2019 Outlook + Making a Game Plan
Follow(Special thanks to the Coupons and Deals Council and its chair Larissa Feuerstein for this post!)
Say hello 2019! We want to help you ring in the new year with a complete outlook so you can hit the ground running. Timing is everything and you’ll want to be well prepared for each season and holiday well before they arrive. We’ve put together a list of important dates so you can plan ahead.
Does an entire year of planning seem overwhelming? If so, start smaller by planning for each quarter. You can list out the dates you want to create special promotions or campaigns for and go from there. It would also be helpful to create quarterly goals that you’d like your company to achieve. For example, what’s a revenue amount you’d like to hit? Or maybe your number of clients? How about new features you’d like to implement? If you have specific goals and numbers in mind, you’ll work even harder to reach them by your set deadline.
Dates to Remember
January
- 21st – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February
- 2nd – Groundhog Day
- 3rd – Superbowl
- 5th – Chinese New Year
- 14th – Valentine’s Day
- 18th – Presidents’ Day
- Black History Month
- American Heart Month
March
- 5th – Mardi Gras
- 10th – Daylight Saving Time Starts
- 17th – St. Patrick’s Day
- 20th – 1st Day of Spring
- March Madness (NCAA)
- MLB Season Begins
April
- 1st – April Fool’s Day
- 15th – Tax Day
- 19th-27th – Passover
- 21st – Easter
- 22nd – Earth Day
- NBA Playoffs
- NHL Playoffs
May
- 1st – Principals Day
- 4th – Star Wars Day
- 5th – Cinco de Mayo
- 6th-10th – Teacher Appreciation Week
- 12th – Mother’s Day
- 18th – Armed Forces Day
- 26th – Indy 500
- 27th – Memorial Day
- Graduation Month – College & High School
June
- 14th – Flag Day
- 16th – Father’s Day
- 21st – 1st Day of Summer
July
- 4th – Independence Day
- 14th – Bastille Day
- 28th – Parents’ Day
- Peak Travel Season
- “Christmas in July”
August
- 4th – National Friendship Day
- 21st – Senior Citizens Day
- Back to School
- NFL Preseason Starts
September
- 2nd – Labor Day
- 8th – National Grandparents Day
- 22nd – Emmy Awards
- 23rd – First Day of Autumn
- 29th – Rosh Hashanah Begins
October
- 8th – Yom Kippur Begins
- 14th – Columbus Day & Indigenous People’s Day
- 16th – Boss’s Day
- 19th – Sweetest Day
- 31st – Halloween
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- NBA Season
- NHL Season
November
- 3rd – Daylight Saving Time ends
- 5th – Election Day
- 11th – Veterans Day & Single’s Day
- 28th – Thanksgiving
- 29th – Black Friday
December
- 2nd – Cyber Monday
- 23rd – Chanukah/Hanukkah Begins
- 24th – Christmas Eve
- 25th – Christmas Day
- 26th – Kwanzaa Begins
- 31st – New Years Eve
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Have a wonderful 2019!
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