Your Q4 Retail Marketing Plan (PR, email, ads, social) That Works!

Will your Q4 plan make or break your Christmas sales? I’m Catherine Erdly, drawing on 25 years in retail trenches, and this episode of the Resilient Retail Game Plan podcast is your hands-on guide to prepping a joined-up Q4 marketing plan. Featuring insights from PR guru Rosie Davis Smith, email strategist Katie Farrell, ad creative powerhouse Narada McCoy, and social storytelling pro Emily Hansen. We cut past the shiny distractions to give you product business advice you can bank on, including practical inventory management tips, cash flow strategies for indie retailers, and bite-size marketing moves that punch above their weight. Whether you’re chasing a Black Friday bounce or looking to scale your product business without burning out, you’ll get a real-world playbook—no jargon, no hype.Why listen?Build a Q4 campaign that links PR, email, paid ads, and social to tell a story customers rememberLand genuine press coverage (gift guides included) even if PR feels alienCraft emails that sell when you’re too busy to write another draft in DecemberSqueeze more margin out of seasonal ads—and shift your budget like a proBatch social content in one afternoon so you’ve always got stockroom-fresh posts, even in peak chaosSpot (and dodge) the biggest cash flow traps retailers fall into at peakLet’s connect: DM me @resilientretailclub on Instagram with your favourite takeaway or guest suggestion for a future podcast episode. Don’t forget to follow, rate, and review the Resilient Retail Club podcast in your favourite retail podcast UK app. And if you want fresh industry insight, check out my Forbes articles on retail trends - https://www.forbes.com/sites/catherineerdly/Mentioned in this episode:Retail RoarHave you signed up yet? retailroar.co.ukRetail RoarFaire 50% off - use code 'Resilient50'