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With the weather finally cooling down, the remainder of the year is
mostly geared towards eating, drinking and celebrating, much to all of
our collective delight.
With sporting events, festivals, assorted holidays and travel plans popping
up, customers are focused more on pleasure and less on business.
But for brands, its business as usual. Every brand wants to step in to the
ring and have their celebration idea be The Chosen One through a mix of
contests, social media posts and excellent deals. But how do you ensure
yours emerges victorious?
You fight harder!
To give you a fighting chance of getting your customers attention this
festive season, weve put together all the major conversation topics for
the month of November, so you can execute some flawless Discovering,
Distributing and Delighting.
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Bhai Dooj- 1st Nov
Bhai Dooj is a celebratory festival that usually
causes quite a happy stir across social media.
Searches around recipes, gifts, cards and
Whatsapp messages go up about two weeks prior
to the festivals.
On this day, sisters pray for a long and happy life
for their brothers, by performing
the Tika ceremony but in contrast to Raksha
Bandhan, sisters present gifts to their brothers.
Content ideas like Top 10 gifts for your
older/younger brother, 5 DIY ideas for this Bhai
Dooj, Chocolate recipes every loving sister
knows, Top 10 funniest sibling fails, 10 lessons
about money only an elder sister could teach
you etc. are not only relevant, but also fun and
interactive.
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World Diabetes Day- 14th Nov
Celebrated on 14th Nov each year, World Diabetes
Day is always a very talked about event on Social
Media. Stories on managing it, overcoming it and
avoiding it are all incredibly relevant.
Its a great opportunity to share statistics, healthy
recipes, exercise and fitness stories and other
relevant information.
Content like Top 10 diabetic friendly ingredients to
cook with, Tips to manage diabetes, How to live
a normal life with diabetes, Desserts for
diabetics, etc.
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Childrens Day- 14th Nov
Also known as Bal Diwas, this day is dedicated to the
young boys and girls of our nation, and is celebrated
every year on the birthday of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru,
Indias first Prime Minister, lovingly called Chacha Nehru,
on 14th Nov.
After all, todays children are the leaders, marketers, artists,
politicians and scientists of tomorrow. This special day is
thus dedicated to them and the joy of having them in our
lives!
Marketers can suggest ideas such as 10 Fun ways to
make this Childrens day special for your children , Fun
ways to give your childs room a makeover, activities and
games parents can enjoy with their kids, healthy ways to
make delicous foods, gifts families can give their young
loved ones and innovative ways kids can be challenged
and educated. Of course, theres also the added aspect of
how to plan for your childrens future which can involve
health, finance, education, etc.
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Entrepreneurs Day- Nov 17th
We all know them, some of us are them, but the way
the world is now would not have been possible
without brave men and women who had the madness
in them to make things happen.
This is a great opportunity to not only celebrate
founders, but employees, mentors and everyone else
who has made the journey possible.
Marketers can suggest ideas on 5 Ways to do to
celebrate the founders in your life, Heres how to start
a business of your own, How 5 start- ups challenged
the way businesses work. Perhaps, if a brand is feeling
particularly adventurous, then they can also host an
event, for aspiring businesses and fund the ones they
believe in most, which throws up the opportunity for
some User Generated Content in the form of
#IWasThere tweets and event reviews.
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World Heritage Week- 19- 25 Nov
Indian heritage is rich and diverse and is a result of
an amalgamation of several cultures; it spans across
the Indian subcontinent and has been influenced by
a history that is several millennia old. World
Heritage Week is a great time to shine light on
some of the lesser known heritage sites, and entice
users to travel to undiscovered properties and
destinations within the country.
Brands can create content around the history of
various things- from the city they are in to the
product they sell.
For example, Ten Heritage Sites Youve Never
Heard Of, Off the beaten track: A walk through
our Heritage, and Lesser known facts about
famous monuments
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World Television Day- 21st Nov
World Television Day on 21st Nov, is a time to rewatch
and relive some of the greatest moments of television
that helped changed the direction of furniture in
peoples homes, and their outlook on life.
Plus, with most large brands doing a large chunk of
their advertising on TV, its a time to be meta!
Some interesting content ideas could be,10 TVs so
fancy were going to start saving up for them, How
well do you know your 90s sitcoms?, Good looking
people in the 80s vs 2000s explained with TV
characters, 16 quotes from TV shows that proves
FRIENDS was the best show ever, Tips on throwing a
TV party nobody will forget and everything in this
realm will really click.
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Delhi Queer Pride Parade- (TBA)
Delhi Queer Pride Parade is held by members
of the Delhi LGBT community on the last
Sunday of every November since 2007.
The queer pride parade is a yearly festival to
honour and celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender people, and their supporters. The
parade usually runs from Barakhamba Road to
Tolstoy Marg to Jantar Mantar.
Some content ideas could be 10 Pictures that
prove that love doesnt care about gender, 5
LGBTQ couples that are giving us relationship
goals, 5 Perfect gifts for the LGBTQ couple in
your life and so on.
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Bacardi Weekender NH7- TBA
Bigger and better, the Bacardi Weekender is perhaps
the best time to grab eyeballs, especially among the
25-35 age group.
This year, Bacardi and Only Much Louder will bring
you the sixth edition of the festival featuring more
than 100 bands across five stages in five cities with
its signature festive spirit.
