Marketing Excuses*
NOV
2

Monday

November 2, 2026SEVERE

Problem

Election week saturation is crushing CPM efficiency.

Excuse

1 / 40

Your conversion campaign is competing with every Senate race in America.

The Senate races have more money and a firmer deadline.

Politics

Also in effect on this date

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

  • It's Election Day. Commerce is emotionally closed.

    Politics · in effect Election Day (1d before)

  • Congratulations, you're bidding against democracy.

    Politics · in effect Election Day (35d before)

  • Campaign text blasts have desensitized the country to notifications.

    Politics · in effect Election Day (25d before)

  • Everyone is refreshing polling averages instead of carts.

    Politics · in effect Election Day (20d before)

  • It is dark at 5 PM now, and conversion follows morale.

    Workweek · in effect Fall clock change (5d after)

  • Political mailers have buried every mailbox in America.

    Politics · in effect Election Day (30d before)

  • Swing-state CPMs have left the atmosphere.

    Politics · in effect Election Day (35d before)

  • Early voting started and took national attention with it.

    Politics · in effect Election Day (21d before)