Media & Entertainment Marketing Calendar
A ready-made, year-round marketing plan for media & entertainment brands — an always-on lead-gen foundation plus seasonal campaigns mapped month by month, with a ShortStack template for every idea. Here's a complete example, then build your own in a couple of minutes.
Get your always-on lead gen running
Set these up once and leave them on. They capture leads 24/7 — every day, in every season — so your list keeps growing between campaigns.
- Always-on
Turn on a welcome pop-up · Smart Pop-up
Greet new visitors with a pop-up offering an incentive — a discount, guide, or free shipping — in exchange for their email. This is your single highest-impact always-on play: it converts the traffic you already have, every day.
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Add an exit-intent pop-up · Smart Pop-up
Catch visitors the moment they go to leave with a last-chance offer or reminder. It quietly recovers would-be-lost visitors and abandoning carts around the clock.
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Embed a website lead-gen form · Form
Put a signup/contact form on your homepage, footer, and key pages to collect emails, questions, and inquiries continuously. Add a "What can we help you with?" field so you capture intent — not just addresses.
Explore forms & landing pages → - Always-on
Launch an always-on lead-gen quiz · Quiz
A "find your perfect ___" quiz that gates its result behind an email — a high-converting, always-on list builder that also tells you what each subscriber actually wants.
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A year of seasonal campaigns
January 2026
Plan ahead: Audit last year's top campaigns and double down on what converted. Map your big tentpole moments for the whole year now so nothing sneaks up on you.
- Seasonal
New Year, Fresh Start Photo Contest · Photo Contest
Invite customers to submit photos for a chance to win — generates authentic content you can reuse all year.
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Social Giveaway · Giveaway / Sweepstakes
A prize giveaway with social-action entries (follow, tag, share) to grow reach and followers fast.
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February 2026
Plan ahead: Spring and the Mother's/Father's Day stretch is around the corner — line up prizes, partners, and creative now so your March–May campaigns launch on time.
- Seasonal
Valentine's Day Video Contest · Video Contest
Ask for short video submissions to build a library of testimonials and creative UGC.
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Black History Month Caption Contest · Contest
Post an image and ask for captions — low-effort entry, high engagement, lots of comments.
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March 2026
Plan ahead: Q2 is here. Lock in your summer campaign calendar now — booking prizes, influencers, and partners early is cheaper and far less rushed.
- Seasonal
International Women's Day Caption Contest · Contest
Post an image and ask for captions — low-effort entry, high engagement, lots of comments.
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March Madness Social Giveaway · Giveaway / Sweepstakes
A prize giveaway with social-action entries (follow, tag, share) to grow reach and followers fast.
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April 2026
Plan ahead: Mid-spring checkpoint: review how your always-on pop-ups and forms are performing and refresh any offers that have gone stale.
- Seasonal
Earth Day Social Giveaway · Giveaway / Sweepstakes
A prize giveaway with social-action entries (follow, tag, share) to grow reach and followers fast.
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April Fools' Day Vote Contest · Vote Contest
Let your audience vote on submissions or options — voting drives repeat visits and shares.
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May 2026
Plan ahead: Summer is almost here. Finalize your summer giveaways and make sure your lead capture is ready for the seasonal traffic spike.
- Seasonal
Mother's Day Vote Contest · Vote Contest
Let your audience vote on submissions or options — voting drives repeat visits and shares.
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Cinco de Mayo Hashtag Contest · Hashtag Contest
Collect entries by a branded hashtag to fill social feeds with content about your brand.
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June 2026
Plan ahead: Half-year check-in: compare results against your goals and shift effort toward your best-performing campaign types for the second half.
- Seasonal
Father's Day Hashtag Contest · Hashtag Contest
Collect entries by a branded hashtag to fill social feeds with content about your brand.
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Pride Month Instant Win · Instant Win
A themed instant-win promotion — entrants find out immediately if they've won, driving urgency and signups.
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July 2026
Plan ahead: This is the month to start planning your Q4 holiday push. Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the holidays are your biggest revenue window — lock in concepts, prizes, and budget now while things are quieter.
- Seasonal
Independence Day Instant Win · Instant Win
A themed instant-win promotion — entrants find out immediately if they've won, driving urgency and signups.
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Social Giveaway · Giveaway / Sweepstakes
A prize giveaway with social-action entries (follow, tag, share) to grow reach and followers fast.
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August 2026
Plan ahead: Back-to-school is live and the holidays are coming fast. Build and test your holiday landing pages and pop-ups now so you're not scrambling in November.
- Seasonal
Summer UGC Push Quiz · Quiz
A timely, themed quiz that gates its result behind an email — on-topic engagement and list growth.
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Video Contest · Video Contest
Ask for short video submissions to build a library of testimonials and creative UGC.
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September 2026
Plan ahead: You're about eight weeks from Black Friday. Draft your holiday campaigns, finalize creative, and grow your list aggressively — every subscriber added now is one you can sell to in Q4.
- Seasonal
Fall Launch Photo Contest · Photo Contest
Invite customers to submit photos for a chance to win — generates authentic content you can reuse all year.
Browse contest templates → - Seasonal
Hispanic Heritage Month Video Contest · Video Contest
Ask for short video submissions to build a library of testimonials and creative UGC.
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October 2026
Plan ahead: Last call before the rush. Schedule your Black Friday and Cyber Monday campaigns this month, and warm up your audience with a pre-holiday giveaway.
- Seasonal
Halloween Video Contest · Video Contest
Ask for short video submissions to build a library of testimonials and creative UGC.
Browse contest templates → - Seasonal
Photo Contest · Photo Contest
Invite customers to submit photos for a chance to win — generates authentic content you can reuse all year.
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November 2026
Plan ahead: Peak season. Keep your always-on capture running hard, and start sketching your January "fresh start" and post-holiday retention campaigns.
- Seasonal
Black Friday / Cyber Monday Caption Contest · Contest
Post an image and ask for captions — low-effort entry, high engagement, lots of comments.
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Thanksgiving Social Giveaway · Giveaway / Sweepstakes
A prize giveaway with social-action entries (follow, tag, share) to grow reach and followers fast.
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December 2026
Plan ahead: As you close out the year, plan January now — New Year resolutions and fresh-start energy make it one of the best months of the year for list growth and re-engagement.
- Seasonal
Holiday Season Social Giveaway · Giveaway / Sweepstakes
A prize giveaway with social-action entries (follow, tag, share) to grow reach and followers fast.
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Year in Review Vote Contest · Vote Contest
Let your audience vote on submissions or options — voting drives repeat visits and shares.
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Make this plan yours
Open the interactive planner to tailor this media & entertainment calendar to your goals, region, and team — then edit it, share it, add it to your calendar, or print it.
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