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Strategic OS v2.0
Strategic Imperatives
01Objective Setting
02Market Mapping
03KPI Ladder
04Double Jeopardy
05Segmentation
Growth Planning
06Brand Calculator
07Structural Elasticity
08Budget Planner
09Payback Calculator
10In-Market Volumes
11DCF Model
Advanced Optimizations
12Campaign Planner
13Channel Planner
14Multi-Screen Optimizer
15Campaign FlightingBETA
16Lead Calculator
17Creative Effectiveness
18Resonance Planner
Continuous Learning
19Causal ImpactBETA
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AREA 01Strategic Imperatives
MOD 01
Objective Setting
Plans are doomed to fail, if we look for growth in the wrong places. Based on your share of market and the category, this model identifies your source of growth.
MOD 02
Market Mapping
Identifies markets that are strategic priorities. Ideal for brands under budget constraint, to help find a defensible niche
MOD 03
KPI Ladder
Use your funnel properly. Input measures and identify leakiest funnel stages. Helps prioritize KPIs. Based on Mark Ritsons Mini MBA module on setting objectives
MOD 04
Double Jeopardy
Analyze penetration vs loyalty laws for your brand. Based on the groundbreaking work of Andrew Ehrenberg
MOD 05
Segmentation
Identify high-value audience clusters, based on net profit volume, not just LTV. This is based on Dale Harrison's generalized NBD/Dirichlet model.
AREA 02Growth Planning
MOD 06
Brand Calculator
Brand versus activation. Mental and Physical availability. How much effort should you be putting into both. Based on the works of Binet, Field and Sharp
MOD 07
Structural Elasticity Matrix
If you're not both Quick to Mind AND Easy to Find, your growth is structurally capped, and margins vulnerable. Use this model to diagnose the limits on your CAC, LTV, and baseline conversion probability.
MOD 08
Budget Planner
Calculate growth potential based on your share of voice and share of market. Based on the work of Les Binet, Peter Field and John Phillip Jones
MOD 09
Payback Calculator
Models and annualizes SOV/SOM ROI timelines based on typical advertising response curves.
MOD 10
In-Market Volumes
Do you know how much of your TAM are actively in a buying moment? You do now. This will tell you the bounds of your short term activities. Sourced from John Dawes of the EBI
MOD 11
Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)
ROI and ROAS are poor measures of advertising success because they fail to take into account time. DCF enables you to model the impact of time on your investment - Tim Ambler, London Business School
AREA 03Advanced Optimizations
MOD 12
Campaign Planner
What type of campaign are you planning for? How does a more implicit communication need to be treated versus more explicit comms? Fame? Impact? Activation? or Reinforce?
MOD 13
Channel Planner
Light regression model to explore possible relationships between channel investment and outcomes.
MOD 14
Multi-Screen Optimizer
Run Monte-Carlo Simulations to paint a picture of the optimal, cross screen channel mix. Exposures are adjusted for attention, inspired by Karen Nelson Field.
MOD 15
Campaign Flighting [BETA]
Advertising works best when spend is distributed continuously over time. Use this tool however, to identify critical seasonal periods for your category.
MOD 16
Lead Calculator
Everyone wants lots of sales, now! But your short term effects are largely a product of category demand and your existing share. This calculator shows you the short term constraints your campaigns are bound by
MOD 17
Creative Effectiveness Model
Calculate your Excess Share of Creativity to diagnose the effectiveness of your campaigns. Based on the Creative Dividend research (Tindall, 2026).
MOD 18
Resonance Planner
Model how media weight carries over between weeks using adstock decay. Build flight plans, see effective media pressure across your planning period, and measure the Resonance Ratio of your flighting pattern.
AREA 04Continuous Learning
MOD 19
Causal Impact [BETA]
Did your campaign cause a change? Pick a KPI, provide control metrics that weren't affected by your intervention, and the model explores what would have happened without it.