Table Structures, Columns, and Data Types

Marketing Objectives Sheet: This table defines SMART goals for the campaign period. Columns include: - ID (Text): Unique identifier (e.g., MO-001) - Objective (Text): Clear goal statement (e.g., “Increase website traffic by 40% in Q3”) - Target Value (Number): Quantitative metric to achieve - Current Value (Number): Starting value before campaign launch - Status (Dropdown: Not Started / In Progress / Completed / Delayed) - Owner (Text): Responsible team member or department - Due Date (Date): Deadline for achievement

Campaign Tracker Sheet: Tracks each marketing campaign across channels. Columns: - Campaign ID (Text): Unique ID per campaign (e.g., CAM-2024-Q3-01) - Name (Text): Campaign title - Channel (Dropdown: Social Media, Email, PPC, SEO, Events, Print) - Start Date / End Date (Date) - Budget Allocated (Currency): USD value assigned from Budget sheet - Spend Actual (Currency): Updated manually or via import - Leads Generated (Number) - Conversions (Number) - ROI (%): Calculated field using formula: =IF([@Spend Actual]>0, ([@Conversions]*[Average Value Per Conversion]-[@Spend Actual])/[@Spend Actual], 0) - Status (Dropdown: Planned / Active / Paused / Completed)

Budget & Allocation Sheet: Centralized financial control. Columns: - Category (Text): e.g., Advertising, Content Creation, Tools, Personnel - Total Budget (Currency): Fixed annual or quarterly allocation - Allocated (%): % of total budget assigned per category (e.g., 30% to PPC) - Allocated Amount (Currency): = [Total Budget] * [Allocated (%)], auto-calculated - Spend So Far (Currency): Sum of all campaign spends under this category from Campaign Tracker - Remaining Budget (Currency): = [Allocated Amount] - [Spend So Far]

Data Inputs (Raw) Sheet: A clean, unformatted repository for manual data entry or import from CRM/Google Analytics. Used exclusively to populate other sheets via structured references.

Formulas Required

• In Campaign Tracker, ROI: =IF([@Spend Actual]>0, ([@Conversions]*$D$5 - [@Spend Actual])/[@Spend Actual], 0) (where $D$5 = average conversion value)
• In Budget & Allocation: =SUMIF(CampaignTracker[Category], [@Category], CampaignTracker[Spend Actual]) to auto-sum actual spend per category.
• In Executive Summary: Uses SUMIFS and COUNTIFS to aggregate KPIs dynamically, e.g., total spend = SUM(Budget&Allocation[Spend So Far]), completed objectives = COUNTIF(Marketing Objectives[Status], "Completed")

Conditional Formatting

• Campaigns with ROI > 500% → Green fill
• Campaigns with spend > 110% of allocated budget → Red fill with white text
• Status = “Delayed” or “Paused” → Orange border on entire row
• Remaining Budget < 10% of allocated amount → Yellow highlight

Instructions for the User

Example Rows

Recommended Charts & Dashboards

The KPI Dashboard sheet includes:

• Bar Chart: Campaign ROI by Channel — compares performance across channels.
• Pie Chart: Budget Allocation vs. Actual Spend — visualizes financial efficiency.
• Line Chart: Monthly Lead Generation Trend — tracks growth over time.
• Gauge Meter: Overall Marketing Objective Completion Rate (e.g., 6/8 completed).
• Heat Map: Channel performance heatmap using ROI and spend data for quick insights.

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