Marketing Excuses*
NOV
5

Thursday

November 5, 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.

  • Everyone is doomscrolling results instead of converting.

    Politics · in effect Election Day (10d after)

  • Recount limbo is a national attention sink.

    Politics · in effect Election Day (10d after)

  • The country entered a post-election news detox.

    Politics · in effect Election Day (10d after)

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

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

  • Inboxes are already full of Black Friday previews.

    Retail Calendar · in effect 11-01 to 11-15

  • Black Friday started on November 1, apparently.

    Retail Calendar · in effect 11-01 to 11-15

  • Shoppers are screenshotting your prices and building a case file.

    Retail Calendar · in effect 11-01 to 11-15

  • October baseball has your email list emotionally unavailable.

    Sports · in effect 10-20 to 11-05