Marketing Excuses*
FEB
27

Friday

February 27, 2026UNFAVORABLE

Problem

Refund-fueled competitor spending is distorting ROAS.

Excuse

1 / 40

Tax refund spending is inflating every benchmark except yours.

Economy

Also in effect on this date

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

  • Refund checks hit. They're buying TVs, not your product.

    Economy · in effect 02-01 to 03-15

  • Red carpet galleries are outperforming every asset your team has ever produced.

    Media & Culture · in effect 01-05 to 03-15

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

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

  • Carriers issued weather advisories and your delivery promise quietly stopped being a promise.

    Weather · in effect 12-01 to 03-10

  • Sunset is before dinner. Consumers are in maintenance mode.

    Weather · in effect 01-01 to 02-28

  • Vitamin D levels and conversion rates are bottoming out together.

    Weather · in effect 01-01 to 02-28

  • School closing alerts have consumed every parent in your audience since 5 a.m.

    Weather · in effect 12-01 to 03-10

  • The storm got a name, so the whole region is watching radar instead of converting.

    Weather · in effect 12-01 to 03-10