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Worldwide Holidays or Events for August 2011

1st August
Confederation Day: Switzerland.

Emancipation Day: Trinidad & Tobago.

People's Liberation Army Day: China.

2nd August
Discovery Day: Trinidad.

Freedom Day: Guyana.

3rd August
Independence Day: Niger.

Martyrs' Day: Guinea.

4th August
Independence Day: Burkina Faso, Jamaica.
5th August

Workers' Day: Iceland.

6th August
Accession Day: United Arab Emirates.

Farmer's Day: Zambia.

7th August
Battle of Boyaca: Colombia.

Republic Day: Ivory Coast.
8th August

Peace Day: Iraq.

9th August
Independence Day: Georgia.

National Day: Singapore.

10th August
Independence Day: Ecuador.

11th August
Heroes' Day: Zimbabwe.

Independence Day: Chad.

12th August
Queen's Birthday: Thailand.

Armed Forces Day: Zimbabwe.

13th August
Arequipa Week: Peru.

Independence Day: Central African Republic, Congo.

Women's Day: Tunisia.

14th August
Gohst Month begins: Taiwan.

Independence Day: Pakistan.

15th August
Independence Day: India.

National Day: Liechtenstein.

Republic Day: South Korea.

16th August
Il Palio, Siena:
Continuing in ancient tradition, the contradas compete on horses around the town square of Siena, Italy, every July 2nd and August 16th.

Independence Day: Gabon, Indonesia.

Republic Day: Dominican Republic.

17th August
Death of San Martin: Argentina.

18th August
Jashn: Afghanistan - celebrating liberation from the British, in 1919, and lasts for a week.

20th August
Istvan's Day - Celebrations marking the formation of Hungary.

Lovers' Day: Taiwan.

Independence Day: Senegal.

21st August
Independence Day in The Baltics:
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania.

24th August
Independence Day: Russia.

National Day: Ukraine.

National Flag Day: Kazakhstan, Liberia.

25th August
Constitution Day: Paraguay.

Independence Day: Uruguay.

Independence Day: Belarus.

27th August
Independence Day: Moldova.
28th August

Chung Yuan Festival: Taiwan.

29th August
Independence Day: Uzbekistan.

30th August
Children's Day: Afghanistan.

St. Rose of Lima Day: Peru.

Victory Day: Turkey.

31st August
Independence Day: Kyrgyzstan, Trinidad & Tobago.

National Day: Malaysia.
Pashtunistan Day: Afghanistan

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Marketing Delusion No 12 - If I Occasionally Market a Little, I Should Get Huge Results By Suzi Elton This is a marketing delusion all business owners wish were true. Wouldn't it be great to get huge results from marketing once in a while? Marketing does not work that way though, because familiarity with you and your business is critical to your target market choosing to buy your services. Developing that sense of familiarity among your prospects takes time and effort on your part. It also requires marketing consistency over time. Let's take a look at why occasional marketing efforts cannot bring you huge results. 1. For prospects to develop trust in you and your business, they must be exposed to your business consistently. Before a prospect will make the decision to become your client, they must trust you. They're going to be giving you money for your services. Before they are willing to do that, they must decide that you are trustworthy. If you market only occasionally, that will not demonstrate to your prospects that you are a solid and reliable business. Sporadic marketing behavior is highly suggestive of a business that might not be around to deliver on its promises. That sort of marketing pattern can introduce subconscious doubts and fears into the mind of the prospect. They won't buy what they don't trust. 2. Marketing results - more clients and increased revenue - don't happen overnight. Marketing is a long-term effort. Each additional marketing activity adds to your marketing momentum. Without sustained effort, you never gain marketing momentum. Without momentum, you and your business never gain name recognition. In effect, no one knows who you are or what you do. You won't get more clients and increase your revenue if your name is not known and your business understood. 3. You're expecting prospects to buy from you without providing the information they need to know. 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