Holiday Marketing
Famous Holiday Products
Holiday Retail Trends
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Brands and the Holidays
100

This company is famous for creating the modern image of Santa Claus in its red and white holiday ads starting in the 1930s.

What is Coca Cola?

100

The furry red toy that caused a shopping frenzy in 1996, becoming the must-have holiday gift.

What is Tickle-Me-Elmo?

100

The percentage of U.S. consumers say they begin their holiday shopping before Thanksgiving? (Choose the closest estimate)

What is 40% - 45%?

100

The online shopping giant is known for its Prime Day and holiday shopping deals.

What is Amazon?

100

The brand known for its annual holiday commercial featuring the “Holidays are coming” with a convoy of festive trucks.

What is Coca Cola?

200

The retail event that happens the day after Thanksgiving and is known for massive in-store shopping discounts.

What is Black Friday?

200

The console, released in 2006, that became one of the hottest gifts of the holiday season and sold out almost immediately.

What is the Nintendo Wii?

200

The term refers to the phenomenon when holiday shoppers spend money on gifts for themselves while shopping for others?

What is self-gifting?

200

The U.S. president who established Thanksgiving as the fourth Thursday of November to extend the holiday shopping season.

Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?

200

The chocolate company that releases a famous Christmas ad featuring chocolate bells playing the tune “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”.

What is Hershey?

300

The term for holiday sales that take place exclusively online, starting the Monday after Thanksgiving.

What is Cyber Monday?

300

This fuzzy, interactive toy became so popular during the 1998 holiday season that it was resold at more than triple its retail price.

What is Furby?

300

In 2023, U.S. holiday retail sales were expected to exceed this many billion dollars. (Choose the closest estimate)

What is $950 billion?

300

The year the term "Cyber Monday" first used to describe online holiday shopping deals?

What is 2005?

300

The retailer famous for its "12 Days of Deals" campaign every holiday season.

What is Amazon?

400

The beverage company that releases limited-edition holiday cups each year that have become highly anticipated by consumers.

What is Starbucks?

400

The video game console that was released by Sony in November 2020 and became a top holiday gift.

What is the Play Station 5?

400

The last big shopping day before Christmas, especially for last-minute shoppers?

What is Super Saturday?

400

This payment company processed a record-breaking $5.1 billion in transactions on Black Friday in 2020.

What is PayPal?

400

This fast-food chain runs a holiday ad campaign with the jingle “Give a Little Love”.

What is McDonald's?

500

The name of the iconic department store in New York City known for its elaborate holiday window displays.

What is Macy's?

500

The tech gadget, released by Apple in 2001, revolutionized the music industry and became a top holiday gift.

What is the iPod?

500

The term for the temporary seasonal employees hired by retailers to manage the holiday shopping rush.

What is seasonal workers or holiday hires? 

500

The luxury brand known for releasing exclusive, limited-edition holiday-themed items every year, including advent calendars and festive gift sets.

What is Chanel?

500

This major retail chain is known for its annual holiday “Toy Book” that showcases the season’s hottest toys for children.

What is Target?