12 Days of Christmas Promotion

Promote your own “12 Days of Christmas” by sharing 12 of your most popular products or services over a span of 12 days. Some variations could include:

• 12 favorite consumer tips for the holidays
• 12 favorite holiday meal treats
• 12 favorite holiday dishes
• 12 most powerful holiday drinks
• 12 most unusual holiday gifts
• 12 most unique holiday celebration ideas
• 12 worst holiday gifts
• 12 best gift card ideas

Year-End / New-Year Lists

Lists are always popular content and listed topics always rank high in searches. Consider publishing your retrospective or predictive content in the form of a top 10 listicle. Here are a few ideas.

• “The 10 Best Meals of 2019” (Variations: Christmas/Thanksgiving/Holiday meals)
• “The 10 Best Christmas Cookie Recipes of 2019” (or desserts, party food, etc.)
• “10 Ways the Trump Administration Changed American Politics in 2019”
• “The 10 Best American Cars of 2019” (or best whatever applies in your industry)
• “Top 10 Marketing Trends for 2020”
• “The 10 Most Anticipated Gadgets of 2020”
• “The 10 Most-Used Solopreneur Tools of 2019”
• “The Top 10 Solopreneur Tools for 2020”
• “The Top 10 Solopreneur Success Books to Read in 2020”
• “The Top 10 Solopreneur Mistakes I Made in 2019”

Holidays

 
December 1: Advent
Advent begins four Sundays before Christmas. In the early days of the Christian church, Advent was a time of prayer and confession. Today, Advent is more a time of preparation and expectation of the coming of the Lord. Various symbols are used in celebrations, such as wreaths and candles.
 
December 7: Pearl Harbor Day
Pearl Harbor Day commemorates the Japanese attack on the U.S. Naval base at Pearl Harbor. The attack began at dawn December 7, 1941. It crippled the U.S. Pacific Fleet and propelled the U.S. into active participation in World War II. During the attack at Pearl Harbor, over 2,400 American serviceman and 68 civilians were killed. Five of the eight battleships at Pearl Harbor were sunk or sinking, and virtually all ships were damaged. On Pearl Harbor Day, U.S. flags are flown at half-staff.
 
December 21: Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice marks the beginning of winter and is the shortest day of the year. At the North Pole, the sun never rises on this day. For thousands of years, Winter Solstice has celebrated the new solar year. It celebrates the return of the sun, as every day now will see more sun. The sun is at its southernmost point, and now begins its long, six-month journey north.
 
December 25: Christmas
Christmas is the biggest holiday of the year. Christmas has both a strong religious and traditional meaning. It creates within most a sense of kindness and concern for others. At no other time are we more generous and giving. It creates a sense of family and belonging. Merry Christmas!
 
December 26: Boxing Day
Boxing Day is celebrated in England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and other former British Commonwealth countries. Beginning in the Middle Ages, members of the merchant class would take boxes, fill them with food and fruits, and give them to servants, tradespeople, and the less fortunate. Today, the giving of boxes includes filling boxes with food and clothing for the needy and performing volunteer work.
 
December 30: Chanukah
Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, (also called Hanukah) celebrates victory from Greek religious persecution. The Jewish victory was led by the Maccabees in the year 167 B.C. Upon returning to the temple to rededicate it and relight the Menorah, the Maccabees found only one small flask of oil, enough to light the Menorah for just one day. However, the flask of oil lasted eight days. This is why it is called the Festival of Lights.
 

Birthdays

• December 1, 1949 – Pablo Escobar, Columbian drug lord
• December 5, 1901 – Walt Disney, American entrepreneur and entertainer
• December 8, 1936 – David Carradine, actor
• December 9, 1916 – Kirk Douglas, actor
• December 12, 1915 – Frank Sinatra, singer and actor
• December 13, 1989 – Taylor Swift, singer
• December 16, 1770 – Ludwig van Beethoven, composer
• December 17, 1936 – Pope Francis
• December 18, 1878 – Joseph Stalin, former dictator of Russia
• December 18, 1946 – Steven Spielberg, filmmaker
• December 21, 1948 – Samuel L. Jackson, actor
• December 22, 1962 – Ralph Fiennes, actor (Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter movies)
• December 24, 1905 – Howard Hughes, inventor, philanthropist
• December 25, 1899 – Humphrey Bogart, actor
• December 25, 1949 – Sissy Spacek, actress
• December 28, 1856 – Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States
• December 28, 1954 – Denzel Washington, actor

 
What are your favorite celebrations or events during December? Are there holiday events or happenings that will attract customers or impact your business? How can you use them to promote your company during the busiest shopping month of the year? Share your ideas and suggestions in the comments and of course, share them with your readers!

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• How to Prepare for Black Friday and Cyber Monday
• How Can Service-Based Businesses Prepare for Fourth-Quarter Marketing?
• Shop Small® on Small Business Saturday®

 
In addition to these major shopping-centered days, other November holidays can be leveraged into opportunities for sales and promotion for your small business. How can you promote each one to contribute to your community and strengthen your brand?
 

November 11: Veterans Day

On November 11, at 11:11, 1921, the U.S., France, and England each buried an unknown soldier in honor of those who died in World War I. This began the annual Armistice Day holiday. The time and day were picked because fighting ceased in WWI in 1918 on November 11 at 11:11. In 1954, President Eisenhower changed it to Veterans Day, in honor of those who served and died from all the nation’s wars.
 

World Kindness Day: November 13

November 13 is World Kindness Day. No matter your political, religious, or socioeconomic stance, everyone seems to agree that the world could use more kindness between people. Why not challenge your readers to make their corner of the world a bit more friendly by demonstrating generosity and consideration for others? Offer some suggestions to spark their imagination.
 

America Recycles Day: November 15

Recycling and reuse generally, and metals recycling in particular, has a positive impact on the American economy. The EPA claims that recycling reclaims about $9 billion worth of materials each year. The recycling industry also creates $36 billion in annual wages.
 

Thanksgiving Day: November 28

Thanksgiving seems to be the forgotten holiday that gets sandwiched between Halloween fun and Christmas shopping. Give this special, family-oriented holiday its own respected place in your content marketing. Share with your followers your sense of thankfulness and promote an attitude of gratitude. Thanksgiving is also a perfect time to run fun contests centered around food!
 

