Need March marketing ideas?
March is the month to “spring” into action!
In 2021, March 20 marks the first day of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere. How can you encourage your audience to spring into action this month?
Do you offer something that would help followers do a “Spring cleaning” in their life, home, or business?
Or simply offer the encouragement of the flowers and better weather to come.
If none of this resonates with your business, 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!
10 March Monthly Holidays
Do any of these 10 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 Ideas Month
- National Athletic Training Month
- Employee Spirit Month
- Irish-American Heritage Month
- National Nutrition Month
- American Red Cross Month
- National Craft Month
- National Women’s History Month
- International Mirth Month
- National Clean Up Your IRS Act Month
March 2021 Weekly Holidays
8 more ideas: These holidays last for a week(ish).
*Asterisked dates change yearly.
Dates are correct for 2021 and will be updated each year in early January.
- March 1–7 is National Cheerleading Week
- March 7–13* is Celebrate Your Name Week
- March 7–13* is National Consumer Protection Week
- March 14–20* is Teen Tech Week
- March 15–21* is Act Happy Week
- March 15–21* is Wellderly Week
- March 21–27* is World Folktales and Fables Week
- March 28–April 3 is National Cleaning Week
March 2021 Daily Holidays
A big holiday in March is St. Patrick’s Day (March 17). This holiday “colors” the month of March green!
If it suits your brand personality, don’t be afraid to start celebrating leprechauns, rainbows, and a pot of gold from the beginning of the month.
*Asterisked dates change yearly.
Dates are correct for 2021 and will be updated each year in early January.
Here are some favorite March holidays:
- March 1 is World Compliment Day
- March 2 is National Read Across America Day / Dr. Seuss Day
- March 7 is National Be Heard Day (a day to celebrate and promote small business)
- March 8 is International Women’s Day
- March 9* is Organize your Home Office Day (second Tuesday)
- March 14* Daylight Saving Time begins (second Sunday)
- March 14 is National Pi Day / Albert Einstein’s birth date
- March 18* is Companies That Care Day (third Thursday)
- March 19 is Client’s Day
- March 20 is International Day of Happiness
- March 21 is Twitter’s 15th birthday
- March 23 is National Puppy Day
- March 26 is Live Long And Prosper Day (Leonard Nimoy’s birth date) #llap
- March 27 is Celebrate Exchange Day (a day for businesses to share ideas)
- March 29 is National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day
- March 31 is World Backup Day
Dozens more in my Planner. See below!

Which March 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 March only, or for the full year at a 45% savings. 12 months of 2021 included. The full year planner is available during the months of November–February only.
OR, grab the free March one-sheet content inspiration calendar. One prompt per day, plus room to write in your own ideas on how to use it!
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What do you think? Which March marketing ideas work for your business?
Stella Grinfeld says
Amazing content! Thorough, brilliant, on-point and wonderfully written. Very helpful information. Thank you, Louise!
Louise Myers says
You’re welcome, Stella.
Pragnya says
Hello Louise, extraordinary content curated and excellence of social media planning. Thank you so much
Louise Myers says
You’re welcome
Shauna says
Thanks for the great ideas! It’s wonderful that you share them – saves me some time!
Louise Myers says
Happy to hear you enjoyed them, Shauna!