We analyzed 12 months of sponsorship data across 75K brands. The timing of your pitch matters more than you think — here's the data.
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Start Free — No Card RequiredMost creators think about what to pitch and who to pitch. Almost nobody thinks about when to pitch.
Our data shows timing is the single biggest controllable factor in pitch success.
After analyzing 12 months of sponsorship activity across 10,000+ brands:
Peak months (highest sponsorship activity):
Valley months (lowest activity):
Sponsorship response rates by day of the week:
The ideal pitch window: Tuesday morning, during January, September, or November, to a brand with Hot velocity.
That's a narrow window — but it's the window where your pitch has a 3.2× higher chance of getting a response compared to a random cold email.
SponsorTrace shows 12-month activity timelines for every brand so you can identify these windows without guessing.
This is part of our Strategy series.