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                    Promote your business

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                    The City of Melbourne delivers a range of marketing activities throughout the year, aimed at supporting the city’s events, attractions and local businesses. As a business in the City of Melbourne you can harness a number of promotional opportunities to help support your business or event.

                    There’s a range of ways to help grow your profile. Find out how to take advantage of our free marketing channels.

                    • Banners and advertising opportunities

                      The City of Melbourne offers promotional display opportunities using our different channels throughout the city.
                    • Educate our volunteers

                      Promote your business or event to visitors through our network of city volunteers.
                    • Fundraising

                      Fundraising permits allow charities to collect funds on footways or intersections within the City of Melbourne.
                    • Handbills

                      Handbill permits are one way for businesses to promote and market themselves. Permits allow businesses to distribute printed materials such as leaflets and magazines on footpaths outside their own place of business, another business (with written authorisation) or specified railway station exits.
                    • Marketing support

                      The City of Melbourne provides marketing opportunities for businesses located in the municipality. We promote local businesses and events on our What's On Melbourne channels.
                    • Portable advertising board permits

                      Businesses including real estate agencies need a permit to place any portable advertising board in a public place within the municipality.
                    • Promotions and sampling

                      Promote your products through our dedicated sites around the central Melbourne city.
                    • Spruiking

                      Spruiking permits allow retail businesses within the municipality to verbally promote their goods and services on a street or in a public space.
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