Brands should start Q4 media plans before Black Friday

2026-10-27

Fourth-quarter media plans often start too late to influence holiday shoppers, as many begin shopping before November, Mundial Media CEO Tony Gonzalez writes. Brands should consider starting campaigns as early as October, using contextual targeting to reach audiences effectively, especially multicultural groups like Hispanic consumers who, for example, over index on streaming TV compared to the overall population.

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