November Birthdays

 
November 1, 1972- Jenny McCarthy, actress
November 2, 1734- Daniel Boone, Kentucky frontiersman
November 2, 1795- James K. Polk, 11th U.S. President (1845-1849)
November 2, 1865- Warren G. Harding, 29th U.S. President, died of a heart attack while in office (1921-1923)
November 3, 1793- Stephen Austin, defeated Mexican army and founded Texas
November 3, 1922- Charles Bronson, actor
November 4, 1879- Will Rogers, actor, cowboy
November 4, 1916- Walter Cronkite, TV journalist
November 5, 1911- Roy Rogers, the “King of the Cowboys”, born Leonard Franklin Slye
November 6, 1946- Sally Field, actress
November 7, 1918- Billy Graham, evangelist
November 8, 1847 Bram Stoker, novelist, wrote horror novel Dracula
November 9, 1918- Spiro T. Agnew, The only U.S. Vice President to resign while in office.
November 11, 1885- George S. Patton, WWII general
November 11, 1896- Charles “Lucky” Luciano, gangster
November 11, 1974- Leonardo DiCaprio, actor, starred in “Titanic”
November 12, 1968- Sammy Sosa, MLB baseball slugger
November 13, 1850- Robert Louis Stevenson, writer
November 14, 1840- Claude Monet, painter
November 14, 1896 -Mamie Eisenhower, former First Lady of the United States
November 15, 1940- Sam Waterston, actor, lawyer “Jack McCoy” on TV series “Law & Order”
November 17, 1925- Rock Hudson, actor
November 18, 1923- Alan Shepard, astronaut, first American in space
November 18, 1928 – Mickey Mouse’s Birthday
November 19, 1831- James A. Garfield, 20th U.S. President, assassinated during first year in office (1881)
November 20, 1900- Chester Gould, cartoonist, created “Dick Tracy”
November 20, 1925- Robert F. Kennedy, Brother of President John F. Kennedy
November 21, 1893- Harpo Marx, actor, comedian, one of the “Marx Brothers”
November 22, 1890- Charles de Gaulle, President of France
November 23, 1804- Franklin Pierce, 14th U.S. President (1853-1857)
November 24, 1784 Zachary Taylor, 12th U.S. President, died in office. (1849-1850)
November 24, 1888- Dale Carnegie, author, “How to Win Friends and Influence People”
November 24, 1925- William F. Buckley Jr., author, columnist
November 25, 1960- John F. Kennedy Jr., son of President Kennedy
November 25, 1981- Barbara and Jenna Bush, twin daughters of President George W. Bush
November 26, 1922- Charles Schulz, cartoonist, created “Peanuts”
November 27, 1917- “Buffalo Bob” Smith, TV personality, hosted “Howdy Doody Time”
November 27, 1957- Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, daughter of President Kennedy, author
November 28, 1949- Paul Shaffer, bandleader for David Letterman Show
November 30, 1835- Samuel Clemens “Mark Twain”, author “Tom Sawyer”
November 30, 1874- Sir Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Britain during WWII
 
What special days or observances in November can be leveraged for your business? As you think of how to use November holidays for sales and business emphases, make sure you are respectful and tasteful in your choices. Share your great ideas in the comments and of course, share them with your readers! Until next month, get out and play in the colorful leaves, enjoy some turkey, and as always, keep writing!

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• Scary movies – How about running a contest relating to scary Halloween movies? Post several favorites on social media and allow followers to vote. Include old B&W classics as well as cult favorites and new films. Award the winner a coupon or discount for your business or cooperate with another local business to create a spooky-themed prize pack.
• Costume craziness – Adult Halloween costumes are a huge market as grown-ups get in on the fun with the kids. Ask followers to submit photos of their best adult costume and allow your audience to vote for their favorites out of top submissions you choose. A Halloween prize would be appropriate, as well as a free bottle of wine or meal.
• Fun food – Halloween snacks are always creative ground, and trading pics and recipes is great fun. Sponsor a recipe sharing frenzy on your website or social media. A cool spin for local outlets is to provide Halloween snacks for guests and customers as they visit and ask them to vote for their favorites.
• Home décor – Halloween decorating is also a big deal as neighborhood homes compete to outdo one another. Award prizes for the most creative home décor or post your favorites and allow your audience to vote for their favorites. Prizes could include cool home décor or maintenance items.
• Trick-or-Treat LIVE – Stream your Halloween night fun on Facebook LIVE as you share treats with Halloween visitors and show off the various costumes you see. Dress up yourself and provide some type of spooky, yet entertaining, decor to attract visitors.

 
Aside from Halloween fun, other important October emphases for your business can include:
 

Breast Cancer Awareness

According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer among women. Most of your readers will have been touched by this awful disease in some way. Produce or look for content to share that reminds women of the dangers of breast cancer and encourages them to learn more about it and schedule a screening. ACS also provides a simple self-check guide you can share on your website or through social media.
 

National Bullying Prevention Month

Bullying is wrong and harmful and can take many forms, with 1 out of every 5 students claiming to endure it. National Bullying Prevention Month is a nationwide campaign founded in 2006 by PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center. Share content about the harmful effects of bullying and challenge your readers to be proactive with their own children.
 

National Cyber Security Awareness Month

What is the most recent hack or online data theft scandal? You’ve likely lost track because there have been so many of them. Online scamming and identity theft is a worldwide epidemic. Consider sharing content to help fellow online business owners protect their own and client data. For more information visit the United States Homeland Security website for Cyber Security Month.
 

