Here are some topic ideas that small businesses can tie into promotions and social media in August:
Back to school promotions
End of summer sales
Hot weather promotions
Visit a local farmer’s market
Bargain week deals
Charity golf event
Home safety tips
Back to school prep
August Awareness & Celebration
- Admit You’re Happy Month
- Family Fun Month
- Dog Days of Summer – July 3 – August 11
- International Clown Week – always August 1-7
- National Catfish Month
- National Eye Exam Month
- National Golf Month
- Peach Month
- Romance Awareness Month
- Water Quality Month
- National Picnic Month
Weekly August Events:
- Week 1 National Simplify your Life Week
- Week 2 National Smile Week
- Week 3 Friendship Week
- Week 4 Be Kind to Humankind Week
August Holidays and Special Days:
- 3 National Watermelon Day
- 10 National S’mores Day
- 13 Left Hander’s Day
- 15 Feast of the Assumption
- 30 National Marshmallow Toasting Day
Vicky is the CEO and Chief Creative Strategist of Vicky Wu Marketing. She draws from 30 years of experience at the CMO level, the CEO level, marketing for Fortune 500 companies and multi-million and multi-billion-dollar organizations, PLUS strategies learned helping startups and nonprofits with limited budgets … now focusing on providing SMBs with effective and efficient marketing strategies – giving them access to the same level of expertise as the really big guys with deep pockets, that they may not otherwise be able to access.
