Marketing Excuses*
MAR
11

Wednesday

March 11, 2026SEVERE

Problem

Oscars chatter is displacing paid impressions.

Excuse

1 / 40

Oscar discourse now occupies the exact feed real estate you paid for.

The academy does not bid in your auction but it wins anyway.

Media & Culture

Also in effect on this date

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

  • Everyone lost an hour of sleep and has decided it is your fault.

    Workweek · in effect Spring clock change (4d after)

  • Attribution is off by an hour somewhere and no one can prove where.

    Workweek · in effect Spring clock change (6d after)

  • Everyone is speed-watching nominees instead of clicking on things.

    Media & Culture · in effect The Oscars (5d before through 1d after)

  • Half your audience is traveling and the other half is pretending to work from Cabo.

    Vacation · in effect 03-01 to 04-10

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

    Economy · in effect 02-01 to 03-15

  • Spring break is staggered by school district, so demand is dissolving one region at a time.

    Vacation · in effect 03-01 to 04-10

  • TSA throughput is up and your conversion rate is down. These facts are related.

    Vacation · in effect 03-01 to 04-10

  • College students are off the grid in a way that specifically excludes your retargeting pool.

    Vacation · in effect 03-05 to 03-31