People are blooming with the urge to shop when the sun comes out and flowers start growing. Lure them into you business with special offers using fun and outrageous themes.
Get people interacting with you on your Facebook page and Twitter. Have recipe contests. Send out mailers with recipe cards attached and have customers post photos of their version of your recipe on your Facebook Wall.
Have a taste off at your business and have some local celebrities’ judge which of your customers had the best recipe. Take their photo with the winning dish and give them a gift certificate for your products or services.
If you run a restaurant and say a special day below that incorporates one of your dishes or desserts have a special discount on that specific day. Advertise it on you social media profile, your print, TV and radio ads. Get people excited to come in and taste that special dish. National White Chocolate Cheesecake days sounds like a yummy way to get customers dining at your restaurant. Or Lobster Newburg Day or Baked Scallops Day or even National Oatmeal Nut Waffles Day.
There are plenty of ideas for non-food service businesses too. Have a National Cheese Doodle Day promotion where you hand out snack sized bags to customers who come in to your business on March 5th.
Week 1 –
March 1 – National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day
March 1 – National Fruit Compote Day
March 2 – National Banana Cream Pie Day
March 3 – National Cold Cuts Day – Have cold cuts in a deli tray available for customers to enjoy while the shop your sale.
March 3 – National Mulled Wine Day
March 4 – National Poundcake Day
March 5 – National Cheese Doodle Day
March 6 – National White Chocolate Cheesecake Day
Week 2 –
March 7 – National Crown Roast of Pork Day
March 7 – National Cereal Day
March 8 – National Peanut Cluster Day
March 9 – National Crabmeat Day
March 10 – National Blueberry Popover Day
March 11 – National Oatmeal Nut Waffles Day – Invite your top clients over for a breakfast at your favorite restaurant
March 12 – National Baked Scallops Day – Great promotion idea for seafood restaurants.
March 13 – National Coconut Torte Day
Week 3 –
March 14 – National Potato Chip Day
March 15 – National Peanut Lovers Day
March 15 – National Pears Helene Day
March 16 – National Artichoke Heart Day
March 17 – National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day
March 18 – National Oatmeal Cookie Day – Bakery marketing idea.
March 19 – National Poultry Day
March 19 – National Chocolate Caramel Day
March 20 – National Ravioli Day – Italian restaurants can have a special offer.
Week 4 –
March 21 – National French Bread Day – I love fresh baked French Bread.
March 21 – National California Strawberry Day – The Santa Maria Strawberry Festival is April 29th – May 1st.
March 22 – National Water Day – Donate to Water Project.
March 23 – National Chip and Dip Day
March 23 – National Melba Toast Day
March 24 – National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day
March 25 – National Lobster Newburg Day
March 25 – National Pecan Day
March 26 – National Waffle Day
March 26 – National Nougat Day
March 27 – National Spanish Paella Day
Week 5 –
March 28 – National Black Forest Cake Day – I’m thinking of the Madonna Inn Bakery! Yum!
March 29 – National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day
March 30 – National Turkey Neck Soup Day – How about a recipe contests?
March 31 – National Clams on the Half Shell Day – Another seafood restaurant promotional idea.
March 31 – National Tater Day
Be sure to leave a comment about which day you used in your March Marketing promotions. I’m eager to hear how you used outrageous advertising to bring in sales.
