Holiday Campaign Breakthrough Checklist by Alex Terry

Free holiday campaign checklist + worksheet

The Holiday Campaign Breakthrough Checklist

Build something people care about - and want to pass along.

Holiday campaign stuck in "one more idea" mode? Start with a holiday truth your audience recognizes. This checklist helps your team turn that insight into a meaningful brand contribution and an idea worth sharing.

Start here

Find your holiday campaign breakthrough.

Get the free five-page checklist and worksheet. Seven strategic checks, space for your team's answers, and a 15-minute reset to turn a stuck brainstorm into a next move.

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The starting point

The calendar gives you an occasion. Your audience gives you the idea.

The holiday campaigns people remember tap into something real: a shared ritual, an unspoken pressure, or a moment that makes you say, "That's so us."

Before your team produces another festive asset, find the tension that makes the campaign matter. Then decide what your brand can credibly contribute.

Inside the download

Seven checks for an idea worth sharing.

Find the real holiday tension

Get specific about what your audience experiences, with evidence beyond the brainstorm.

Give your brand a credible role

Connect the insight to something your brand can actually deliver.

Choose a point of view

Say something recognizable about the holiday experience.

Build for participation

Give people a reason to respond, share, remix, or join in.

Make the idea recognizable

Build distinctive cues and translate the idea across channels.

Pressure-test the breakthrough

Check recognition, relevance, surprise, brand connection, action, and sensitivity.

Plan how it spreads

Know who will care first, how the conversation continues, and what success looks like.

Use it with your team

Bring it to the working session.

Check the decisions you can support with evidence. Write down what is unresolved. Finish with one decision, one owner, and one deadline.

The full download includes the checklist, writing prompts, and three questions for a 15-minute campaign reset.

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Give the next meeting a next move.

Use the checklist to turn a holiday insight into a clear creative direction. Your email gets you immediate PDF access and an emailed download link.

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