Monthly Archives: June 2010

June 15 is Fly a Kite Day

Is it time to tell certain customers to “go fly a kite?” Did you know that in many companies 30% of customers are not profitable. And two thirds of those won’t ever be.  That means that you could be spending … Continue reading

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June 14-20th is Meet a Mate Week

What does this have to do with marketing?  Well, if you are a relationship coach, own a restaurant or author of a book on romance, why not have a party and invite single friends to meet other single friends.  Or … Continue reading

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Today is Like Water for Marketing Day

How do you use water to market your business? Do what Wall Drug did! GIVE  it away… In fact, Wall Drug gets 2 million visitors a Year through their stores using a simple marketing tactic. Giving something away. But not … Continue reading

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June 12th is Red Roses Day

Did you know that June is ROSE Month?  And that today is Red Roses Day? Fossil records of roses date back 3.5 billion years. In the 1600s, colonists brought the rose to America making it the oldest European plant grown … Continue reading

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June 11th is Famous Hot Dog Day

Fast Company Magazine ran an article on their site entitled Ten Outrageous Marketing Stunts.  The following one about Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs caught my eye: The company claimed that Nathan’s famous hot dogs were Doctor-Approved One of the best known … Continue reading

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Today is Natural History Day

New natural history TV channel Eden hired Taylor Herring Agency to come up with an attention-getting large-scale visual stunt to draw attention to their launch day. The main goals were to showcase the channel launch in the UK and communicate … Continue reading

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Today is Upsy Daisy Day

“People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the seas, at the long course of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and yet … Continue reading

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National Business Etiquette Week

June 7-13th is National Business Etiquette Week ~ Here are some tips Success Magazine shared with their readers: 1. Remember that email is never private. It lives in cyberspace long after the conversation.  Before responding make sure your “tone” is … Continue reading

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National Candy Month

Send your message with candy. It could be in the shape of a candy business card. If you own or work for an advertising agency you could buy a few $100,000 bars and give them to your current and prospective … Continue reading

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June 4-5th are Donut Days

The idea for Donut Days began on the battlefields of France during World War I when Salvation Army workers served coffee and doughnuts to soldiers in the trenches. Rations were poor so the doughnut idea was conceived as a means … Continue reading

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