MAY 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:
- Cinco de Mayo — Sure, if you own a restaurant you this may be an easy day for you to develop a promotion. But, what about other businesses? Heck, who doesn’t like a fiesta? You could have a Fiesta of Savings. You could have a pinata filled with prizes and coupons. There are a lot of fun possibilities.
- National Teacher’s Day — You could have special savings or offerings for teachers. Everyone loves to feel special — especially hard-working teachers!
- National Limerick Day — You could have a contest where customers create a limerick about your business or industry. The best entries could receive a special prize!
- National Chocolate Chip Day — You could offer chocolate chip cookies to your customers. Yum! People love treats!
- National Scavenger Hunt Day — You could organize a scavenger hunt in your business or in your neighborhood of businesses.
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!
May 1, 2019 May Day
#MayDay
May 1, 2019 Loyalty Day
#LoyaltyDay
May 1, 2019 International Workers Day
#IntWorkersDay
May 2, 2019 World Password Day
#WorldPasswordDay
May 3, 2019 World Press Freedom Day
#WPFD2019 #PressFreedom
May 3, 2019 Space Day
#SpaceDay
May 4, 2019 Star Wars Day
#StarWarsDay #MayThe4thBeWithYou
May 4, 2019 International Firefighters Day
#InternationalFirefightersDay
May 5, 2019 Cinco de Mayo
#CincoDeMayo
May 6, 2019 National Nurses Day
#NursesDay
May 7, 2019 World Asthma Day
#WorldAsthaDay
May 7, 2019 National Teacher’s Day
#ThankATeacher
May 8, 2019 World Ovarian Cancer Day
#OvarianCancerDay
May 8, 2019 National Receptionist Day
#NationalReceptionistDay
May 9, 2019 Europe Day
#Europe Day
May 12, 2019 National Limerick Day
#NationalLimerickDay
May 12, 2019 International Nurses Day
#NursesDay
May 13, 2019 Mother’s Day
#MothersDay
May 15, 2019 National Chocolate Chip Day
#ChocolateChipDay
May 15, 2019 International Day of Families
#FamilyDay
May 16, 2019 Love a Tree Day
#LoveATreeDay
May 17, 2019 International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
#IDAHOT2019
May 17, 2019 National Bike to Work Day
#BikeToWorkDay
May 17, 2019 Endangered Species Day
#EndangeredSpeciesDay
May 21, 2019 National Memo Day
#NationalMemoDay
May 24, 2019 National Scavenger Hunt Day
#ScavengerHuntDay
May 25, 2019 African Liberation Day
#AfricanLiberationDay
May 29, 2019 Paperclip Day
#PaperclipDay
May 31, 2019 World No-Tobacco Day
#NoTobacco
May 31, 2019 Heat Awareness Day
#NoFryDay
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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Also, look toward your product lines for ideas. For instance, in the Mattress business, May is Better Sleep Month” Even the local mattress stores don’t jump on this marketing idea, yet the mattress industry is all over it. Yes, consistency is king.
Exactly! There are so many “holidays” that can be used for promotions in a business! And, it’s fun to think outside of the box! (No “box spring” pun was intended!)