How to find independent brands to shop with this Christmas
Searching for the perfect gift for your loved ones or as a treat for yourself?
Here are a few tips on how to find independent brands to shop with this Christmas.
HAVE A FLICK THROUGH MAGAZINES (OR READ ONLINE)
The press has been incredibly supportive of small brands, especially this year. Their Christmas gift guides have tons of independent products to suit every family member.
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Time Out is even offering a free two months of unlimited access to Readly, an online platform with over 5000 digital magazines so you can read your favourite publications from your smartphone or tablet.
As well as traditional print publications, you can also look through online press articles for gift ideas and as an extra bonus, these gifts will be instantly shoppable through the links.
THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Save posts from your favourite small brands so you have a visual list of products you love and won’t forget. See who those small brands are following and interacting with. From these IG accounts, you can click to see other suggested accounts to follow, which are likely to be more fab indie businesses.
ONLINE MARKETS
Take a look through independent online makers’ websites such as Indie Roller, Pedddle and Crafty Fox. You can discover a plethora of designers and makers by checking the IG profiles of markets and craft fairs.
@craftyfoxmarket
As these sadly won’t be physically running this year they will be promoting these indie brands online and on their feeds.
WORD OF MOUTH
Chances are you have people around you who love shopping from indie brands. Ask these people where they shop and who they follow, your next present idea could be a phone call away!
THE PR DISPATCH PINTEREST
Finally, we at PR Dispatch have an incredible community of talented small brands so we’ve curated a Pinterest shop full of our members’ products.
Have a browse through here and enjoy shopping independent this year.
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Want to get your product-based business featured in the Christmas gift guides?
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The Christmas Gift Guide PR membership gives you everything you need to pitch your product to the Christmas press and you'll have access to 200+ UK Christmas press contacts for over 150 gift guides between July and December 2022 covering long-lead, short-lead and online magazines and newspapers.
Last year our Christmas Gift Guide members were featured in The Guardian, Vogue, Good Food, The Financial Times, and many many more.