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 March 2014
Time to look ahead at the month of March 2014 at events anniversaries and holidays that we can use to build a marketing campaign, product launch or promotion around. The main event of general relevance is St Patrick’s Day on March 17. Plenty of scope for ideas based around luck, good fortune and finding that […]
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 […]
December 2012 Is Here – Marketing Promotions In Full Swing!
It’s December 1st…I can’t believe the last month of 2012 is upon us! The Advent season starts tomorrow (December 2 this year, “officially” it’s the fourth Sunday before Christmas Day). You’re probably familiar with the traditional “Advent Calendars” where a new window is opened every day to reveal a Christmas-related item. You could easily adapt […]
The Cleverest Ads Won’t Fix A Poor Marketing Strategy
A HUGE smile and more than few chuckles when I saw this wonderful marketing cartoon from the incomparable Tom Fishburne… For those not familiar with the “post-production” reference… “In an ad shoot, we often hear someone say, “we’ll fix it in post-production”. This usually happens when there’s been a mistake, but not severe enough to […]