Marketing Birmingham is the city’s strategic marketing partnership and the driving force behind its growing reputation as a place to visit, meet and invest.

We operate the city’s leisure and business tourism programmes; Visit and Meet Birmingham as well as inward investment programme Business Birmingham.

We have a clear vision for the future. It is one where our city is a thriving economic hub and a pleasure to visit time and again. A city that’s proud of its story and confident of its future.

To bring this vision to life we put partnership to work, bringing together some of the area’s biggest companies and most influential players to create real opportunities for the region’s growth.

Marketing Birmingham has a high-profile board of 14 Non-Executive Directors drawn from the public and private sectors. The company is funded by the public and private sectors, including Birmingham City Council, European Regional Development Funding and some 400 local companies.

Our objectives
Attract investment in to Birmingham, the Black Country and Solihull, helping to create jobs and growth in the area

Increase the value and volume of the visitor economy by helping to diversify and promote its offer

Deliver significant economic impact by attracting major events and conferences to the area, in line with sectors being targeted for inward investment

Strengthen the image and profile of Birmingham as an investment and visitor destination