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- September 19, 2008
Name Your Holiday to Promote Your Business
Did you know October is Peanut Butter Lovers Month? You’re probably saying, “So what? How does that affect me?” Well, if you love peanut butter or sell a peanut butter product, you have a holiday you can promote for potential sales.
One of the coolest ways to promote your business and give yourself a greater chance of getting media attention is to come up with a holiday surrounding your business or product. For example, let’s say you sell jewelry. Why not create a Show me your Bling! Bling! Day and offer a nice discount or free offer with purchase to everyone who visits your site or comes to your store.
Then write your press release announcing the holiday to the media.
There are all kinds of creative holiday ideas you can come up with. Or if you want MY complete list of holidays from January to December, just send me an email and say, “Beverly, send me that list!” Send your email to: Beverly@talk2bev.com
Here’s a partial listing for September:
Baby Safety Month
-Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
-Classical Music Month
Library Card Sign-Up Month
-Read-A-New Book Month
-Emergency Care Month
-Youth Month
-Be Kind to Sewing Month
-National Chicken Month
-Latino Heritage Month
-National Honey Month
-National Literary Month
-National Piano Month
-National Rice month
-Organic Harvest Month
-National Courtesy Month
-National School Success Month
-Pleasure Your Mate Month
-Women of Achievement Month
-International Gay Square Dance Month
6 Responses to “Name Your Holiday to Promote Your Business”
Chase’s Calender of Events lists all of the days and months as well. But, it costs.
I think it’s a great idea to find a day or month celebration and build a promotion around it. Either for a book or product or event.
Now, about Pleasure Your Mate Month. September is nearly over. Someone please alert my husband!
By Vicki M. Taylor on Sep 20, 2008
Im not a Baby Boomer, but I happened across this article as the title caught my attention.
This is a fantastic idea for business owners. I will definitely be putting this one into my marketing ideas for an upcoming month.
Thanks for sharing the knowledge.
In Peace
Brook Blander
By Brook Blander on Sep 22, 2008
What a great idea. I used to used this when I worked for the Girls Scouts – planning activities around the different “holidays”. It made planning my meetings so much easier. I never thought of applying it to my marketing. And I never would have thought of creating my own holiday. Bev, you’re a genius! I will definitely be using this in the future.
By Melodieann Whiteley on Sep 22, 2008
I must say that you made my day today sharing that Sept.23rd is National Chocolate Day! Wooohoooo!
I love chocolate & will be marking this date on my calendar for years to come.
Thanks so much for sharing ‘your list!’
By Karla Meachem on Sep 22, 2008
I thought every day was chocolate day
Well, for me it is. Here in Victoria it was Buzz day the other week but I can’t remember what it was for…
By Kathie M. Thomas on Sep 26, 2008
never knew there was such a thing as peanut butter day?
but ok, I could have invented that.
peanut butter month it is,
Hans
By Hans on Nov 4, 2008