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Discover Black Country is built on community, collaboration, and local pride — and we’re always looking to partner with businesses, creators, venues, photographers, writers, and organisations who want to help showcase the best of our region.

Whether you’re a small independent, a growing brand, a local creative, or a community project, partnering with us puts your story in front of thousands of people who care about the Black Country and want to explore more of it.

A bold panoramic photographic view of the Black Country’s industrial skyline at golden hour, featuring towering red-brick factory chimneys, intricate black ironwork, and a winding canal cutting through the scene. Narrowboats are moored along the canal’s edge, their painted hulls reflecting in the still water. Warm, low sunlight rakes across textured brick walls and rusted metal bridges, casting elongated shadows and illuminating faint haze in the air. Shot from a slightly elevated angle with sharp focus throughout, the composition emphasizes contrast between deep shadows and fiery sky. The mood is powerful and dramatic, celebrating industrial heritage with vibrant color and photographic realism, perfect as a hero image for a destination site inviting visitors to see more and discover more.

Partner Listings: Why Work With Us

Partner listings give you a dedicated space on Discover Black Country — designed to highlight what makes you unique and help people find you quickly and easily.

Benefits of becoming a partner

  • Increased visibility — Your listing appears across relevant guides, categories, and search results.
  • Featured placement — Priority positioning in articles, roundups, and “Top Picks” sections.
  • Professional presentation — Clean, modern layout with photos, descriptions, contact details, and links.
  • Community reach — Connect with locals, visitors, families, explorers, and regional audiences.
  • Content collaboration — Opportunities for sponsored features, reels, interviews, and photo stories.
  • SEO boost — Your listing helps strengthen your online presence and search visibility.
  • Social Boost – Your listing will also be boosted as part of our paid campaigns on social media outlets, maximising exposure to your brand.
  • Support for independents — We champion local businesses and creators with genuine storytelling.

Partner listings are available for cafés, restaurants, pubs, attractions, shops, services, creatives, venues, events, and community organisations.

A vibrant photographic street-level scene of a traditional Black Country canal-side pub exterior at twilight, without any people present. The brick building is painted deep maroon with cream trim, adorned with ornate black metal railings and a carved wooden sign featuring a bold emblem. Warm interior light spills through multi-pane windows, reflecting on the canal’s rippling surface and highlighting moored narrowboats with classic decorative paintwork. Overhead, a deep blue sky transitions to indigo, while subtle reflections of signage glow in the water. Captured from a three-quarter angle using the rule of thirds, the composition balances the pub, water, and sky, conveying an energetic yet cozy atmosphere that invites visitors to discover nightlife and local character across the Black Country.

Contributions

We actively welcome contributions from locals, photographers, writers, explorers, and businesses. If you’ve captured something special in the Black Country, we want to help share it.

What you can submit

  • Articles — Stories, guides, reviews, local history, interviews, or community features.
  • Photos — Landscapes, events, food, architecture, wildlife, people, or creative shots.
  • Videos — Short reels, walk-throughs, event clips, interviews, or cinematic edits.

Best formats

  • Articles: Word document or plain text (.docx or .txt). If possible, please submit a feature image illustrating the post; if not, we will do our best to source one.
  • Photos: High‑resolution JPG or PNG (minimum 1500px wide). Please submit a caption to the photo so we understand the background story.
  • Videos: MP4 or MOV, ideally under 60 seconds for reels.
  • Captions & credits: Include your name, social links, any required crediting and the background story to the content you are submitting.

How to send your content

Email your submissions to hello@discoverblackcountry.co.uk with the subject line: “Content Submission – [Your Name]”

If files are large, you can send a Google Drive, Dropbox, or WeTransfer link.

We review all submissions and will contact you if your content is selected for publication.

A bold panoramic photographic view of the Black Country’s industrial skyline at golden hour, featuring towering red-brick factory chimneys, intricate black ironwork, and a winding canal cutting through the scene. Narrowboats are moored along the canal’s edge, their painted hulls reflecting in the still water. Warm, low sunlight rakes across textured brick walls and rusted metal bridges, casting elongated shadows and illuminating faint haze in the air. Shot from a slightly elevated angle with sharp focus throughout, the composition emphasizes contrast between deep shadows and fiery sky. The mood is powerful and dramatic, celebrating industrial heritage with vibrant color and photographic realism, perfect as a hero image for a destination site inviting visitors to see more and discover more.
A highly detailed photographic close-up of a Black Country cast-iron signpost at a historic canal junction, its embossed white lettering reading local place names against a glossy black background. Flaking paint reveals hints of metal beneath, adding character and texture. The sign rises from a cobbled towpath lined with weathered mooring bollards. Soft overcast daylight creates diffused, even lighting, accentuating the subtle textures of iron, stone, and water without harsh shadows. In the blurred background, a narrow canal curves between old brick warehouses and an arched iron bridge. Captured at eye level with a shallow depth of field, the mood is bold yet inviting, evoking exploration and wayfinding across the Black Country.

If you’d like to work with us, collaborate, or explore partnership options, we’d love to hear from you. Whether you’re a business wanting more visibility, a creator looking to share your work, or an organisation with a story to tell — let’s talk.

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