October Birthdays

• October 1, 1921- James Whitmore, actor
• October 1, 1924- Jimmy Carter, 39th U.S. President (1977-1981)
• October 3, 1941- Chubby Checker, singer, musician
• October 4, 1181- St. Francis of Assisi, Catholic religious leader
• October 4, 1822- Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th U.S. President (1877-1881)
• October 4, 1861- Frederic Remington, painter, sculptor
• October 5, 1829- Chester A. Arthur, 21st  U.S. President (1881-1885)
• October 5, 1902- Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald’s
• October 7, 1951- John Mellencamp, singer
• October 7, 1959- Simon Cowell, judge on “American Idol”
• October 8, 1890 “Eddie” Rickenbacker, WWI flying ace
• October 8, 1943- R. L. Stine, author of children’s books
• October 9, 1940- John Lennon, singer, songwriter, musician, member of the “Beatles”
• October 9, 1948- Jackson Browne, singer, songwriter
• October 10, 1974- Dale Earnhardt Jr, auto racer
• October 11, 1884- Eleanor Roosevelt, first lady, wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt
• October 11, 1966 Luke Perry, actor
• October 12, 1935- Luciano Pavarotti, opera singer
• October 14, 1890- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th U.S. President (1953-1961)
• October 14, 1894- E. E. Cummings, poet
• October 16, 1758- Noah Webster – compiled first American English dictionary
• October 16, 1854- Oscar Wilde, poet, playwright
• October 16, 1958- Tim Robbins, actor, director
• October 17, 1918- Rita Hayworth, actress
• October 17, 1938- Evel Knievel, motorcycle daredevil
• October 18, 1939- Lee Harvey Oswald, assassinated President John F. Kennedy
• October 19, 1962- Evander Holyfield, champion heavyweight boxer
• October 20, 1882- Bela Lugosi, actor, played “Dracula”
• October 20, 1931- Mickey Mantle, MLB baseball slugger
• October 21, 1956- Carrie Fisher, actress, “Princess Leia” in “Star Wars”
• October 23, 1906- Gertrude Ederle, first woman to swim the English Channel
• October 23, 1925- Johnny Carson, Talk show host, “The Tonight Show”
• October 24, 1930- J.P. Richardson, singer, the “Big Bopper”, sang “Chantilly Lace”
• October 25, 1881 -Pablo Picasso, artist
• October 26, 1947- Hillary Rodham Clinton, first lady, NY Senator
• October 27, 1858- Theodore Roosevelt, 26th  U. S President
• October 27, 1940- John Gotti, crime boss
• October 28, 1914- Jonas Salk, physician, developed polio vaccine
• October 28, 1936 -Charlie Daniels, singer, songwriter, musician
• October 28, 1955- Bill Gates, Microsoft executive, multi-multi billionaire
• October 30, 1735- John Adams, 2d U.S. President (1797-1801)
• October 30, 1882- William “Bull” Halsey, World War II Pacific Fleet Commander
• October 30, 1885- Ezra Pound, poet
• October 31, 1795 John Keats, poet
• October 31, 1887- Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese leader
• October 31, 1912- Dale Evans, the “Queen of the West”
• October 31, 1931- Dan Rather, TV News Anchorman
• October 31, 1936- Michael Landon, actor
• October 31, 1950- John Candy, actor, comedian
• October 31, 1967- Vanilla Ice, singer, actor

 
What October holidays or happenings grab your interest? What events or holiday happenings will attract customers or impact your business? Share them in the comments and of course, share them with your readers! Until next month, dress in your favorite costume, eat plenty of treats, and as always, keep writing!

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Holidays and Special Days

College Colors Day (September 1)

Get out your old college t-shirts and jackets and celebrate what you remember best from your days pursuing higher education. True colors and team spirit run deep in most people, so this is a great chance to tie into local sports games and tailgating.
 

Labor Day (September 2)

Labor Day celebrates the working man and woman and all they do year-round to keep the businesses running for everyone. Celebrate your employees or contractors with a small gift of appreciation and feature them on your site with an explanation of the valuable skill/service they provide to your company.
 

National Read-a-Book Day (September 6)

Some people just can’t stop reading, especially those writers among us, but most tend to put reading on the back burner. National Read a Book Day is the perfect opportunity to make some time in your life to read. In our world of technology and screen-based communication, National Read a Book Day encourages us to switch off and turn some pages for a while.
 

National Grandparents Day (September 8)

Traditionally on a Sunday, this is becoming a special day of remembrance for me as I grow older. My grandparents were pivotal influences in my life, and with age comes a deeper realization of just how powerful their influence was to me. Grandparents are with us from the very beginning of our lives—they accompany us through our childhood, are present at our most important moments, and cheer us on from the sidelines through it all. If yours are still living, spend some valued time with them on this day.
 

National Day of Service and Remembrance (September 11)

On the National Day of Service and Remembrance, Americans pause to reflect on the devastating September 11 terror attacks. We commemorate those we lost, and give thanks to the brave first responders that put their lives on the line to help. We were faithfully and heroically served by common heroes doing their jobs. So, this 9/11, take a moment to remember with us by serving your local community in some way.
 

September is National Suicide Prevention Month

Approximately 123 suicides occur each day in this country. It’s the tenth leading cause of death in America — second leading for ages 25-34, and third leading for ages 15-24. Tragically, a rising number of American service veterans commit suicide each year. In order to create awareness and strengthen the fight against suicide, the entire month of September is Suicide Prevention Month. Participate in the fight by getting involved with local organizations and listening for those who may need your help.
 

Birthdays

 
September 1, 1908- Estee Lauder, founded cosmetics & fragrance company
September 1, 1923- Rocky Marciano, champion boxer
September 1, 1950- “Dr. Phil” McGraw, TV personality on “Oprah Winfrey” and “Dr. Phil” shows
September 1, 1957- Gloria Estefan, singer, Latin Pop music
September 2, 1948- Christa McAuliffe, teacher, astronaut killed in Challenger shuttle explosion
September 3, 1856- Louis H. Sullivan, architect, developed skyscrapers
September 4, 1918- Paul Harvey, radio personality, quote: “And now, the rest of the story”
September 5, 1847- Jesse James, Outlaw, bank and train robber
September 6, 1888- Joseph P. Kennedy, Kennedy family patriarch
September 6, 1937- Jo Anne Worley, comedian, actress
September 7, 1923- Peter Lawford, actor
September 7, 1936- Buddy Holly, singer, musician
September 8, 1932- Patsy Cline, country singer
September 9, 1941- Otis Redding, singer, “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay”
September 9, 1949- Joe Theisman, NFL Washington Redskins quarterback, sportscaster
September 10, 1929- Arnold Palmer, golfer
September 11, 1913- Paul “Bear” Bryant, Alabama football coach
September 11, 1940- Brian DePalma, filmmaker
September 13, 1860- John J. Pershing, World War I General
September 15, 1857- William Howard Taft, 27th U.S. President (1909-1913), chief justice of the Supreme Court
September 15, 1890- Agatha Christie, mystery writer
September 15, 1940- Merlin Olsen, football player, sportscaster, actor
September 16, 1924- B. B. King, blues singer
September 18, 1939 -Frankie Avalon, singer, actor
September 19, 1929- Adam West, actor
September 20, 1878- Upton Sinclair, novelist
September 21, 1866- H. G. Wells, novelist
September 21, 1947- Stephen King, novelist, horror stories
September 22, 1927- Tommy Lasorda, MLB baseball manager
September 23, 1949- Bruce Springsteen, singer, songwriter
September 24, 1896- F. Scott Fitzgerald, novelist
September 25, 1947- Cheryl Tiegs, model
September 25, 1951- Mark Hamill, actor
September 25, 1952- Christopher Reeve, actor, “Superman” movie
September 26, 1888- T. S. Eliot, poet
September 26, 1968- James Caviezel, “Jesus” in movie “Passion of the Christ”
September 27, 1722- Samuel Adams, Revolutionary War leader, politician
September 27, 1840- Thomas Nast, political cartoonist
September 28, 1573- Michelangelo Merisi de Caravaggio, painter
September 29, 1901- Enrico Fermi, nuclear physicist
September 30, 1924- Truman Capote, novelist
 
