Manufactured Holidays

Manufactured Holidays

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We’re all familiar with the national holidays - Christmas, Labor Day, New Year’s Eve… but have you heard of National Garlic Day or National Talk Like A Pirate Day? Once you start looking up obscure, but very real, national holidays, it’s a wild ride. Companies often take advantage of these days for promotional campaigns - think, National Coffee Day or Donut Day. This week Maggie and Jaden answer the question: Where did all of these bizarre holidays come from? And what can this teach us about marketing campaigns?

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