Marketing and publicity

Whatever you do, don't forget to publicise your event. Roll-up, roll-up!

Resources

Marketing your event
Creating a map for your green open homes event

Good communications guide

Image bank: 
Copyright free graphics that can be used by not-for-profit groups to help publicise green open homes events. You can use the images on websites, leaflets and any other kind of publicity materials. Feel free to use editing software to add colour and customise them to suit your needs. You can download a zip file of the images in three different formats:
JPG files
EPS files
TIF files

Top ten tips on promoting open home events in rural areas
(Resource provided by h.energy)

Examples of marketing materials:

Example of an open homes event map
(Resource provided by Bristol Green Doors)

Examples of invitations for open homes hosts to hand out
Side 1
Side 2
(Resource provided by Bristol Green Doors)
Postcard invitation
(Resource provided by en-form Colchester)

Blank advertising flyers for printing
Fill in by hand
PDF with editable fields

Examples of advertising flyers
Bristol Green Doors
Oxfordshire Green Open Homes

Examples of promotional posters:
Bristol Green Doors
en-form Colchester Green Open Homes
Oxfordshire Green Open Homes

Example press release
(Resource provided by Lancaster District Green Open Homes)
 

If you want to speak to someone about setting up a Green Open Homes event, get in touch at communities@cse.org.uk.