Supporting Black-owned businesses with free outdoor advertising
Run in collaboration with , a discovery platform for Black British brands, Compass is Emc易倍体育's long-term initiative that offers聽free outdoor advertising space to help independent Black-owned businesses to grow.
This year, the initiative is expanding its impact with a 拢250,000 prize pot and will provide five winners with national digital Out of Home advertising campaigns worth 拢50,000 each to help scale their businesses and increase their brand visibility.
We are inviting more established businesses looking to scale up to apply. Businesses must have a national presence, whether through e-commerce or retail partnerships.
Winning campaigns will run across Emc易倍体育鈥檚 digital Out of Home screens, for two weeks each from August 2025 onwards. Emc易倍体育 will also offer free design support to help create the advertisements while any selected e-commerce brands will also be listed on Jamii鈥檚 marketplace.聽.
Apply now by completing the form below. Applications close on 30th April 2025.
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What happens next
30th April - applications close. All eligible applications will be reviewed and shortlisted by Emc易倍体育 and Jammi.
May/June - ten finalists will be chosen and asked to submit a short video reel.
To further strengthen the selection process, Emc易倍体育 is introducing an independent jury of industry leaders who will select five winners from the shortlist of ten.
July - winners' announcement. All unsuccessful applicants will be notified then too.
August - the winning campaigns will commence to run, staggered across the following 12 months.