How will you spend the golden days of September? How can you leverage these holiday events or happenings to attract customers and impact your business? Share them in the comments and of course, share them with your readers! Until next month, enjoy something pumpkin-flavored, root for your favorite team, and as always, keep writing!

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• Labor Day
• Columbus Day (October 14)
• Halloween (October 31)
• Veteran’s Day (November 11)
• Thanksgiving Day (November 28)
• Black Friday (November 29)
• Small Business Saturday (November 30)
• Christmas Day (December 25)
• New Year’s Eve – Day (December 31 – January 1)

 
Birthdays
August 1, 1779- Francis Scott Key, author of the national anthem
August 1, 1819- Herman Melville, novelist
August 2, 1924- James Baldwin, author, playwright
August 3, 1926- Tony Bennett, singer
August 3, 1941- Martha Stewart
August 4, 1901- Louis Armstrong, jazz trumpeter
August 4, 1961- Barack Obama, 44th U.S. President
August 4, 1971- Jeff Gordon, auto racer
August 5, 1930- Neil Armstrong, 1st to walk on the moon.
August 6, 1809- Alfred, Lord Tennyson, poet
August 6, 1911- Lucille Ball, actress, comedian
August 6, 1917- Robert Mitchum, actor
August 8, 1937- Dustin Hoffman, actor
August 8, 1949- Keith Carradine, actor, singer
August 8, 1953- Donny Most, “Ralph Malph” on TV series “Happy Days”
August 9, 1944- Sam Elliott, actor
August 10, 1874- Herbert Hoover, 31st U.S. President (1929-1933)
August 11, 1953- Hulk Hogan, WWF wrestler
August 12, 1881- Cecil B. DeMille, producer,
August 13, 1899- Alfred Hitchcock, director
August 14, 1947- Danielle Steel, romance novelist
August 14, 1950- Gary Larson, cartoonist, created “The Far Side”
August 15, 1769- Napoleon Bonaparte, French military emperor
August 15, 1972- Ben Affleck, actor
August 16, 1954- James Cameron, director
August 16, 1960- Timothy Hutton, actor
August 17, 1786- Davy Crockett, frontiersman, adventurer, soldier
August 17, 1882- Samuel Goldwyn, film pioneer, producer
August 17, 1920- Maureen O’Hara, actress
August 18, 1954- Patrick Swayze, actor, dancer, “Dirty Dancing”
August 19, 1946- Bill Clinton, 42nd U.S. President (1993-2000)
August 20, 1833- Benjamin Harrison, 23rd U.S. President (1889-1893)
August 21, 1936- Wilt Chamberlain, NBA basketball player
August 21, 1938- Kenny Rogers, singer, actor
August 22, 1920 -Ray Bradbury, science fiction writer
August 23, 1912- Gene Kelly, actor, dancer
August 23, 1929- Vera Miles, actress
August 24, 1960- Cal Ripken Jr., Ironman baseball player, played in 2,643 consecutive games
August 25, 1930- Sean Connery, actor, “James Bond”
August 25, 1933- Tom Skerritt, actor
August 27, 1908- Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th U.S. President (1963-1969)
August 27, 1910- Mother Teresa, nun, founder of the Order of the Missionaries of Charity
August 28, 1749- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, author, poet, philosopher
August 28, 1828- Leo Tolstoy, author, “War and Peace”
August 29, 1915- Ingrid Bergman, actress
August 29, 1958- Michael Jackson, singer, songwriter
August 30, 1930- Warren Buffett, investor
August 31, 1897- Frederic March, actor
August 31, 1928- James Coburn, actor
August 31, 1935- Frank Robinson, baseball player, manager
August 31, 1945 Van Morrison, singer,
August 31, 1949- Richard Gere, actor, “Pretty Woman”
 
How do you plan to spend your remaining August days? How can you leverage local or national holiday events or happenings to attract customers and grow your business? Share them in the comments and of course, share them with your readers! Until next month, eat a funnel cake at the fair, start planning for holiday promotions, and as always, keep writing!

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Holidays and Special Days

May 1, 2019: May Day – May Day, the first of May is celebrated around the world. It has a number of meanings. In many other countries it is a celebration of spring and the coming of summer. It is celebrated with many spring flowers, many of them blooming right in your own backyard. To communist and socialist countries, it is a celebration for the workers.
May 2, 2019: National Brothers and Sisters Day – National Brothers and Sisters Day is the day to reflect on the best times. Give them a call or email that shows them how important they are to you!
May 5, 2019: Cinco de Mayo – On May 5, 1862, the Mexican army defeated the French army at the Battle of Puebla. This single military battle meant the defeat of a strong European colonial power and a victory for the Mexican people. This is the root of Cinco de Mayo. Contrary to popular belief, it is not the celebration of Mexican Independence, which is celebrated on September 16th.
May 12, 2019: Mother’s Day – The first Mother’s Day was May 10, 1908 in Philadelphia. This special day is always on the second Sunday of May and is a grand day to honor the most significant person in our lives. Mothers the world over deserve our respect and honor for the selfless role they play. If possible, spend time with your mother on this special day.
May 27, 2019: Memorial Day – Memorial Day is officially celebrated on the last Monday during the month of May. It is dedicated to service men and women who gave their lives for freedom and country. The roots of Memorial Day observance, goes back to 1865 and the end of the Civil War. Memorial Day was traditionally held on the 30th of May. In 1971, Congress changed it to the last Monday, in order to provide a three-day holiday weekend.
 

