Friday Poll: When Do Your Clients Start Running Holiday Ads?

    • 1373 posts
    September 25, 2014 10:15 PM PDT

    Happy Friday, everyone!

    This week's poll question was suggested by George Feola of Coos Bay, Oregon:

    Do you have a local direct client, that is already running ‘Holiday’ ads?  If not, how soon?

    Looking forward to reading your answers - and thanks for your question, George!

  • September 25, 2014 11:53 PM PDT

    We're certainly starting to create the audio.

    But most stations I work with have a general ban until November 1st.

    SR

    • 39 posts
    September 26, 2014 6:20 AM PDT

    Rarely before Thanksgiving.

    • 12 posts
    September 26, 2014 7:52 AM PDT

    My boss used to forbid the reps to present any Christmas packages until after Remembrance Day (we're in Canada) on November 11th.    But the last few years he's backed off on that rule a little bit,  so not we can present our Christmas packages in late October,  but the ads don't start until after November 11th.