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Digital Retail Media Budget Flash

Friday pacing review

October budget command center

What needs attention this Friday?

Ad spend through October 29, 2026 · Forecasted at the current daily run rate

Updated with coverage exceptions. 52 calculated account lines; 20 documented exceptions and 3 outside-Skai lines. Missing values are shown as unavailable and excluded from available-value totals. ROAS and impressions remain the separate historical snapshot through September 6, 2026.
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October plan

$664K

Approved monthly plan

Ad spend month to date

$675K

$621K planned through Oct 29

Forecasted month-end

$722K

108.7% of plan

Forecasted variance

+$57,906

Projected above plan

Revenue / spend at risk

$114K

Under-pacing gap

Budget exposure

$172K

Projected overspend

Clients needing action

33

4 data-issue lines

Portfolio on track

8%

3 active lines within ±10%

October pacing trajectory

Linear run-rate illustration through Oct 29 · forecast vs ideal plan

What changed?

Largest forecast shifts vs September actual

Action required

Prioritized by projected dollar impact

Client deep dive

Year-to-date performance by month

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Weekly budget file · through October 29, 2026

October is current month to date. Gaps indicate detail not supplied by the source.

YTD actual

$35K

Through October 29, 2026

Current month to date

$0

Through Oct 29

vs. September actual

Not available

Current MTD is partial-month

MonthAd SpendData sourcePeriod status
Jan$0Weekly budget fileClosed month
Feb$0Weekly budget fileClosed month
Mar$642Weekly budget fileClosed month
Apr$7KWeekly budget fileClosed month
May$5KWeekly budget fileClosed month
Jun$7KWeekly budget fileClosed month
Jul$11KWeekly budget fileClosed month
Aug$5KWeekly budget fileClosed month
Sep$0Weekly budget fileClosed month
OctCurrent MTD$0Weekly budget fileThrough October 29, 2026

Client pacing detail

Prioritized by projected variance · select a row for detail

Client / marketplaceDivisionMTD actualPlanForecastVarianceStatus
Synergy Labs

Walmart · Jonathan

Walmart$3,289$50,000$3,516-$46,484UNDER PACING
US EXCEPT San Jamar

Amazon · Rachel

Digital$102,797$71,461$109,887+$38,426OVER PACING
Rosina

Walmart 1P · Jonathan

Walmart$65,862$43,600$70,404+$26,804OVER PACING
Horizon

Amazon 1P Search · Jacque

Digital$126,358$110,000$135,072+$25,072OVER PACING
Synergy Labs

Chewy · Jonathan

Walmart$258$25,000$276-$24,724UNDER PACING
Shamrock Foods

Walmart 1P · Jonathan

Walmart$51,094$30,000$54,617+$24,617OVER PACING
Church & Dwight

Amazon · Erin

Digital$33,781$21,168$36,110+$14,942OVER PACING
US - San Jamar Only

Amazon · Rachel

Digital$49,764$43,201$53,196+$9,995OVER PACING
Voss

Walmart 1P · Jonathan

Walmart$11,367$5,600$12,150+$6,550OVER PACING
Synergy Labs

Instacart · Jonathan

Walmart$0$6,000$0-$6,000UNDER PACING
White House Foods (WHF) (National Fruit Products)

Walmart 1P · Jonathan

Walmart$24,565$21,000$26,259+$5,259OVER PACING
Wellmore (Jade Leaf)

Target · Jonathan

Walmart$4,261$9,613$4,555-$5,058UNDER PACING
Alubri

Walmart · Jonathan

Walmart$0$5,000$0-$5,000UNDER PACING
Shamrock Foods

Walmart DSS · Jonathan

Walmart$13,576$10,000$14,513+$4,513OVER PACING
Riega Grillers

Walmart 1P · Jacque

Digital$3,012$7,000$3,220-$3,780UNDER PACING
Mike's Hot Honey

Walmart 1P · Jonathan

Walmart$45,556$45,000$48,698+$3,698WATCH
Bari

Walmart 1P · Jonathan

Walmart$0$3,500$0-$3,500UNDER PACING
Bridgford Foods

Walmart 1P · Jonathan

Walmart$12,487$10,000$13,348+$3,348OVER PACING
Smartmouth (Triumph Pharma)

