Halloween isn’t the only way to market your local business in October. Here’s our local marketing guide.

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Halloween (Oct. 31) – Some ways to use Halloween in your marketing include:

• Decorating your store, website, and social media pages.
• Hosting a candy counting contest to get email addresses and give away a prize, coupon, or discount.Dressing up in a costume.
• Hosting a costume contest, taking pictures, and sharing them on your blog and social media. Visitors can vote for their favorite, the winner gets a prize, and you can feature them in your marketing.
• Participating in local events and interacting with people.

Here are some other ways to market in October.

October 1: Fire Pup Day, Black Dog Day, Hair Day, Homemade Cookies Day
October 2: Custodial Worker’s Recognition Day, Fried Scallops Day, Name Your Car Day, Produce Misting Day, Child Health Day, Consignment Day
October 3: Boyfriend Day, Techies Day, Eat Fruit At Work Day
October 4: Cinnamon Bun Day, Golf Lover’s Day, Taco Day, Vodka Day, Walk to School Day, Pumpkin Seed Day, Coffee with a Cop Day
October 5: Apple Betty Day, Do Something Nice Day, Get Funky Day, Rhode Island Day, World Teachers’ Day
October 6: Coaches Day, German-American Day, Mad Hatter Day, Noodle Day, Orange Wine Day, Plus Size Appreciation Day, World College Radio Day, Manufacturing Day, Body Language Day, World Smile Day
October 7: Chocolate Covered Pretzel Day, Frappe Day, Inner Beauty Day, LED Light Day, Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day
October 8: American Touch Tag Day, International Off-Road Day, Fluffernutter Day, Hero Day, Pierogi Day, Clergy/Pastor/Ministry Appreciation Day
October 9: Leif Erikson Day, Moldy Cheese Day, Pro-Life Cupcake Day, PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day, Columbus Day, Kick Butt Day, Online Bank Day, Native American Day
October 10: Angel Food Cake Day, Cake Decorating Day, Handbag Day, Metric Day, Walk to a Park Day, World Mental Health Day
October 11: General Pulaski Memorial Day, Coming Out Day, International Day of the Girl Child, Sausage Pizza Day, Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work/School Day, Curves Day, Emergency Nurses Day, Fossil Day, Stop Bullying Day, Take Your Parents to Lunch Day
October 12: Farmer’s Day, Freethought Day, Gumbo Day, Vermont Day, Savings Day
October 13: Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day, No Bra Day, Train Your Brain Day, Yorkshire Pudding Day, Navy Birthday
October 14: Be Bald and Be Free Day, Dessert Day, Chess Day, Costume Swap Day, Motorcycle Ride Day, I Love Yarn Day
October 15: Aesthetician Day, Cheese Curd Day, I Love Lucy Day, Grouch Day, Latino AIDS Awareness Day, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day, Shawarma Day, White Cane Safety Day
October 16: Department Store Day, Global Cat Day, Dictionary Day, Liqueur Day, Sports Day, Boss’s Day, Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day
October 17: Black Poetry Day, Edge Day, Mulligan Day, Pasta Day, Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity, Pharmacy Technician Day
October 18: International Legging Day, Chocolate Cupcake Day, Exascale Day, No Beard Day, Bra Day USA, Hagfish Day, Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce, Medical Assistants Recognition Day
October 19: Kentucky Day, LGBT Center Awareness Day, Seafood Bisque Day, Get Smart About Credit Day, Get To Know Your Customers Day
October 20: Brandied Fruit Day, Chicken and Waffles Day, Youth Confidence Day, Mammography Day, Pharmacy Buyer Day
October 21: Pumpkin Cheesecake Day, Reptile Awareness Day, Witch Hazel Day, Whole Hog Barbecue Day, Sweetest Day
October 22: Color Day, Make a Dog’s Day, Nut Day, Mother-in-Law Day
October 23: iPod Day, Boston Cream Pie Day, Mole Day, TV Talk Show Host Day, Swallows Depart From San Juan Capistrano Day
October 24: Bologna Day, Food Day, United Nations Day
October 25: Chucky, The Killer Doll Day, Greasy Food Day, Sourest Day, Mule Day
October 26: Day of the Deployed, Financial Crime Fighter Day, Mincemeat Day, Pumpkin Day, Tennessee Day
October 27: American Beer Day, Black Cat Day, Civics Day, Navy Day, Breadstick Day, Frankenstein Friday
October 28: Chocolate Day, Internal Medicine Day, First Responders Day, Make A Difference Day, Trick or Treat Day
October 29: Cat Day, Hermit Day, Oatmeal Day, World Stroke Day
October 30: Candy Corn Day, Publicist Day, Speak Up for Service Day
October 31: Girl Scout Founder’s Day, Caramel Apple Day, Doorbell Day, Knock-Knock Jokes Day, Magic Day

October is also Breast Cancer Awareness and Emotional Wellness Month and has Mental Illness Awareness and Fire Prevention Week.