120+ Content Ideas to Fill Your Email Marketing Calendar in September

To create an email campaign, you should consider a lot of factors: come up with a creative template, prepare a list of products, build the right segments, etc. Creating your own event schedule filled with original content is also an important factor that will help you stand out among other companies and enhance the efficiency of your campaigns.

Each month brings numerous awesome opportunities to connect with your customers. However, to be ahead of the game, make sure you plan your content calendar in advance. A last-minute publication way behind the event won’t win you much customers’ love: your campaigns should be relevant and up to date.

Good reason to make your recipients’ inbox happy:

• Customers’ birthday;
• Your company’s birthday;
• International and local holidays;
• Anniversaries;
• Sports events, like championships, marathons, races, etc.;
• Birthdays of famous people;
• Invention dates;
• Historical events;
• Festivals and parades.

How to Use and Who Can Do It

There are different kinds of events: international, national, local, typical of a particular region or continent. Not all of them are celebrated around the world: people in China may not know about La Tomatina - a food fight festival organized in Spain every year. On the other hand, not many Spanish are aware of Dragon Boat Festival held in China annually over 2,000 years.

However, even if your audience isn’t familiar with this or that event, it won’t hurt if you introduce them to your subscribers. Just make sure you pick up the right cases applicable to your business. For example:

• Stylish celebrities’ birthdays deserve a mention in campaigns by clothing, jewellery, perfume, or beauty companies;

• World championships, motor racing, and different tournaments can be a good reason for sports gear, nutrition supplement, gym equipment and even insurance companies to get in touch;

• International and national coffee, bakery, chocolate and any other sweet days look as if they were specially designed for coffee shops, confectioneries and bakery magazines.

• Any event dedicated to eco-friendly activities is a good opportunity to remind your customers that you contribute to nature conservation as well (of course, in case you really do).

• If there is a special day dedicated to the kind of product or service you provide, don’t miss a chance to come up with a specially-designed campaign.

• Your customers’ birthday is an event you simply can’t leave unnoticed. Pleasant gifts, warm wishes and festive images are more than welcome.

• Your company’s birthday also makes a good email marketing idea. Tell your story, boast a bit of your recent achievements, introduce new products or reveal plans for the future - it’s your birthday and it’s up to you to pick up the content you want to share.

Below, there is a list of events that deserve to be mentioned and celebrated in your email campaigns in September. So what if Eat an Extra Dessert Day or National Milkshake Day are local holidays? A few people would refuse to celebrate whatever that involves eating sweets or drinking milkshakes, don’t you agree? Take a look at other fancy occasions to include in your welcome campaigns, reactivation emails or newsletters, and take your email marketing to a whole new level.

Sep 1

Back to School Day

Fathers Day (Australia & NZ)

Disaster Prevention Day (Japan)

Journalist Day (Taiwan)

Random Acts of Kindness Day (NZ)

Wattle Day (Australia)

No Rhyme or Reason Day (US)

Sep 2

World Coconut Day

World Pizza Day

Labor Day (US)

Democracy Day (Tibet)

National Blueberry Popsicle Day (US)

Keanu Reeves’ Birthday

Sep 3

Skyscraper Day

U.S. Bowling League Day

Flag Day (Australia)

Sep 4

Venice Regatta Storica

Newspaper Carrier Day (US)

Eat an Extra Dessert Day (US)

Beyoncé’s Birthday

Sep 5

International Day of Charity

Amazon Rainforest Day

Teachers' Day (India)

Freddie Mercury’s Birthday

Cheese Pizza Day (US)

Sep 6

Fight Procrastination Day

Read A Book Day (US)

Sep 7

International Vulture Awareness Day

Brazilian Independence Day

National Beer Lover's Day (US)

National Threatened Species Day (Australia)

Salami Day (US)

Sep 8

International Literacy Day

World Physical Therapy Day

Pardon Day (US)

Pink’s Birthday

Sep 9

International Sudoku Day

Teddy Bear Day

Children's Day (Costa Rica)

Emergency Services Day (UK)

Sep 10

World Suicide Prevention Day

Gibraltar National Day

Children's Day (Honduras)

Teachers' Day (China)

Swap Ideas Day (US)

Sep 11

Emergency Number Day (US)

National Day (Catalonia)

Teachers' Day (Argentina)

Make Your Bed Day (US)

Sep 12

United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation

Chocolate Milkshake Day (US)

National Day (Cape Verde)

Sep 13

International Programmers' Day

National Peanut Day (US)

Positive Thinking Day (US)

Roald Dahl Day

Scooby-Doo’s Birthday

Sep 14

Hindi Day

Engineer's Day (Romania)

Hug Your Hound Day (US)

Sep 15

World Lymphoma Awareness Day

International Day of Democracy

Software Freedom Day

Agatha Christie’s Birthday

Knowledge Day (Azerbaijan)

Make a Hat Day (US)

Sep 16

International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

Mexican Independence Day

Guacamole Day

Respect for the Aged Day (Japan)

Collect Rocks Day (US)

Sep 17

International Country Music Day

Batman Day (US)

Sep 18

World Water Monitoring Day

National Music Day (Azerbaijan)

National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (US)

Navy Day (Croatia)

Rice Krispie Treat Day (US)

Greta Garbo‘s Birthday

Sep 19

International Talk Like a Pirate Day

National Gymnastics Day (US)

Sep 20

International Day of University Sport

National Gyoza Day (Japan)

Constitution Day (Nepal)

National Youth Day (Thailand)

Universal Children's Day (Germany)

Punch Day (US)

Sep 21

World Gratitude Day

International Day of Peace

National CleanUp Day (US)

Miniature Golf Day (US)

Stephen King’s Birthday

Sep 22

World Car-Free Day

World Rhino Day

Hobbit Day

Business Women's Day (US)

Sep 23

International Day of Sign Languages

International Celebrate Bisexuality Day

National Day (Saudi Arabia)

Teachers' Day (Brunei)

Checkers Day (US)

Sep 24

Heritage Day (South Africa)

Punctuation Day (US)

Sep 25

Comic Book Day (US)

Will Smith’s Birthday

Sep 26

World Maritime Day

National Pancake Day (US)

Serena Williams’ Birthday

European Day of Languages (European Union)

National Good Neighbor Day (US)

Sep 27

World Tourism Day

Native American Day

Crash a Can Day (US)

Sep 28

International Right to Know Day

World Rabies Day

Freedom from Hunger Day

Ask a Stupid Question Day (US)

Confucius' Birthday

Sep 29

International Coffee Day

World Heart Day

Inventors' Day (Argentina)

Rosh HaShanah (Jewish New Year)

Sep 30

International Translation Day

Hot Mulled Cider Day (US)

Monica Bellucci’s Birthday

With this short guide, you won’t rack your brains looking for email topics this September. We’ve listed over 129 email campaign ideas, but hope you know that creativity knows no limits. Take your time and explore for new quirky ideas and opportunities to engage with your subscribers. Also, make sure to check the date of a particular event as they may differ for various countries and even for various regions within one country. And follow our blog for more inspiring email ideas: October is coming. By the way, feel free to share in comments your own thoughts on how to spice up fall email campaigns. Visuals are also more than welcome.

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