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Local Marketing
Clear, helpful local marketing advice for kids activity providers and local small businesses. Learn how to reach more families, boost bookings and grow your business without big budgets or complex tools. Practical tips you can use right away.
Local marketing tactics that actually work (with case studies)
Local marketing tactics with solid evidence behind them, covering local SEO, promotions, and social media and written for UK businesses with no time to waste.
How to Set Up Locally Targeted Meta Ads for Your Business
If you’re a local business—especially one offering activities and classes for children—you want your advertising to reach people in your local area. Meta ads (on Facebook and Instagram) can be an effective tool to help with that. They … Read more
100 Instagram Hook Ideas to Boost Reach for Children’s Activity Providers
Struggling to know what to post on Instagram? Here’s a simple solution that works. If you’ve ever found yourself staring at your phone, unsure what to post on Instagram to promote your sessions, camps, or classes—you’re definitely not … Read more
9 Best Course Booking Systems for Classes & Activities
Admin is frequently one of the biggest time-consumers for small businesses. According to a report in The Independent, 33% of SME owners say there isn’t enough time in the day to get everything done. (1) This number becomes … Read more
How to Market to Schools: A Guide for Children’s Activity Providers
Working with schools can provide you with a steady income stream, create local brand visibility, and give you access to a wider pool of local parents who are often keen to enrol their children in extracurricular clubs. In … Read more
Staff Supervision Templates for Children’s Activity Providers
If you’re a childcare or children’s activity provider, we know that it can often feel like there is always more admin to do. One of those tasks might be setting up and maintaining a system for staff supervision. … Read more
How to Market to Parents and Create an Engaged Audience
Parents make up a huge portion of the population with 43% of UK families living in households having dependent children. (1) Many parents are willing to spend money, especially when it benefits their kids. And while parents are … Read more
3 Top Tips to Grow Your Kids Activity Business
We know that running a business can be a challenge. Often, it feels like you’ll never get to the end of your ever-growing to-do list. One of the items on that to-do list is often ‘Think of ways … Read more
How to succeed with Facebook ads for small businesses
Facebook ads are a great way to reach new customers in your local area. But with the growing demand for social media advertising, it has become harder to create ads that deliver within budget. To help your Facebook … Read more