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Episode 565: Why Holiday Sales Start in September (And What to Do Now So You’re Not Scrambling Later)

podcast Sep 01, 2025
Why Holiday Sales Start in September (And What to Do Now So You’re Not Scrambling Later)

In this week's pep talk, I share why the best holiday sales actually start in September—and how you can set up a stress-free, profitable Q4 without scrambling, posting daily, or relying on a Black Friday sale.

 

In today's episode, I share:

  • My exact Audit + Align process (straight from inside Anti-Social School™)
  • How we mapped out our offers in September and avoided last-minute panic
  • The list growth strategies that actually work right now (and the one we’re using this month)
  • How to review your calendar so you can unplug and still hit your sales goals
  • Real-life examples of how I structured our Q4 launches without a massive Black Friday push

 

🔗 LINKS MENTIONED:

🎟️ Save your seat for the Fall Content + Sales Workshop (Sept. 11) → hollymariehaynes.com/fallworkshop

🎧 Explore Anti-Social School™ and learn how to grow without social media stress → hollymariehaynes.com/antisocial

🌎 Website → hollymariehaynes.com

📲 Follow Along on Instagram → @thehollymariehaynes

 

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Holly Marie Haynes

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Holly Marie Haynes

Business strategist, host of the Crush the Rush™ Podcast, and founder of Anti-Social School™. After 22 years in Fortune 500 strategy, I built a life-first business in part-time hours. Now I help women entrepreneurs grow without living on social media.

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A FREE PRIVATE PODCAST FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

How to Grow a Profitable Business without Social Media

A 9-episode private podcast for the founder in the messy middle of business growth. Inside, I'll walk you through the same framework I've taught 1,000+ women entrepreneurs, the one I use to run my business on less than 1 hour a week of social media. Email marketing, AI, GEO, and the systems behind a sales-generating business that runs whether you post or not.

Less than 1 hour a week. Whole weeks offline. No algorithm. No burnout.

Not sure where to start? Take the 2-minute quiz →

Holly Marie Haynes is a business strategist helping women build profitable, life-first businesses without social media, through Crush the Rush™ and Anti-Social School™.

Holly Marie Haynes is a business strategist helping women build profitable, life-first businesses without social media, through Crush the Rush™ and Anti-Social School™.