Pavements, precincts and city centres
High Street Sampling Where Everyone Walks
Of all the work a product sampling agency does, the high street casts the widest net. Nobody needs a ticket or a membership to pass by: anyone shopping in town that day comes within reach. That makes it the quickest route to big volumes and the least precise way to find one particular customer.
Reach is what you swap for focus. A Saturday spot by a crowded shop will give out more than nearly anywhere else, yet whoever takes one was just passing. For a product with mass appeal, it is unbeatable. For anything narrower, pick the audience before the street.
Pass us the towns, dates, hours and number of staff wanted on the street. Six towns over a string of Saturdays then runs as one booking.
Hours, day rates and on-costs are broken out town by town in a full quote that usually lands within hours. There are no hidden fees.
Yours once you sign off the price, plus a project manager in charge of the booking and support day and night for its duration.
Location, skills and experience guide who our operations team put on the pavement. Each team comes out of the closest of our 40 hubs.
The answers in your briefing form shape a made-to-measure document on audience, key messages and USPs, aimed at shoppers who never planned to meet you.
No one starts without Right to Work and ID checks, and every job carries Employer and Public Liability insurance. Food hygiene, risk assessments and DBS are available when requested.
National Insurance, PAYE, HR and tax are kept in house for every member of the street team.
Short notice staffing is possible when a town is added late, though the earlier you tell us, the better.
Reporting is bespoke and billed as an extra, agreed in advance of confirmation and stated in the quote. We either work within your systems or design bespoke forms of our making and return the results.
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What we supply
Five Jobs On A Town Centre Pitch
On the high street, the brief boils down to two choices: static or mobile staff, and whether a structure goes on the pavement. Here is how that splits into five roles.
Pavement Pitch Teams
One fixed spot on an approved stretch of pavement, catching the stream of people going by. It is the most basic setup and the one councils license most readily.
- Taking up little room inside the licensed area
- Giving out product while keeping the footway clear
- Concentrating on peak trade, not the whole day
Suits: app sign-ups, soft drinks, snacks, printed offers
Branded Unit Crews
For campaigns that put up a gazebo, cart, trike or compact stand. It brings more visibility and room for stock, and needs different permission since it takes up street space.
- Putting up, running and packing away inside the licensed area
- More product on hand than staff could carry
- A strong branded marker anchoring the spot from open to close
Suits: seasonal pushes, hot drinks, ice cream, launches
Chilled Street Carriers
Keeping product cold on an open street, with no van nearby and no power supply. Insulated packs and a base point carry it through a whole shopping day.
- Your cool boxes and insulated backpacks kept at a base point
- Topping up while someone stays on the spot
- Food hygiene certificates provided if you ask
Suits: yoghurts, iced coffee, dairy, chilled drinks
Store Doorway Teams
Stationed by one particular shop instead of the wider street, steering people through its door.
- Turning people walking by into that shop’s customers
- Focused on one entrance rather than the whole street
- Scheduled around the shop’s own busy periods
Suits: stocked lines, retailer partnerships, store launches
Town Leads
When a single day spans several towns, either an event manager or a campaign lead deals with councils, spots and last-minute changes, and is who you call.
- Settling spots and timings in each town
- Keeping the brief identical from town to town
- Taking changes off your plate entirely
Before you book
The Pavement Belongs To Someone
The public footway belongs to the council, and most councils license it spot by spot, day by day. Campaigns that arrive unannounced tend to be moved on.
If council permission is needed for public space we can sort it, though it is quite often done by the brand or agency. Fees differ by council and are shown beside the staffing costs.
Product sampling in the round is explained on our main service page. If your audience is tighter than everybody in town, tactical sampling starts from the audience and picks the place to suit, and if staff walk a patch rather than hold a spot, that is roaming sampling. Sheltered from rain, the indoor version is product sampling at shopping centres.
Recent work
Campaigns Run On The Street
Four campaigns from British town and city centres.
Turning Up The Heat In Leeds
A punchy new range handed straight to shoppers in the city centre.
Swiss Fragrance, Off The Counter
A fragrance label taking its scent out of the boutique and into passers-by’s hands.
Fashion Brought Outdoors
Eye-catching performance and face-to-face engagement right in the heart of town.
Italian Café Culture Outdoors
Matcha and espresso poured for passers-by through London Coffee Week.
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Tell Us The Towns And The Dates
Name the towns, dates, hours and staff numbers for each one. We reply with a fully itemised figure, mostly within hours, and no hidden extras.
