Marketing Excuses*
SEP
13

Sunday

September 13, 2026SEVERE

Problem

The NFL's return is siphoning evening traffic.

Excuse

1 / 40

America remembered football exists.

Nothing you are selling can compete with a 20-week commitment.

Sports

Also in effect on this date

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

  • Opening week annexed Thursday through Monday and your campaign lived there.

    Sports · in effect NFL opening week (1d before through 4d after)

  • After Labor Day, every campaign in America went to full spend.

    Politics · in effect Labor Day (7d after)

  • A third of the country is inside the cone of uncertainty, emotionally if not geographically.

    Weather · in effect 09-01 to 10-15

  • The spaghetti models are getting better engagement than your entire account.

    Weather · in effect 09-01 to 10-15

  • New routines have locked in, and impulse purchasing was not written into any of them.

    Seasonality · in effect 09-10 to 09-30

  • Wedding season is extracting registry spend, travel spend, and attention from your exact demographic.

    Seasonality · in effect 05-15 to 06-30, 09-01 to 09-30

  • Hurricane season has coastal customers postponing anything that requires a delivery.

    Weather · in effect 09-01 to 10-15

  • Being a wedding guest is now a four-figure commitment, and your product is the tradeoff.

    Seasonality · in effect 05-15 to 06-30, 09-01 to 09-30