Need November marketing ideas?
This month, we transition from autumn and harvest (in the Northern hemisphere) to the Christmas and holiday season.
Thanksgiving in the U.S. sets the tone for a month of gratitude.
Try some unique business marketing ideas to make your readers and followers grateful for a fresh and amusing take – instead of the same old-same old.
I also offer them in a super-simple to follow format, which you’ll hear more about later!
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10 November Monthly Holidays
November is definitely still autumn, but with Halloween marketing starting earlier every year, your audience may be tired of pumpkins and Fall leaves already.
If your business is local, take cues from your weather. The northern and midwest states have probably raked their last leaf and are anticipating snowfall already.
Does one of the month-long holidays below resonate with your business and audience?
Plan a promotion for the month of November that might include blog posts, sales, social media posts, contests and more.
- National Gratitude Month
- Adopt A Turkey Month
- National Entrepreneurship Month
- Movember (moustache growing for men’s health awareness!)
- National Inspirational Role Models Month
- Family Stories Month
- National Novel Writing Month
- Gluten-Free Diet Awareness Month
- National Healthy Skin Month
- National Native American Heritage Month
8 November 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 September.
- World Communication Week: 1–7
- National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week: 1–7*
- Dear Santa Letter Week: 7–13
- World Kindness Week: 8–14*
- National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week: 15-22*
- National Global Entrepreneurship Week: 16–22*
- International Games Week: 21-28*
- National Family Week: 22–28*
If these don’t work for you, there’s a whole page of weekly holidays in my Planner below!
November 2020 Daily Holidays
Setting the tone for the month of November is U.S. Thanksgiving, which falls on the fourth Thursday.
Most businesses won’t want to miss the Friday and Monday after for big sales: Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
In addition, if you’re a small business you should definitely jump in on the “Small Business Saturday” action!
Asterisked dates* below change year to year.
Dates are correct for 2020 and will be updated each year in early September.
Here are some favorite November holidays:
- November 1: Día de Los Muertos / All Saints Day
- November 1:* Daylight Saving Time ends at 2am
- November 9: World Freedom Day
- November 11: Veteran’s Day
- November 13: World Kindness Day
- November 14: International Girls Day
- November 17: National Unfriend Day
- November 19: International Men’s Day AND Women’s Entrepreneurship Day
- November 20: Universal Children’s Day
- November 24: Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day
- November 26:* Thanksgiving
- November 27:* Black Friday
- November 28:* Small Business Saturday
- November 30:* Cyber Monday
Loads more in my Planner. See below!
Which November 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 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!
Purchase this instant download PDF on a convenient monthly subscription plan. Download next month’s calendar today! The following issue will be available on the first of the month. (Drop me a line if you need other options).
OR, just grab the FREE November one-sheet content inspiration calendar. One prompt per day, plus room to write in your own ideas on how you’ll use it.
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What do you think? Which November marketing ideas will YOU use?
Sam says
You state that there is a “Link Below” to join the “Free” members area to download the November Calendar, but there are no links to either of them…
Please assist?
Louise Myers says
Possibly you didn’t look farther enough below. Both links are towards the bottom, above the large purple button.