FEBRUARY 2019 HOLIDAYS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT & PROMOTIONS
If you’ve been reading this blog or follow my business on Facebook or Instagram, you know that one thing I love to do for my business is to post information about special “holidays” each month.
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Creating graphics to post on Social Media for various holidays – both traditional and fun – is a great way to engage your followers. And, if you include your website address at the bottom of the graphics it’s a great way to promote your business when the graphics are shared. As I was researching holidays a few ago I had a “lightbulb moment.” I figured if I find these holidays helpful to create social media content, that other businesses will too. So, I decided to share. Why should you compile your own list when I’ve already done the work? You’re welcome!
Here’s what you can do to create social media content for holidays:
- Look at the list and determine which holidays you’d like to feature.
- Create simple graphics regarding each holiday that include your website address.
- Post them on Social Media the day of or the day before the actual holiday.
To create the graphics, use whatever graphics program you prefer. If you have a program or app on your computer or mobile device that works, use it. If you need a source for royalty-free graphics and photos, a great source is Pixabay. For online design options, try Fotor or Canva.
You can also use these holidays to create promotions. Here are a few examples:
- February 7th – Super Bowl Sunday – Offer a special discount to everyone who shows up the week prior with their favorite team jersey on.
- February 14th – Valentine’s Day – Offer a special love-themed promotional product FREE with any purchase. For example, you could give away FREE lip balm with a custom label or tag that says “We LOVE our Customers” or “Our Customer are THE BALM.”
- February 18th – President’s Day – Offer a discount to products that are red, white and/or blue.
Of course these examples don’t apply to everyone, but you get the idea! Think of how you can relate the holidays to your business and offer something special on some of the days. Customers like free things and discounts. They also like promotions that are fun. Instead of copying what other businesses do, think of ways you can use these holidays to make doing business with you a memorable and fun experience!
2/2 Groundhog Day
#GroundhogDay
2/2 World Wetlands Day
#WorldWetlandsDay
2/3 Super Bowl Sunday
#SBLIII #SuperBowl
2/4 World Cancer Day
#WorldCancerDay
2/5 Chinese New Year
#YearOfThePig
2/5 Safer Internet Day
#SID2019
2/5 National Weatherperson’s Day
#NationalWeatherpersonsDay
2/7 National Send a Card to a Friend Day
#SendACardToAFriendDay
2/8 National Boy Scouts Day
#BoyScoutsDay
2/9 National Pizza Day
#NationalPizzaDay
2/11 Inventors Day
#InventorsDay
2/13 World Radio Day
#WorldRadioDay
2/14 Valentine’s Day
#ValentinesDay
2/17 Random Acts of Kindness Day
#RandomActsOfKindnessDay
2/18 National Battery Day
#NationalBatteryDay
2/18 Presidents Day
#PresidentsDay
2/20 World Day of Social Justice
#SocialJusticeDay
2/20 Love Your Pet Day
#LoveYourPetDay
2/21 International Mother Language Day
#IMLD
2/22 National Margarita Day
#NationalMargaritaDay
2/26 National Pistachio Day
#PistachioDay
I hope you find this helpful. I’ve also shared some of the graphics I’ve created to help get your creative juices flowing.
For more social media content ideas, go to 90 SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT IDEAS.
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Did National Pistachio Day crack you up? : ) (Sorry, couldn’t help myself!) Life is too short not to have fun. And, having fun in our businesses by sharing these unusual holidays or using them as a springboard for a marketing idea is fun!