Birthdays

• May 1, 1916- Glenn Ford, actor
• May 1, 1967- Tim McGraw, country western singer
• May 2, 1903- Benjamin Spock, physician, author, child-rearing expert
• May 2, 1904- Bing Crosby, singer, actor
• May 3, 1937- Frankie Valli, singer, the “Four Seasons”
• May 3, 1946- Greg Gumbel, sportscaster
• May 4, 1929- Audrey Hepburn, actress
• May 4, 1959- Randy Travis, country singer
• May 5, 1818- Karl Marx, socialist, political theorist
• May 6, 1895- Rudolph Valentino, actor
• May 6, 1915- Orson Welles, actor, director, “War of the Worlds” radio hoax on October 39, 1938
• May 6, 1961- George Clooney, actor
• May 7, 1812- Robert Browning, poet
• May 7, 1833- Johannes Brahms, composer
• May 7, 1840- Peter Tchaikovsky, composer
• May 7, 1901- Gary Cooper, actor
• May 8, 1884- Harry S. Truman, 33rd U.S. President (1845-1853)
• May 9, 1949- Billy Joel, singer, songwriter
• May 10, 1838- John Wilkes Booth, actor, assassinated President Abraham Lincoln
• May 10, 1899- Fred Astaire, dancer/actor, born Frederick Austerlitz
• May 11, 1888- Irving Berlin, songwriter
• May 12, 1907- Katharine Hepburn, actress
• May 12, 1925- Yogi Berra, baseball player, manager
• May 14, 1686- Gabriel D. Fahrenheit, physicist, mercury thermometers, created Fahrenheit scale
• May 14, 1944- George Lucas, filmmaker
• May 15, 1969- Emmitt Smith, NFL Running Back
• May 16, 1905- Henry Fonda, actor
• May 16, 1953- Pierce Brosnan, actor, “James Bond”
• May 17, 1936- Dennis Hopper, actor
• May 18, 1897- Frank Capra, director
• May 18, 1952- George Strait, country singer
• May 20, 1908- James Stewart, actor
• May 21, 1951- Al Franken, comedian, actor, writer
• May 22, 1859- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, writer, detective stories
• May 22, 1907- Lord Laurence Olivier, actor, director
• May 23, 1958- Drew Carey, actor, comedian
• May 24, 1940- Gary Burghoff, actor, “Radar” in TV series “MASH”
• May 25, 1803- Ralph Waldo Emerson, poet
• May 26, 1907- John Wayne, actor, best known for westerns
• May 26, 1923- James Arness, actor
• May 26, 1949- Hank Williams Jr., country singer
• May 27, 1794- Cornelius Vanderbilt, financier, railroad tycoon
• May 27, 1837- Wild Bill Hickock, frontiersman, lawman
• May 27, 1915- Herman Wouk, novelist
• May 28, 1908- Ian Fleming, novelist
• May 29, 1917- John F. Kennedy, 35th U.S. President, assassinated in office (1960-1963)
• May 30, 1909- Benny Goodman, bandleader, musician
• May 31, 1819- Walt Whitman, poet
• May 31, 1930- Clint Eastwood, actor, director

What special days or observances help you celebrate May? How can you leverage these holiday events or happenings to attract customers and impact your business? Share them in the comments and of course, share them with your readers! Until next month, get your online content voice-search-ready, and as always, keep writing!

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Click-Through Rates

The overall average click-through rate for marketing emails is 3.57%. That means across every industry, about 3.57% of emails received actually achieve their goal: a recipient clicks on a link in the email and visits a web page. Compare this to Facebook, where the average paid ad campaign achieves a 0.07% click-through rate. So, what? Do percentages matter? Yes, they do.
Here’s how these percentages play out. For example, if you have an audience of 100,000 email subscribers and 100,000 social media followers. According to the Facebook statistic, when you create and share a new post on social media, you can expect about 70 clicks (probably less because all your followers may not see your post).
Send that same content in an email to your 100,000 subscribers and you can reasonably expect about 3,570 clicks. So, you only need to create another 50 or so social media posts to reach the same effectiveness as a single email.

Return on Investment (ROI)

Of course, another valid means to measure which marketing channel is most effective is by calculating the return on investment, or ROI, from each. Roughly 60% of companies and internet marketers believe email marketing outperforms social media in terms of ROI. According to a recent study conducted by OptinMonster in 2018, email is the most widely used marketing channel with 2.6 billion users worldwide, spread across a diverse set of demographics.
When it comes to measuring the ROI of social media, things get confusing. Marketing directors for businesses claim that 44% of them cannot measure the impact of social media on their business. Plus, 36% claim that social media has a qualitative impact, but they cannot translate that into a hard ROI. Moreover, 55% of marketing agencies say they cannot effectively calculate the ROI of clients’ social media marketing.

Popularity

Smart marketers go where audiences spend the most time. And, over and over again, email proves to be the number one attention-getting channel of communication. In fact, 58% of people check their email first before checking out the latest cat videos or data breaches on Facebook. This statistic even beats out those who rise early and check the weather.
While it is true that a significant population hangs out on social media, tracking where they are and when they choose to spend time is a best-guess game. With email, you send your message, and it waits to be viewed at the user’s convenience with little chance of being lost in the shuffle. Social posts swim in an overwhelming tide of messages and can easily become lost and never viewed.

The Smart Play is to Use Them Both

All the statistics and data aside, comparing email and social media is like comparing apples and oranges. Social media marketing and email marketing aren’t mutually exclusive. Smart marketers integrate email and social media and use them together.
Social media should be used for driving traffic to your website. You can do that organically by making your content go viral, or by paying for social media ads. Email marketing should be used for generating leads, driving sales and increasing customer retention.
The bottom line is, you should use social media marketing to drive visitors to your website, where you can convert those visitors into email subscribers.
What are your experiences with using email and social media marketing? Do you have insights or wisdom you can share with our readers? Share it in the comments below.
 

