Are you experiencing a creative block trying to think of new marketing opportunities each month?
Take advantage of the endless creative ways you could use special events and occasions as an opportunity to create some fresh marketing buzz on your website. There are so many different kinds of cultural happenings that can be used work some fun into the marketing efforts.
For example, look for events that could be tied into the product lines you promote such as movie and video game releases, sporting events, product launches, product sales seasonality, fashion shows, pop culture events, and even holidays.
Case in point, we created an entire Spring Fling promotion around wacky holidays to help kick off the spring season and give a little something back to our clients.
Listed below are some of the holidays and events that will be taking place during the next few months. Let the marketing inspiration for Q3 begin!
July Events
- June 24 – July 7 – Wimbledon (Tennis)
- June 28 – July 23 – Tour de France (Cycling)
- July 1 – Canada Day
- July 1 – Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day
- July 3 – Despicable Me 2 Movie Release
- July 4 – Independence Day
- July 5 – Work-a-holics Day
- July 7 – Chocolate Day
- July 9 – Ramadan begins
- July 11 – Cheer up the Lonely Day
- July 13 – Embrace your Geekness Day
- July 14 – Bastille Day
- July 15 – Cow Appreciation Day
- July 18 – 21 – British Open (Golf)
- July 20 – Ugly Truck Day
- July 28 – Parent’s Day
- July 29 – National Lasagna Day
- July – National Anti-Boredom Month
- July – Hot Dog Month
August Events
- August 3 – National Watermelon Day
- August 4 – Friendship Day
- August 7 – National Lighthouse Day
- August 9 – Book Lover’s Day
- August 10 – National S’mores Day
- August 15 – Relaxation Day
- August 16 – National Tell a Joke Day
- August 21 – Senior Citizen’s Day
- August 26 – September 8 – US Open (Tennis)
- August 30 – Frankenstein Day
- August – Family Fun Month
- August – National Golf Month
- August – National Picnic Month
September Events
- September 2 – Labor Day
- September 7 – 22 – America’s Cup (Sailing)
- September 8 – Grandparent’s Day
- September 11 – Patriot Day
- September 15 – Make a Hat Day
- September 16 – National Play Doh Day
- September 19 – International Talk Like A Pirate Day
- September 21 – International Day of Peace
- September 22 – Elephant Appreciation Day
- September 25 – National Comic Book Day
- September 27 – Native American Day
- September 27 – Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 Movie Release
- September – Baby Safety Month
- September – Hispanic Heritage Month
- September – International Square Dancing Month
- September – Self Improvement Month
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