Walmart · Jonathan

Walmart$14,377$18,500$15,369-$3,131UNDER PACING
Joybees

Walmart 1P · Jonathan

Walmart$0$3,000$0-$3,000UNDER PACING
Mauna Loa

Walmart 1P · Jonathan

Walmart$7,166$10,000$7,660-$2,340UNDER PACING
California Innovations

Amazon Ads · Jacque

Digital$35,510$40,000$37,959-$2,041UNDER PACING
LikeAir

Walmart (1P) · Jonathan

Walmart$1,891$0$2,021+$2,021DATA EXCEPTION
Lucky Foods

Walmart 1P · Jonathan

Walmart$3,084$5,000$3,296-$1,704UNDER PACING
Wellmore (FGO)

Walmart 3P · Jonathan

Walmart$2,266$1,139$2,422+$1,284OVER PACING
I2D (Ampex Gear)

Google · Jacque

Digital$1,143$0$1,222+$1,222DATA EXCEPTION
Nasal Fresh LLC

Walmart 3P · Jonathan

Walmart$3,549$5,000$3,794-$1,206UNDER PACING
Voss

Walmart DSS · Jonathan

Walmart$694$1,900$742-$1,158UNDER PACING
Pork King Good

Walmart 1P · Jonathan

Walmart$4,538$6,000$4,851-$1,149UNDER PACING
Wellmore (Jade Leaf) (3P)

Walmart 3P · Jonathan

Walmart$3,585$2,739$3,832+$1,093OVER PACING
Riega Grillers

Amazon · Jacque

Digital$5,086$4,470$5,437+$967OVER PACING
Wellmore (Jade Leaf)

Instacart · Jonathan

Walmart$1,813$2,795$1,938-$857UNDER PACING
Harbortown

Walmart 1P · Jonathan

Walmart$5,302$6,500$5,667-$833UNDER PACING
Goodie Girl

Walmart 1P · Jonathan

Walmart$6,842$8,000$7,314-$686UNDER PACING
Wellmore (FGO)

Instacart · Jonathan

Walmart$773$1,500$826-$674UNDER PACING
Lil' Gourmets

Walmart 1P · Jonathan

Walmart$598$0$640+$640DATA EXCEPTION
Spa Sciences

Walmart 3P · Jonathan

Walmart$38$500$40-$460UNDER PACING
Wellmore (FGO)

Walmart 1P · Jonathan

Walmart$5,709$5,741$6,103+$362WATCH
Cheeky (GGA)

Walmart 3P · Jonathan

Digital$301$0$322+$322DATA EXCEPTION
Wellmore (Jade Leaf) (1P)

Walmart 1P · Jonathan

Walmart$8,206$8,559$8,772+$213ON TRACK
Horizon

Amazon DSP · Jacque

Digital$6,720$7,000$7,184+$184ON TRACK
California Innovations

Target · Jacque

Digital$8,240$8,650$8,808+$158ON TRACK
Blake Brown Beauty

Target · Jacque

Digital$0$0$0$0ON TRACK
Wellmore (Vega)

Instacart · Jacque

Walmart$0$0$0$0ON TRACK
Wellmore (Vega)

Target · Jacque

Walmart$0$0$0$0ON TRACK
Wellmore (Vega) (3P)

Walmart 3P · Jacque

Walmart$0$0$0$0ON TRACK
Cheeky (GGA)

Walmart 1P · Jonathan

Digital$0$0$0$0ON TRACK
FHE

Walmart 3P · Jonathan

Walmart$0$0$0$0ON TRACK
Harbortown

Walmart DSS · Jonathan

Walmart$0$0$0$0ON TRACK
Michael Todd Beauty

Walmart 1P · Jonathan

Walmart$0$0$0$0ON TRACK
Nano Magic

Walmart 1P · Jonathan

Walmart$0$0$0$0ON TRACK
Valley Fine Foods (Three Bridges)

Walmart 1P · Jonathan

Walmart$0$0$0$0ON TRACK

Source and coverage

Source workbook: 2026-10-30 - Digital Retail Media Budget Flash.xlsx

52 calculated account lines16 excluded exception lines3 outside-Skai linesThrough October 29, 2026

$21,500 of October budget is excluded. 4 included lines carry source quality flags. Status labels are reproduced from the current workbook.

