Festive Design Ideas

At TemplateCloud we are fans of forward planning so we have been looking ahead at the next couple of months to see what type of designs clients might be looking to buy over the festive season.

Lots of you have already been uploading Christmas card designs ahead of October and November sales. As well as sending festive greetings, many companies, small businesses, communities and organisations also use flyers and leaflets to promote other events and traditions. Why not consider:

Christmas parties and events

As well as promotional designs for the obvious Christmas Eve and Boxing Day events at bars and clubs, don’t forget about other businesses that may offer Christmas catering, venue hire or fancy dress hire. Restaurants also often do set price menus in the lead up to Christmas with advance bookings and discount for large parties or Corporate bookings.

Christmas Craft Fairs

Very popular events for artists, craftsmen and venders of fresh produce. Make sure you include an area for a list of what’s available to buy and do on your design as well as location and dates for the event.

Christmas Carol Concerts

Whether they are a free community event or a professional carol service, carol concerts still need promoting to draw in the festive crowds.

New Years Eve

As with Christmas events, New Years Eve is a big event for the bars and clubs so promotional New Year designs for this sector are always popular. Again many restaurants and smaller venues also offer evening packages such as set price menus or evening entertainment to bring in the New Year.

January Sales

One of the big annual events in retail! Don’t forget that other industries also run their own equivalent to a January Sale. This can be in the form of general discounting across products and services or more value adding such as no inscription fees for educational courses booked in January or 3 courses for the price of 2 in restaurants for example.

New Years Resolutions

Businesses often appeal to clients’ good intentions at the start of the new year. Headlines such as ‘New Year, New You’ are very common with gyms and the health and beauty sector. It’s also a prime time for home renovations and decorations with people looking to the coming year and reassessing their home environment. Don’t forget to include an area for a discount or similar promotion to help draw in clients.

January Blues

We all suffer from them and some sectors angle their marketing material at the start of the year to offer products and services to help clients ‘Beat the January Blues’. These are usually sectors linked to leisure, travel, health and well-being such as spas, beauty salons, gyms, holiday and travel agencies, comedy venues and bars.

Dont forget to use the TemplateCloud Tactics for every design you do to give your designs greater selling power.

Happy designing!