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By: Jennifer Oats, Business Media Assistant
Issue: February 2010

[APRIL]

NATIONAL MATHEMATICS MONTH
Your clients plus a few awesome promotional products equals one successful campaign on this math-focused day. Customized calculators, notebooks and pencils can put the focus on the importance of math at schools and businesses.

HUMOROUS DAY––APRIL 19
What is the funniest thing you’ve ever seen? What is something you can laugh about right now? Questions such as these can inspire us to laugh out loud and bring about smiles during our work day. Help bring humor to your clients with joke books, silly-shaped glasses or happy-face bouncy balls.

NATIONAL TELEPHONE DAY––APRIL 25
In this day and time, phones of all kinds are key components to successful communication. Help cell phone companies boost their sales with customized cell phone holders, chargers or cases. Or landline providers can generate new business with customized address books or phone-shaped keychains.

[MAY]

NATIONAL STRAWBERRY MONTH
Loaded with antioxidants and bursting with flavor, strawberries are a delicious fruit packed full of healthy benefits. Strawberry-flavored lip balm, lotions or strawberry-scented candles can offer super sweet promotions for grocery stores or local markets.

CLEAN UP YOUR ROOM DAY––MAY 10
We all know someone that’s a little on the untidy side. Help those folks clean up their space with customized trash cans, hampers or closet organizers. Throw in some embroidered blankets and customized frames for an extra personalized touch.

INTERNATIONAL MUSUEM DAY––MAY 18
If names such as The Guggenheim, The Smithsonian or the Metropolitan Museum of Art ring a bell, then you’re going to love this day of the year. Even if your clients aren’t one of the above, local museums can still promote themselves to attract new business or for fundraisers. Customized tote bags, keychains or t-shirts complete with the museums logo can entice museum aficionados of all kind.

[JUNE]

NATIONAL ADOPT A CAT MONTH
Their soft purrs and sweet faces can turn anyone’s day around. Sadly, there are many in need of a good home. Help local animal shelters raise money to aid those less fortunate felines with logoed food bowls, collars or toys.

ICED TEA DAY––JUNE 10
What’s one thing that can hit the spot during the hot summer months? You guessed it––a cold glass of iced tea. Customized pitchers, glasses and coolers can provide the necessary goods for iced tea storage and serving.

INTERNATIONAL PICNIC DAY––JUNE 18
A beautiful day, a group of close friends or family and a basket-full of summertime snacks is the perfect combination for picnic bliss. Customized blankets, sunscreen, visors, games or water bottles can enhance any picnic experience.