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10 Must-Run Marketing Plays for Small Businesses in 2026

The year ahead favors the bold, the scrappy, and the founder-led.

If you’re a small business owner heading into 2026 with a “let’s just keep doing what worked in 2021” mindset… oh sweetheart, pull up a chair. The marketing landscape has officially entered the era of AI engines, personalized discovery, lifestyle storytelling, and consumers who can spot inauthenticity a mile away (even from behind a screen scrolling at 2x speed).

Last Minute Holiday Marketing Tricks For You to Do Right Now
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Last Minute Holiday Marketing Tricks For You to Do Right Now

I get it, you’re probably maxed out on Christmas marketing strategies. All those wild discounts and intense promotions big box stores wield like customer swiping machetes can be hard to compete with for a smaller, independent brand.

Big brands have giant marketing budgets that churn out deals that are hard to imagine competing with - but herein lies your power as a small seller. You can quickly bob and weave with the trends in a way that big Titanic level corporations just can’t.

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Brands: Support Retailers Through Local Media Outreach
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Brands: Support Retailers Through Local Media Outreach

We so often hear the phrase “shop local” and “shop small” but many times brands aren’t sure how to support smaller regional retailers who carry their lines.

One method that truly helps support both your retail customers, and promote sales, is outreach to smaller regional magazines.

Virtually every demographic has a good number of geographically focused magazines and media, usually named after the city or state where they are published. There are media companies that specialize in producing beautiful glossy publications for specific demographics throughout North America. Their magazine products are often truly polished and stunning.

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