Time to take a look ahead at the coming month of September 2012…
…at events, occasions, anniversaries and holidays that smart direct response marketers can use as the foundation for event-driven marketing promotions.
Starting off in Australia…
…September 1 marks the first day of spring, so scope for a “Spring Cleaning” theme.
September 1 – National Wattle Day / First Day Of Spring
September 2 – Fathers Day
September 3 – Australian National Flag Day
September 17 – Citizenship Day
September 29 – AFL Grand Final
September 30 – ARL Grand Final
…plus there’s the Spring Equinox (in the southern hemisphere) that falls on September 22 (at 23.49 AEST or 14.49 UTC).
One local event of note is the Sydney Fringe Festival (September 7-30).
Moving on to the wider world…
September 3 – Labor Day (USA)
September 10 – Ideas Day
September 11 – Patriot Day (USA)
September 17 – Constitution / Citizenship Day (USA)
September 19 – “Talk Like A Pirate Day”!
September 21 – Gratitude Day also International Day Of Peace
September 22 – Autumn Equinox (14.49 UTC)
September 22 – START of German Oktoberfest (ends October 7)
September 27 – World Tourism Day
September 29 – World Heart Day
More events and occasions over at www.BlueMountain.com.
Finally for this month, on September 7…
…in 1929, “Business Week” magazine was first published (45 days before the Wall Street Crash)…
…and in 1998 Google was launched from (where else?) a garage in Menlo Park, California.
Every success with your event-driven marketing in September 2012!