Marketing Excuses*
MAR
9

Monday

March 9, 2026SEVERE

Problem

Springtime sleep debt is dulling site traffic.

Excuse

1 / 40

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

Workweek

Also in effect on this date

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

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

    Workweek · in effect Spring clock change (6d 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

  • Tax refund spending is inflating every benchmark except yours.

    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