Who can believe that August is just around the corner and Spring is quickly approaching?! Seriously, where did that time go. It must be time to start planning your marketing calendar for the month ahead again - a new collection of special events and occasions that you can utilise for the promotion and growth of your own business on social media.
It's often difficult to keep up to date with special days, international days of celebration, national events and awareness weeks but incorporating national dates and special events into your marketing activities and social media posts can be a great way to create engagement, further grow your followers, link in with trending hashtags and network with other like minded businesses.
I hope the following list will take all the hard work out of planning August for you and that it will assist you with preparing posts, content and your businesses marketing calendar. Please don't hesitate to comment below if I have missed something and I will update the list accordingly.
1 - 7 August: National Breastfeeding Week
1 - 7 August: Dental Health Week
1 - 7 August: Homelessness Prevention Week
1 - 7 August: Healthy Bones Action Week
1 - 7 August: Donate Life Week
1 - 7 August: OCD and Anxiety Disorders Week
1 - 8 August: Meat Free Week
1 - 31 August: Tradies National Health Month
1 - 31 August: MS Readathon
4 August: National Aboriginal and Islander Day
5 August: Jeans for Genes Day
5 August: Cafe Smart
6 - 12 August: National Missing Persons Week
8 August: World Cat Day
9 August: International Day of the World's Indigenous People
12 August: World Elephant Day
12 August: International Youth Day
12 - 20 August: National Science Week
13 August: Left Handers Day
13 August: City to Surf Fun Run
19 August: World Humanitarian Day
19 August: International Orangutan Day
19 - 25 August: Book Week
19 - 27 August: Queensland Seniors Week
20 - 26 August: Hearing Awareness Week
20 - 26 August: Speech Pathology Week
21 August: Cupcake Day
21 - 27 August: Keep Australia Beautiful Week
25 August: Amnestea
25 August: Daffodil Day
27 August - 2 Sept: National Op Shop Week
27 August - 2 Sept: Legacy Week
28 August - 3 Sept: National Superhero Week (supporting Muscular Dystrophy)
31 August: National Meals on Wheels Day
Happy planning!
Amanda
