Brand managers pounce on #NationalCatDay Twitter trend
Many organizations tweeted feline images, jokes, facts and more in effort to celebrate the ‘holiday’ and meow for consumers’ attention. In many cases, it worked.
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The internet loves cats.
On Monday, #NationalCat Day trended as many digital marketing and social media teams flexed their muscles to grab attention and engagement.
Merriam-Webster tweeted a link to a brief history of the word “tabby”:
Before the word ‘tabby’ referred to cats with striped or mottled coats, it referred to a kind of silk taffeta with an irregular wavy finish. #NationalCatDay https://t.co/OqQA12LpLd
— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) October 29, 2018
In its post, it wrote:
As the Internet has taught us, however, cats have a way of inserting themselves into all aspects of our lives.
It also tweeted the etymology of “grimalkin”
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