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• Over 4 in 5 parents of children younger than 18 (81%) say they’ll be going on a summer vacation and plan to charge an average of $1,019 to their credit card.
• Parents of children ages 3-17 are expecting to spend an average of $471 per child on summer activities (such as camp, sports or going to the movies) this year.
• These parents plan to spend an average of $2,256 on their family vacation or vacations, with over 7 in 10 families (71%) planning to spend over $1,000 this year.

 
With that kind of spending on the board, prepare your business for summer and an influx of children, college students, and families with these ideas:
 

• Host an End of School Year saleto clear out old merchandise
• Write a blog featuring things to do in your town during the summer—and be sure to include your business in the list
• If your town is quiet in the summer, get involved with a summer school or campto host events for students and campers
• Summer means road trips – hold a summer contestfor who can write about the most interesting road trip, and award prizes from your merchandise or other local businesses
• June is National Safety Month so why not blog about some travel safety tips

 
Holidays and Special Days
 
June 1, 2018  National Donut Day– National Donut Day is held on the first Friday in June. This is a great day to shine for bakeries and donut shops. If you’re not in the industry of making round pastries, why not order donuts for your office and post on social media. Aside from being a delicious treat, pictures of donuts and people eating them are great photo opportunities for Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Search for relevant hashtags to get your business found online. #NationalDonutDay
 
June 6, 2018  D-Day– On this historic day in 1944, 156,000 Allied troops from the United States, England, and Canada invaded the beaches of Normandy, France to begin fighting Nazi Germany on the European continent. It is the largest amphibious assault in world history. This massive, bloody battle was the turning point of the war in the European theater. 4,000 Allied troops died on these beaches on D-Day, approximately 2,000 of them were American.  #DDay  #June6_1944
 
June 14, 2018  Flag Day– Flag Day, is a day for all Americans to celebrate and show respect for our flag, its designers and makers. Our flag is representative of our independence and our unity as a nation. One nation, under God, indivisible. Our flag has a proud and glorious history. It was at the lead of every battle fought by Americans. Many people have died protecting it. It even stands proudly on the surface of the moon. Why not remind your readers of proper flag etiquette.  #USflag  #OldGlory #FlagDay
 
June 17, 2018  Father’s Day– The first Father’s Day was held in 1910, in Spokane, Washington. Today across America it is a day to honor and enjoy time with Dad and appreciate all he does for you. What Dad really wants is healthy, happy, and successful kids. And, he wants you to spend a few moments with him on Father’s Day. Today’s life style is busy for both dads and kids. Why not help your readers carve out a little special time for dad on this day?  #FathersDay  #Dads
 
June 21, 2018  Summer Solstice– Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year. The amount of daylight only goes down for the next six months. Summer Solstice is the meteorological start of summer. It’s time to enjoy vacations, great weather, pools, barbeques, baseball, and everything else that goes along with the favorite season of kids and most adults. Fun fact: The sun does not set at the North Pole today. There is 24 hours of sunlight.  #SummerSolstice  #LongestDayofSunlight
 
Birthdays
 
June 1, 1801- Brigham Young, Mormon religious leader
June 1, 1926- Andy Griffith, actor
June 1, 1926- Marilyn Monroe, actress
June 1, 1937- Morgan Freeman, actor
June 2, 1731- Martha Washington, the very first First Lady of the United States
June 2, 1930- Pete Conrad, astronaut
June 2, 1941- Stacy Keach, actor
June 2, 1948- Jerry Mathers, actor “Beaver” on “Leave it to Beaver”
June 3, 1808- Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America
June 3, 1925- Tony Curtis, actor
June 4, 1738- King George III, king of England during the American Revolution
June 4, 1975- Angelina Jolie, actress
June 5, 1878- Francisco “Pancho” Villa, Mexican revolutionary
June 5, 1956- Kenny G, musician
June 6, 1755- Nathan Hale, Revolutionary War patriot
June 6, 1799- Alexander Pushkin, poet
June 7, 1952- Liam Neeson, actor
June 7, 1958- “Prince”, singer
June 8, 1867- Frank Lloyd Wright, architect
June 8, 1925- Barbara Bush, First Lady of the United States
June 9, 1940- Dick Vitale, sportscaster
June 9, 1961- Michael J. Fox, actor, “Back to the Future”
June 9, 1963- Johnny Depp, actor
June 9, 1981- Natalie Portman, “Queen Amidala” in “Star Wars”
June 10, 1922- Judy Garland, singer, actress “The Wizard of Oz”
June 11, 1913- Vince Lombardi, football coach
June 11, 1935- Gene Wilder, actor, director
June 12, 1924- George H. W. Bush, 41st U.S. President (1989-1993)
June 12, 1929- Anne Frank, Holocaust victim, wrote diary of her experience
June 12, 1933 -Jim Nabors, actor, singer
June 13, 1953- Tim Allen, comedian, movie and television actor, TV series “Home Improvement”
June 13, 1986- Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen twins, actresses
June 14, 1811- Harriet Beecher Stowe, author, abolitionist
June 14, 1946- Donald Trump,  45th U.S. President, real estate executive, TV personality “The Donald”
June 15, 1963- Helen Hunt, actress (Los Angeles, CA)
June 17, 1917- Dean Martin, actor, singer
June 17, 1946- Barry Manilow, singer
June 18, 1942- Roger Ebert, film critic, “Siskel & Ebert”
June 18, 1942- Paul McCartney, singer, songwriter, musician, “The Beatles”
June 19, 1897- Moe Howard, comedian, actor, “Moe” of the “Three Stooges”
June 19, 1903- Lou Gehrig, baseball player
June 20, 1924- Audie Murphy, actor, WWII hero
June 20, 1946- Bob Vila, TV handyman show
June 20, 1950- Lionel Richie, singer
June 20, 1952- John Goodman, actor
June 20, 1953- Cyndi Lauper, singer
June 20, 1967- Nicole Kidman, actress
June 22, 1903- John Dillinger, bank robber
June 22, 1929- Ralph Waite, actor “The Waltons”
June 22, 1936- Kris Kristofferson, singer, actor
June 22, 1941- Ed Bradley, TV journalist
June 25, 1903- George Orwell, novelist
June 26, 1819- Abner Doubleday, invented the game of baseball
June 28, 1902- Richard Rodgers, music composer, “Rogers and Hammerstein”
June 28, 1926- Mel Brooks, actor, director
June 28, 1932- Pat Morita, actor
June 30, 1966- Mike Tyson, boxing champion
What great ways do you plan to spend your June days? How can you leverage these holiday events or happenings to attract customers and impact your business? Share them in the comments and of course, share them with your readers! Until next month, use that suntan lotion, keep a cold drink in hand, and as always, keep writing!

