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Predict ad results from just your audience, budget and platform. Plus calculators for the numbers that matter, an AI analyst for your own data, and a glossary of every metric in plain words.

Split a monthly budget across channels and see it per quarter, six months and year.

  • $1,500 / mo
  • $1,250 / mo
  • $1,000 / mo
  • $250 / mo
  • $500 / mo
  • $500 / mo
Per month$5,000
Per quarter$15,000
Per six months$30,000
Per year$60,000
Allocated100%

Your split adds up to 100%. A common approach: most budget on proven channels, 10–20% on experiments, and a slice for tools.

AI analyst

Paste campaign results, a report or a spreadsheet export. The AI explains what happened, why, and what to do next, in plain language.

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Metrics glossary

What each number means, how to calculate it and what to watch out for.

Impressions How many times your content or ad was shown.
Count reported by the platform

One person can see it many times; compare with reach.

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Reach How many different people saw it.
Unique viewers

Grow reach in your target audience, not just any audience.

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CTR (click-through rate) Out of everyone who saw it, the share who clicked.
Clicks ÷ Impressions × 100

Low CTR usually means the hook or creative isn't landing.

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CPM What you pay for 1,000 ad views.
Spend ÷ Impressions × 1,000

Rises in busy seasons; compare within the same platform.

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CPC What you pay for each click.
Spend ÷ Clicks

Cheap clicks are worthless if they don't convert.

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Conversion rate Share of visitors who take the action you want.
Conversions ÷ Visitors × 100

Measure per page and per traffic source.

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CPL / CPA Cost to get one lead or one action.
Spend ÷ Leads (or Actions)

Judge alongside lead quality.

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CAC Total cost to win one new customer.
(Marketing + Sales costs) ÷ New customers

Include salaries and tools for the true number.

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LTV (lifetime value) How much profit a customer brings over their whole relationship with you.
Avg monthly revenue × Gross margin ÷ Monthly churn

Use gross margin, not revenue, for decisions.

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LTV:CAC ratio How much value a customer brings for every 1 you spend to win them.
LTV ÷ CAC

About 3:1 is a commonly cited healthy target.

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CAC payback Months until a customer pays back what it cost to win them.
CAC ÷ (Monthly revenue per customer × Gross margin)

Shorter payback means you can grow faster with less cash.

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ROAS Revenue earned for every 1 spent on ads.
Ad revenue ÷ Ad spend

Compare with your break-even ROAS (1 ÷ gross margin).

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ROI Profit earned for every 1 invested.
(Gain − Cost) ÷ Cost × 100

Include all costs, not just media.

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Churn rate Share of customers who leave in a period.
Customers lost ÷ Customers at start × 100

Small churn changes have a big effect on LTV.

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Retention rate Share of customers who stay.
(End customers − New customers) ÷ Start customers × 100

Look at it by cohort.

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MQL / SQL Leads marketing thinks are a fit (MQL) and leads sales has accepted (SQL).
Counts by lifecycle stage

Agree definitions with sales in writing.

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Pipeline Total value of open sales opportunities.
Sum of open deal values

Track marketing-sourced vs influenced.

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Win rate Share of opportunities that become customers.
Won deals ÷ Closed deals × 100

Segment by source to see lead quality.

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AOV (average order value) Average amount spent per order.
Revenue ÷ Orders

Bundles and upsells raise AOV.

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Engagement rate Share of viewers who like, comment, share or save.
Engagements ÷ Reach (or Impressions) × 100

Saves and shares signal real value.

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Email open & click rate Share of recipients who open, and who click.
Opens ÷ Delivered; Clicks ÷ Delivered

Privacy features inflate opens; trust clicks more.

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NPS How likely customers are to recommend you, on a −100 to 100 scale.
% promoters (9–10) − % detractors (0–6)

Read the comments; the score alone won't tell you what to fix.

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Share of voice Your share of the conversation or ad presence in your market.
Your mentions ÷ Total category mentions × 100

A leading indicator of future market share.

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Brand search volume How many people search your brand name.
Monthly branded searches

A useful proxy for awareness growth.

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