Need October marketing ideas?
In the northern hemisphere, October’s all about Autumn colors, harvest themes, falling leaves, warm comfort food, and pumpkin spice everything!
And Halloween is big business just about everywhere.
Don’t miss this colorful opportunity to market your business!
It’s a great time to start gearing up before the big holiday sales season starts in earnest. Try to maintain an optimal posting frequency on your best social media channel.
It’s easy with all these ideas to choose from! I’ve even got them in a super-simple to follow format, which you’ll hear more about further down.
Pin or tweet, then read on!
10 October Monthly Holidays
Do any of these resonate with your business and audience? Plan a month-long promotion that could include blog posts, sales, social media posts, contests and more.
- International Strategic Planning Month
- National Work and Family Month
- Fair Trade Month
- Financial Planning Month
- Women Walking In Their Own Shoes Month
- National Stop Bullying Month
- National Bake and Decorate Month
- National Book Month
- Apple Month
- Adopt A Dog Month
8 October 2020 Weekly Holidays
These holidays last for a week(ish).
Asterisked dates* change year to year.
Dates are correct for 2020 and will be updated each year in early August.
- National Walk Your Dog Week: 1-7
- Universal Children’s Week: 1-7
- Great Books Week: 4-10*
- Getting The World To Beat A Path To Your Door Week: 4-10*
- National Work From Home Week: 4-10*
- Customer Service Week: 5-9*
- National Business Women’s Week: 18-24*
- National Character Counts Week: 18-24*
October 2020 Daily Holidays
The biggest holiday in October is Halloween (October 31). This launches in stores before August is over!
If you “Pin” your content to Pinterest, you should start pinning Halloween stuff at least 2 months ahead. Some bloggers trickle Halloween content all year. People love Halloween and will repin it any time.
To add that something extra, learn how to Halloween your social media profiles.
If you’re German and/or a beer lover, don’t forget Oktoberfest.
The dates for the holidays below don’t change year to year, so they’re correct for 2020 and each October in the foreseeable future. I do confirm them every August though.
Here are some favorite minor holidays:
- October 1: International Coffee Day
- October 5: World Teachers’ Day
- October 6: Mad Hatter Day
- October 9: Curious Events Day
- October 11: “You Go, Girl” Day
- October 14: National Dessert Day
- October 16: Boss’s Day
- October 19: Evaluate Your Life Day
- October 21: Celebration of Mind Day
- October 27: Black Cat Day
- October 28: National Chocolate Day
- October 29: Internet Day
- October 31: National Magic Day
Dozens more in my Planner. See below!
Which October Holidays for Your Business?
There are truly holidays for every business and personality. Some days have as many as 8 to choose from!
As I mentioned in the article on Weird Holidays, there are a lot of places online where you can look up hundreds of fun holidays to connect with your followers.
Of course, I can make that easier for you! I’ve consulted several of these sites and cross-checked the info, so you don’t have to.
Then I put the best ideas in a handy, printable Social Media Content Planner.
Plus, I’ve included ideas on how to use them! And a strategy to ensure that your business promotion gets scheduled first. Then use fun holidays to keep your audience engaged!
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What do you think? Which October marketing ideas will YOU use?
Heidi Garland says
It’s also Breast Cancer Awareness month…a biggie for me. Great Calendar! Thank you and Happy BIRTHDAY!
Louise Myers says
Yes it is! I’m sure I have that featured in the Planner. Thanks for reminding us!