Objective
Capture seasonal demand and gift discovery
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Holiday gift giveaway template
Run a broad, culturally considerate seasonal campaign around useful products and clear fulfilment dates.
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Campaign blueprint
Start with the complete working structure, then adjust the language, timing, and incentive to fit your customers and brand.
Best used when
Your team has a specific decision or growth objective and needs a focused artifact to move from planning to launch.
Audience
Gift buyers, a broader and less loyal group than your usual customers: people shopping for someone else, many of them new to you. Do not treat the list as brand fans come January. It is a seasonal, intent-based audience that needs a different first email than your standard welcome.
Recommended duration
2 to 3 weeks in early to mid November, closing before your shipping cutoff
What to measure
New subscribers acquired before your shipping cutoff, and the revenue they produce in the gift guide sends that follow
Prize ideas
- a practical seasonal gift bundle
- A focused product bundle for the same customer need
- Store credit paired with a bestselling product
Entry design
Primary action
Enter with email
Bonus actions
Refer a friendFollow on Instagram
Campaign timeline
- 1Early November: set the close date backwards from your shipping cutoff and confirm the prize is in stock
- 2Launch week: email entry opens, with referral and Instagram follow as bonus entries, promoted where gift shoppers already are
- 3Midpoint: publish the prize bundle as a gift guide post, which sells the same products it gives away
- 4Close a week before your cutoff: draw, ship the prize, and send the guide to everyone who entered
Launch checklist
- A close date at least seven days before your shipping cutoff
- The prize bundle counted in stock and boxed before entries open
- Season-neutral wording checked across every asset, including the entry form
- The gift guide email written before the campaign closes, not after
Promotion copy
“We are giving away a gift bundle worth having, and entries close a week before our shipping cutoff so it arrives in time. Enter with your email, add entries by referring a friend, and we will send you our gift guide either way.”
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What you get
What this template gives you
Three specifics worth checking against your own store before you launch.
Close early enough to ship the prize before the date it is for
The list you build in November reads your gift guide
One prize, several traditions, nobody left out
How to put it into practice
How to put it to work
Start with the focused version, publish, and let the first answers steer the next iteration.
- 1
Work backwards from your shipping cutoff and set the close date at least a week ahead of it
- 2
Build the prize from things people genuinely give: useful, giftable, and in stock now
- 3
Move the entry list into your gift guide sequence the day the campaign closes
Mistakes to avoid
Protect the quality of the result
Strong execution usually comes from removing ambiguity and keeping every action tied to the original objective.
Starting in December, when gift shortlists are set and inboxes are full
A prize you cannot ship before the holiday it is named after
Writing the campaign around one holiday when your customers keep several
Letting the list sit until January, which wastes the only weeks it was worth
Frequently asked questions
Practical answers before you launch
When should a holiday gift giveaway start?
Earlier than feels natural. Gift shortlists form in the first half of November, so a campaign that opens then and closes before your shipping cutoff catches people while they are still deciding. Open in the second week of December and you are competing with every discount email in the inbox for an audience that has already bought.
How do I keep it inclusive without making it bland?
Name the season rather than one holiday, and build the prize from things that work as a gift in any tradition. Practical items beat themed ones, for inclusion and because the winner keeps them. Keep entry to email plus a referral bonus, so nobody is asked to perform for a holiday they do not celebrate.
Should the prize be shipped, or store credit?
Ship the bundle if you can draw a week before your cutoff, since a real parcel photographs well and gets shared. If your timing is tighter than that, give store credit with a clear redemption window and say so up front, so nobody is expecting a box to arrive in time.
What do I do with the entrants after it closes?
Send the gift guide immediately. Everyone who entered has told you they are buying gifts this season, which is the most useful thing you will learn about a subscriber all year. Sync the list to Klaviyo, tag it by campaign, and send the guide before your cutoff rather than after it.
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