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Make It a Date to Remember – December

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Thousands of organizations and Presidential Proclamations set aside specific days, weeks and months for political, cultural and historical events and causes. Many of these occasions offer you an opportunity to promote your business, organization or product.

December

December 1st – 7th is Cookie Cutter Week

  • Hold a contest for new cookie cutter designs or other uses for cookie cutters besides cookies. Draw people into your place of business to pick up entry forms and again for the awarding of prizes. Use imprinted kitchen items as prizes.
  • Use cookie cutter week as a backdrop for business-to-business promotions based on the negative connotation of cookie cutter. The idea is that your product or service isn’t “cookie cutter.” Include shapes appropriate to your industry or business or have custom shapes made to be sent in direct mail pieces.

Some other designations for December that you might be interested in are:

  • National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month
  • National Safe Toys and Gifts Month
  • National Tie Month
  • December 1st – 7th: Cookie Cutter Week
  • December 1st: World AIDS Day
  • December 2nd: Special Education Day
  • December 4th: National Dice Day
  • December 7th: Pearl Harbor Rememberance Day
  • December 5th-12th: Chanukah
  • December 10th: Human Rights Day
  • December 12th: Poinsettia Day
  • December 15th: Cat Herders Day
  • December 15th – 29th: Halcyon Days
  • December 16th: Barbie and Barney Backlash Day
  • December 17th: Wright Brothers Day
  • December 21st: December Solstice
  • December 21st: National Haiku Poetry Day
  • December 22nd: World Peace Day
  • December 22nd: First Day of Chanukah
  • December 22nd: First Day of Winter
  • December 25th: Christmas
  • December 26th: Kwanzaa
  • December 26th: Boxing Day
  • December 28th: No Interruptions Day
  • December 31st: New Year’s Eve

Make It a Date to Remember – November

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Thousands of organizations and Presidential Proclamations set aside specific days, weeks and months for political, cultural and historical events and causes. Many of these occasions offer you an opportunity to promote your business, organization or product.

November

November 29th is Electronic Greetings Day

  • Invite employees and customers to participate in World Kindness Day by doing random acts of kindness. Provide bowls of fortune cookies with suggested acts of kindness inside, or gum imprinted with acts of kindness, etc., for people to choose from.
  • Give customers or clients almost any imprinted item as an act of kindness on November 13.

Some other designations for November that you might be interested in are:

  • American Diabetes Month
  • National Adoption Month
  • Lung Cancer Awareness Month
  • November 1st: National Family Literacy Day(R)
  • November 2nd: Daylight Savings Time ends
  • November 2nd: Cookie Monster Day
  • November 3rd: Cliché Day
  • November 4th: Election Day
  • November 4th: Use Your Common Sense Day
  • November 6th: National Men Make Dinner Day
  • November 11th: Veterans Day
  • November 12th – 18th: Children’s Book Week
  • November 13th: World Kindness Day
  • November 13th – 19th: Children’s Book Week
  • November 14th: National American Teddy Bear Day
  • November 15th: America Recycles Day
  • November 16th: National Adoption Day
  • November 17th: Homemade Bread Day
  • November 18th: Mickey Mouse’s Birthday
  • November 19th: “Have a Bad Day” Day
  • November 20th: Name Your PC Day
  • November 21st: World Television Day
  • November 23rd: You’re Welcomegiving Day
  • November 27th: Thanksgiving Day
  • November 28th: Black Friday
  • November 29th: Electronic Greetings Day
  • November 30th: Computer Security Day

Make It a Date to Remember – October

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Thousands of organizations and Presidential Proclamations set aside specific days, weeks and months for political, cultural and historical events and causes. Many of these occasions offer you an opportunity to promote your business, organization or product. 

October

October is National Book Month

  • Adopt a first-grade in a school or schools and provide a book for each child along with an imprinted pillow so they can make a cozy reading nook. Imprint the pillow with your company name and logo and a phrase about reading such as, “You can go anywhere in a book.” Include imprinted book plates in all of the books.
  • Create a business-to-business promotion around National Book Month. Use copy to the effect, “You won’t have to read between the lines if you do business with us. Book a sales presentation today and you’ll receive a complete set of …(you fill in a book set).”
  • Hold a family read-a-thon. Give away imprinted book sleeves, book marks, etc.

Some other designations for October that you might be interested in are:

  • National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  • National Book Month
  • National Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month
  • National Crime Prevention Month
  • National Dental Hygene Month
  • October 1st: World Vegetarian Day
  • October 2nd: Guardian Angels Day
  • October 3rd: Lee’s National Denim Day
  • October 5th: World Teacher’s Day
  • October 5th – 11th: Fire Prevention Week
  • October 9th: Leif Erickson Day
  • October 9th: Yom Kippur
  • October 10th: National Cake Decorating Day
  • October 11th: Universal Music Day
  • October 12th: Internation Moment of Frustration Scream Day
  • October 12th: World Egg Day
  • October 13th: Columbus Day
  • October 13th: Pumpkin and Apple Celebration
  • October 14th: Be Bald and Be Free Day
  • October 14th – 20: National Food Bank Week
  • October 15th: National Grouch Day
  • October 16th: National Boss Day
  • October 16th: Dictionary Day
  • October 17th: Mammography Day
  • October 24th: United Nations Day
  • October 26th: Frankenstein Friday
  • October 31st: National Unicef Day
  • October 31st: Magic Day