Restaurant owners and operators are always on the lookout for special events they can use in their online and offline marketing efforts.
Since the COVID-19 outbreak, restaurant dining rooms are now closed, but places are still open for delivery and carryout so these marketing strategies can still work as ways to advertise specials on food holidays for the month.
April serves up many specific food days that can easily be worked into any marketing plan.
Normally, Tax Day, for example, would be a great example for restaurants to offer tax weary Americans a break with special deals and offers, but the tax filing deadline this year has been extended until July 15.
There are so many other food holidays to celebrate during April to ramp up your marketing game plan and use these on social media to spur more carryout and delivery orders.
Here’s your restaurant marketing calendar for April:
1 – April Fools Day
1 – National Sourdough Bread Day
1 – National One Cent Day
1 – National Day Of Hope
2 – National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
2 – World Autism Awareness Day
2 – International Children’s Book Day
3 – Fish Fingers and Custard Day
3 – National Chocolate Mousse Day
3 – World Party Day
4 – National Cordon Bleu Day
4 – School Librarian Day
4 – International Pillow Fight Day
5 – National Caramel Day
5 – National Deep Dish Pizza Day
5 – National Raisin & Spice Bar Day
5 – Go For Broke Day
6 – New Beer’s Eve
6 – Fresh Tomato Day
6 – National Caramel Popcorn Day
7 – National Beer Day
7 – National Coffee Cake Day
7 – World Health Day
7 – No Housework Day
8 – National Empanada Day
8 – Zoo Lovers Day
9 – National Chinese Almond Cookie Day
9 – National Library Workers Day
9 – Name Yourself Day
10 – National Cinnamon Crescent Day
10 – Golfer’s Day
10 – National Siblings Day
11 – National Cheese Fondue Day
11 – National Submarine Day
11 – International Louie Louie Day
11 – Barbershop Quartet Day
12 – National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day
12 – National Licorice Day
12 – International Day of Human Space Flight
12 – Walk On Your Wild Side Day
12 – Easter Sunday
13 – National Peach Cobbler Day
13 – National Scrabble Day
14 – National Pecan Day
14 – National Dolphin Day
14 – Be Kind To Lawyers Day
15 – Tax Day (Extended this year to July 15)
15 – National Glazed Spiral Ham Day
15 – Titanic Remembrance Day
15 – Take A Wild Guess Day
16 – National Eggs Benedict Day
16 – Save The Elephant Day
16 – National High Five Day
17 – National Cheeseball Day
17 – Ford Mustang Day
18 – National Animal Cracker Day
18 – Columnists Day
18 – Amateur Radio Day
18 – Auctioneers Day
19 – National Garlic Day
19 – National Rice Ball Day
19 – Hanging Out Day
20 – National Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Day
20 – Volunteer Recognition Day
20 – Look Alike Day
21 – National Chocolate-Covered Cashew Truffle Day
21 – Kindergarten Day
22 – National Jelly Bean Day
22 – Girl Scout Leader Day
22 – Earth Day
22 – National Bookmobile Day
22 – Administrative Professionals Day
23 – National Cherry Cheesecake Day
23 – National Picnic Day
23 – Talk Like Shakespeare Day
24 – National Pigs in a Blanket Day
24 – National Arbor Day
25 – National Zucchini Bread Day
25 – Hug A Plumber Day
25 – World Penguin Day
26 – National Pretzel Day
27 – National Prime Rib Day
27 – World Veterinary Day
27 – Tell A Story Day
28 – National Blueberry Pie Day
28 – Kiss Your Mate Day
28 – Go Birding Day
28 – Cubicle Day
29 – International Guide Dogs Day
29 – National Shrimp Scampi Day
29 – World Wish Day
29 – International Dance Day
30 – National Oatmeal Cookie Day
30 – National Raisin Day
30 – International Jazz Day
30 – National Honesty Day
That’s quite a list of days to celebrate April and you can put so many marketing ideas to work.
If you need more help generating some buzz for your restaurant marketing on a monthly basis, check out our restaurant marketing section and get some more inspiration and great advice to drive additional customers to your business.
If you don’t have the time or staff to handle the marketing needs yourself, why not hire Splattered Paint Marketing, a downriver marketing agency that can turn your marketing strategy on full blast.
Original source: http://www.restaurantnews.com/restaurant-marketing-ideas-for-april-031020/