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• 87% of online marketers use video content
• One third of online activity is spent watching video
• 85% of the US internet audience watches video online
• 92% of mobile video viewers share videos with others

Obviously, if you are not creating and sharing video content, it’s past the time to begin. Designate this month as Mobile May and create your first video. Highlight a product or service you provide, give a behind-the-scenes tour of your business operation, or give a brief overview of a popular blog post from the past. Why not challenge your readers to record their own video review of your products or services and send them to you? Choose a winner to feature on your site and award a coupon for discounts.

Holidays and Special Days

May 1, 2018 May Day – May Day, the first of May is celebrated around the world. It has a number of meanings. In many other countries it is a celebration of spring and the coming of summer. It is celebrated with many spring flowers, many of them blooming right in your own backyard. To communist and socialist countries, it is a celebration for the workers. #MayDay
May 5, 2018 Cinco de Mayo – On May 5, 1862, the Mexican army defeated the French army at the Battle of Puebla. This single military battle meant the defeat of a strong European colonial power and a victory for the Mexican people. This is the root of Cinco de Mayo. Contrary to popular belief, it is not the celebration of Mexican Independence, which is celebrated on September 16th. #CincodeMayo
May 13, 2018 Mother’s Day – The first Mother’s Day was May 10, 1908 in Philadelphia. This special day is always on the second Sunday of May and is a grand day to honor the most significant person in our lives. Mothers the world over deserve our respect and honor for the selfless role they play. If possible, spend time with your mother on this special day. #MothersDay
May 28, 2018 Memorial Day – Memorial Day is officially celebrated on the last Monday during the month of May. It is dedicated to service men and women who gave their lives for freedom and country. The roots of Memorial Day observance, goes back to 1865 and the end of the Civil War. Memorial Day was traditionally held on the 30th of May. In 1971, Congress changed it to the last Monday, in order to afford a three day holiday weekend. #MemorialDay

Birthdays

• May 1, 1916- Glenn Ford, actor
• May 1, 1967- Tim McGraw, country western singer
• May 2, 1729- Catherine II Empress of Russia (Catherine the Great)
• May 2, 1903- Benjamin Spock, physician, author, child-rearing expert
• May 2, 1904- Bing Crosby, singer, actor
• May 3, 1921- Sugar Ray Robinson, champion boxer
• May 3, 1937- Frankie Valli, singer, the “Four Seasons”
• May 3, 1946- Greg Gumbel, sportscaster
• May 4, 1929- Audrey Hepburn, actress
• May 4, 1959- Randy Travis, country singer
• May 5, 1818- Karl Marx, socialist, political theorist
• May 5, 1913- Tyrone Power, actor
• May 6, 1895- Rudolph Valentino, actor
• May 6, 1915- Orson Welles, actor, director, “War of the Worlds” radio hoax on October 39, 1938
• May 6, 1931- Willie Mays, baseball player
• May 6, 1945- Bob Seger, singer, songwriter
• May 6, 1961- George Clooney, actor
• May 7, 1812- Robert Browning, poet
• May 7, 1833- Johannes Brahms, composer
• May 7, 1840- Peter Tchaikovsky, composer
• May 7, 1901- Gary Cooper, actor
• May 8, 1884- Harry S. Truman, 33rd U.S. President (1845-1853)
• May 8, 1926- Don Rickles, comedian/actor
• May 9, 1949- Billy Joel, singer, songwriter
• May 10, 1838- John Wilkes Booth, actor, assassinated President Abraham Lincoln
• May 10, 1899- Fred Astaire, dancer/actor, born Frederick Austerlitz
• May 11, 1888- Irving Berlin, songwriter
• May 12, 1820- Florence Nightingale, a pioneer in the field of nursing
• May 12, 1907- Katharine Hepburn, actress
• May 12, 1925- Yogi Berra, baseball player, manager
• May 13, 1961- Dennis Rodman, NBA basketball player
• May 14, 1686- Gabriel D. Fahrenheit, physicist, mercury thermometers, created Fahrenheit scale
• May 14, 1944- George Lucas, filmmaker
• May 14, 1969- Cate Blanchett, actress “Lord of the Rings”
• May 15, 1969- Emmitt Smith, NFL Running Back
• May 16, 1905- Henry Fonda, actor
• May 16, 1953- Pierce Brosnan, actor, “James Bond”
• May 17, 1936- Dennis Hopper, actor
• May 17, 1956- Sugar Ray Leonard, champion boxer
• May 18, 1897- Frank Capra, director
• May 18, 1946- Reggie Jackson, MLB player, “Mr. October”
• May 18, 1952- George Strait, country singer
• May 19, 1968- Kyle Eastwood, actor, son of Clint Eastwood
• May 20, 1908- James Stewart, actor
• May 21, 1951- Al Franken, comedian, actor, writer
• May 21, 1952- Mr. T (Lawrence Tero), actor
• May 22, 1859- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, writer, detective stories
• May 22, 1907- Lord Laurence Olivier, actor, director
• May 23, 1954- Marvelous Marvin Hagler, boxing champion boxer
• May 23, 1958- Drew Carey, actor, comedian
• May 24, 1940- Gary Burghoff, actor, “Radar” in TV series “MASH”
• May 24, 1941- Bob Dylan, singer, songwriter
• May 24, 1946- Priscilla Presley, actress , ex-wife of Elvis Presley
• May 25, 1803- Ralph Waldo Emerson, poet
• May 26, 1907- John Wayne, actor, best known for westerns
• May 26, 1923- James Arness, actor
• May 26, 1949- Hank Williams Jr., country singer
• May 27, 1794- Cornelius Vanderbilt, financier, railroad tycoon
• May 27, 1837- Wild Bill Hickock, frontiersman, lawman
• May 27, 1911- Hubert H. Humphrey, Minnesota senator, presidential nominee
• May 27, 1911- Vincent Price, actor
• May 27, 1915- Herman Wouk, novelist
• May 27, 1936- Louis Gossett Jr., actor
• May 28, 1908- Ian Fleming, novelist
• May 29, 1903- Bob Hope, comedian, actor
• May 29, 1917- John F. Kennedy, 35th U.S. President, assassinated in office (1960-1963)
• May 30, 1909- Benny Goodman, bandleader, musician
• May 31, 1819- Walt Whitman, poet
• May 31, 1898- Rev. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, religious leader
• May 31, 1930- Clint Eastwood, actor, director

What special days or observances help mobilize you in May? How can you leverage these holiday events or happenings to attract customers and impact your business? Share them in the comments and of course, share them with your readers! Until next month, get those videos created and uploaded and as always, keep writing!

