Welcome to the regular “Looking Ahead” feature where we consider the coming month, September 2014… …and the events, occasions, anniversaries and holidays that smart direct response marketers can use as the foundation for event-driven marketing promotions. After the lull of the last month or so… …it’s a time of a change of seasons. It’s Autumn […]
Looking Ahead – Marketing Calendar July 2014
Time for our regular look ahead…this time at the month of July 2014. Let’s take a look at the coming month at events, occasions, holidays and anniversaries that can form the basis for a marketing campaign or promotion. Two big themes or ideas. First, that we’re now in the second half of the year. As […]
Looking Ahead – Marketing Calendar May 2014
May 2014 is approaching… …so time for smart marketers to plan ahead and look at some of the holidays, events and anniversaries in the month that can be used as part of an “event driven marketing” strategy. The two standout occasions are… …firstly “May Day” (May 1, of course)… …and then in most places apart […]
Looking Ahead – Marketing Calendar December 2013
Time to look ahead and consider what’s available to the smart direct response marketer to create… …a marketing calendar for December 2013. Events, occasions and anniversaries that we can use as the foundation for marketing campaigns and promotions. December of course means… …CHRISTMAS… …with the NEW YEAR not far behind as a marketing event. PLEASE […]
Looking Ahead – Marketing Calendar October 2013
Let’s take a look ahead at the month of October 2013 and the events, anniversaries and occasions that a clever marketer can use as the basis and reason for an event-driven promotion. The stand out occasion, and one beloved of marketers, is of course “Halloween” on October 31. The origins of Halloween seem to be […]