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2009 Marketing Dates + Seasonal Ideas - posted by Gisela McKay
Well, the seasonal list doesn't actually change year to year, but to keep it all in one place, I am going to repost them here.
This will take about 5 or 6 posts, so I apologize in advance for all the email this process is going to send you. Seasonal Promotion Ideas: A list of possible topics to pitch stories or create promotional events around: ********************** Jan - March ********************** Cold / wet weather shelters Cold & flu prevention Energy assistance programs Winter Sports Flu season February Sweeps for Television College and University Planning Avoid gaining winter weight Bridal planners Gift registry Winter home tips Winter activities Weight loss Travel & Destinations Health & Safety Hair & Skin tips Health/Nutrition/Diet RRSP information Award ceremonies Taxes Financial Planning Spring break Spa Culture Technology Romance tips March Break activities & tips Spring Car Care Vitamins & Minerals Pet care ********************** April - May ********************** Graduation (College, University) Prom May sweeps for TV stations Lose weight for swimsuit season Allergies Daylight Savings Spring Bloom / Gardening Tips Spring cleaning Recycling Tips Fixing up the back yard Opening the cottage Planning summer vacations Bridal Home Buyers Guide Home & Renovation Lawn & Garden Lawnmower Care Spring Fashion & Personal Care Food & Entertaining Outdoor Furniture - Patio/Pools/Decks Spring Automotive Diet/Nutrition/Losing Weight Master's golf Gifts for mom Sun Protection Tips for Newlyweds (into June) Wedding Gift Ideas Gigi
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re: 2009 Marketing Dates + Seasonal Ideas - posted by Gisela McKay
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June - August ********************** Gifts for dad Save our planet indoors and out School's Out Activities for kids Summer camp Eating light Golfing Barbecuing Picnics Sports Beating the heat Folk festivals Whitewater Play Camping Summer entertaining Back to school Cottage Life Cycling Tips Diet/Nutrition/Losing Weight Fitness Apparel Pool Tips Moving Tips Road Trip Tips Summer Skin Care Tips Sun Safety Tips How to stay cool in the heat Outdoor Activities/Exercise Travelling Tips Children & Teen Issues Computers Computer Security Tips Home Interiors Home Office Equipment ********************** September - December ********************** After School Activities Adult/Continuing Education Advanced Education Professional Development Entrepreneurial Enterprises Fall Automotive Small Business Week Fall Travel Fall Fashion Trends Fall Home Improvement Hunting and Fishing Back to School Health & Safety Home & Renovation Retirement planning Winter Skin Care Tips Fireplace Safety Internet Safety Tips Holiday Meals Holiday Crafts Entertaining Winterizing homes and vehicles Donations Gift-giving Grey Cup Shopping Christmas Seals Campaign Nov.1-Dec. 31 Year in review Workplace Tips Toy Safety Holiday Travel New Year's resolutions ********************** Other: ********************** Business Anniversaries Olympics Toronto Specific: Toronto International Festival Caravan Molson Indy Beaches International Jazz Festival Canadian International Tennis Championships the Fringe (Toronto's Theatre Festival) Fringe Festival of Independent Dance Artists Toronto International Film Festival Annual Santa Claus Parade Taste of the Danforth Canadian National Exhibition Caribana Parade ********************** Factors to Plan around: ********************** Remember to consider the following when you are scheduling events: Elections Sporting events Competing events (expos, galas, charity events, tradeshows) Jazz Festival Gigi
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re: 2009 Marketing Dates + Seasonal Ideas - posted by Gisela McKay
International Year of Astronomy 2009
