- Planning for 2027 and want an overview of events, drops, and campaigns
- Finding that campaigns and content are often created at the last minute
- Want to know what should be included in a webshop marketing calendar
- Want to know how a brand and agency can share a single calendar
A marketing calendar is an overview of your webshop's most important dates for the year, gathered in one place so everyone can see what is coming and when.
It should typically contain three types of entries:
- Events: For example, sales, anniversary sales, and Black Friday.
- Drops: New products or collections launching on a specific date.
- Campaigns: Offers and themes running over a period.
And everything else you need to stay ahead of. For each entry, write a name, a start and end date, and a short note. If you don't have the details yet, it's enough to write, for example, "We're having a sale in January. More info to follow." The most important thing is that the date is entered.
- Time for content. Content needs to be produced, approved, and prepared. If you know the date well in advance, you avoid having to create creative assets at the last minute.
- Less creative fatigue. When campaigns aren't built the night before, there is room to prepare new content instead of reusing the same material.
- Everyone pulling in the same direction. A shared annual calendar gets the brand team and the agency working from the same dates.
- Inventory and content secured for the big periods. Q4, birthday sales, and seasonal drops require preparation, both in the warehouse and in the content.
- We build on data. The more campaigns we plan and execute, the more we can build on data from the previous ones. This is how we work, and not a promise of a specific result.
- Start with the fixed dates. Enter the major dates first, such as Black Friday and the dates when your customers shop.
- Add your own events and drops. Sales, birthday sales, launches, and seasonal changes.
- Write a short note for each entry. Goal, offer, or theme, even if it's just one line. Details can follow.
- Enter next year's dates now. You can enter next year's dates already, even if they are still tentative.
- Plan about two months ahead or more. This gives you time to plan and produce. We will touch base on an upcoming event a few weeks to a month in advance so we can review it together.
- Count backwards from the date. When does the inventory need to be ready, the content produced, and the offer decided? Calculate the break-even point for the offer well in advance. See Discount and Contribution Margin.
- Keep the annual calendar updated. An annual calendar that isn't updated quickly becomes guesswork.
Here are the dates you can enter right away:
- February 14: Valentine's Day (Sunday)
- March 28: Easter Sunday (Sunday)
- May 9: Mother's Day (second Sunday in May)
- June 5: Father's Day
- November 26: Black Friday (Friday)
- November 29: Cyber Monday (Monday)
Only select the dates that are relevant to your customers. You don't need to use all of them. For a detailed walkthrough of Black Friday, see our Black Friday 2026 guide. If you are considering a launch with exclusive access, read Early Access Campaign.
An annual calendar is not a detailed strategy plan, nor is it another strategy meeting. It tells you when things are happening and when content and inventory need to be ready.
Everything else should still be subject to change along the way. Creative testing and adjustments happen continuously while campaigns are running. We plan the fixed points and keep testing agile. Read more about this in Execution Over Planning.
DVISIONMEDIA's approach
With us, your brand can enter events, drops, and campaigns into a shared annual calendar, and we will send you a reminder as an event approaches. If you lack the overview or the time, we can build a complete proposal for the next 12 months: campaign by campaign, including timeframes, conceptual direction, and recommendations on where new content needs to be produced. The proposal is based on your brand's own data from the past year, so it’s not just guesswork. This is part of the approach we build into our strategy work through E-COM OS.
1. What is a marketing annual calendar?
A marketing annual calendar is a comprehensive overview of the year's events, drops, and campaigns, so everyone can see what is coming and when.
2. What should be included in an annual calendar for an online store?
Events like sales and Black Friday, drops like new products, and campaigns that run for a specific period. For each entry, include the name, start and end dates, and a brief note.
3. How far in advance should I plan?
We recommend planning campaigns at least two months in advance. You are welcome to enter dates for next year already.
4. Do I need to have all the details ready before I add a campaign?
No. A short note is enough, for example, "We're having a sale in January. More info to follow." The details can be added later.
5. When is Black Friday in 2027?
Black Friday 2027 falls on Friday, November 26, and Cyber Monday is Monday, November 29.

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