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Black Friday Cyber Monday
BFCM 2024

All the resources you need to make BFCM 2024 your best one yet.

Use Privy this Black Friday

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Are you ready for the busiest time of the year?

The numbers don't lie. Last Black Friday Cyber Monday was historic for Shopify stores, and this year will be no different.
 
As an ecommerce business owner, you know the success of your BFCM campaigns doesn't happen overnight. Which means you'll need to prepare your offers, emails, and texts well in advance.
 
To make sure your prep goes as smooth as possible, we created this page as the only resource you'll need this BFCM to crush your holiday sales goals.

 

THE BEST PREP STARTS WITH A PLAN.
Ultimate BFCM 2024 Calendar
Follow along with our calendar to ensure you never miss a step this holiday season.

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September
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Tue, Sep 03 Holiday
Review last year's BFCM performance
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Thu, Sep 05 Holiday
Set your goals for BFCM 2024
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Tue, Sep 10 Holiday
Look for opportunities on your website
messages
Tue, Sep 17 Holiday
Protect your deliverability
packages
Thu, Sep 26 Holiday
Come up with your BFCM offer(s)
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Mon, Sep 30 Holiday
60 days until Black Friday
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Review last year's BFCM performance
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Tue, Sep 03 Holiday
Review last year's BFCM performance
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Set your goals for BFCM 2024
messages
Thu, Sep 05 Holiday
Set your goals for BFCM 2024
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Look for opportunities on your website
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Tue, Sep 10 Holiday
Look for opportunities on your website
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Protect your deliverability
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Tue, Sep 17 Holiday
Protect your deliverability
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Come up with your BFCM offer(s)
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Thu, Sep 26 Holiday
Come up with your BFCM offer(s)
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60 days until Black Friday
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60 days until Black Friday
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October
Tue, Oct 01 Holiday
Map out your campaign calendar
messages
Thu, Oct 03 Holiday
Set your segmentation strategy
Fri, Oct 04 Holiday
Lock in your email & SMS schedule
messages
Wed, Oct 09 Holiday
Review your automations
Prioritize any BFCM/holiday updates
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Tue, Oct 15 Holiday
Prep your onsite campaigns
messages
Tue, Oct 22 Holiday
Prep your emails & texts
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Wed, Oct 30 Holiday
30 days until Black Friday
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Thu, Oct 31 Holiday
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Map out your campaign calendar
Tue, Oct 01 Holiday
Map out your campaign calendar
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Set your segmentation strategy
messages
Thu, Oct 03 Holiday
Set your segmentation strategy
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Lock in your email & SMS schedule
Fri, Oct 04 Holiday
Lock in your email & SMS schedule
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Review your automations
messages
Wed, Oct 09 Holiday
Review your automations
Prioritize any BFCM/holiday updates
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Prep your onsite campaigns
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Prep your onsite campaigns
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Prep your emails & texts
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Prep your emails & texts
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30 days until Black Friday
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November
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Thu, Oct 31 Holiday
Halloween
messages
Tue, Nov 05 Holiday
Start teasing your offer(s) for BFCM
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Thu, Nov 07 Holiday
Final push for list growth
packages
Tue, Nov 12 Holiday
Test checkout flow
packages
Thu, Nov 14 Holiday
Test site on mobile
Tue, Nov 19 Holiday
Finalize & schedule your display changes
messages
Thu, Nov 21 Holiday
Finalize & schedule your emails & texts
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Wed, Nov 27 Holiday
Swap your automation updates
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Thu, Nov 28 Holiday
Thanksgiving
packages
Fri, Nov 29 Holiday
Black Friday
Be prepared to answer support ASAP
packages
Sat, Nov 30 Holiday
Small Business Saturday
Monitor your inventory
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Halloween
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Thu, Oct 31 Holiday
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Start teasing your offer(s) for BFCM
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Tue, Nov 05 Holiday
Start teasing your offer(s) for BFCM
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Final push for list growth
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Final push for list growth
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Test checkout flow
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Test checkout flow
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Test site on mobile
packages
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Test site on mobile
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Finalize & schedule your display changes
Tue, Nov 19 Holiday
Finalize & schedule your display changes
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Finalize & schedule your emails & texts
messages
Thu, Nov 21 Holiday
Finalize & schedule your emails & texts
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Swap your automation updates
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Wed, Nov 27 Holiday
Swap your automation updates
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Thanksgiving
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Thu, Nov 28 Holiday
Thanksgiving
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Black Friday
packages
Fri, Nov 29 Holiday
Black Friday
Be prepared to answer support ASAP
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Small Business Saturday
packages
Sat, Nov 30 Holiday
Small Business Saturday
Monitor your inventory
December
packages
Mon, Dec 02 Holiday
Cyber Monday
Show off your new deals
packages
Tue, Dec 03 Holiday
Giving Tuesday
Lean into it if it makes sense
packages
Wed, Dec 04 Holiday
Turn off BFCM-specific campaigns
packages
Tue, Dec 10 Holiday
Share holiday gift ideas
shipping
Sat, Dec 14 Holiday
Free shipping day
messages
Wed, Dec 18 Holiday
Send a gift card offer
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Sat, Dec 21 Holiday
First Day of Winter
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Tue, Dec 24 Holiday
Christmas Eve
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Wed, Dec 25 Holiday
Christmas, First Day of Hanukkah
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Thu, Dec 26 Holiday
Boxing Day
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Cyber Monday
packages
Mon, Dec 02 Holiday
Cyber Monday
Show off your new deals
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Giving Tuesday
packages
Tue, Dec 03 Holiday
Giving Tuesday
Lean into it if it makes sense
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Turn off BFCM-specific campaigns
packages
Wed, Dec 04 Holiday
Turn off BFCM-specific campaigns
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Share holiday gift ideas
packages
Tue, Dec 10 Holiday
Share holiday gift ideas
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Free shipping day
shipping
Sat, Dec 14 Holiday
Free shipping day
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Send a gift card offer
messages
Wed, Dec 18 Holiday
Send a gift card offer
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First Day of Winter
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Sat, Dec 21 Holiday
First Day of Winter
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Christmas Eve
12-december-christmas
Tue, Dec 24 Holiday
Christmas Eve
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Christmas, First Day of Hanukkah
12-december-general
Wed, Dec 25 Holiday
Christmas, First Day of Hanukkah
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Boxing Day
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Thu, Dec 26 Holiday
Boxing Day
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Our calendar will guide you through...

