In partnership with St Thomas Cathedral, Old Portsmouth
To create your perfect wedding reception at the Cathedral, sole partners limited strive to provide a seamless delivery of a memorable and unique event. Victoria is our event planner and her team will ensure that the evening runs beautifully. Subject to having your wedding ceremony confirmed at the Cathedral, you are then asked to discuss your event requirements with sole partners limited and they will recommend local entertainers and other experts to make the event a success. You will also be introduced to our partnering catering company who will discuss all of your preferred food and beverage requirements. If you would like further information, pricing and a sample menu, please email your request to v@victoriagiordano.co.uk
RNLI Portsmouth Lifeboats Christmas Ball, the first of many!
Friday 12th December 2014 saw the first RNLI Christmas Ball where we raised £3000 for Portsmouth Lifeboats and danced until midnight at the beautiful Cathedral of St Thomas. An intimate affair for 100 guests who were entertained by singers Charlotte and John Millichamp and DJ Steve Kinglsey and dined on a sumptious four course, Christmas inspired menu. Hopefully the start of an annual occasion.
Singing Christmas songs through the champagne reception
A night to remember for friends of the Junior School Association at PGS
The dinner dance for Portsmouth Grammar Junior School Association took place at the local landmark venue for Old Portsmouth, St Thomas Cathedral on 4 May 2013 organised by sole partners limited.
"Thank you so much for organising last night’s ball. Everyone had an amazing time and we raised a fantastic amount of money for the JSA and future projects for the pupils. The event was brilliantly organised and executed from start to finish and I’m sure that it will be the topic of conversation on the playground for many weeks to come" DEPUTY HEADMASTER, PORTSMOUTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL
An Amazing Cause
The night that Victoria and her sister Samantha organised a charity ball in the stunning St Thomas Cathedral, Old Portsmouth to raise money for 'Hope for Harriet' - a local little girl suffering from Rets Syndrome. May 2012. An amazing £10,000 was raised!
To read more about the challenges Harriett faces, see www.reverserett.org.uk
From left, Samantha Duncan, Kelly Phillips from Rets Syndrome and Victoria Giordano, Event Manager for Portsmouth Cathedral, Old Portsmouth
2024 saw a higher ROI for our event partners
Continuing the learnings following the pandemic, we all realised that virtual activity, smaller, focused events both online and in person and, parallel marketing messaging have a positive impact on enhancing the traditional, annual conference presence and help keep an organisation's brand, product or message alive more frequently and for longer. We have built Corporate Partnership programmes and, what we call the 'brand builder' package for our clients and many of their sponsors are reporting a fruitful ROI as a result. If you'd like to learn more about innovating your sponsorship proposition, and offering your partners the longevity their budgets deserve, do get in touch.
2025 & onwards
Delighted to have retained our existing client base into another year - time flies when you're having fun! The more
we work with our clients, the deeper understanding we gain of their memberbase and partner objectives and the more value we can add to enhancing fruitful partnership programmes and packages. We continue to enjoy securing revenue for the IEEE Signal Processing Society, Association Services Ltd, MCI UK Ltd, The Drug Information Association, British Small Animal Vetinerary Society and Service Desk Institute. We
look forward to bringing as much revenue to all of our clients as possible!
Be brave! Buying cycle timescales are reducing
The days of our sponsors strictly securing budget in the Autumn for the whole of the following year, are diminishing. Client buying decisions became much more fluid throughout 2023 & 2024 and we believe it's set to stay. January 2024 was our busiest month for securing revenue against events and activity scheduled for March and April 2024 - the buying cycle timescale has reduced and decision making is later but quicker. Consider ensuring your activity is still on the radar in the Autumn time for the following year but stay agile, don't shy away from ramping up the promotional activity as late as 12 weeks out! You might be surprised at the results.
Variety of sectors helps build our success rates
Results are increasing further as we focus our skill set and effort on strategic sales for sponsorship.
The variety of sectors and getting to know our clients' industries gives us a wider perspective and allows us to use a mix of techniques across sectors. In the last couple of years we have sold sponsorship on events within pharmacology, sound & accoustic speech, image processing, veterinary, hospital services, Government finance, religious associations, membership services, Pharmaceutical medicine, service desk ITSM and many more! There is a conference for everthing and we love the variety - it keeps us creatively thinking, learning and sharing successful ideas across our client base.
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