Here’s our regular look ahead at upcoming events you might be able to build a marketing promotion around.

In Australia, spring is here and quite a few things are happening this month…

1 September – The “official” first day of spring and also “National Wattle Day”

3 September – Australian National Flag Day

5 September – Fathers Day

17 September – Citizenship Day

23 September – Spring Equinox

25 September – AFL Grand Final

27 September – Queens Birthday (WA)

…plus there’s the Floriade (Austalia’s largest flower festival) from September 11 and the 160th Royal Melbourne Show (September 18-28).

Meanwhile, in the northern hemisphere…

…it’s the end of summer and autumn approaches.

10 September – Ideas Day

15 September – UN International Day Of Democracy

19 September – Talk Like A Pirate Day (!)

27 September – UN World Tourism Day and World Heart Day

23 September – Autumn Equinox

…and plenty of other events over at www.BlueMountain.com.  For example, it’s “Subliminal Marketing Month” and there’s also “National Singles Week”.

Finally, from our business history archives, on September 7, 1998, Google.com was launched from a garage (where else?!?) in Menlo Park, California.