25 each) |
| 6 adverts in ARENA | £1,845 (£307.50 each) |
| 12 adverts in ARENA | £3,307 (£275.59 each) |
| Supplier page on the AEA website plus banner advert on members’ home page (12-month period) | £955 |
| Advertising feature sent to all AEA members by email (single communication) | £379 |
| Single advert in weekly newsletter | £379 |
PLEASE NOTE: ALL PRICES ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE OF V.A.T.
Please be aware that the submission of an order for any form of advertising does not guarantee its implementation and the AEA reserves the right to decide not to publish or circulate any material submitted in support of it.
Files containing all advertising material can be uploaded during completion of the online order form but please ensure that advertisements for inclusion exclusively in the weekly newsletter (not the combined newsletter/ARENA) are uploaded via the form, or sent by email to the Website Manager by no later than 12 noon on the Monday of the week in which the newsletter is published.
Individual email distribution of advertising features to all AEA members can be undertaken on any date of your choosing; these can also be uploaded via the form or sent to the Website Manager but please submit them at least two working days before the email distribution takes place. See below for various aids to the process.
- Example of a previously distributed feature containing a few graphics.
- Example of a previously distributed feature containing just a couple of small images.
- Detailed specification of the advertising material/information to be provided to us when placing an order.
- Supplier advertising request online form – using this will ensure a speedy response to your request.
- Download an Excel version of the supplier advertising request if you experience any difficulty with the online form, you can complete this and send it by email.
Publication dates and copy deadlines for ARENA magazine
These may be subject to change depending upon circumstances at the time, but, if this should prove necessary, adequate notice would be given. Currently, we aim to publish on the first of the month, or the next available working day if that is a Saturday, Sunday or Bank Holiday.
| Issue | Publication date | Copy required by |
| Summer 2021 | 1 June 2021 | 26 May 2021 |
| Autumn 2021 | 1 September 2021 | 25 August 2021 |
| Winter 2021 | 1 December 2021 | 24 November 2021 |
| Spring 2022 | 1 March 2022 | 22 February 2022 |
If, after having read all of the above, you want further details or would like to discuss any aspect of advertising through the AEA, please contact the Website Manager, Nigel Hurll, nigel.hurll@aea-elections.co.uk.
Order form for advertising
If you want to take up any of the above advertising options, complete the order form below (please note that all starred fields are required):