Report run started Oct 30, 2026, 8:01:01 AM EDT. Site dataset refreshed Oct 30, 2026, 8:25:53 AM EDT. Source modified Oct 30, 2026, 8:19:17 AM EDT. Data through October 29, 2026. Source status: SYNC READY WITH EXCEPTIONS. All cached account and revenue totals reconciled; the source workbook was not changed.

Historical mapping audit (Oct 9)
Review documented exceptions and outside-coverage lines
  • Mukluks · Amazon 1P: BUDGET SOURCE REVIEW NEEDED. The authoritative October budget is blank; actual-spend pacing calculations are withheld.
  • Mukluks · Target: BUDGET SOURCE REVIEW NEEDED. The authoritative October budget is blank; actual-spend pacing calculations are withheld.
  • Mukluks · Walmart 1P: BUDGET SOURCE REVIEW NEEDED. The authoritative October budget is blank; actual-spend pacing calculations are withheld.
  • Mukluks · Walmart 3P: BUDGET SOURCE REVIEW NEEDED. The authoritative October budget is blank; actual-spend pacing calculations are withheld.
  • Alubri · Walmart DSS: ACCOUNT MATCH REVIEW NEEDED. DSS activity shares Profile 505 with Walmart 1P; publisher filter is required.
  • FHE · Walmart 1P: ACCOUNT MATCH REVIEW NEEDED. Only an FHE Walmart 3P profile was returned.
  • LikeAir · Sam's Club: ACCOUNT MATCH REVIEW NEEDED. No separate Sam's Club profile was returned.
  • Mike's Hot Honey · Sam's Club: ACTUAL SPEND RETRIEVAL FAILED. No grouped Skai row returned for validated profiles [449] and publishers ['Walmart'].
  • Mike's Hot Honey · Walmart (Programmatic): ACCOUNT MATCH REVIEW NEEDED. Mapped to the shared Walmart profile; confirm programmatic campaigns use ChannelName WalmartDSP.
  • Nasal Fresh LLC · Walmart DSS: ACCOUNT MATCH REVIEW NEEDED. DSS appears inside the shared NasalFresh 3P profile; publisher filter is required.
  • One Degree Organics · Walmart 1P: ACCOUNT MATCH REVIEW NEEDED. No matching Skai profile was returned.
  • Rosina · Walmart (Programmatic): ACCOUNT MATCH REVIEW NEEDED. Mapped to the shared Walmart profile; confirm programmatic campaigns use ChannelName WalmartDSP.
  • Rosina · Walmart DSS: BUDGET SOURCE REVIEW NEEDED. The authoritative October budget is blank; actual-spend pacing calculations are withheld.
  • Synergy Labs · Target: ACCOUNT MATCH REVIEW NEEDED. No Target/Criteo profile was returned for Synergy Labs.
  • Voss · Sam's Club: ACCOUNT MATCH REVIEW NEEDED. No separate Sam's Club profile was returned.
  • Wellmore (Great Lakes) · Walmart: ACCOUNT MATCH REVIEW NEEDED. Budget line is generic Walmart; two live profiles exist (3P and DSS). Query both separately and sum only if both belong to this budget.
  • I2D (Ampex Gear) · Google: SPEND AGAINST $0 BUDGET. Validated spend exists against an explicit approved zero budget.
  • Cheeky (GGA) · Walmart 3P: SPEND AGAINST $0 BUDGET. Validated spend exists against an explicit approved zero budget.
  • LikeAir · Walmart (1P): SPEND AGAINST $0 BUDGET. Validated spend exists against an explicit approved zero budget.
  • Lil' Gourmets · Walmart 1P: SPEND AGAINST $0 BUDGET. Validated spend exists against an explicit approved zero budget.
  • Blue Sky · Target: outside Skai coverage; spend and pacing not calculated.
  • Mukluks · Macy's: outside Skai coverage; spend and pacing not calculated.
  • Riega Grillers · Walmart 3P: outside Skai coverage; spend and pacing not calculated.