How thebestof can work for you
We provide affordable and highly effective ways to connect you to both consumers and other local businesses. Whatever your needs or requirements, a bespoke package can be built for you to suit your specific business objectives.
On this site, you will see our offering, but to find out exactly how we can help your business, simply get in touch and we can guide you through the next steps.
Dual Branded Postcards
This tremendous marketing tool has been specifically designed to assist you in collecting testimonials from your customers. They are personally branded for you and so your customers don’t have to worry about postage, these also come in a reply paid format. Alternatively, they can be handed back to you and we will come and collect them. Your customers will love them, they’ll help you to build a valuable testmonial bank quickly and in turn, you’ll create great exposure for your business.
Mix and Match
Mix and Match is all about connecting you to other Business Members of thebestof. You never know when you’ll need a cleaner, a landscape gardener, an accountant or a hairdresser! Being part of thebestof gives you a rich pool of best businesses in town to draw on, all of which you know come recommended. Whatever you need we will be able to connect you with the best in town. And of course we’ll connect others to you.
Commercial Photos
Commercial photos work so effectively, simply because ‘People Buy People’. Every thebestof Business Member gets a photo shoot and we then use these images to promote your business in a fun, relaxed and engaging way. We use these on your feature but they can also be used on Billboards and on our printed material such as door drops further down the line.
Certificates
These simple and effective personally branded certificates are for you to display prominently in your reception/public area. They provide a way of instantly showing your customers that your business is one of the best in town. They can also be a great talking point and be used to help you gain more business.
Brand Awareness
With thebestof you have the opportunity for great brand exposure. The recognition of being a member of thebestof is a nationally respected brand, that tells your local community that you have been accredited as one of the best local businesses. Display the logo on your website, business premises, windows, vehicles etc. It’s great exposure for you and helps position you as one of the best. We will even provide the stickers!
Call Tracking
This effective marketing tool tracks phone traffic that comes to you via thebestof marketing. We can assign you with a dedicated number that we use on all the marketing we do for you. When you get calls it simply diverts to your current telephone number. We can then provide monthly reports to demonstrate how effective thebestof has been for your business.
An Evening with
Don’t miss these great events as they provide a fabulous opportunity for you to mix, mingle and make new business friends! In essence we’ll plug you in to all the other best businesses in town. It’s like being part of a best business club. There are also opportunities to sponsor these evenings, offering you a unique occasion to promote your business to a captive audience of like-minded business owners. Check out our upcoming events section to find out more.
Events
Publicise your events by placing them on thebestof events page. You can either add the events yourself through our website, or send them to us so that we can optimise them for search engines before we add them to the site on your behalf. We can even add a photo for you!
Special offers for members
These online offers are attached to your website feature and are a powerful tool for you to get new customers. We will guide you on what offers work best for your category but its important they are unique to thebestof so we can monitor their success.We’ll then upload them to your feature. Local members of thebestof can print the voucher, so you will know where the business is coming from. We’ll help change these regularly to keep them fresh with local people coming back for more.
Door Drops
Showcasing you with only a selected number of businesses our printed Door Drops or Voucher Booklets go through the letterboxes of local residents. You supply a unique offer so that we can measure the success of the campaign, but essentially this initiative gets your unique message out to thousands of local homes and in turn lots of new business potential.
thebestof ‘bus’
Our fully branded buses further enhance your reputation as one of thebest locally. You will feature alongside other best businesses and gain coverage daily either through our fully wrapped buses or from our mega rears!
Billboards
Our Billboard marketing is a fantastic way of promoting your brand. You will feature amongst just 2 other best businesess in prime locations locally. Using our commercial photography we can use your face to bring your business to life.
Our branded vehicles
Selected members have an opportunity to feature their logo on our branded vehicles to gain further exposure and brand awareness. You may not have your own branded vehicle so this is the next best thing!
Our Support
At the core of our business is our ‘relationship’ building with the best local businesses. We work in partnership with all of our Business Members to make sure that we meet your expectations. With our regular phone support and one to one meetings, we ensure that we are doing our ‘very best’ to provide you with as much support and guidance that you require. The businesses that do well from our proposition are the ones that work with us to maximise the full suite of marketing available.
