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22 Mar 2024

Rob Brown, co-director of Dalby Forest Cycle Hub, a not-for-profit hire scheme has been nominated for the Tourism Superstar 2024 award, run by VisitEngland.

21 Mar 2024

ACS (The Association of Convenience Stores) and the Federation of Independent Retailers (The Fed) have both welcomed a new report published by the Association of Police and Crime...

21 Mar 2024

As reported by Healthstores UK, new data contained in the 2024 Soil Association Organic Market report shows that independent retailers delivered an impressive 10% growth in 2023, with...

21 Mar 2024

An independent bottle shop and bar in Cheltenham has been named as the UK's Independent Beer and Wine Retailer of the Year 2024 at the Drinks Retailing Awards. 

21 Mar 2024

A number of organisations, including Bira (the British Independent Retailers’ Association), other trade associations, BIDs and unions have met with officials from the Welsh Government to...

21 Mar 2024

The British Independent Retailers’ Association (Bira) has reacted to data released by PwC and the Local Data Company exploring the state of the UK retail landscape.

8 Mar 2024

Daniel Blackham, editor of industry magazine BikeBiz, has been writing about his experience of completing the Cytech technical one qualification at training provider Spokes People in Milton...

6 Mar 2024

Cytech partner Activate Cycle Academy, the largest and most recognised training provider of bike maintenance and technical training courses to the UK’s cycle industry, recently welcomed a...

6 Mar 2024

The Greeting Card Association has reacted to a BBC Panorama programme lifting the lid on Royal Mail management prioritising parcel delivery over letters, which it says are in contradiction of...

4 Mar 2024

Pop star Kate Bush has been announced as an ambassador for this year's Record Store Day, on 20 April.

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How to grow your independent business using new social media techniques

Posted on in Business News , Cycles News

Every week Maybe* bring you social media tactics and top tips to drive your social media strategy forwards.

They introduce you to real life businesses like The Old Dairy Brewery and My Tiny Little Fairy Studio in Ashford. Both these businesses are independents who are growing their business using social media so you can learn from and replicate their success using new techniques.

 

How using tutorials on social media can drive sales

My Tiny Little Studio is a children's fair accessories and activity business just outside of Ashford. Anneli Woolis creates fairy accessories and activity packs kids for children. Having previously done workshops and kids parties during the pandemic she was forced onto zoom and has thrived. Her Etsy business has boomed and she thinks this is down to her online tutorials and connecting with what customers really want through her shop and instagram.

By using tutorials she has shown how versatile her products are, how you can really get creative and if you are feeling less creative she literally shows you how it's done.

Top tip: Put yourself out there, find your niche and show people what you can do. Making something super easy for someone can really help you sell more and get better testimonials.

 

 

How collaborating within your place through social media keeps you going

Old Dairy Brewery is a Microbrewery based in Tenterden, Ashford. Born in 2010, moved to larger premises in 2014 to brew a range of beers, English bitters and pale ales across the UK mainly to pubs and farm shops and some South Eastern Co-Ops. Having to build their online shop up almost from scratch selling to consumers rather than their main business- pubs, was tough for the team but they used Linked In and collaborated with their local area to stay relevant and focused on keeping afloat.

They found some other breweries and other businesses and monitored them to see how they were keeping people informed to get some ideas. They also found a local Italian food van through social media and teamed up to create more of an experience in their garden.

Top tip: Collaborate within your area. Use the maybe platform to find businesses in your area you can support and perhaps work with. We all need to invite people back right now. Give it a go.

 

With the Maybe* platform, you don't have to be a social media pro to increase traffic and sales. 

Sign up to Maybe* and join the conversation, it's free to get started.


 

 

 

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