# roi-calculator

Calculates direct ROI, ROAS, EMV, and LTV-based return for influencer campaigns. Helps justify marketing budgets with verified arithmetic summaries.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1000 installs · ★ 3013
- Author: aaron-he-zhu
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills/tree/HEAD/influencer/report/roi-calculator/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/roi-calculator

## What it does

The skill computes marketing return metrics for influencer programs and paid media. It processes campaign budgets alongside reach, clicks, or conversions to yield direct ROAS, CPA, CAC, and Earned Media Value. It also handles attribution models and customer lifetime value when deeper economics are provided.

It operates without live API connections. You can supply campaign numbers directly in the chat, though it can read from CRM or ecommerce platforms when connectors are present. Math validation is strict. Zero or missing denominators produce `NEEDS_INPUT` instead of broken ratios.

The engine refuses to label a campaign profitable until both attribution and cost bases are verified. It produces concise stakeholder summaries, but it does not compile multi-slide decks; full slides belong to `report-generator`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill roi-calculator -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/roi-calculator/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/roi-calculator/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill roi-calculator -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/roi-calculator/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill roi-calculator -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/roi-calculator/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills roi-calculator
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/roi-calculator/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill roi-calculator -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --path influencer/report/roi-calculator
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/roi-calculator/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill roi-calculator -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills/tree/HEAD/influencer/report/roi-calculator/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- calculate direct campaign ROI and ROAS
- compute earned media value from impressions and engagement
- evaluate influencer return using customer lifetime value
- validate CPA and CAC efficiency targets

## Example prompts
- Calculate ROI for our influencer campaign: $25K spend, $72K revenue, 2.1M reach
- What's the ROI of our campaign using direct revenue, EMV, and LTV-based methods?
- Compute ROAS and cost per acquisition for the autumn creator push

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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name: roi-calculator
slug: aaron-roi-calculator
displayName: "ROI Calculator · ROI 计算"
summary: "活动投入产出核算:成本归集、收益口径与 ROI 及 STAR 回报(R)证据汇总"
description: 'Use when the user asks to "calculate influencer ROI", "prove campaign value", or "what was our ROAS"; produces direct ROI/ROAS, earned media value, attribution-modeled revenue, LTV-based ROI, and a stakeholder-ready summary. Not for building the full slide/written report — use report-generator. 达人营销ROI计算/投资回报测算'
version: "20.1.0"
license: Apache-2.0
compatibility: "Claude Code and compatible agent-skill hosts"
homepage: "https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills"
when_to_use: "Use when measuring or projecting influencer campaign ROI, justifying or defending budgets, comparing ROI across campaigns or channels, evaluating individual influencer or tier value, or preparing executive-level ROI numbers. Activate when the user supplies spend and results data and wants ROI, ROAS, EMV, CPA/CAC, attribution, or LTV impact computed."
argument-hint: "<campaign name or spend> [revenue] [results data]"
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# ROI Calculator

This skill helps you calculate and communicate the return on investment for influencer marketing campaigns using various methodologies appropriate for your goals and available data.

> **Cross-discipline (paid ads):** this is the shared **return-math engine** for paid ads — [paid-measurement-loop](../../../ad/scale/paid-measurement-loop/SKILL.md), [attribution-reconciler](../../../ad/scale/attribution-reconciler/SKILL.md), and budget-optimizer delegate ROAS/CPA/payback ratios here rather than recomputing them. Save paid runs under `memory/ad/roi-calculator/`.

## Quick Start

Shortest invocation:

```
Calculate ROI for our influencer campaign: $25K spend, $72K revenue, 2.1M reach
```

Common scenario — compare methods before reporting:

```
What's the ROI of our campaign using direct revenue, EMV, and LTV-based methods?
```

## Skill Contract
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