AUGUST 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 Coloring Book Day you could give out free coloring sheets to your customers or have a coloring contest. The image could relate to your business or industry.
- On National Bowling Day you could team up with your local bowling alley to offer free passes as a reward for a purchase or part of a special drawing.
- On National Dog Day you could encourage customers to stop by with their pets. You could then take pictures of their pets and post them on social media. Pictures of pets often have very good engagement on social media!
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!
August 1, 2019 Respect for Parents Day
#RepectForParentsDay
August 2, 2019 National Coloring Book Day
#NationalColoringBookDay
August 3, 2019 National Watermelon Day
#WatermelonDay
August 4, 2019 Campfire Day
#CampfireDay
August 5, 2019 Friendship Day
#FriendshipDay
August 8, 2019 International Cat Day
#InternationalCatDay
August 9, 2019 National Book Lovers Day
#NationalBookLoversDay
August 10, 2019 National Lazy Day
#NationalLazyDay
August 11, 2019 National Sons and Daughters Day
#SonsAndDaughtersDay
August 11, 2019 National Bowling Day
#NationalBowlingDay
August 12, 2019 International Youth Day
#YouthDay
August 12, 2019 World Elephant Day
#WorldElephantDay
August 13, 2019 International Lefthanders Day
#LeftHandersDay
August 15, 2019 National Relaxation Day
#NationalRelaxationDay
August 16 2019 National Tell a Joke Day
#NationalTellAJokeDay
August 19, 2019 World Photo Day
#WorldPhotoDay
August 19, 2019 World Humanitarian Day
#WorllldHumanitarianDay
August 20, 2019 National Lemonade Day
#NationalLemonadeDay
August 21, 2019 Senior Citizens Day
#SeniorCitizensDay
August 26, 2019 National Dog Day
#NationalDogDay
August 26, 2019 National Women’s Equality Day
#WomensEqualityDay
August 27, 2019 Global Forgiveness Day
#GlobalForgivenessDay
August 31, 2019 International Bacon Day
#BaconDay
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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