OCTOBER 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 includes 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 Taco Day you could have a drawing for a basket that contains ingredients to make tacos. It could even include a gift certificate to a local grocery store. Who doesn’t love tacos?
- On World Food Day you could collect food for a local food bank; customers could get a special coupon or discount for bringing in non-perishable food items.
- On Checklist Day you could give our tablets with blank checklists for your customers to use. Include your business name and contact information on the tablet so they think of you as they use it for months to come!
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!
10/1 International Coffee Day
#InternationalCoffeeDay
10/1 International Day of Older Persons
#UNDOP
10/1 World Vegetarian Day
#WorldVegtarianDay
10/2 International Day of Nonviolence
#InternationalDayOfNonviolence
10/3 National Techies Day
#TechiesDay
10/4 World Animal Day
#WorldAnimalDay
10/4 National Taco Day
#NationalTacoDay
10/4 World Smile Day
#WorldSmileDay
10/5 World Teachers Day
#WorldTeachersDay
10/7 World Habitat Day
#WorldHabitatDay
10/10 World Mental Health Day
#WorldMentalHealthDay
10/10 World Sight Day
#WorldSightDay
10/11 International Day of the Girl
#DayOfTheGirl
10/13 National Train Your Brain Day
#TrainYourBrainDay
10/14 National Dessert Day
#DessertDay
10/14 Indigenous Peoples Day
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
10/15 Global Handwashing Day
#GlobalHandwashingDay
10/16 Bosses Day
#NationalBossDay
10/16 World Food Day
#FoodDay
10/17 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
#EndPoverty
10/17 Get to Know Your Customers Day
#GetToKnowYourCustomersDay
10/20 World Statistics Day
#StatisticsDay
10/21 Reptile Awareness Day
#ReptileAwarenessDay
10/21 Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day
#CleanYourVirtualDesktopDay
10/24 United Nations Day
#UNDay
10/25 Greasy Foods Day
#GreasyFoodsDay
10/25 World Pasta Day
#WorldPastaDay
10/26 National Pumpkin Day
#NationalPumpkinDay
10/29 National Internet Day
#InternetDay
10/30 Checklist Day
#ChecklistDay
10/30 National Publicist Day
#NationalPublicitDay
10/31 Halloween
#Halloween
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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