Marketing and Promotional Ideas for 2012
Now is the time to start planning your promotional calendar for 2012.
Use these “Holidays” as special sales promotions in the upcoming year.
Here are some ideas to get you started:
January
New Years Day
College Football
New Year’s Resolutions
Martin Luther King
Super Bowl
Back to School – 2nd Semester
Bank Holiday (UK)
February
Ground Hog Day
Mardi Gras
President’s Day
Valentine’s Day
Daytona 500
February Sweeps for Television
Black History Month
March
St. Patrick’s Day
Passover
Easter
First Day of Spring
March Madness
Academy Awards
Spring Break with the Family!
End Q1
April
Baseball Opening Day
Good Friday
April Fool’s Day
Tax Day
Earth Day
Master’s (Golf)
Prom
May
Cinco de Mayo
Mother’s Day
Graduation
Victoria Day (Canada)
Memorial Day
Spring Bank Holiday (UK)
Kentucky Derby
Season Finales for Television
Teacher Appreciation Week
National Small Business Week
June
Father’s Day
NBA Playoffs
NHL Playoffs
Flag Day
Graduation / School’s Out
First Day of Summer
Time to Take a Vacation!
U.S. Open (Golf)
Wimbledon (Tennis)
End Q2
July
Independence Day
Canada Day
Summer Fun
August
Back to School
Tax-Free Sales Events
End of Summer
College Football
September
Labor Day
NFL Opens
First Day of Fall
End Q3
October
Columbus Day
World Series
Thanksgiving Day (Canada)
Red Ribbon Week
National Boss Day
National Book Month
Halloween
November
Election Day
Veteran’s Day
Thanksgiving Day
Black Friday (Busiest Shopping Day)
November Sweeps for Television
NBA
NHL
Global Entrepreneurship Week
December
First Day of Winter
Christmas
Boxing Day
Happy Holidays
College Football
New Year Resolutions
New Years Eve
End Q4
End of Year
If you need any help getting more ideas together, let me know!
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Comments
Thank you for the very comprehensive list. Business should think of creative strategies to promote products and services that match with different celebrations and holidays all throughout the year.
This is such a great idea. Thanks for posting it. I hope you continue sharing what you know for people to be able to work on it.
Holiday marketing is very effective. Thanksgiving sale, christmas sale, summer sale, winter sale, mother’s day sale and all kinds of sale.
Very nice article.
I should start preparing right away for my spring break business sale.
Thank you 
I will use this calendar in writing posts for my blog. Now, I can be more guided on hot topics to write for each month.
What a great list of suggestions. No excuses for not having a reason to connect with your contacts. Thanks for the tips.