03/09/2026
The countdown to silly season has officially begun. 🛒🎄
We’re officially two months out from Black Friday, and if you’re an eCommerce brand, the prep starts now.
You may actually see customers become a little more hesitant to spend over the next few weeks. Black Friday is close enough that some people will start thinking, “Maybe I should just wait and see what the specials are…”
That doesn’t mean you should disappear until November. Quite the opposite.
September and October are your opportunity to get your brand in front of the people you want buying from you later.
👀 Get seen.
📱 Grow your social audience.
📧 Get people onto your mailing list.
❤️ Build familiarity with your products.
🛍️ Give people something to come back for when they’re ready to spend.
Because when Black Friday arrives, you don’t want to be introducing yourself for the first time while every other brand in South Africa is screaming SALE! SALE! SALE!
You want your customer to already know you. Already follow you. Already have that product sitting somewhere in the back of their mind.
And behind the scenes? The hard prep starts now too.
Your offers. Your creative. Your email strategy. Your ad structure. Your budgets. Your audiences. Your website. Your gifting plan. Your Christmas campaigns.
Whether you work with us or handle it internally, please don’t leave this until November. 😅
Black Friday and the Christmas shopping season are coming, and I have a feeling South African eCommerce is going to be VERY interesting this year. 👀
Two months. That’s your runway. Use it.