January 1, 2009 Alzheimer Awareness Month New Year's Day January 1 Braille Day in Canada January 4 Sir John A. Macdonald's Birthday January 11 National Non-Smoking Week January 18 - 24 Weedless Wednesday January 21 International Customs Day January 26 Family Literacy Day January 27 Holocaust Memorial Day January 27 February 1, 2009 Violence Prevention Month in Newfoundland and Labrador National Heart Month Junior Achievement Month Black History Month National Engineering Month Eating Disorders Awareness Week February 1 - 7 International Development Week February 1 - 7 Groundhog Day February 2 White Cane Week February 8 - 14 Tu B'Shevat February 9 Heritage Week February 9 - 16 Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day February 12 Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day February 14 Valentine's Day February 14 National Flag of Canada Day February 15 Family Day February 16 Louis Riel Day February 16 Scout-Guide Week February 15 - 22 Heritage Day February 16 World Thinking Day February 22 Mardi Gras February 24 Ash Wednesday February 25 Canadian Landmine Awareness Week February 25-March 1 March 1, 2009 Help Fight Liver Disease Month Kidney Health Month National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month National Social Work Month National Epilepsy Month National Nutrition Month Red Cross Month Pharmacists Awareness Week March 1 - 7 International Women's Day March 8 Mawlid al-Nabi March 9 Purim March 10 Commonwealth Day March 10 Canadian Agricultural Safety Week March 11 - 17 National Farm Safety Week 14-20 March Brain Awareness Week March 16 - 22, 2009 St. Patrick's Day March 17 Journée internationale de la Francophonie March 20 World Day of Prayer March 21 World Poetry Day March 21 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination March 21 World Water Day March 22 World Tuberculosis Day March 24 World Theatre Day March 27 Gigi
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re: 2009 Marketing Dates + Seasonal Ideas - posted by Gisela McKay
April 1, 2009
Daffodil Month Earth Month National Oral Health Month National Parkinson's Awareness Month Stay Alert Stay Safe Month National Physiotherapy Month April Fool's Day April 1 30-Hour Famine April 3-4 Unpaid Work Day April 6 World Health Day April 7 Passover April 9 Good Friday April 10 Easter Sunday April 12 National Wildlife Week April 12 - 18 Law Day April 16 International Hemophilia Day April 17 Equality Day April 17 Orthodox Easter April 19 National Soil Conservation Week April 19 - 25 National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week April 19 - 25 Yom Hashoah April 21 Astronomy Week April 27-May 3 Earth Day April 22 Administrative Professionals Week April 19 - 25 National Immunization Awareness Week April 19 - 25 National Volunteer Week April 19 - 25 Yom Haatzmaut April 20 Administrative Professionals Day April 22 National Day of Mourning April 28 May 1, 2009 Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month Hearing Awareness Month Huntington Disease Awareness Month Medic-Alert Month Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month Speech and Hearing Awareness Month World Asthma Day May 1 National Summer Safety Week May 1 - 7 Astronomy Day May 2 Drinking Water Week May 3 - 9 International Composting Awareness Week May 3 - 9 Emergency Preparedness Week - First full week of May May 4 - 10 North American Occupational Safety and Health Week May 4 - 10 Mental Health Week May 4 - 10 Respect for Law Week May 4 - 10 National Hospice Palliative Care Week May 5 - 11 National Nursing Week May 5 - 11 International No Diet Day May 6 World Red Cross Day May 8 Optimist Day of Non-Violence May 9 Move for Health Day May 10 National Police Week May 10 - 16 Mother's Day May 10 National Mining Week May 11 - 16 Lag B'Omer May 12 Canada Health Day May 12 International Nurses Day May 12 International Day of the Family May 15 National Road Safety Week May 17 - 23 National Day Against Homophobia May 17 Victoria Day May 18 International Museums Day May 18 Intergenerational Week May 17 - 23 Aboriginal Awareness Week May 20 - 23 Canadian Skills Competition May 20 -23 National Missing Children's Day May 25 National Sun Awareness Week May 26 - June 1 Shavuot May 29 World Partnership Walk May 31 World No-Tobacco Day May 31 June 1, 2009 National Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Awareness Month Stroke Awareness Month National Water Safety Week June 1 - 7 National Fishing Week June 1 - 7 National Cancer Survivors Day June 7 Staffing for Canada Week June 1 - 7 Canadian Environment Week June 1 - 7 Clean Air Day Canada June 3 Canadian Forces Day June 7 World Oceans Day June 8 Canadian Rivers Day June 14 National Public Service Week June 15 - 21 National Aboriginal Day June 21 Tour du Canada June 26 - September 6 Canadian Multiculturalism Day June 27 Gigi
