Marketing Excuses*
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Thursday

April 2, 2026SEVERE

Problem

Easter's shifting date is distorting attribution.

Excuse

1 / 40

Easter moved again this year, so your year-over-year comps are meaningless.

You are comparing a holiday weekend to a regular weekend and calling it a trend.

Holidays

Also in effect on this date

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

  • Household budgets this week are ham, baskets, and airfare.

    Holidays · in effect Easter (6d before)

  • Everyone's bracket died over the weekend and took their engagement with it.

    Sports · in effect March Madness final (14d before)

  • It's Holy Week and a meaningful share of your audience is traveling, hosting, or at church.

    Holidays · in effect Easter (7d before through 1d after)

  • Baseball is back and hope is temporarily outcompeting commerce.

    Sports · in effect 03-26 to 04-05

  • Opening week means afternoon baseball on a workday, and CVR knows.

    Sports · in effect 03-26 to 04-05

  • Your target demo has money on this game.

    Sports · in effect March Madness tip-off (4d before through 18d after)

  • First-round games tip off at noon on a workday, twice.

    Sports · in effect March Madness tip-off (4d before through 18d after)

  • Every accountant in America is unreachable and every filer is doing math.

    Economy · in effect 04-01 to 04-15