May 2015 is approaching… …so time for smart marketers to plan ahead and look at some of the holidays, events and anniversaries in the coming month that can be used as part of an “event driven marketing” strategy. You can then use these ideas to put together your own Marketing Calendar May 2015. Two notable […]
Looking Ahead – Marketing Calendar August 2013
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 August 2012
Welcome to this months “Looking Ahead” feature where we’ll review events, occasions, holidays and anniversaries that you can use in an event-driven marketing promotion or campaign. Main event is the 2012 Summer Olympics in London which will be in full swing… …having started on July 27 and running (no pun intended!) until August 12. Looking […]
Looking Ahead – Marketing Calendar August 2010
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 […]
Looking Ahead – Marketing Calendar August 2009
This is usually a quiet time of year for marketers in general and direct response marketing in particular. In the northern hemisphere it’s the middle of summer and the holidays… …and down here in Australia it’s the tail end of winter. You tend not to see too many product launches or big promotions… …for the […]