Nearly 50 hot topics to inspire your social media content this August

userby Hannah McKernon

August brings us lots of tasty topics, mainly about food, drinks, and animals. Sounds like a great combo to us. So there are bags of ideas to inspire you and good causes to raise awareness of.

#AfternoonTeaWeek starts on the 7th August, the perfect opportunity to tempt your customers taste buds with your delightful treats. August also brings us #NationalAllotmentWeek and #WorldPhotographyWeek.

Can you incorporate any of these themes into your content during the month? Topics such as these see lots of conversation online, so are great ways to engage your audience, create some fresh content and reach new people too.

Read on for a little taste of what else is coming up in August...

Social media content ideas for August 2023

August 1: Can you help the ladies out there show love and appreciation for their girlfriends and BFFs? Maybe a gift, gesture or simply ask them to tag their girlfriends in to your post. Help spread the love on #NationalGirlfriendsDay.

August 4: The perfect opportunity to raise awareness of how important it is to stay fit and create some wheelie good content. #CycleToWorkDay

August 5: This really is a hot topic, and the perfect opportunity to show off your culinary creations through some tasty content. #NationalMustardDay

August 8: Let's all paws for a moment and show our love for our feline friends. Show off your furry co-workers on #InternationalCatDay.

August 9: Take a leaf out of our book, and get involved in this hot topic (see what we did there). Don't miss this opportunity to show off your literary delights and bookish treats. #BookLoversDay

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August 12: Organisations and individuals can rally together and give a voice to the issues threatening elephants. So show your love and appreciation for these majestic creatures. #WorldElephantDay

August 13: The perfect excuse to raise a glass of bubbles or two. Why not share a special offer or ask people to tag in who'd they'd share some fizz with. #NationalProseccoDay

August 19: This is a great opportunity to spark a conversation with your audience, and encourage people to share their prodigious pics. #WorldPhotoDay.

August 26 The perfect reason to post pics of your canine colleagues and companions. So fill your feeds with fur. #NationalDogDay

The 2023 Social Media calendar

Stay on top of your social media content by planning your content weeks in advance. The calendar is broken out by month for all of 2023.

It’ll help you boost your social media presence by showing you what hot topics are coming up that are relevant to you. Think of National celebrations, charity headlines, or all-out fun on social.

These topics are likely to see lots of conversation online, you’ll get access to all the relevant hashtags and the event details so you’ll have everything you need to post. Get yourself involved in the chat and reach a bigger audience.

Browse and pick out topics relevant to your business. Then you can plan ahead by scheduling content at the right time for each topic, and including the relevant hashtags for conversation.



Never miss a day that matters to your customers: Get the 2023 Social Media Calendar today.

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