Local marketing guides: find more customers
Getting known locally, preparing the key dates of the year and finding new customers, trade by trade.
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How to prepare seasonal promotions: a method for local businesses
Timelines, holiday hours, ideas by trade and post templates to prepare every seasonal promotion in 2027.
Read the guideLocal business marketing ideas: 30 practical, low-cost ideas
30 low-cost ideas to attract local customers: Google, shopfront, neighbours, community groups, local press and online, with a 90-day plan.
Read the guideHow to promote a new business opening: a plan from 60 days before to 30 days after
A 60-day plan to announce your new business opening, with templates to copy.
Read the guideChristmas marketing for shops and restaurants: the week-by-week plan
Countdown plan, festive menu, gift boxes and vouchers, pre-orders, posts and emails to copy for a smooth Christmas.
Read the guideValentine’s Day restaurant ideas: menus, bookings and promotion
Plan Valentine’s Day at your restaurant: set menu, sittings, deposits, promotion and the follow-up that brings reviews.
Read the guideTikTok for restaurants and local businesses: how to get started
Start TikTok for your restaurant or shop: business account, video ideas, licensed music and a realistic posting rhythm.
Read the guidePub marketing ideas: 30 ways to fill your pub midweek and at weekends
30 pub marketing ideas: weekly events, Sunday roast, sport, Google profile, reviews, email and the promotion rules to respect.
Read the guideSmall Business Saturday UK 2026: how to take part, with 25 ideas
Date, how to join, a four-week plan, 25 ideas for cafés, shops, salons, pubs and trades, plus copyable posts and emails.
Read the guideHow to get nail clients: an 8-step plan for nail technicians
Google profile, photos of hands, online booking, reviews, partnerships and a first-visit offer: 8 steps for nail techs.
Read the guideHow to run a wine tasting in your wine shop: licensing, plan and templates
Licensing questions, tasting formats, an evening plan, a profit calculation and invitations to copy.
Read the guideFlorist marketing ideas: 25 practical ideas, from Valentine’s Day to Christmas
25 ideas for florists: peak days, window, Instagram, subscriptions, partners and reviews, with a year planner and messages.
Read the guideHow to find customers as a tradesperson: 12 ways that work
Google profile, reviews, fast quotes, letting agents and neighbours: 12 ways to fill a tradesperson’s diary.
Read the guideHow to get personal training clients: 12 practical methods
12 ways to fill your diary as a trainer: Google, reviews, local partners, companies, referrals and a 30-day plan.
Read the guideHow to get clients as a massage or wellness practitioner
Google profile, reviews, a reassuring website, online booking, gift vouchers and partners: fill a wellness practitioner’s diary.
Read the guideHow to get photography clients: a practical plan
Google profile, reviews, portfolio, partners and replies to enquiries: a plan to fill a photographer’s diary.
Read the guideHow to get more driving school students: 20 practical ideas
Google profile, reviews on pass day, clear prices, the DVSA listing, referrals: 20 ways to fill your diary.
Read the guideHow to get dog grooming clients: a simple plan
Google profile, reviews, next appointment, partners and seasonal offers: filling a dog groomer’s diary.
Read the guideLess time on the computer, more for your customers.
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