Trade Catalogue ROI Calculator

Justify the investment in a seasonal trade catalogue or lookbook. Track production and distribution cost, response and conversion from catalogue recipients, average opening order, and the return on the full spend.

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Production Costs
Response & Conversion
Margin & ROI

How the return is calculated

  • Cost: design and photography, plus print cost per copy times copies, plus mailing.
  • Response: recipients times response rate gives inquiries; inquiries times the order rate gives new accounts (both rounded).
  • Return: new accounts times average opening order is revenue; your gross margin on it, minus total cost, is the net return.
  • Break-even: total cost divided by the margin on one opening order gives the accounts you need.
Note

Only opening orders are counted. Accounts that reorder make the real return larger; pair this with an account lifetime value view before cutting a catalogue that runs below break-even on first orders.

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