Growing your lists

Convert your store traffic into mailable contacts with welcome popups, spin-to-win wheels, cart savers, and other list growth methods before BFCM.

Planning your offers

Plan your BFCM offers ahead of time. Promote them to your email or SMS lists + VIP customers leading up to the holiday shopping season.

Scheduling your sales

Schedule your holiday sales emails and promotions. Automate your welcome emails, abandoned cart emails, and abandoned cart texts.

Get the calendar and sign up for reminders:

Make this your best holiday season yet.

 

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Easy-to-read blog articles

Read in-depth strategies and examples to try out this BFCM.

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9 Proven Ways To Grow Your Email And SMS Lists Before BFCM The more contacts you have, the more revenue you’ll bring in with every email and text you send. That’s why list growth is especially important before Black Friday. Try these 9 proven tactics to grow your email and SMS lists ASAP.
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Boost Cyber Monday Sales With These 60 Email Subject Lines Looking for email subject line ideas for your Cyber Monday campaigns? Here are 60 you can steal to boost sales and crush the holiday.
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8 Must-Try Black Friday Cyber Monday Email Marketing Tactics (With Examples) Email marketing drives serious sales for ecommerce brands year round, but especially during the Black Friday Cyber Monday rush. Try these 8 foolproof email marketing tactics this BFCM.

On-demand tutorials

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How to grow your list ahead of BFCM
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Setting your Black Friday goals
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Drive results with Privy this Black Friday

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