A little later than usual (apologies, been very busy writing copy all week)…

…here’s our look ahead to the month of September 2009 and events that an astute direct response marketer can make use of for a promotion .

First up, while I remember, on the 9th of September the numeric version of the date becomes…

..09-09-09…

Couple of people (e.g. Stompernet) have already flagged promotions around that date.

Now, in Australia we have…

September 1 – First day of Spring

September 6 – Father’s Day

September 22 – Spring Equinox

September 28 – Queen’s Birthday (WA)

In sports there’s the AFL Grand Final on September 26.

National Blood Donor week starts on September 7.

Moving on to more general events and events in the Northern Hemisphere, we have…

September 1 – Dr Phil’s Birthday!

September 7 – Labor Day (USA)

September 18 – Lance Armstrong’s Birthday

September 19 – Rosh Hashanah (Jewish Holiday)

September 22 – Autumn Equinox

September 28 – Yom Kippur (Jewish Holiday)

Over at Blue Mountain you’ll find a host of other events (one for every day of the month!)…

…and my favourite for this month is “Talk Like A Pirate Day” on September 19!

It’s also…

…Subliminal Marketing Month!

So plenty of events to get you thinking about possible themes for a direct response marketing campaign.