Some content ideas around this could be 10
Reasons why NH7 Weekender should be on your
bucket list this year, 5 Indian music festivals that
will blow your mind, How I managed to attend
every major music festival without going broke, and
so on.
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Calendar Events- Festivals
Guru Nanak Jayanti is the birthday of the first
Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak, and one of the most
sacred festivals in Sikhism. Guru Nanak Jayanti is
usually a three day festival; two days prior to the
birthday, Akhand Path is held in the Gurudwaras.
Where the Guru Granth Sahib is read for 48 hours,
non-stop.
Celebrated with great gusto in Punjab, this is a
fantastic opportunity to also appeal to minorities
and educate the masses on the significance of this
day in modern times with content ideas such as
Facts you did not know about Guru Nanak Jayanti
or 5 Ways to Adopt Guru Nanaks philosophy in
every day life and so on.
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Calendar Events- Fests
The Pushkar Camel Fair on 20th 22nd Nov, is an
annual camel and livestock fair held in the town of
Pushkar in the state of Rajasthan, India, which has
become quite a tourist attraction, with competitions like
"matka phod", "longest moustache, "bridal competition
and even local cricket matches being quite the hit. We
can suggest content ideas such as 5 Things to check
out at the Pushkar Camel Fair or The Dummys Guide
to Attended a Local Fair etc.
The Pushkar Balloon Festival from 14th-23rd Nov is a
grand celebration full of hot air balloons and adventure.
Take in the vistas of Rajasthan, hundreds of feet, ubove
ground and discover Rajasthan, like youve never seen it
before! We can suggest content ideas around it such as
5 Pictures that prove that the Pushkar Balloon Festival is
the most beautiful festival in the country etc.
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Calendar Events- World Days
World Toilet Day on 19th Nov is a
yearly campaign to motivate and
mobilize millions around the world on
the lack of basic sanitation that most
developing countries still lack.
We can suggest content ideas around
this such as We bet you didnt know
these facts about your toilet, Toilet
Tales: A story of how the modern toilets
came about or 6 Reasons why
Sanitation needs to be declared an
international emergency, and so on.
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Calendar Events- Fun Days
International Tongue Twister Day is on 8th Nov.
She may sell sea shells, but you can sell ever more!
This day is about fumbling through awkward
collections of words in an attempt to improve
enunciation and just havea good laugh. This is a
good opportunity for content like10 Tongue
twisters that will leave you in splits and Contests
like We bet you cant say any of these tongue
twisters more than once and so on.
Cake Day on 26th Nov is when marketers can
have their cake and eat it too! Its the perfect
chance to be playful and creative. We can suggest
content ideas such as 3 4-ingredient cakes that
you should try right now, 10 Beautiful cakes that
prove that baking is nothing short of an art and
so on.
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And away we go!
This is the time when people start planning
their December holidays. We can suggest
content ideas such as Places to visit in Winter,
5 Things to do in Rajasthan and Incredible
Beach Destinations that will give you vacation
goals and so on.
Also, this would be a good time to tell your
users about those Amazing winter treks that
you must go on at least once or What to
wear this winter. So if youre selling a product
that has a unique usage opportunity for
Winter, start telling people about it!
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Here Comes the Bride
Finally, the much awaited bridal season is almost
here. From stunning ghagra-cholis to glittery
jewelry, sangeet preparations to honeymoon
destinations, the bridal season demands all of this
and more.
So help prep up your users wardrobe with
Fashion trends for the bohemian bride, Offbeat
locations for destination weddings, Food trends
for this bridal season., How to have the Great
Indian Wedding without sacrificing your future and
so on.
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Major Celebrity Birthdays
Aishwariya Rai Bachchan, 1st Nov
Shahrukh Khan, 2nd Nov
Kendall Jenner, 3rd Nov
Tabu, 4th Nov
Matthew McConaughey, 4th Nov
Virat Kohli, 5th Nov
Emma Stone, 6th Nov
Kamal Hassan, 7th Nov
Lorde, 7th Nov
David Gueta, 7th Nov
Leonardo Di Caprio, 11th Nov
Ryan Gosling, 12th Nov
Anne Hathway, 12th Nov
Juhi Chawla, 13th Nov
Charles, Prince of Wales, 14th Nov
Sania Mirza, 15th Nov
Rachel Mcadams, 17th Nov
Sushmita Sen, 19th Nov
Calvin Klein, 19th Nov
Scarlett Johannsson, 22nd Nov
Miley Cyrus, 23rd Nov
Arjun Rampal, 26th Nov
Jimi Hendrix, 27th Nov
Ben Stiller, 30th Nov
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Major Film Releases
Bollywood
Rock On!! 2 ,11th Nov, starring: Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Rampal, Shradha Kapoor
Kahaani 2, 25th Nov, starring: Vidya Balan, Arjun Rampal
Hollywood
Doctor Strange, 4th Nov, starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel McAdams
Trolls, 4th Nov, starring: Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick
Shut In, 11th Nov, starring: Naomi Watts, Tim Post
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, 18th Nov, starring: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine
Waterston
Manchester by the Sea, 18th Nov, starring: Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler
Moana, 23rd Nov, starring: Dwayne The Rock Johnson