Creative Holiday Marketing Ideas for Royal Oak Small Businesses

The holidays are a great time to get creative with your marketing. There are lots of opportunities to engage with customers and connect with your community. By thinking outside the box, you can make a big impact without breaking the bank. The Greater Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce shares some ideas to get you started.

Gift Guides

One creative way to market your business during the holidays is to create a gift guide. Publitas notes that this is a great way to show off your products and highlight special deals. You can share your gift guide via email, on social media, or even as a PDF on your website. Even if you originally create the document in Microsoft Word or PowerPoint, you can use a PDF converter to convert the files into an easy-to-use PDF. Upload or drag and drop the file that needs converted and in just three quick additional steps you’ll have the PDF ready to share on social media, send via email, or share on your website.

Useful and Interactive Content

SocialPilot points out that another great way to connect with your audience during the holidays is to post useful and interactive content. This could be anything from holiday recipes to DIY tutorials. People love finding new ideas and tips during this busy time of year. If you can make their lives easier, they'll appreciate it, and they'll remember your business when they need what you offer.

Giveaways and Contests

Everyone loves a good giveaway or contest. This is a great way to generate excitement and engagement around your brand. Be sure to promote your contest across all of your channels, so everyone has a chance to enter. And make sure the prize is something people will really want.

Invest in Holiday Packaging

If you sell physical products, holiday packaging is a must. This is an easy way to make your products look more festive and put your customers in the holiday spirit. Even if you don't sell physical products, you can still get into the holiday spirit by using festive packaging for any promotional materials you send out.

Engage Via Social Media

Social media is a great platform for holiday marketing. You can use it to connect with customers, promote deals and events, and share festive content. Be sure to stay active and engaged—people love interacting with brands they love during the holidays.  And don't forget about using hashtags!  #HappyHolidays,  #HolidayCheer, and #SmallBusinessSeason are all excellent options for promoting your business this time of year.                                  

Show Appreciation

This is the time of year when people are more likely to support businesses they love. If you have loyal customers, be sure to reward them this holiday season. You could offer exclusive discounts, early access to sales, or even just a handwritten thank-you note expressing how much you appreciate their business. Everyone loves feeling appreciated, so this is sure to put a smile on their faces, and keep them coming back for more. 

Partner Up

Partnering with other businesses is a great way to reach new audiences and build relationships with other small businesses in your community. There are lots of ways to partner up, from co-hosting an event to creating joint marketing campaigns. Brainstorm some ideas with other local business owners and see what sticks. 

Try a Holiday Event

Hosting a unique event is another great way to get people excited about your brand during the holidays, and it doesn't have to be big or expensive. Just come up with something that will get people talking (in a good way). For example, you could host a holiday-themed trivia night or an ugly sweater party at your store/restaurant/office space. Whatever you do, make sure it's something people will really want to attend and that it aligns with your brand identity.

The holidays are the perfect time of year for small businesses to get creative with their marketing efforts—and there are lots of ways to do it! By thinking outside the box and putting forth some extra effort, you can make a big impact without breaking the bank. Do you have any creative holiday marketing ideas? We'd love to hear them! Share in the comments below. Happy Holidays!