28/08/2026
Having an advert in a local magazine is a great start, but how you use that space really matters.
Your advert has just a few seconds to catch someone's attention, so don't try to say absolutely everything.
Here are 5 simple tips for creating a local advert that gets noticed:
1๏ธโฃ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ
Give readers an immediate reason to stop and look.
2๏ธโฃ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ
Don't overwhelm people with too much information. What is the ONE thing you want them to remember?
3๏ธโฃ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐น๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ
Use your logo, brand colours, imagery and consistent branding.
4๏ธโฃ ๐ง๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ป๐ฒ๐
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Visit your website, call you, book an appointment or request a quote. Make your CTA clear.
5๏ธโฃ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ผ๐
Include the details people actually need, such as your website, phone number, social media or QR code.
๐ก ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ง ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐จ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต ๐ช๐ด๐ฏ'๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ณ๐บ!
As well as offering advertising opportunities within ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ, we can also help with the design of your advert.
Whether you already have established branding and need us to bring it together into an eye-catching advert, or you're starting from scratch, we can help create something that looks professional and gets your business noticed.
Because your advert doesn't need to tell your entire business story.
It needs to make the right person think:
โ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต'๐ด ๐ฆ๐น๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ญ๐บ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ!โ ๐
๐ Thinking about advertising your business in your local ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ edition? Get in touch to find out about our current advertising opportunities and how we can help with your advert design.