From November to January, audiences are highly receptive to calendar-based content for future planning. This format outperforms other lead magnets by up to 300%. Marketers can create industry event calendars, wellness planners, or impact timelines to capture high-intent leads during this key period.

December and January are prime for lead generation, contrary to popular belief. By offering content that signals buying intent (e.g., vendor comparisons, gift finders), marketers can tap into the year-end mindset of changing vendors, last-minute shopping, and making donations, outperforming generic top-of-funnel content.

Conventional wisdom says to pause sales outreach in late December. However, many prospects remain highly responsive as they look for distractions from family events. The decrease in overall business noise can also make your message stand out more easily.

Audiences are overwhelmed in the first two weeks of January, leading to low engagement. Do not abandon new campaigns based on this data. Performance often rebounds significantly in the latter half of the month, with email click-through rates jumping by as much as 30%.

The first two weeks of January are a poor time to test new marketing initiatives. Audiences are distracted and catching up, leading to historically lower engagement. A failed test during this period may not accurately reflect the tactic's true potential, as evidenced by email click-through rates being 30% higher in late January.

In the first two weeks of the year, your audience's attention span is extremely short as they catch up on work. Cater to this mindset by using shorter subject lines, concise body copy, and designs with plenty of white space in emails and social posts to improve consumption.

In late January and early February, consumers and business professionals feel pressed for time. Marketers can increase conversions by offering shorter content formats and explicitly highlighting the minimal time commitment, like a '22-minute webinar' or a '9-minute call.'

In the first two weeks of the year, audiences are mentally overloaded and have very short attention spans. Marketers should adapt by using concise copy, shorter subject lines, and generous white space in emails and social posts to align with the audience's desire for easily consumable content.

The idea of a single best time to send an email is outdated. Instead, measure success by the weekly aggregate of unique individuals opening your emails. Sending at various days and times hits different audience segments, maximizing your total reach over time.