HR Edition: Annual Planning Calendar

Stop scrambling for branded merch every season.

Every year it is the same story. The holidays sneak up. The approval chain takes longer than anyone planned. The rush order eats the budget, or the shirts arrive the week after the event.

Nobody hands you a calendar that shows you exactly when this work has to begin.

The Planning Window does.

You already know what scrambling looks like.

This is not a competence problem. It is a timing problem. The Planning Window fixes the timing.

Missing one window costs more than this calendar.

A single rush order surcharge on a 100-unit run can cost $300 to $600. A botched holiday program that lands late means reprinting, reshipment, and an uncomfortable conversation with leadership.

The Planning Window is $29. One missed window costs ten times that, not counting your time.

You are not buying a calendar. You are buying insurance against a $500 mistake.

This is the calendar nobody gives you when you take on the merch program. It tells you exactly when to start, when to approve, when to order, and when to cut off, for every major event on the annual calendar.

Everything you need to stay ahead all year.

Annual Event Timeline

A strategic annual view of seasons, gifting cycles, recruiting waves, appreciation events, and Q1 kickoff prep. See what is coming before it is urgent.

Annual Order Timeline

Month-by-month execution calendar. When to approve artwork, place orders, confirm quantities, and lock production. No more guessing.

Calendar Import Files

Two .ics files that drop directly into Google Calendar or Apple Calendar. Deadlines appear on your calendar automatically so you are reminded before the window closes, not after.

Bonus
Event Trigger Reference List

A categorized checklist of corporate events, appreciation moments, and seasonal programs that teams commonly overlook, until someone asks why nothing was ordered.

Three steps to running on schedule.

1

Plan from the Event Timeline

Open the annual view and see every major gifting cycle, company event, and seasonal initiative mapped out. Know what is coming up in 30, 60, and 90 days before it becomes urgent.

2

Execute from the Order Timeline

For each event, the Order Timeline tells you exactly when to start artwork approvals, submit orders, confirm quantities, and lock production. Nothing falls through the cracks.

3

Let your calendar do the reminding

Import the included .ics files and your deadlines appear directly in Google Calendar or Apple Calendar. You get reminded before the window closes, automatically.

Built for the person who owns the merch.

If you are the one who figures out what gets ordered, when it ships, and how it shows up at the event, this was built for you.

Not the right fit if your company has a dedicated procurement team that handles all vendor coordination. This is built for the person wearing multiple hats.

Here is what $29 gets you.

Annual Event Timeline (PDF) included
Annual Order Timeline (PDF) included
Calendar import files for Google and Apple Calendar included
Event Trigger Reference List (bonus checklist) included
One rush-order surcharge on a 100-unit run $300 to $600
The Planning Window $29

One rush order surcharge costs ten times what this calendar costs. If this prevents a single scramble this year, it has paid for itself before Q2.

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The Planning Window, HR Edition.

$29
one-time purchase, instant download
Less than the cost of one rush-order surcharge.
  • Annual Event Timeline (PDF)
  • Annual Order Timeline (PDF)
  • Calendar import files (.ics) for Google and Apple Calendar
  • Event Trigger Reference List (bonus checklist)
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You are one missed window away from another scramble.

Get ahead of it this year.

Instant download. Works in Google Calendar and Apple Calendar. $29, one time.

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