Problem
Oscars chatter is displacing paid impressions.
Excuse
Oscar discourse now occupies the exact feed real estate you paid for.
The academy does not bid in your auction but it wins anyway.
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