Field notes

Ideas for telling better stories about what happens here.

Shooting guides, creator portraits, and practical methods for small businesses. The journal follows the launch of YouCreator in Switzerland.

12LOCAL
PRACTICAL GUIDE8 MIN

12 simple shots to tell the story of a neighbourhood café

A useful shot list when all you have is a phone, one hour, and the light already in the room.

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UGCSTUDIO NOTES
FOR BUSINESSES7 MIN

UGC or influencer marketing: what do you actually need?

Content and distribution solve different problems, and they are priced differently. Here is how to choose.

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90′LOCAL
CHECKLIST7 MIN

How to prepare your business for a 90-minute shoot

The people, products, light, and small details to prepare before a creator arrives.

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07STUDIO NOTES
LOCAL IDEAS7 MIN

One week of content from a single service

How to turn one real experience into a master video, platform cuts, photographs, and useful Stories.

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VVLOCAL
LOCAL PLAYBOOK6 MIN

How a restaurant in Vevey turns Instagram into booked tables

A practical guide for a Vevey restaurant or café: local hooks, market days, and the comment-to-DM habit that turns Instagram into reservations.

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LSSTUDIO NOTES
LOCAL PLAYBOOK7 MIN

How a Lausanne beauty salon fills its calendar from Instagram

A booking-focused Instagram guide for a beauty salon in Lausanne: before-and-afters that convert, comment-to-DM replies, and filling quiet weekday slots.

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GELOCAL
LOCAL PLAYBOOK6 MIN

How a Geneva gym turns Instagram Reels into trial members

An Instagram playbook for a gym or studio in Geneva: Reels that show the real room, a free-trial offer in the DMs, and turning first visits into members.

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MXSTUDIO NOTES
LOCAL PLAYBOOK7 MIN

A season-by-season Instagram calendar for a Montreux venue

Plan a Montreux venue's Instagram around what the town already does: the Jazz Festival, the Christmas market, the summer terrace. A calendar that fills tables.

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CHFLOCAL
FOR BUSINESSES8 MIN

What does a UGC video cost in Switzerland?

A straight answer on Swiss rates, what moves the number up or down, and the line item small budgets always forget.

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©STUDIO NOTES
FOR BUSINESSES9 MIN

Who owns the video after the shoot?

Copyright, usage rights, and the short written agreement that prevents the argument you cannot win later.

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%LOCAL
PRACTICAL GUIDE8 MIN

How do you know Instagram is bringing customers?

A venue has no checkout to track. Here are the four signals that actually tell you it is working.

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ADSTUDIO NOTES
FOR BUSINESSES7 MIN

When must a post be marked as advertising in Switzerland?

What triggers the obligation, where the label goes, and why a free meal counts as payment.

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LOCAL
PRACTICAL GUIDE7 MIN

How often should a local business post on Instagram?

Three videos a week, why more is usually worse, and how to keep the rhythm through a busy season.

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01 / 2026

A journal built from real work.

Six complete guides are ready now. Future campaigns will add useful advice, behind-the-scenes material, and examples with the participants’ permission. No fake client stories and no invented results.