35 Awesome April Marketing Ideas to Inspire: FREE Download!

Need April marketing ideas? Think Spring!

In the Northern Hemisphere, most folks are sick of Winter and are ready to welcome some lovely Spring imagery.

Do you offer something that would help followers experience a “rebirth” in their life, home, or business? Tap into this theme of renewal. These Spring quotes might inspire a campaign.

It’s also a big month for gardening, growing, and “greening,” with Earth Day and Arbor Day. Perhaps your theme this month could be growth or conservation.

If none of this resonates with your business, there are lots more ideas to choose from! You can even get them as ready-to-post content, which you’ll hear more about further down.

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10 April Month-long Marketing Ideas

Do any of these 10 month-long holidays resonate with your business and audience?

Plan a promotion that could include a blog post series, sales and discounts, contests and more.

To carry your theme through to social media, consider making picture quotes.

Pets are always a hit on social media! Dog best friend quotes are a natural for National Pet Month.

Celebrate National Garden Month with some short flower quotes or rose quotes.

Paraprosdokians or Mark Twain quotes are fun to share during National Humor Month.

If none of these seem a good fit, you could include these April quotes.

Or inspire your audience by featuring and rewarding your best customers for International Customer Loyalty Month!

More options for April:

Keep America Beautiful Month

Global Child Nutrition Month

Jazz Appreciation Month

National Decorating Month

Informed Women Month

Workplace Conflict Awareness Month

April 2024 Weekly Holidays

8 more ideas: These multi-day observances last for a week(ish).

*Asterisked dates change from year to year. Dates have been checked for 2024 and will be updated each year, a few months ahead.

Please verify before planning a campaign, as these dates are prone to change.

April 1–7 is Laugh at Work Week.

April 7–13* is Explore Your Career Options Week.

April 7–13* is National Library Week.

April 11–15* is Consumer Awareness Week.

Money Smart® Week is retiring, as of 2024.

April 14–20* is National Volunteer Week.

April 17–21* is National Environmental Education Week. Note: 2024 dates not verified at this time.

April 20–28* is National Park Week.

April 22–26* is Every Kid Healthy Week.

These love for nature quotes are great to share during National Park Week and National Environmental Education Week (and of course, on Earth Day).

Find dozens more weekly holidays in this compilation of  April holidays with hashtags. There’s surely one to fit your niche or cause!

April 2024 Daily Holidays

The big holiday in April 2024 is April Fools Day, which always falls on the 1st.

Easter Sunday doesn’t fall in April this year – it’s on March 31st.

If it suits your brand personality, have some fun with April Fools! Heard of ShuberX?

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For a simpler approach, you can post April Fool’s Day quotes and images on social media.

Here are more favorite special days this month:

*Asterisked dates change from year to year. Dates are correct for 2024 and will be updated each year, a few months ahead.

April 1* is International Fun at Work Day.

April 5* is Walk to Work Day.

Falling on April 6* in 2024 is DIY Day.

April 7 is World Health Day.

April 10 is National Siblings Day.

April 11 is National Pet Day.

April 14 is International Moment of Laughter Day.

April 15 is World Art Day (DaVinci’s birth date).

April 18* is Get to Know Your Customers Day (3rd Thursday quarterly).

April 20 is National Look-Alike Day.

April 21 is World Creativity and Innovation Day.

April 22 is Earth Day.

April 23 is National Take a Chance Day.

April 26 is National Kids and Pets Day.

April 28 is Pay It Forward Day.

April 30 is National Honesty Day.

There are still more ideas in Your Social Plan. Keep reading!

 

Which April Marketing Ideas for Your Business?

There are truly holidays for every business and personality. Some days have more than 10 to choose from!

But just knowing the holidays doesn’t mean you’ll:

• Remember which happens when.
• Know how to use them in your marketing.
• Or have time to create engaging content for them.

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Prefer to DIY? Grab the free one-sheet content inspiration calendar. One holiday each day, plus room to write in your own ideas on how to use it.

Conclusion

This video offers a brief overview of each month’s top holiday.

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What do you think? Which April marketing ideas work for your business?

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