Hope to the High Street
Amid increasing concerns about the prosperity of Dumfries and calls for urgent action to safeguard the future of the High Street, we are asking you to support our new campaign, to bring some much-needed TLC to the town centre and help revitalise our capital town
How to get involved…
Readers
Support local businesses and the town by shopping local and buying local
whenever you can. See the Dumfries Retailers Association’s ‘Shop Local’ campaign
at www.dumfriesnow.com
It’s not just independents – national chains need your support too, so Dumfries
branches don’t close.
Spread the Love Dumfries message to friends and family. Share our Love Dumfries posts
on social media. Display our stickers (coming soon) in shop windows and car windows.
Find out about and support local initiatives such as plans to improve the
Midsteeple Quarter (see page 31, May issue)
Become a Dumfries & Galloway Life Member! All our 2,800 subscribers will be
receiving our new DG Life Card with the June issue on May 11. As well as a 25%
discount on Virgin Train travel when booking in advance on the West Coast
Mainline, we’ll be adding exclusive local offers. To subscribe to Dumfries &
Galloway Life and receive our new DG Life Card call 01228 612760.
Tell us what you think would help regenerate Dumfries High Street.
email andrea.thompson@cnmedia.co.uk or comment on our
Facebook page or on Twitter @DandGLife
Businesses
Our Love Dumfries initiative supports local businesses by providing access to our
new multi-media campaign to encourage more people to spend time and money
locally. All our packages include:
Print advertising in Dumfries & Galloway Life – the Scottish Magazine of the
Year, the biggest selling magazine in the region, and the leading local media
brand.
Online advertising in our new online directory of premier local businesses,
driven by social media and email newsletter support (see below).
Social media posts for the campaign and regular posts for your business.
Email marketing in the new DG Life Weekly newsletter, which will promote the
campaign and drive traffic to the online directory and your business
DG Life Card Direct access to 2,800 Dumfries & Galloway Life Members. Give
members a 15% discount on purchases and be part of our extensive marketing
campaign for Dumfries & Galloway Life Membership benefits.
Promotional logos and stickers for websites and shop windows.
To find our more about our Love Dumfries business membership packages please call
Lyndsey Featherstone on 07764 657052 or Jane Henderson on 07764 657140.
