December 2025 Edition

Achieve Business Success in 2026!

Your hard work has been the foundation of your business growth. Now, as you look ahead to 2026, it’s time to explore strategies to ensure your continued success.

One of the most effective ways to level-up your marketing efforts is by partnering with a professional digital marketing agency. By collaborating with experts, you gain access to high-quality marketing strategies and impactful advertising campaigns—often at a fraction of the cost of hiring full-time marketing staff.

Consider the following factors when evaluating a potential digital marketing partner:

Clear Communication – A strong partnership starts with open communication. Your agency should fully understand your goals to create campaigns tailored to your needs.
Detailed Reporting – Regular, transparent reporting is essential to evaluate the success of your marketing efforts and track return on investment (ROI).
Proven Expertise – Partner with an agency that has demonstrated skill and knowledge in your target areas. This ensures they can effectively manage your marketing while you focus on growing other parts of your business.

At OnTarget Digital Services, we pride ourselves on supporting your business with practical, budget-friendly digital marketing solutions. Our mission is to help you expand your online presence and achieve your goals without overstretching your resources.

Our services include:

Online Reputation & Review Management
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Ready to take your business to new heights in the new year? Contact us at (951) 394-1952 to discuss how our tailored digital marketing strategies can help you thrive in 2026 and beyond. Let’s build your success story together!

Wishing you a Happy and Prosperous 2026!

Retail Holidays Calendar 2026: Key Dates & Marketing Ideas Reference

Article from Shopify.com

by Shopify Staff

December 18, 2025

Plan your 2026 promotions with our definitive retail calendar. Discover key shopping holidays, actionable marketing ideas, and important dates for the US, UK, & more.

Consumers set a new holiday shopping record in 2024, with US holiday retail spending totaling $994.1 billion. But while the end-of-year holiday season gets a ton of retail hype, holidays happen year-round. And with some strategic planning—and creative marketing—you can take advantage of all of them to boost sales and revenue.

That’s why this guide doesn’t just list key retail holidays. It also offers seasonal marketing ideas with step-by-step strategies that apply to both ecommerce and brick-and-mortar. Plus, learn how to align with the 4-5-4 retail calendar for cleaner reporting and campaign timing.

How to use this 2026 retail calendar for strategic planning

A retail calendar is part of your operational playbook. It helps keep campaigns, cash flow, and stock aligned to when shoppers actually buy. You can build it once, then run your year against it: map holidays and big shopping moments, align budgets to proven seasonal demand, and work backward from shipping cutoffs to make sure you have enough inventory to deliver every order.

1. Map your marketing campaigns

Plan your promotions when demand already spikes: depending on your location and target audience, this could be Lunar New Year, Singles’ Day, Black Friday Cyber Monday, or US federal holidays that reliably move volume, like MLK Day, Memorial Day, and Veterans Day.

To determine the sales events and holidays most likely to drive demand for your business, lean on industry trends or look at sales data for the past few years to see if revenue spikes correlate with any particular dates or seasons.

Then, follow these steps: READ REST OF ARTICLE HERE

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Mistletoe Martini

Recipe by Sarah Holden

View Recipe on The Pioneer Woman

It’s bright, merry, and made for toasting.

Yields: 2 servings

Prep Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 40 mins

Cheers to you from OnTarget!

Ingredients:

Simple Syrup

1 cup granulated sugar

Mistletoe Martini

4 fresh cranberries

6 fresh mint leaves

2 oz. cranberry juice cocktail

2 oz. vodka

1 oz. elderflower liqueur (such as St. Germain)
1 oz. fresh lemon juice

Directions:

For the simple syrup: In a small saucepan, whisk together the sugar and 1 cup water over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sugar is completely dissolved, 2 to 3 minutes. The syrup should be clear, not cloudy. Remove from the heat and let cool completely, about 1 hour on the counter or 30 minutes in the refrigerator. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to use.
For the mistletoe martini: To make the garnish, thread a toothpick with 1 cranberry, 3 mint leaves, and a second cranberry, fanning the mint leaves out. Repeat with a second toothpick and the remaining cranberries and mint.
Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Add the cranberry juice cocktail, vodka, elderflower liqueur, lemon juice, and 1 ounce simple syrup (reserve the remaining syrup for another use). Cover and shake vigorously until cold, 10 to 20 seconds. Strain into 2 martini or coupe glasses and garnish with the cranberry and mint picks.