MAY is almost here and there are some fabulous dates and holidays you can use in your social media strategy. From Asian history month to EID to Mother's Day. There should be a few ideas in here for everyone. ⬇️
ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH #AsianHeritageMonth
IDEA -> Celebrate an Asian run business / brand / creator.
INTERNATIONAL DOULA MONTH #InternationalDoulaMonth
IDEA -> Share your appreciation for a local Doula / Birth story.
MAY 1st WORLD LAUGHTER DAY #WorldLaughterDay
IDEA -> Post a funny REEL (need help? View my REELS tab for inspiration.
MAY 1st - A REMINDER FROM JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE - IT'S GONNA BE MAY #ItsGonnaBeMay
IDEA -> Post a funny meme.
MAY 2nd EID BEGINS #HappyEid
IDEA -> Happy EID greetings in your community.
MAY 2nd MET GALA #MetGala
IDEA -> Post a meme of the craziest Met Gala outfit - Met Gala memes are always fun to use!
MAY 4th STAR WARS DAY #MayThe4th
IDEA -> Share your favourite Star Wars clip / Share a Star Wars meme.
MAY 5th CINCO DE MAYO #HappyCincoDeMayo
IDEA -> REEL - Making the perfect margarita.
MAY 7th NATIONAL CHILD & YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH DAY #GrowingTogether
IDEA -> Post about the pandemic's effect on children's mental health.
MAY 7th - 13th MENTAL HEALTH WEEK #MentalHealthWeek
IDEA -> Tips on how you keep your mental health in check.
MAY 8th MOTHER'S DAY #HappyMothersDay
IDEA -> Share your appreciation for a special mother in your life.
MAY 12th INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY #InternationalNursesDay
IDEA -> Share your appreciation for how hard nurses have worked throughout the pandemic
MAY 12th NATIONAL LIMERICK DAY #NationalLimerickDay
IDEA -> Share a cute limerick that relates to your niche
MAY 12th NATIONAL RECEPTIONIST DAY #NationalReceptionistDay
IDEA -> Shout out to your office receptionist/receptionist in a business you frequent
MAY 16th LOVE A TREE DAY #LoveATreeDay
IDEA -> Post a story of you / your team enjoying a hike
MAY 17th INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA, TRANSPHOBIA, BIPHOBIA #IDAHOT2022
IDEA -> Love is love post
MAY 18th INTERNATIONAL MUSEUMS DAY #IMD2022
IDEA -> Story of a museum tour
MAY 20th BIKE TO WORK DAY #BikeToWorkDay
IDEA -> Video of you / your team bike riding
MAY 23rd MAY 2-4 WEEKEND #May24Weekend
IDEA -> Run a promo / special offer for May 22-4
MAY 28th WORLD HUNGER DAY #WorldHungerDay
IDEA -> Donate proceeds to a local charity
It's great to post about some of these dates, but how do they tie back to your marketing strategy? Ensure that your posts have a strong call to action at the bottom that is asking people to DO something with this post.
Are you sending people to your website, your IG shop, or your business? Here are a few CTAs you could test out besides link in bio :
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Happy Posting!
-Amanda
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