Looking Ahead – Marketing Calendar August 2010
By Kevin Francis on Jul 12, 2010 in Marketing
As winter draws to a close here in Australia, not too much on the calendar.
There’s a bank holiday in NSW and Show Day up in Queensland.
September 1 is the “official” start to spring, so you could do some of the preparation work and “pre-launch” ahead of a seasonal promotion.
It’s summer in the northern hemisphere, of course, and a distinct lack of “official” holidays.
So, we fall back on some of the more offbeat occasions such as…
1 August – Girlfriend’s Day
11 August – Alcatraz Day (!)
12 August – UN International Day Of Youth
13 August – Lefthanders Day
15 August – Woodstock Day
19 August – UN World Humanitarian Day
30 August – National Geek Day
More unusual ideas at www.BlueMountain.com (did you know August is “National Inventor’s Month”?) in their “On this date” page.
Finally, there’s a great book called “This Day In Business History” that is filled with commercial milestones and business related information for every single day of the year.
For example, on August 5 in 1891 an American Express Travelers Cheque was countersigned and cashed for the first time. How about that?
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