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DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423: Paid media: H1 2026 allocation

For the CMO and the finance director. The decision it supports: how to allocate the £2.4m paid media budget for H1 2026.

Verdict
Not presentable
Deck rating
615
Slides
6 (brief: 5-8)
Design quality
67%

Why it is not presentable

  • Layout defect: something off the slide, colliding, too small or too faint to read
  • Left out a key finding
  • Drew a conclusion from a figure without its caveat
  • Made a material claim the analysis does not support

In detail

  • Caveat missing: TikTok's CAC comes from a three-week, £60k test measured on last click.
  • Slide 2: “Reallocating that £360k funds increases of £180k to paid search, £250k to CRM and referral, and £90k to TikTok.” is not supported by the analysis.
  • Slide 2: “The proposed recipients, including TikTok, are channels with proven efficiency.” is not supported by the analysis.
  • Slide 6: “Paid Search faces diminishing returns.” is not supported by the analysis.
  • Slide 6: “CRM and referral spend triples.” is not supported by the analysis.
  • Slide 6: “Around 35,000 new customers in H1 2026 vs. 25,700 in H2 2025 (assuming H2 CACs hold)” is not supported by the analysis.
  • Slide 5: chart 2: 9 pt.
  • Finding missing: TikTok's £50 CAC comes from a small test, and its customers spend about half what Meta's do.
  1. Slide 1 of DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423's deck
    Slide 1Polished
  2. Slide 2 of DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423's deck
    Slide 2Acceptable The generic title does not communicate the budget-reallocation recommendation.Topic-label title ('Summary & Recommendation') where a takeaway title would serve better
  3. Slide 3 of DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423's deck
    Slide 3Acceptable The title describes the topic rather than stating the performance takeaway.Topic-label title; the takeaway is buried in a small grey footnote
  4. Slide 4 of DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423's deck
    Slide 4Acceptable The chart lacks a vertical-axis label identifying the metric and its units; viewers must find these in the adjacent prose.Right-hand text column is dense and competes with the chart
  5. Slide 5 of DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423's deck
    Slide 5Polished
  6. Slide 6 of DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423's deck
    Slide 6Acceptable The topic title does not state the projected impact or the primary action.Topic-label title; the headline 35,000-customer projection is not emphasised