Marketing activities

Our step-by-step guides provide information and resources on a range of different marketing activities for your business.

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Topics

Ways to advertise your business

Learn about types of advertising, how to plan an activity, what's involved and the regulations that apply.

Using direct marketing

Learn about different types of direct marketing and follow our steps and tips for running an effective activity.

Using trade shows, exhibitions and other events

Learn how to select, plan for, and get the most out of business events, trade shows and exhibitions.

Sales promotions and discounts

Explore 8 sales promotion ideas. Use our top 10 tips and promotion activity calculator to assess your activity.

Managing public relations and the media

Explore different types of public relations (PR) and use our 8 step model to plan your activities.

Using professional marketing services

Compare using in-house skills or outsourced specialists for your business marketing activities. Learn who to use, how to manage them and what to ask.

Marketing on a small budget

Find tips and ideas for marketing and promoting your business with a limited amount of money.

Assess your marketing health

Understand your business's marketing capabilities and find opportunities to improve your marketing health.

Tools and resources

Find more information on marketing support for your small business.

Marketing calculators

Use our interactive calculators to work out pricing for your products and return on investment for your promotions.

Downloadable templates

Use our templates to work out the marketing plan for your business and save them for future reference.

Marketing health check

Use our health check to assess your current marketing approach and find resources to improve your marketing performance.