JUNE 2019 HOLIDAYS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT & PROMOTIONS
Social media content ideas can be a struggle for small businesses. It can be difficult to find the time to create interesting content. 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:
- On National Donut Day you could provide clients with donuts or donut holes for visiting your business.
- On National Flag Day you may want to provide a discount to anyone wearing red, white and blue.
- On National Selfie Day you could run a contest for people who post selfies taken at your business. Customers could include a special hashtag with your business name so you could track them easily.
- On Take Your Dog to Work Day you could run a contest where you have pictures of your staff and pictures of their dogs. If customers can match which dog belongs to which team member, they get a prize.
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!
June 1, 2019 Global Day of Parents
#GlobalDayOfParents
June 1, 2019 International Children’s Day
#ChildrensDay
June 2, 2019 National Cancer Survivor’s Day
#NCSD2019
June 2, 2019 Native American Citizenship Day
#NativeAmericanCitizenshipDay
June 3, 2019 Leave The Office Early Day
#LeaveTheOfficeEarlyDay
June 5, 2019 Hot Air Balloon Day
#HotAirBalloonDay
June 5, 2019 World Environment Day
#WorldEnvironmentDay
June 6, 2019 Higher Education Day
#HigherEducationDay
June 7, 2019 National Donut Day
#NationalDonutDay
June 8, 2019 World Oceans Day
#WorldOcenasDay
June 8, 2019 Best Friends Day
#BestFriendsDay
June 14, 2019 World Blood Donor Day
#GiveBlood
June 14, 2019 National Flag Day
#FlagDay
June 15, 2019 Nature Photography Day
#NaturePhotographyDay
June 16, 2019 Father’s Day
#FathersDay
June 19, 2019 National Martini Day
#NationalMartiniDay
June 20, 2019 World Refugee Day
#WithRefugees
June 21, 2019 National Selfie Day
#NationalSelfieDay
June 21 2019 World Music Day
#WorldMusicDay
June 21, 2019 International Yoga Day
#InternationalYogaDay
June 21, 2019 First Day of Summer
#FirstDayOfSummer
June 21, 2019 Take Your Dog to Work Day
#TakeYourDogToWorkDay
June 27, 2019 National Sunglasses Day
#NationalSunglassesDay
June 27, 2019 National Handshake Day
#HandshakeDay
June 30, 2019 Social Media Day
#SMDay
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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We didn’t miss National Donut Day here at the station. We had donuts coming out of our ears.
Probably three dozen. That is WAAAAY too much sugar for such a small staff.
June has an amazing amount of holidays to celebrate. Why not choose something like Donut Day
in your marketing plan? It can turn the ordinary into unique for your business.
Who doesn’t love donuts! I still want to try one of the maple donuts that has bacon on it! : )