Small Business Marketing Ideas Generator

As a small business owner, you'll likely find yourself marketing as well as running your business. It can be tough to balance both. So we've chosen marketing ideas that are simple to execute, but have a direct impact on your audience and sales. This is an evolving list and we'll be adding to it. Please get in touch with more marketing ideas for small businesses that you think we should include!

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Create some awesome business cards!

Time: Weeks

Complexity: Tricky

Type:

A business card needn’t be a boring bit of a cardboard with your contact details.

Live blogging

Time: Days

Complexity: Moderate

Type:

You can gain a large number of contacts and followers by live blogging or live tweeting prominent events that you attend, such as conferences, performances or launches.

Merchandise or take-aways/leave behinds

Time: Weeks

Complexity: Expert

Type:

Depending on your type of business, you could take some time to have some of your brand design branded onto products that can be given to potential connections or customers.

Find out when local magazines go to print - be on time!

Time: Hours

Complexity: Easy Peasy

Type:

If you advertise in local magazines, make sure you don’t miss their deadlines. Find out when they go to print and when they need artwork by, and mark it all on your marketing editorial calendar.

Start making videos

Time: Weeks

Complexity: Tricky

Type:

Having video on your website is one of the best things you can do to improve your search engine rankings, and a great way to communicate lots of information about an event or project in a quick and