Need some inspiration for March? Here are 40+ March social media ideas, holidays & post ideas for content marketing. 

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March Blog Topics & Categories

Here are a few of the most popular March blog post categories and topics to write about:

• Women
• Marchmadness (basketball)
• Spring

Use these categories to get March social media ideas.

Choose a March Theme for Your Content Marketing

Make your marketing easy by setting out a theme for the month. Focus on one theme a month.

Themes streamline creation and makes creating an editorial calendar easy. You can create content, related content and images at the same time (batching) to provide cohesive and consistent branding in addition to saving time.  Having a monthly theme provides structure and enables you to use templates.

A theme also builds brand recognition and reader anticipation. You can post and email around the theme and related aspects. For example the theme for March can be a celebration of women. 

• National Women’s History Month
• International Women’s Week - March 5 – 11
• International Women’s Day - March 8
• You can post a video talking about one of your favorite women in your industry
• Ask about the most influential woman in your followers life
• Talk or ask about inspirational women
• Highlight historical women

You can create many blog posts, social media posts and email content around the monthly theme. Themes are an easy way to come up with March social media ideas.

Use March and Spring Hashtags

• #march 
• #march2023
• #marchchallenge
• #marchdays
• #marchfavorites 
• #marchgoals
• #marchmadness
• #marchvibes
• #spring 
• #spring2023
• #springbreak
• #springcolors 

Use Later to schedule your social media content. The content calendar is a great place to layout your March social media Ideas.

Here are 10 hashtags to use in March

• #womenempowerment
• #womenhistory 
• #springishere
• #springtime
• #springvibes
• #stpaddysday
• #mardigras
• #nappingday
• #nationalcrayonday
• #nationalpuppyday

Use these hashtags to come up with March social media post ideas.

Celebrate March Holidays

This step is often overlooked but makes content creation easier especially for social media. Use holidays to create sales or celebrate with your followers. 

For March you can create a  sale and offer a discount. This can be a 24-48 hour flash sale, a week long sale or even longer. 

Sale exclusives. You can make sales exclusive by only offering to previous clients, only offering to email subscribers or only offering it on a social media platform for example TikTok. 

You can also build campaigns around holidays. 

You can create a month long campaign with a March long holiday. A monthly long campaign can consists of 30 days of National Women’s History Month - #womenshistorymonth, you can highlight a prominent female historical figure daily on social media, send a weekly email reminder, or even create an event around it. 

For example this March you can celebrate International Women’s Day (#InternationalWomensDay) and celebrate the accomplishment of women. 

Create week long campaign with a week holiday. For March find a relevant week long holiday to your audience. March 5-11 is International Women’s Week. This is a great opportunity to offer a free download in your email and/or social media. You can do a survey around the topic as it relates to your business. 

And don’t forget to use daily holidays as well. Daily holidays are great to wish your followers a happy holiday, run a contest or use as March social media ideas for Instagram Stories and Reels. 

Use Templates to Make Content Marketing Easier

Templates are your best friend. Not only do they save time, they provide consistent branding which leads to brand recognition. 

Create templates for social media, blog posts, and your emails. Canva is a great tool and makes creating and using templates easy. 

My template for March will be based on my theme for March or the product I am promoting that month. I have already laid out all my promotions, themes and campaigns for the year using the 2023 Business Planner. 

Batch Create Content for Quick and Easy Content Creation

Don’t fall into the trap of creating one post or one image at a time. Batching is more efficient and is not only more productive it helps with consistency, frequency and cohesiveness. I spend 2 days on content creation. One day for writing the posts and the another day for creating graphics for the blog and social media and scheduling. You can read about my process here. 

If you can’t be a month or two ahead try for at least 15 days. Batch create for March at least 2 weeks before. Don’t wait until March 1st to start creating. Use a tool like Canva to batch create your graphics. 

Use the 2023 Business Planner to map out your whole year and be prepared for each month. 

Read more about my blogging schedule and how to consistently create content even when you don't want to.

Use your content calendar to plan and schedule your April social media ideas, in addition to blog posts and emails.

March Email Newsletter Ideas

The quickest way to find content for your email subscribers is to share your other content. Share your March blog posts, March social media ideas that you did or did not use, and videos with your email subscribers. Also reach out with holiday sales or celebrations.

Use your email as a two way communication. Share what you are working on and solicit feedback.

March Blog Post Ideas 

Create a series of four blog posts – one per week, and perfect for a weekly newsletter.

Use the theme you created for March to come up with blog post ideas. 

Create a free opt in content upgrade on this theme that works for your niche to add to the blog series. Use Canva to create a checklist, e-book or workbook.

Then look at affiliate opportunities that’ll work with your March blog posts series, to monetize them, your newsletter and your social media.

Make the Most out of Videos in March

Leverage the growing importance of video creation on social media platforms for enhanced engagement and visibility. It’s time to step in front of the camera and make video marketing central to your content marketing. Here are 3 video marketing ideas:

• You can create a series of short videos (15-30 seconds) around your theme for March
• You can do quick lives showing you celebrating and participating in March holidays. 
• Do a quick sales video of your promotion for the month or your top 10 tips. 

March offers a wealth of opportunities to engage your audience and showcase your brand's creativity. From celebrating fun and unique social media holidays to tapping into the spirit of spring, there are numerous ways to create captivating content that resonates with your audience.

We've provided you with 8 March social media holidays and post ideas to inspire your content marketing strategy. Whether it's International Women's Day or St. Patrick's Day, there are plenty of occasions to spark creativity and connect with your audience on a deeper level.

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