February 2016 Holidays, Observance, and Awareness Dates: Plan Your Promotions!

Short, sweet and romantic, the month of February reminds us of Valentine’s Days and tons of gifts ideas including chocolate gift boxes and red roses. But, this month also has many other holidays and observances that can be made the theme of promotional campaigns for marketers.

February 8th is Chinese New Year
February will be celebrated as the Chinese New Year. 2016 is the Year of the Monkey and is celebrated by decorations of lanterns, red colored gift items and more. So, if you have been looking for a perfect gift to reach out to your customers of Chinese origin, here are some tips. From monkey shaped plush toys from cherry themed beer mugs and red colored apparels, there is an impressive range of gift items to consider.

Mardi Gras is on Feb. 9th
No matter whether you live in the Mardi Gras hub of New Orleans or not, Mardi Gras themed promotional products will make perfect handouts for everyone, who may be celebrating ‘Fat Tuesday’. Check out these handy can coolers for their Mardi Gras parades and dinner parties, which will hold their favorite beer well chilled. Custom wine glasses or tumblers with straw are the other options to consider as tradeshow handouts or store purchase gifts during Mardi Gras. These practical gift items will enjoy a long retention and will remind them about your brand and the jolly good time they had at the Mardi Gras masquerade dinner parties.

February 8th to 12th is Random Acts of Kindness Week
It makes a perfect time to slow down the mad pace of life and to step out of your comfort zone to show your humane side. Businesses that wish to boost their goodwill can consider simple gift ideas like a gift basket with a handwritten note of appreciation or your employees or a custom logo pens or notepads for the community school. ProImprint has a range of logo gifts in all possible models and price rates that will highlight the generous profile of your business.

Feb. 21-27, National Engineers Week
Celebrate how engineers make a difference in our world by handing out appropriate promotional gifts like measuring tapes, tool kits and pens and pencil sets among others to your employee engineers. These make perfect options to promote engineering companies, construction industry and more. Imprint your logo and motivational message on these and see how these thoughtful gestures will make them feel special and well appreciated.

Feb. 23-March 1st is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
Eating disorders can be complex, and devastating conditions that can adversely affect health and productivity. It can be life-threatening conditions that affect the emotional and physical health of people. In the United States, it is estimated that 20 million women and 10 million men suffer from a serious eating disorders like anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder at some time in their life. To create awareness on this condition, businesses can hand out logo gifts like imprinted shirts, custom mugs, blankets that are imprinted with message and artwork.

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