You’re in the right place if you need ideas for promoting your business in September. First off, September is National Biscuit Month. I’m picturing a contest on Facebook and having people post photos of what they like eating with their biscuits. Let fans choose which are the best looking photos. Or have people send in recipes and post a few recipes in your newsletter. Then have people comment on which biscuit recipe they tried and why they enjoyed it.
September 6th is National Coffee Ice Cream Day. I think that would work great for ice cream shops, coffee shops, coffee roasters and even restaurants. Come up with specialty coffee ice cream flavors. September 29th is National Coffee Day so you can have to great promotions going on during the month. Maybe even have a Foursquare check-in promotion of a free coffee or coffee ice cream. Let me know what you do and how it turns out.
Bakeries need to be aware of National Cream-Filled Donut Day on September 14th. Get crowds clambering for a cream-filled donut! National TV Dinner on September 10th could work for weight loss programs using special frozen dinner meals.
And if you want to promote healthy eating September 7th is National Acorn Squash Day.
First Week:
September 1 – National Cherry Popover Day
September 2 – National Blueberry Popsicle Day
September 3 – National Welsh Rarebit Day [Hmm, not sure, what would you do with it?]
Second Week:
September 4 – National Macadamia Nut Day [Do a mailer with packets of nuts.]
September 5 – National Cheese Pizza Day [Invite your customers over for lunch]
September 6 – National Coffee Ice Cream Day
September 7 – National Acorn Squash Day
September 8 – National Date-Nut Bread Day [Promote a Date Night for customers!]
September 9 – National Weinerschnitzel Day
September 10 – National TV Dinner Day
Third Week:
September 11 – National Hot Cross Bun Day
September 12 – National Chocolate Milkshake Day [Great for a 50’s Diner]
September 13 – National Peanut Day
September 14 – National Cream-Filled Donut Day
September 14 – National Eat a Hoagie Day [Have an open house with mini Hoagies!]
September 15 – National Creme de Menthe Day
September 15 – National Linguini Day [Great for restaurants!]
September 16 – National Cinnamon-Raisin Bread Day [Promote a baking contest.]
September 17 – National Apple Dumpling Day
Fourth Week:
September 18 – National Cheeseburger Day [Last Barbecue before it gets too cold?]
September 19 – National Butterscotch Pudding Day
September 20 – National Punch Day [Offer cups of punch to guests.]
September 21 – National Pecan Cookie Day10
September 22 – National Ice Cream Cone Day
September 23 – National White Chocolate Day [Send boxes to your top clients]
September 24 – National Cherries Jubilee Day
Fifth Week:
September 25 – National Crab Meat Newburg Day
September 26 – National Pancake Day [Breakfast with key clients?]
September 27 – National Chocolate Milk Day [Kid friendly day – what will you do with it?]
September 27 – National Corned Beef Hash Day
September 28 – National Strawberry Cream Pie Day
September 28 – National Drink Beer Day [Works great for sports bars and nightclubs.]
September 29 – National Coffee Day [Coffee shops and Roasters pay attention!]
September 30 – National Mulled Cider Day
Now you have 30 days worth of outrageous marketing ideas for September. Which days will you use and how? Be sure to leave a comment and let me know.