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re: 2009 Marketing Dates + Seasonal Ideas - posted by Gisela McKay
July 1, 2009
Canada Day July 1 Parks Day July 19 National Drowning Prevention Day July 22 Tisha B'Av July 30 August 1, 2009 First Aid Month World Breastfeeding Week August 1-7 British Columbia Day August 3 Civic Holiday August 3 Gold Cup and Saucer Day (P.E.I.) August 3 Natal Day August 3 New Brunswick Day August 3 Simcoe Day (Ontario) August 3 International Day of the World's Indigenous People August 9 International Youth Day August 12 Acadian Day August 15 Discovery Day (Yukon) August 17 Ramadan begins August 22 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition August 23 September 1, 2009 Arthritis Month Big Brothers and Big Sisters Month Labour Day September 7 International Literacy Day September 8 National Grandparents Day September 13 Rosh Hashanah Tish September 19 National Firefighters Week September 6 - 12 SuperWalk for Parkinson's September 12 - 13 Prostate Cancer Awareness Week September 13-19 AIDS Walk Week September 13-19 The Terry Fox Run September 20 Eid al-Fitr September 20 The Alzheimer Coffee Break September 21 National Forest Week September 21 - 26 Police and Peace Officers' National Memorial Day September 27 Yom Kippur September 28 October 1, 2009 Breast Cancer Awareness Month Celiac Awareness Month Denturist Awareness Month Eye Health Canada Month Learning Disabilities Month Lupus Awareness Month National Occupational Therapy Month Psoriasis Awareness Month Stamp Collecting Month Women's History Month Healthy Workplace Month Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month International Day of Older Persons October 1 Succoth October 3 Mental Illness Awareness Week October 4 - 10 National Family Week October 4 - 10 Fire Prevention Week October 4 - 11 Sh'mini Atz October 10 *** National Co-op Week October 11 -17 Simchat Torah October 11 Thanksgiving Day October 12 World Standards Day October 14 National Psoriasis Walk October 18 Persons Case Day October 18 National Dental Hygienists Week October 18 - 24 National Infection Control Week October 18 - 24 National Massage Therapy Awareness Week October 18 - 24 YWCA Week Without Violence October 18 - 24 Waste Reduction Week in Canada October 18 - 24 Small Business Week October 18 - 24 Citizenship Week October 18 - 24 National School Safety Week October 18 - 24 Community Care Worker Week October 19 - 24 National Block Parent Week October 25 - 31 National UNICEF Day October 31 November 1, 2009 Adoption Awareness Month Amaryllis Month Christmas Seal Campaign CPR Awareness Month Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Month Diabetes Awareness Month National 4-H Month National Community Safety and Crime Prevention Campaign National Health Food Month Osteoporosis Month Down Syndrome Awareness Week November 1 - 7 National Pain Awareness Week November 1 - 7 Veterans' Week November 5 - 11 National Seniors' Safety Week November 6 - 12 Youth Appreciation Week November 8 - 14 National Marfan Awareness Week November 9 - 13 Remembrance Day November 11 World Diabetes Day November 14 Restorative Justice Week(third week of November) November 15 - 21 International PEN Day of the Imprisoned Writer November 15 YMCA World Peace Week 2009 November 15 - 21 National Addictions Awareness Week November 15 - 21 National Child Day November 20 Eid al-Adha November 27 Buy Nothing Day November 27 National Home Fire Safety Week November 24 - 30 National AIDS Awareness Week 24 November-1 December December 1, 2009 Christmas Boxing Day New Year's Eve World AIDS Day December 1 National Safe Driving Week December 1 - 7 National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women December 6 International Children's Day of Broadcasting December 9 Hanukkah December 12 Muharram December 18 Gigi
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