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Pitch Perfect: Exeter Christmas Market 2016

Previous winner: Portrait Studio
Pitch Perfect is a competition supported and organised by Market Place, operators of the Exeter Christmas Market. It offers a young business the unique opportunity to expose their products to over 1 million visitors at the award-winning Market FREE of charge. To date every winning business has gone on to continue trading and their business has received that all-important cash injection vital to success in the early stages of growth.

The competition is open to:
  • Businesses or sole traders operating for at least 6 months but for no more 24 months.
  • Businesses or sole traders selling quality products (in the categories listed below) deemed by Market Place to be of interest to visitors at the Exeter Christmas Market. 

Eligible Product Categories
  • Art / Craft
  • Fashion
  • Food (not fast food, confectionery or drinks)
  • Handmade Toys
  • Festive themed products

Winners will receive
  • A chalet at the Exeter Christmas Market from 19 November – 18 December 2016. 
  • Inclusion in an extensive PR campaign.
  • A business mentor session (3 hrs) in advance of the market opening.

Rules for entrants
  • Applicants must submit (by email) applications no later than Friday 16 September 2016 
  • All applicants must be aged 18 years or over
  • The business / sole trader must not be currently registered to trade as part of the Exeter Christmas Market
  • The business/ sole trader must have been trading or registered for no less than six months but for more than 24 months
  • Product samples cannot be included as part of the application
  • The business must be able to trade for the full opening hours of the Exeter Christmas Market: Saturday 19 November – Sunday 18 December 2016.
  • The winner is responsible for branding and dressing their chalet in conjunction with the Christmas Market guidelines
  • Canvassing will result in disqualification.

Key dates
  • All applications must be submitted by email to emma@marketplaceeurope.co.uk 
  • The winning business will be notified w/c 26 September 2016
  • The winning business must be in a position to begin trading from 19 November during the following hours*:
Mon – Wed 10am – 7pm
Thurs – Sat 10pm – 9pm 
Sunday 11am – 6pm

* please note trading dates and times may be subject to change

Please email Emma Rhodes (emma@marketplaceeurope.co.uk) for an application form. 



Previous Winner: artist Donna Richardson

Previous winner: Radshore

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