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.
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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