Add Holiday Dates to Your Marketing List

Consider event marketing opportunities to increase your promotions and sales. Some events that will help my business to prosper creep up on me by surprise.

That’s because when I work on my marketing calendar, the template I use is completely blank. There are no pre-printed holiday dates of any kind.

This wreaks havoc on my timing, especially when mailing products or making bank deposits. So, I make a concerted effort to find a holiday date list and add those events onto my calendar.

Is keeping track of major U.S. holidays one of your dilemmas? If so, here’s a Year 2008 list, courtesy of Souvenirs, Gifts & Novelties, that will keep your mailings and banking plans on track.

January
1 - New Year’s Day
21 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day

February
14 - Valentine’s Day
18 - President’s Day

March
16 - Palm Sunday
21 - Good Friday
23 - Easter

April
20-26 - Passover
23 - Administrative Professionals Day

May
11 - Mother’s Day
26 - Memorial Day

June
15 - Father’s Day

July
4 - Independence Day

September
1 - Labor Day
29 - Rosh Hashanah

October
8 - Yom Kippur
13 - Columbus Day
31 - Halloween

November
27 - Thanksgiving

December
22-29 - Hanukkah
25 - Christmas
26-1 - Kwanzaa

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