Marketing Excuses*
DEC
24

Thursday

December 24, 2026SEVERE

Problem

Christmas Eve deadlines are distorting traffic quality.

Excuse

1 / 40

It's Christmas Eve. The only conversions happening are digital gift cards at 11 pm.

That traffic spike is panic, not demand.

Holidays

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

  • 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

  • Everyone is reading rankings of things instead of buying things.

    Media & Culture · in effect 12-10 to 12-31