Welcome to this month’s “Looking Ahead” feature. Here we’ll review events, occasions, holidays and anniversaries that you can use in an event-driven marketing promotion or campaign in August 2013. It’s a pretty barren month for major holidays. In the northern hemisphere it’s the dog days of summer. In the south it’s the tail-end of winter. […]
Looking Ahead – Marketing Calendar July 2013
Let’s take a look at the coming month at events, occasions, holidays and anniversaries that can form the basis for a marketing calendar in July 2013. Two big themes or ideas. First, that we’re now in the second half of the year. As with any milestones like this, it’s an opportunity to give people a […]
Looking Ahead – Marketing Calendar May 2013
The month of May 2013 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 […]
Looking Ahead – Marketing Calendar March 2013
Here’s a look at the events anniversaries and holidays in the coming month (March 2013) that we can use to build a marketing campaign, product launch or promotion around. First, in Australia… March 1- First day of autumn (already!) March 2 – Mardi Gras parade (Sydney) The Mardi Gras festival runs from Feb 8- Mar […]
Looking Ahead – Marketing Calendar February 2013
It’s that time of the month again to look forward at next month (February 2013) and review the various holidays, events and anniversaries that smart marketers can use as the basis for a promotion or campaign. As an aside, seems it’s never too early to get started on your preparation. I was aghast to see […]