2021 Promotional Products Marketing Calendar

It’s a new year, a fresh start, and a chance to get ahead of the curve. Drive revenue and increase sales by taking advantage of the events listed below. 

Pro tip: promote these events two to three months prior to the start date to give your customers ample time to prepare.

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JANUARY

  • New Products
  • Resolutions & Goals 
  • College Football Playoff
  • New Year – 1st 
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – 18th

MARCH

  • March Madness
  • Employee Appreciation Day – 5th
  • St. Patrick’s Day – 17th

MAY 

  • Cinco de Mayo – 5th
  • Nurses’ Day – 6th
  • Mother’s Day – 9th
  • Memorial Day – 31st

JULY

  • Summer Essentials 
  • Independence Day – 4th
  • 2020 Summer Olympics – 23rd

SEPTEMBER

  • Back To School 
  • College & NFL Football 
  • Tailgate Essentials 
  • Labor Day – 6th
  • September 11th
  • Yom Kippur – 15th

NOVEMBER

  • Holiday Gifting 
  • Veteran’s Day – 11th
  • Thanksgiving – 25th
  • Black Friday – 26th
  • Small Business Saturday – 27th
  • Hanukkah begins – 28th
  • Cyber Monday – 29th

FEBRUARY

  • Black History Month 
  • Super Bowl – 7th
  • Valentines Day – 14th
  • President’s Day – 15th
  • Mardi Gras  – 16th

APRIL

  • Spring Essentials
  • MLB Opening Day – 1st
  • Easter – 4th
  • The Masters (First Golf Major) – 5th
  • Patriots’ Day – 19th
  • Tax Day – 15th
  • Earth Day – 22nd
  • Kentucky Derby – 30th

JUNE

  • Summer Essentials 
  • Pride month
  • Safety Awareness Month
  • Juneteenth – 19th
  • Father’s Day – 20th

AUGUST

  • 2020 Summer Olympics (Ends) – 8th
  • Tailgate Essentials 
  • Back To School
  • NFL Football Season Begins
  • College Football Season Begins

OCTOBER

  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month 
  • Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day – 11th
  • Halloween – 31st

DECEMBER

  • Corporate Gifting
  • Holiday Gifting
  • Year-in-Review
  • Trade Show Preparation
  • Hanukkah Ends – 6th
  • Christmas – 25th
  • Kwanzaa – 26th