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(Sorry. We couldn't resist)
Christmas time is almost here! If you're running out of ideas for Christmas content, here are some ideas for you!
***NOTE: These quotes should not be the main part of your content strategy. They should be content that flanks your main content strategy.
Here are some ideas for you!
CHRISTMAS QUOTES
Quotes are always a great option when you're trying to convey the emotion of the holidays to your audience.
Take these quotes and create a graphic with a basic Christmas or winter background, and VOILA! You have content!
HEARTFELT CHRISTMAS QUOTES
"When we remember a special Christmas, it is not the presents that made it special, but the laughter, the feeling of love, and the togetherness of friends and family that made that Christmas special." - Catherine Pulsifer
"Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas" - Peg Bracken
"Nothing seems to bring people together like Christmas." - Steven Dodrill
"What is Christmas? It's tenderness for the past, courage for the present, and hope for the future." - Agnes M Pahro
"Love the giver more than the gift." - Brigham Young
"Christmas magic is silent. You don't hear it --- you feel it. You know it. You believe it." - Kevin Alan Milne
"Nothing ever seems too bad, too hard, or too sad when you've got a Christmas tree in the living room." - Nora Roberts
"Christmas gives us an opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us." - David Cameron
"It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving." - Mother Theresa
"May you never be too grown up to search the skies on Christmas Eve." - Anonymous
FUNNY CHRISTMAS QUOTES
"I once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it saying, 'toys not included'" - Bernard Manning
"Mail your packages early so the post office can lose them in time for Christmas." - Johnny Carson
"What I don't like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day." - Phyllis Diller
"Remember that the important thing is not what you give, or how you wrap it. The important thing, during this very special time of year, is that you save the receipt." — Dave Barry
"Santa Clause has the right idea - visit people only once a year." - Victor Borge
"Can I refill your eggnog for you? Get you something to eat? Drive you out to the middle of nowhere, leave you for dead?" - Clark Griswold, "National Lampoons Christmas Vacation"
"Yankee swap is like Machiavelli meets Christmas." - Dwight Schrute, "The Office"
"Aren't we forgetting the true meaning of Christmas? You know, the birth of Santa." - Bart Simpson, "The Simpsons"
"Nothing says holidays like a cheese log." - Ellen DeGeneres
"People are so worried about what they eat between Christmas and New Year, but they really should be worried about what they eat between the New Year and Christmas." - Unkown
CHRISTIAN CHRISTMAS QUOTES
"In God's sight, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas whenever we rediscover the simplicity of His love and bow down in thankfulness and worship, where we are and whatever our circumstances." - David Jeremiah
"Love the giver more than the gift." - Brigham Young
"Once in our world, a stable had something in it that was bigger than our whole world." - CS Lewis
"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning." - James 1:17
"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." - Isaiah 9:6
"The giving of gifts is not something man invented. God started the giving spree when He gave a gift beyond words, the unspeakable gift of His Son."
"If we could condense all the truths of Christmas into only three words, these would be the words: 'God with us.' We tend to focus our attention at Christmas on the infancy of Christ. The greater truth of the holiday is His deity. More astonishing than a baby in the manger is the truth that this promised baby is the omnipotent Creator of the heavens and the earth!" - John Macarthur
"The very purpose of Christ's coming into the world was that he might offer up his life as a sacrifice for the sins of men. He came to die. This is the heart of Christmas." - Rev Billy Graham
"Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas." - Calvin Collidge
"The brightest Christmas ever was lit by a single star and swaddled in the most drab colors, but offered mankind the greatest gift of all…true and lasting love." - Toni Sorenson
CHRISTMAS ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONS
Asking questions about the holidays are always a great way to get your audience talking.
Ask questions like these:
1) What's your favorite Christmas tradition?
2) Do you prefer a fake or live tree?
3) What's your favorite Christmas song?
4) Are you into the ugly Christmas sweater craze?
5) What's the funniest thing that's happened to you on Christmas Day?
6) What's your favorite part of the holidays?
8) What's your favorite holiday food?
9) What's your favorite Christmas dessert?
10) What's your favorite Christmas cookie?
CAMPAIGNS BASED AROUND THE HOLIDAY
Take aspects of the Christmas holiday, and turn them into marketing campaigns!
12-days of Christmas
We advertised a 12-days of Christmas promotion for our clients over at Pet Wants, Springfield, MO, and it did GREAT for them!
Feature a Gift Guide from the Businesses in Your Local Area
If you have a strong pulse on your local area, it's a great idea to give them some exposure! Call around to your favorite local shopping stores and find out what they're offering for the holidays.
You can create a post for each store and talk about their offer. You could even go into the store and do a video interview with them. Shoot some b-roll shots around the store.
Hold a Photo Contest
User-generated content is always a great idea!
Ask for your audience's best holiday photos!
You could hold an ugly sweater contest.
You could ask them to take a wacky family Christmas photo.
Ask for the best holiday cookie spread.
There are countless photo contests that you could hold.
If you're looking for more ideas, Social Media Today has a list of 100 Christmas content ideas for you!
CONCLUSION
The holidays are ALWAYS a great time to add some sub-content to your overall content strategy!
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