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Get your business talked about, online and offline.

More than social media: we love marketing. Not everything happens on a screen. We write press releases that get you noticed, design leaflets people keep, plan direct mail that lands on the right doormats and organise events that bring your community together, then make sure every one of them keeps working on social media, Google and your website.

Real stories. Beautiful design. Memorable moments. Measured results.

Why traditional marketing still matters

Be seen in more places than the feed.

Your customers read local news, open their post, pick up leaflets and go to events. Meeting them there makes your business feel established, trusted and part of the community.

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Be in the news

A good story in local, trade or sector media builds credibility that advertising cannot buy.

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Be in their hands

A well-designed leaflet or brochure stays on the fridge, the desk or the counter long after a post has scrolled past.

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Be on the doormat

Fewer businesses send post, so a thoughtful mailing stands out and gets read.

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Be in the room

Events turn followers into real relationships, and give you content for weeks afterwards.

What we do

PR, print, post and events, all joined up.

Choose one, or let us bring them together into a campaign that runs online and offline at the same time.

01 · PR

Press releases and media relations

We find the story in your business, write a release journalists can use and share it with relevant local, trade and sector media. Every release becomes website news and social content too.

Story findingPress releasesMedia outreachExpert comment
02 · PRINT

Leaflets, brochures and print design

Leaflets, flyers, posters, brochures and appointment cards with one clear message, your brand and a strong call to action, supplied print-ready or printed for you.

Leaflets & flyersBrochuresPostersQR codes
03 · DIRECT MAIL

Direct mail that gets opened

Targeted mailings to existing customers or chosen local areas: letters, postcards and offers, planned so responses can be tracked and followed up online.

TargetingCopy & designResponse trackingFollow-up
04 · EVENTS

Events people remember

Award evenings, launches, open days, community and charity events. We handle planning, partners, promotion and the story before, during and after the day.

PlanningPartners & sponsorsPromotionPhoto & video
Events we have brought together

We don’t just talk about community. We organise it.

Third yearWith Enfield Council

The Enfield Business Awards

Brought together by founder Garry Kousoulou FBDO and Loving Social Media, with the support of Enfield Council, Southgate College and the local business community, to celebrate the people and businesses that make Enfield special.

See the Enfield Business Awards →
100+ marchersLondon New Year’s Day Parade

Healthy Eyes Save Lives

Our eye-health awareness campaign at the 2026 London New Year’s Day Parade brought together over 100 optical professionals and Hackney volunteers to champion eye health and colour vision deficiency awareness.

Read about the parade →
In the news

Stories we created, covered by the press.

From local newspapers to the optical trade press, these are stories we have helped create and share. It’s the same approach we use to get our clients noticed.

As featured in6 May 2026Client story · COLORON

Colour vision lenses rollout aims to close gap in UK optical care

COLORON colour vision lenses and Ishihara test plates
COLORON colour vision lenses and Ishihara test plates. Photo: Loving Social Media

A national rollout of COLORON colour vision enhancement lenses followed a screening session that found four colour-deficient umpires who had never been offered support beyond a diagnosis. Garry explains why the one in twelve men with colour vision deficiency deserve real solutions, not just a test result.

Read the full article on Optician →
As featured in7 September 2026Campaign

UK colour vision awareness drive reaches schools & sport

Healthy Eyes Save Lives campaigners with eye-health placards
Healthy Eyes Save Lives campaigners with eye-health placards. Photo: Loving Social Media

Garry’s colour vision campaign expands into schools, GP surgeries and sport, with a Vision Network UK talk in Preston and an appearance at the British Optical Association Museum’s 125th anniversary Open House in London.

Read the full article on Optician →
As featured in9 January 2025Event

Parading the importance of eye health

Garry at the London New Year’s Day Parade 2025
Garry at the London New Year’s Day Parade 2025. Photo: Loving Social Media

More than 100 marchers carried multilingual eye charts in Enfield’s New Year’s Day Parade entry, curated by Garry, uniting local diversity and eye-health awareness with support from optical businesses and charities.

Read the full article on Optometry Today →
As featured in2 September 2026Community

Local campaign launched to offer support for people with colour blindness

Healthy Eyes Save Lives placards at the parade
Healthy Eyes Save Lives placards at the parade. Photo: Loving Social Media

Garry offers free colour-vision awareness sessions to local schools for Colour Blind Awareness Day, and invites local groups to join Enfield’s New Year’s Day Parade entry.

