Problem
Solstice darkness is shortening the shopping day.
Excuse
Less daylight today means fewer conversions, the math checks out.
Also in effect on this date
The full docket. Any of these would hold up in a Monday standup.
Nobody is clicking ads. They're trying to survive Christmas.
Holidays · in effect 12-20 to 12-25
The week before Christmas is a logistics operation, not a shopping mood.
Holidays · in effect 12-20 to 12-23
Your audience is in a car crossing three states with the family group chat muted.
Vacation · in effect 12-21 to 12-25
The last real business day of the year arrived earlier than anyone admits.
Seasonality · in effect 12-10 to 12-24
Everyone is in planning meetings for next year instead of running this year.
Marketing Ops · in effect 12-01 to 12-31
Use-it-or-lose-it PTO is expiring, so the workforce is vanishing in unscheduled increments.
Vacation · in effect 12-01 to 12-31
Half the org is out of office and the other half is covering for them, badly.
Vacation · in effect 12-15 to 12-31
Every other advertiser is dumping year-end budget into the auction.
Marketing Ops · in effect 12-15 to 12-31