Marketing Excuses*
SEP
16

Wednesday

September 16, 2026UNFAVORABLE

Problem

Hurricane anxiety is paralyzing purchase conversion.

Excuse

1 / 40

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

Weather apps are the only funnel converting this week.

Weather

Also in effect on this date

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

  • 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

  • Everyone is at an orchard.

    Weather · in effect 09-15 to 10-31

  • 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

  • Leaf peeping has half your audience on a scenic byway with no signal.

    Weather · in effect 09-15 to 10-31

  • Perfect sweater weather is a demand event for exactly one category, and it is not yours.

    Weather · in effect 09-15 to 10-31