Marketing for Chichester businesses
Chichester is a small cathedral city with an unusually varied economy. Just to the north, the Goodwood Estate hosts the Festival of Speed, the Goodwood Revival and Glorious Goodwood racing, drawing very large crowds, and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars builds its cars at Goodwood.
Those events create sharp peaks for hotels, pubs, holiday lets, caterers and event suppliers across the area. Marketing for them is about timing:
- Branded and event-specific Google Search ads running in the weeks before each event, with bookings tracked
- Meta ads aimed at motorsport and racing fans planning a visit
- Email to past guests well ahead of the event calendar
- Quieter months filled with Instagram content, local offers and harbour or Downs breaks
The coastal plain around the city has one of the largest concentrations of commercial glasshouse growers in the UK, producing salad crops, peppers, herbs and flowers for supermarkets. Growers and packhouses sell to retailers rather than consumers, so their marketing is mostly LinkedIn, trade events and recruitment campaigns for seasonal and permanent staff.
Chichester Harbour, a protected landscape, supports sailing clubs, marinas, boatyards and marine services. These businesses sell to boat owners, often across the South Coast and London, and do well with Google Search on specific services such as berths, boat storage or engine servicing, plus email to customers before the season starts.
Culture matters too. Chichester Festival Theatre is one of the country's leading regional theatres, and the Pallant House Gallery holds an important collection of modern British art. Arts organisations sell seasons and memberships through email, Meta ads and Google Ad Grants where eligible. Independent retailers and professional practices in the city centre benefit from local social ads and branded search.
Who we market in Chichester
- Event organisers and suppliers
- Glasshouse growers and packhouses
- Motorsport and automotive suppliers
- Arts and cultural organisations
- Marinas and sailing businesses
- Hotels, pubs and holiday lets
- Independent retailers
- Professional services firms
How it works for Chichester
We run campaigns remotely from our base in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, with targeting set to the towns and postcodes you actually serve. You see everything in accounts you own, with a plain-English report every month. dijitul has worked with UK businesses since 2006.
Prices for Chichester
All prices are "from" and exclude VAT. Ad spend is separate and paid directly to Google, Microsoft, Meta, LinkedIn or TikTok. Paid media management is from £150 a month or 10 to 15% of ad spend, whichever is higher. You own every ad account, pixel, audience and email list we set up.
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Nearby
- Brighton
- Reading
- Oxford
- Southampton
- Portsmouth
- Milton Keynes
- Canterbury
- Slough
- Guildford
- Woking
- Crawley
- Maidstone
- Basingstoke
- High Wycombe
Frequently asked questions
Can you time ads around the Festival of Speed and Revival?
Yes. We plan search and Meta campaigns for the weeks before each Goodwood event, aimed at people planning a visit, then reduce spend afterwards. Google Ads management starts from £150 a month + VAT, with ad spend paid directly to Google.
Do you market Chichester Harbour marinas and boatyards?
We do. Google Search on specific services, Meta ads aimed at boat owners along the South Coast and in London, and email before the season are the usual mix. Email marketing starts from £95 a month + VAT.
Can an arts organisation get free Google ads?
Registered charities may qualify for Google Ad Grants, which gives free search advertising under Google's rules. We check eligibility, set it up and manage it, charged at £45 an hour + VAT or a fixed quote.
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