Need February marketing ideas?
February is the month of LOVE! Show your audience some love with these engaging ideas.
Valentine’s Day and American Heart Month provide a great opportunity to show appreciation for your customers, subscribers, and followers.
And if you offer anything giftable, be sure to offer helpful suggestions for your customers to share their love!
If LOVE doesn’t resonate with your brand personality, there are lots more ideas to choose from. You can even get them in a super-simple to follow format, which you’ll hear more about further down.
Pin or tweet, then read on!
February Monthly Holidays
Do any of these 12 month-long holidays resonate with your business and audience?
Plan a promotion that could include a blog post series, sales and discounts, social media posts, contests and more.
- International Expect Success Month
- National Time Management Month
- Plant the Seeds of Greatness Month
- International Boost Self-Esteem Month
- Declutter For A Cause Month
- National Black History Month
- National Women Inventors Month
- Library Lovers Month
- National Laugh-Friendly Month
- National Mend A Broken Heart Month
- American Heart Month
- Wise Health Care Consumer Month
February 2018 Weekly Holidays
8 more ideas: These holidays last for a week(ish). Dates are correct for 2018 and will be updated each year.
- Feb 1–7 is Women’s Heart Week
- Feb 1–7 is Publicity for Profit Week
- Feb 5–9 is International Networking Week®
- Feb 7–14 is National Marriage Week
- Feb 9–25 is the XXIII Winter Olympics
- Feb 11–17 is Random Acts of Kindness Week
- Feb 12–17 is Freelance Writers Appreciation Week
- Feb 18–24 is Build A Better Trade Show Image Week
February 2018 Daily Holidays
The big holiday in February is Valentine’s Day (February 14), as it sets the tone for several other daily, weekly, and month-long holidays promoting love and kindness – as well as taking care of your heart!
There’s a full week of Valentine-related holidays starting on the 7th:
- Rose Day
- Propose Day
- Chocolate Day
- Teddy Day
- Promise Day
- Hug Day
- Kiss Day
And of course, Valentine’s Day is followed by Singles Awareness Day on the 15th!
Dates below are correct for 2018 and will be updated each year.
Here are some favorite special days this month:
- February 2 is National Groundhog Day
- February 2 is also National Wear Red Day #GoRed
- February 4 is Super Bowl Sunday
- February 8 is Laugh and Get Rich Day
- February 13 is Fat Tuesday
- February 17 is My Way Day
- February 19 is President’s Day
- February 20 is Love Your Pet Day
- February 21 is Single Tasking Day
- February 22 is Be Humble Day
- February 25 is George Harrison’s 75th birth anniversary
- February 27 is No Brainer Day
Dozens more in my Planner. See below!
Or get a high-resolution printable PDF in the FREE members area! (Link below).
Which February 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.
But 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 most engaging 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!
Purchase this instant download PDF for February only, or for the full year at a 32% savings (full year available through January 31 only).
OR, grab the free February one-sheet content inspiration calendar. One prompt per day, plus room to write in your own ideas on how to use it!
You can simply download the low-res version by right-clicking on the image above. Or get a high-resolution printable PDF in the FREE members area!
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What do you think? Which February marketing ideas will YOU use?
Hey Louise!
Wow! what a list!
I did not know a lot of these holidays!
I feel left out.
Or maybe I should care more about doing my own research, uh!
February is going to be an amazing month for me. I already know it.
And with your tips and insights here it should be an even better month!
Thank you so much for sharing this. It is super helpful!
Best regards! 😀
Awesome, Freddy, glad you liked it!
Hey Louise!
Well, these holidays are not in my country, but yeah there are lots of holiday in February.
I have just downloaded your templated.
P.S Just pinned.
They’re mostly US-based with many popular in Europe as well.
Hi Louise, Thank you so much for this awesome content. I’m so glad I found your site.
You’re welcome Chantel 🙂