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SPRINGTIME SPORTS

Springtime also means sports! Just look at the major sports that go active or culminate in April:
 

• MLB Opening Day (was actually March 29, so get started!)
• The Master’s Golf Tournament – April 5-8, 2018
• NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Game – April 2, 2018
• NFL Draft – Begins April 26, 2018

 
Use these big sporting events to market your business. Even if your business is not directly related to sports, you can offer products in team colors, or sponsor an online games bracket for your favorite sport (be sure to do so legally).
 

TAX TIME

April also means time to file your yearly income taxes. April 15 is the deadline to file personal tax returns, although businesses can take longer with the proper paperwork. Accountants and tax lawyers really ramp up their business efforts at this time, but that doesn’t mean the rest of us are left out.
 
Consider offering after-tax specials or April coupons to entice customers to spend some of their refund money with you. Provide tax tips for small businesses or individuals in fun and engaging ways. Celebrate how our taxes support a government of the people, by the people, and for the people and post a photo of you at the mailbox, mailing your tax return!
 

Holidays and Special Days

 
Sunday April 1, 2018                             April Fools Day  #AprilFool #YouGotMe
Sunday April 1, 2018                             Easter Sunday  #Easter2018
Monday April 2, 2018                           Autism Awareness Day  #AutismAwareness
Sunday April, 15, 2018                          Tax Day in the US  #Taxes
Wednesday April, 25, 2018                   Administrative Professionals Day  #AdminProf
Sunday April 22, 2018                           Earth Day  #EarthDay
Friday April 27, 2018                            Arbor Day  #ArborDay  #PlantATree
 

Birthdays

• April 1, 1815- Otto von Bismarck, German chancellor, statesman
• April 1, 1947- David Eisenhower, author, grandson of Pres. Dwight Eisenhower
• April 2, 1908- Buddy Ebsen, actor
• April 2, 1914- Sir Alec Guinness, actor
• April 3, 1958- Alec Baldwin, actor
• April 3, 1961- Eddie Murphy, actor, comedian
• April 4, 1895- Arthur Murray, dance studio fame
• April 4, 1924- Gil Hodges, baseball player, manager
• April 5, 1900 -Spencer Tracy, actor
• April 5, 1908- Bette Davis, actress
• April 5, 1916 -Gregory Peck, actor
• April 5, 1937- Colin Powell, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary of State
• April 6, 1937- Billy Dee Williams, actor
• April 7, 1897- Walter Winchell, journalist, broadcaster
• April 7, 1939- Francis Ford Coppola, filmmaker
• April 7, 1954- Jackie Chan, actor
• April 7, 1964- Russell Crowe, actor
• April 9, 1879- W. C. Fields, actor
• April 9, 1926- Hugh Hefner, publisher of Playboy
• April 9, 1939- Michael Learned, actress
• April 9, 1954- Dennis Quaid, actor
• April 10, 1794- Commodore Matthew Perry, opened naval relations with Japan
• April 10, 1847- Joseph Pulitzer, journalist, publisher
• April 10, 1882- Frances Perkins, first U.S. woman cabinet member- Secretary of Labor
• April 10, 1915- Harry Morgan, actor
• April 10, 1951- Steven Seagal, actor
• April 12, 1947- Tom Clancy, author
• April 12, 1947- David Letterman, TV personality, comedian
• April 13, 1743- Thomas Jefferson, 3rd U. S. President (1801-1809)
• April 13, 1866- Butch Cassidy, Wild West outlaw
• April 14, 1941- Pete Rose, baseball player, manager
• April 15, 1452- Leonardo da Vinci, artist, sculptor, inventor
• April 16, 1867- Wilbur Wright, pioneer aviator
• April 16, 1889- Charlie Chaplin, comic actor, filmmaker
• April 17, 1837- John Pierpont Morgan, financier, philanthropist
• April 17, 1894- Nikita Khrushchev, Soviet leader, famous quote: “We will bury you!”
• April 17, 1897- Thornton Wilder, playwright, novelist
• April 17, 1918- William Holden, actor
• April 18, 1953- Rick Moranis, actor
• April 18, 1963- Conan O’Brien, TV late night talk show
• April 19, 1979- Kate Hudson, actress
• April 20, 1889- Adolf Hitler, Nazi dictator
• April 21, 1926- Queen Elizabeth II, queen of England
• April 22, 1908- Eddie Albert, actor
• April 22, 1928- Aaron Spelling, TV writer, producer
• April 22, 1937- Jack Nicholson, actor
• April 23, 1564- William Shakespeare, playwright, poet
• April 23, 1791- James Buchanan, 15th  U.S. President (1857-1861)
• April 23, 1928- Shirley Temple Black, child actress, diplomat
• April 24, 1766 – Robert Bailey Thomas, founder & editor of “The Farmer’s Almanac”
• April 24, 1905- Robert Penn Warren, poet, novelist
• April 24, 1982- Kelly Clarkson, First “American Idol” winner
• April 25, 1940- Al Pacino, actor
• April 27, 1791- Samuel Morse, invented magnetic telegraph
• April 27, 1822- Ulysses S. Grant, 18th U.S. President, Civil War general (1869-1877)
• April 28, 1758 -James Monroe, 5th U.S. President (1817-1825)
• April 29, 1863- William Randolph Hearst, newspaper editor, publisher
• April 30, 1933- Willie Nelson, country singer
• April 30, 1982- Kirsten Dunst, actress

What special days or observances put a SPRING in your step in April? How can you leverage these holiday events or happenings to attract customers and impact your business? Share them in the comments and of course, share them with your readers! Until next month, get your spring cleaning done (business and otherwise), enjoy some great sporting events, and as always, keep writing!

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