HENLEY ROYAL REGATTA

Henley Royal Regatta is one of the most recognised events in the British sporting calendar. For Sodexo Live!, the official hospitality partner since 2013, and their ticketing partner STH, it's also one of the most commercially important content moments of the year. The hospitality packages sold here support a full annual sales cycle, and the content produced on the day has to work as hard commercially as it does aesthetically.

The challenge has evolved over five years. Early briefs focused on single-day capture and social-first outputs, reactive editing shaped around whatever footage came back from the day. That delivered strong content, but highlighted clear limitations. Limited ability to capture the full guest journey. Missed opportunities to build assets for paid use from the outset. High reliance on post-production to shape a story that should have been planned before the cameras rolled.

For 2026, the brief shifted into something more deliberate. A structured campaign capture designed to support the 2027 sales cycle across paid and organic channels.

We proposed moving to a planned capture model built around four defined content pillars.

Food Experience: Hero food visuals, service moments and dining atmosphere captured with intent for premium positioning.

Guest Experience: Day-in-the-life moments, scenic visuals and key guest experiences across enclosures.

Behind the Scenes: Light-touch capture of preparation, team and operational detail to add depth and authenticity.

Guest Testimonials: Short-form clips captured on the day to support both paid and organic use.

Pre-production was planned around the event calendar, priority moments and access constraints agreed with Henley Royal Regatta and Sodexo Live!. Content was designed for paid use from the first frame, not retrofitted in the edit. Every asset was built with a defined purpose before filming began.

This approach works because we understand the event. Morgan has been behind the camera at Henley Royal Regatta for five years. We know which moments matter, where the light falls and how the guest experience unfolds across the day.

• 1 x campaign-led hero edit, 30 to 45 seconds, built for paid use across Meta and LinkedIn

• 6 to 8 social format cutdowns covering food, atmosphere and guest experience

• 4 to 6 testimonial clips captured on the day

• All content delivered platform-ready and paid-ready from the first frame

• Multi-day shoot across a live event with controlled access windows

• Content capture aligned to Henley Royal Regatta brand standards and partner requirements

• Coordination across Sodexo Live!, STH and Henley Royal Regatta stakeholders

• Planned structure ensuring editing is controlled and efficient rather than reactive

• Five years of accumulated event knowledge informing every production decision

A content suite designed to support a full hospitality sales cycle rather than a single social moment. Assets built for paid and organic use from the outset, reducing post-production cost and increasing commercial effectiveness. A continuation of a five-year production relationship that has grown in ambition and output with each year.

Why it matters: Henley Royal Regatta is not the kind of event where you get a second chance. The content produced here represents a partnership that has been running for over a decade. Getting it right requires a team that understands the event, the brand, the audience and the commercial intent behind every shot. That is what five years builds.