Marketing Excuses*
NOV
30

Monday

November 30, 2026SEVERE

Problem

Weekend-long discount fatigue is numbing CTR.

Excuse

1 / 40

Consumers have seen 4,000 discounts in 96 hours.

Yours is the 4,001st and it shows.

Consumer Behavior

Also in effect on this date

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

  • The national credit card limit was reached on Saturday.

    Retail Calendar · in effect Cyber Monday

  • Cyber Monday is competing with everyone who extended Black Friday.

    Retail Calendar · in effect Cyber Monday

  • Black Friday has been extended through Monday, like every year.

    Retail Calendar · in effect Black Friday (3d after)

  • You are bidding against every retailer in the hemisphere.

    Retail Calendar · in effect Black Friday (3d after)

  • Consumers are hoarding budget for holiday gifts.

    Economy · in effect 11-01 to 12-10

  • Big box retailers entered the auction with unlimited money.

    Competition · in effect Nov

  • The first cold snap landed and everyone is recalibrating their entire existence.

    Weather · in effect 10-15 to 11-30

  • Gift brands are outbidding you for your own retargeting pools.

    Competition · in effect Oct, Nov