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Featured · Playbooks·5 min read·July 9, 2026

January Is the Cheapest Month to Advertise

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30%
Typical January cost drop
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Different summers, by category
Playbooks · 5 min

Summer Is Not a Slow Season. It Is a Different One.

For some local businesses summer is the whole year. For others it is when the phone stops. The mistake is running the same pl…

June 25, 2026
4
Weeks of household reset
Playbooks · 5 min

The Back-to-School Window Almost No Local Business Uses

Back-to-school is treated as a retail event. It is actually four weeks when every household with children re-decides its rout…

June 11, 2026
3x
Peak-season cost inflation
Playbooks · 5 min

Holiday Advertising Starts Later Than You Think, and Ends Earlier

Local businesses copy national retail’s holiday timing and pay national retail’s prices for it. Your windows are different.

May 28, 2026
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Campaigns, one a month
Playbooks · 9 min

The Twelve-Month Promotion Calendar for Local Business

A month-by-month framework: the offer type, the channel mix, and how far ahead to start each one. Adapt the specifics; keep t…

May 14, 2026

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