Read the full article on Enfield Dispatch →
As featured inTrade pressEvent

London New Year’s Day Parade calls on local practices

Poster inviting volunteers to join the London New Year’s Day Parade
Poster inviting volunteers to join the London New Year’s Day Parade. Photo: Loving Social Media

The optical trade magazine invites practices to join the eye-health float at the London New Year’s Day Parade.

Read the full article on Optician →
As featured inParikiakiDecember 2025Event

Garry Kousoulou brings “Healthy Eyes Save Lives” to a global audience of millions

Crowds lining the route of the London New Year’s Day Parade
Crowds lining the route of the London New Year’s Day Parade. Photo: Loving Social Media

Coverage of the Healthy Eyes Save Lives campaign and its place in one of the world’s most-watched parades.

Read the full article on Parikiaki →
As featured inLocal newsEvent

Optician showcases Enfield’s 88 languages in London parade

Enfield’s parade entry in costume
Enfield’s parade entry in costume. Photo: Loving Social Media

Multilingual eye charts celebrated the borough’s diversity at the New Year’s Day Parade, where Enfield’s entry was commended.

Read the full article on Enfield Independent →
As featured in17 June 2026Awards

Nominations open for third edition of Enfield Business Awards

Garry hosting the Enfield Business Awards
Garry hosting the Enfield Business Awards. Photo: Loving Social Media

Garry, as awards founder, launches nominations for the 2026 Enfield Business Awards.

Read the full article on Enfield Dispatch →
As featured in26 June 2024Awards

Local entrepreneurs and charity leaders celebrated at second annual Enfield Business Awards

Winners at the 2024 Enfield Business Awards
Winners at the 2024 Enfield Business Awards. Photo: Loving Social Media

Around 20,000 residents voted across 24 categories, with the ceremony co-hosted by Garry at Millfield Theatre.

Read the full article on Enfield Dispatch →
As featured inLocal newsSpeaking

Optician Garry Kousoulou speaks at Vision-X Opticare conference in Dubai on power of social media

Garry teaches eye-care professionals from around the world how social media can grow their businesses.

Read the full article on Enfield Independent →
As featured inLocal newsRecognition

Optician who ‘loves’ his job makes national competition final

National recognition for Garry’s work as an independent optician.

Read the full article on Enfield Independent →

One story. Every channel working together.

Traditional marketing is at its best when it doesn’t stop at the printer or the press desk.

1A press story or event creates something worth talking about.
2Leaflets and direct mail put it in people’s hands.
3Social media, photos and video spread it further.
4Your website and Google profile turn interest into enquiries.
5We measure what worked and build on it.
Questions, answered

PR, print and events FAQs

Can you write a press release for my business?

Yes. We find the story worth telling, whether that is a launch, an award, a milestone, a charity partnership or an expert comment on something in the news, then write a clear, newsworthy release with quotes, images and the details journalists need. We can also share it with relevant local, trade and sector media and turn it into social posts and website news.

Do you design leaflets and printed materials?

Yes. We design leaflets, flyers, posters, brochures, menus, appointment cards and other printed materials that match your brand and carry one clear message and call to action. We can supply print-ready files or manage the print run for you.

Does direct mail still work?

It can work very well, because far fewer businesses send it than email. A well-targeted, well-designed mailing to existing customers or a carefully chosen local area stands out on the doormat. We plan who receives it, what it says and how responses are tracked, and we follow it up online so the message is seen more than once.

What kind of events do you organise?

Award evenings, launches, open days, community and charity events, parade entries and networking events. Our biggest is the Enfield Business Awards, now in its third year, which we bring together with Enfield Council, Southgate College and local businesses. We handle the planning, promotion, partners and the story before, during and after the day.

How do traditional marketing and social media work together?

They make each other stronger. A press story becomes social posts and a website news article. A leaflet carries a QR code to your Google profile or booking page. An event gives you weeks of photos, videos and stories. Because we look after both sides, every offline activity keeps working online long after it has happened.

Have a story worth telling? Let’s get people talking.

Tell us about your news, your next event or the customers you want to reach. We’ll help you plan the press, print, post and promotion to make it count.