Business and local marketing

Business and local marketing map videos: show where you operate

Businesses with more than one location, or a service area, tend to explain it with a static map that nobody looks at. A flyover gives the same information a pulse: the camera moves from branch to branch, each one outlined, with a card for the address, the opening date or a number worth remembering. It works for a franchise rollout, a tour operator's regions or a local business showing the suburbs it serves.

Why a map

Why a map works for business and local marketing

  • It makes the size of your footprint easy to grasp.
  • Each location gets a moment on screen.
  • It works as a website hero, an investor update or a social post.

Step by step

How to make business and local marketing

  1. 1

    List the locations

    One scene per location or region.

  2. 2

    Choose the right boundary

    Use a city, a district or a circle with a radius for service areas.

  3. 3

    Add the facts

    A stat card with the number of customers served, the year opened or the delivery time.

  4. 4

    Narrate and caption

    Keep it short, and let the captions carry the key message.

  5. 5

    Export for web and social

    Building and previewing is free. Exporting the MP4 needs a Pro or Studio plan and your own free Mapbox public token.

Video ideas

  • ›A franchise growing city by city
  • ›A delivery service and the suburbs it covers
  • ›A tour operator and its regions
  • ›A charity and where it works
  • ›A year in review across offices

A simple scene outline

  1. Home base and what you do
  2. Each branch or area as a scene with a fact
  3. Wide view of the whole footprint

Tips

  • Use circles for service areas that have no official outline.
  • Keep text short and numbers specific.
  • Show the home location first and the newest last.

Best format

Landscape for the website; vertical for social.

FAQ

Questions about business and local marketing

Can I show a delivery radius?

Yes, use a circle boundary with a radius in kilometres.

Can I embed it on my website?

Export the MP4 and host it where you like.

Is it a good fit for agencies?

Studio is built for volume: more exports, longer videos and 4K.

More ideas

Other kinds of map video

Make your business and local marketing today

Build the whole video for free. Export when you are ready.