Here’s the regular look ahead…
…this time at the coming month of November 2015…
…for events, occasions and anniversaries to use for campaigns and promotions in your marketing calendar November 2015.
FIRST…a reminder that the end of the year and CHRISTMAS is fast approaching!
For pretty much all marketers, Christmas and the New Year is a time of peak opportunity to make sales…
…BUT there is a lot of competition of course. So, it’s important to be well prepared.
Before that, November in the USA means…THANKSGIVING (this year on November 26).
(In Canada, Thanksgiving Day is a month earlier on October 12).
“Black Friday” follows, which marks the start of the Christmas season shopping frenzy!
On a more somber note, November 11 is Remembrance Day (Veterans Day in the USA).
There’s also a “Friday the 13th” this month.
Here’s a more comprehensive list of events and occasions…
November 1 – All Saints’ Day
November 1 – Extra Mile Day
November 1 – Authors’ Day
November 2 – All Souls’ Day
November 3 – Cliche Day
November 8 – International Day Of Radiology (anniversary of the discovery of X-rays)
November 8 – Bram Stoker’s birthday (author of “Dracula”)
November 9 – World Freedom Day (anniversary of the “fall” of the Berlin Wall in 1989)
November 10 – World Science Day
November 11 – Remembrance Day / Armistice Day (marking the end of World War 1)
November 11 – Veterans Day (USA )
November 11 – Diwali/Deepavali
November 13 – World Kindness Day
November 14 – World Diabetes Day
November 15 – Day Of The Imprisoned Writer
November 16 – International Day For Tolerance
November 17 – International Students’ Day
November 17 – Entrepreneurs’ Day
November 18 – Occult Day
November 19 – International Men’s Day (in 60 countries, including Australia, Canada, USA and UK)
November 19 – World Philosophy Day (third Thursday in November)
November 20 – Universal Children’s Day
November 21 – World Television Day
November 21 – World Hello Day
November 23 – Birthday of notorious Wild West outlaw William “Billy The Kid” Bonney
November 23 – Fibonacci Day
November 26 – Charles Schultz’s birthday (cartoonist and creator of “Peanuts”)
November 26 – Thanksgiving (USA)
November 27 – “Black Friday” (USA)
November 28 – Small Business Saturday
November 30 – International Computer Security Day / St Andrew’s Day
…and Sunday 29 November is the first day of Advent 2015.
Taking a look at events and occasions in individual countries…
In the USA…
November 1 – All Saints’ Day
November 1 – Daylight Saving Time ends
November 2 -All Souls’ Day
November 3 – Election Day (Indiana, New York)
November 10 – US Marine Corps Day
November 11 – Veterans Day
November 11 – Diwali/Deepavali
November 26 – Thanksgiving Day
November 27 – Black Friday
November 27 – Robert E Lee’s Birthday (Georgia)
November 27 – Presidents’ Day (New Mexico)
November 27 – Lincoln’s Birthday/Lincoln’s Day (Indiana, West Virginia)
November 27 – American Indian Heritage Day (Maryland)
November 29 – First day of Advent
November 30 – Cyber Monday
Canada…
November 1 – Daylight Saving Time ends
November 11 – Remembrance Day
The UK…
November 5 – Guy Fawkes Day / “Bonfire Night”
November 8 – Remembrance Sunday
November 11 – Diwali/Deepavali
November 19 – National Freelancers Day
November 29 -First day of Advent
November 30 – St Andrew’s Day (patron saint of Scotland)
Australia…
In Australia…the “main event” is undoubtedly…
…MELBOURNE CUP DAY…on Tuesday 3 November.
Remember this is the Spring Racing Season so it’s not just about the one race on the big day.
Melbourne Cup Day also marks the unofficial start of the Christmas run-in.
November 2 – Recreation Day (Tasmania)
November 3 – Melbourne Cup Day (Victoria)
November 11 – Remembrance Day
Moving on to some notable anniversaries this month…
November 26 (1865) – Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland” is published
November 4 (1890) – the City And South London Railway officially opened. It was the world’s first deep level underground railway and the first to be electrically powered
November 28 (1925) – the first Grand Ole Opry country music concert is held in Nashville and also broadcast on radio
November 5 (1935) – the board game Monopoly is launched by Parker Brothers in the USA
November 13 (1940) – the premiere of Walt Disney’s animated movie Fantasia is held in New York City
November 20 (1985) – Microsoft Windows 1.0 was released
Remember also that 100 years ago World War 1 was in its first year…
…70 and 75 years ago World War 2 was in progress…
…and 65 years ago the Korean War was in progress.
So, if appropriate for your audience, you will find many anniversaries of notable events in those conflicts.
Wishing you every success with your event-driven marketing in November 2015!