Time to look ahead at the month of October 2014 and the events, anniversaries and occasions that smart marketers can take advantage of and 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 […]
Looking Ahead – Marketing Calendar August 2014
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 2014. The calendar is pretty threadbare this month when it comes to major holidays. In the northern hemisphere it’s the dog days of summer. In the south […]
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 April 2014
Here’s our regular look ahead at the coming month, April 2014… …and the events, holidays and anniversaries that a smart marketer can use as the foundation for an event-driven campaign or marketing promotion. The two main events of general interest this month are… …”April Fool’s Day” on the first of the month… …and Easter (April […]