Marketing Excuses*
APR
16

Thursday

April 16, 2026SEVERE

Problem

Tax payments are draining discretionary checkout.

Excuse

1 / 40

Nobody wants to spend money today. They just paid the government.

Your abandoned carts are sitting next to a confirmation number from the IRS.

Economy

Also in effect on this date

The full docket. Any of these would hold up in a Monday standup.

  • Your influencers are all in the desert.

    Media & Culture · in effect 04-10 to 04-20

  • Every feed is festival recaps shot on somebody else's production budget.

    Media & Culture · in effect 04-10 to 04-20

  • Everyone just saw exactly how much they paid in taxes.

    Economy · in effect 04-16 to 04-30

  • Campaign media buyers are already testing against your exact audiences.

    Politics · in effect 01-15 to 06-30 · election years

  • It's 72 degrees outside. Nobody wants to see your carousel ad.

    Weather · in effect 03-15 to 06-10

  • Daylight now extends past dinner, and scrolling has lost its time slot.

    Weather · in effect 04-15 to 06-10

  • Your audience is sneezing, not shopping.

    Weather · in effect 04-01 to 05-31

  • Patio season opened this week and took evening screen time with it.

    Weather · in effect 04-01 to 06-10