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Tip 42 of 72Habits, team and depth

Campaign Planning from Memory

Start the next campaign from what already ran, what it returned, and this quarter's goals.

Most campaign plans start from a blank page and a good feeling. A better start is the record: what this client tried before, what it returned, and what they committed to this quarter.

If you have been saving campaign outcomes and the client has quarterly rocks in Business OS (rocks are the few big goals for the quarter), Armbrain has what it needs. Ask for one plan, not ten ideas. A useful plan has:

Armbrain fills these from what is stored. Where there is no history, ask it to say so rather than make up a result, and to mark every number that is a guess.

When the plan looks right, save the decision to the client's mind and add the first tasks. Armbrain asks before it changes anything in Business OS. See how quarterly planning works.

Try it

  • Armbrain, which of Ridgeline Outfitters' rocks this quarter could a fall campaign move forward?

  • Armbrain, save this decision for Ridgeline Outfitters: the fall campaign leads with the trail-running line. Show me what you will save first.

Prompt of the day

Plan one campaign from the record

Change these first:

CLIENTCOMPANY = Ridgeline Outfitters Armbrain, plan the fall campaign for CLIENTCOMPANY. Start with what we ran before and what it returned, and this quarter's rocks. Propose one campaign with a goal, channels, a budget range and a six-week timeline split into our two-week sprints. Mark every number that is a guess, and ask me before you save anything.

Why it works: It ties the plan to past results and current goals in one ask, and it shows you exactly which numbers are evidence and which are estimates.