March 2021 Marketing Ideas for the Hospitality Industry
The month of March is well known for St. Patrick’s Day and the March Madness NCAA basketball tournament. And it’s also a month full of reasons to celebrate your business and your employees with your social media marketing content.
March is a great time to celebrate the people who make up your venue’s team. Give them a shoutout for Employee Spirit Month (#EmployeeSpiritMonth) Women’s History Month (#NationalWomensHistoryMonth), World Compliment Day (#WorldComplimentDay) on March 1, National Employee Appreciation Day (#NationalEmployeeAppreciationDay) on March 5, and International Women’s Day (#InternationalWomensDay) on March 8.
Take advantage of these unique holidays in March to promote your private dining, events, seasonal promotions, and venue promotions: National Wedding Planning Day (#NationalWeddingPlanningDay) on March 1, St. Patrick’s Day (#StPatricksDay) on March 17, the first day of spring (#FirstDayOfSpring) on March 20, and National Cocktail Day (#NationalCocktailDay) on March 24.
The infographic below lists those unique holidays and additional holidays for each day of March, along with hashtags for content ideas about hospitality, food, business, and holidays. Use the hashtags with the photos, videos, graphic design, and text posts on these topics that you share on your social media networks. Your followers will know that the content is related to the topic and you’ll get found by followers who are looking for posts related to the hashtags.
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Take a look at these posts on the Tripleseat blog for more tips on marketing and social media content:
- 8 Tips to Increase Your Revenue and Attract Customers in 2021
- 3 Things Your Social Media Profiles Need to Drive More Event Business
- 4 Things to Share in Photos and Videos to Drive More Event Business
- How to Create Behind-the-Scenes Content to Promote Your Venue
- The Event Professional’s Guide to Creating a Marketing Plan