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The spreadsheets and working documents behind the tools. Free, no upsell attached: the same files used on client accounts.

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Break-even ROAS model

The full version of the calculator, with the working shown. Change the attribution multiplier and watch every downstream number move.

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Working out your attribution multiplier

How to get a defensible number out of blended MER and a geo holdout, without a data team.

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The Second Number

A fortnightly note on what’s actually working in paid media

The calculators tell you the maths. The Second Number tells you what happens when you run it on a real account from live D2C accounts. No theory.

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