Holiday ideas

Holiday gift certificate campaign playbooks

Ten seasonal playbooks with campaign structure, email subject lines, social copy, and denomination guidance.

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Late November – December

Christmas Gift Certificate Campaigns

Christmas is the biggest gift certificate sales window of the year for most SMBs. This guide gives you campaign structure, subject…

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Late January – February

Valentine's Day Gift Certificate Ideas

Valentine's Day is a three-week campaign window concentrated on couple's gifting and partner-to-partner experiences. The most succ…

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Late April – May

Mother's Day Gift Certificate Ideas

Mother's Day is the second-largest gift certificate sales window after Christmas for many SMBs. Spa, salon, and restaurant categor…

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Late May – June

Father's Day Gift Certificate Ideas

Father's Day is a strong gift certificate window for service businesses serving men — barbershops, auto detailers, photographers,…

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May – June

Graduation Gift Certificate Ideas

Graduation gifting is concentrated in May and June for high school and college graduates. The buyer is typically a parent or grand…

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May (Teacher Appreciation Week)

Teacher Appreciation Gift Certificates

Teacher Appreciation Week is in early May and creates a focused gifting window for restaurants, cafés, salons, spas, and boutiques…

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Late November

Black Friday Gift Certificate Promotions

Black Friday is a gift certificate channel, not just a retail discount window. With the right bonus structure, Black Friday can be…

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Saturday after Thanksgiving

Small Business Saturday Gift Certificate Ideas

Small Business Saturday is one of the strongest single-day SMB gift certificate windows in the calendar. Local foot traffic is hig…

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Year-round

Birthday Gift Certificate Ideas

Birthday gifting is the most consistent year-round gift certificate demand for SMBs. The opportunity is to position your certifica…

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Year-round (peak in March and December)

Employee Appreciation Gift Certificates

Employee appreciation gifting from local businesses is a sustained B2B sales channel for SMBs. HR teams, managers, and small busin…

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