Research

Campaign Post-Mortem

A blameless post-mortem report on a finished campaign: results scored against the goals you approved before launch, the root causes behind them, and the changes your next brief has to carry.

Under an hour
CAMPAIGN POST-MORTEMSpring launch · 8 weeks2 of 4goals hit, scored against the approved planGoal, as writtenTargetActualStatusGrow gift set sales 20%+20%+22%HitReach 2M shoppers2.0M2.4MHitRepeat rate to 30%30%21%MissedRaise awarenessNo metricNoneNot measurableLESSONS CHECKLISTFor the next briefGoals have a baselineStock checked with opsAssets due 3 weeks outOne approval roundEarned by this campaignTIMELINEPlanActualBriefCreativeAssetsLaunchReviewEnd2 weeks lostROOT CAUSEThe brief left the claimopen, so assets neededthree approval roundsWhat you planned, what happened, and what changes next time.

The old way

In-house analyst team

Typical time
1-2 weeks per cycle

With MorningAI

Under an hour

Included in your MorningAI platform — 6 deliverables, ready to use

What you get

  • A goal scorecard that holds results to the original plan, not the goals in the recap deck
  • Planned versus actual spend by channel, with cost per result where the data supports it
  • A timeline of planned versus actual milestones that shows where the campaign lost time in market
  • What worked and what didn't, both held to the same standard of evidence
  • The root causes that matter most, framed as conditions your team can fix, with no names and no blame
  • An owned action list, a one-slide summary for leadership, and a lessons checklist for your next brief

When to use it

After a campaign wraps and before the next brief is written, while the record is still fresh. Run it when a launch missed, when a win needs repeating, or when leadership asks what really happened.

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