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Planning

Ad budget pacing planner

Is your campaign spending too quickly or falling behind? Enter spend through the end of a day to see pacing and the allowance for each remaining day.

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Plan and actuals

Enter your data and calculate. Spend is through the end of the selected day; the remaining allowance starts the following day.

Files and text are processed on your device and are not sent to the blog server. Individual tool settings are saved only in this browser.

How to use it

  1. Enter dates, budget and spend through the end of the selected day, using one currency.
  2. Count all days or Monday–Friday only. Public holidays are not excluded.
  3. Review pacing and optionally save the project on this device.

The projection extends average spend over elapsed active days. It is arithmetic based on your inputs, not an auction forecast.

Questions and answers

When does the remaining daily allowance start?

It starts the day after the selected as-of date. Entered spend is treated as complete through that date, and the period end date is included.

How is the projection calculated, and can I exclude weekends?

The projection extends average spend over elapsed active days. You can count Monday–Friday only; public holidays are not excluded. This is a pacing calculation, not an auction forecast.

Can I save several campaigns?

Yes. Name and save each project. Up to 12 projects stay in this browser and do not sync to other devices. You can also download the current calculation as CSV.