Here are some ideas ways you can tie in promotions for October – for your business and your social media:
Promote energy efficient products and services
Hand out trick or treat bags with your logo (plan ahead for this one!)
Change up the costume contest: have followers vote on the costume they want to see YOU wear. And then to get extra traction from this, wear it and post photos online.
Fire prevention tips, especially with fireplaces coming more in use during fall and winter
October Awareness/Celebrations:
- Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
- American Pharmacist Month
- Apple Jack Month
- Awareness Month
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Clergy Appreciation Month
- Computer Learning Month
- Cookie Month
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- Eat Country Ham Month
- International Drum Month
- National Diabetes Month
- National Pizza Month
- National Vegetarian Month
- National Popcorn Popping Month
- Sarcastic Month
- Seafood Month
Weekly Celebrations in October:
- Week 1 Get Organized Week
- Week 1 Customer Service Week
- Week 2 Fire Prevention Week
- Week 2 Pet Peeve Week
- 14 – 20 Earth Sciences Week
- Week 3 Pastoral Care Week
October Daily Holidays, Special and Wacky Days:
1 National Homemade Cookies Day
1 World Vegetarian Day
2 National Custodial Worker Day
2 Name Your Car Day
3 National Boyfriends Day
3 Techies Day
3 Virus Appreciation Day
4 National Golf Day
4 National Frappe Day
4 National Kale Day – first Wednesday of October
4 Sukkot – begins at sundown, date varies
5 Do Something Nice Day
5 World Teacher’s Day
6 Come and Take it Day
6 Mad Hatter Day
6 Physician Assistant Day
6 World Smile Day first Friday of month
7 Bald and Free Day
7 International Frugal Fun Day – first Saturday of the month
7 World Card Making Day – first Saturday of the month
8 American Touch Tag Day
8 Oktoberfest in Germany ends, date varies
9 Columbus Day – second Monday of month
9 Curious Events Day
9 Fire Prevention Day
9 Leif Erikson Day
9 Moldy Cheese Day
10 International Newspaper Carrier Day
10 National Angel Food Cake Day
11 Emergency Nurses Day- second Wednesday of month
11 It’s My Party Day
11 Take Your Teddy Bear to Work Day -Second Wednesday of month
12 Cookbook Launch Day
12 Old Farmer’s Day
12 Moment of Frustration Day
12 National Gumbo Day
13 Friday the 13th
13 International Skeptics Day
13 World Egg Day – second Friday of month
14 Be Bald and Free Day
14 National Dessert Day – take an extra helping, or two
15 White Cane Safety Day
16 Bosses Day
16 Dictionary Day
National Fossil Day – Wednesday of Earth Sciences Week
17 National Pasta Day
17 Wear Something Gaudy Day
18 No Beard Day
19 Hindu Dilawi Day – date varies
19 Evaluate Your Life Day
20 Brandied Fruit Day
21 Babbling Day
21 Count Your Buttons Day
21 National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day – find a recipe, too.
21 Sweetest Day – third Saturday of month
22 Mother-In-Law Day – fourth Sunday in October
22 National Nut Day
23 National Mole Day
23 Tv Talk Show Host Day
24 National Bologna Day
24 United Nations Day
25 Punk for a Day Day
25 World Pasta Day
26 National Mincemeat Day
27 Frankenstein Friday – last Friday in October
27 National Tell a Story Day – in Scotland and the U.K.
27 Navy Day
28 Make a Difference Day- fourth Saturday of the month, neighbors helping neighbors.
28 Plush Animal Lover’s Day
29 Hermit Day
29 National Frankenstein Day
30 National Candy Corn Day
30 Mischief Night
31 Carve a Pumpkin Day – no surprise here
31 Halloween
31 Increase Your Psychic Powers Day
Virtual Marketing Brainstorming Sessions!
Join us each month as we use these ideas to plan for NEXT month.
Casual networking and brainstorming to generate ideas for your online marketing, social media and promotions.
3rd Monday of every month
VIRTUAL means you can join in your PJs if you want 😉
Uhhh yeah it’s really FREE!
and a great way to NETWORK 🙂