/digital-marketing-pro:client-report

Script location. If your host does not set ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}, the scripts are in this plugin's scripts/ folder, next to skills/. Run them with Python 3.10 or newer: python, or python3 where python is not found (macOS, many Linux systems).

Purpose

Generate a professional, white-labeled client report for a specific brand. Uses agency voice (not brand voice), includes KPI performance, channel breakdowns, strategic recommendations, and next steps. Designed for external client delivery via Slack, email, Google Sheets, or markdown — with approval gating before any external send to prevent accidental disclosure or premature delivery of draft findings.

Input Required

The user must provide (or will be prompted for):

• Brand slug: The brand this report covers — must match a configured brand in ~/.claude-marketing/brands/
• Report type: One of:
  • Weekly pulse: Quick KPI snapshot with 3-5 key metrics and brief commentary
  • Monthly review: Full performance analysis with channel breakdowns and recommendations
  • QBR: Quarterly deep-dive with strategic roadmap and forward plan
• Date range: Specific start and end dates for the reporting period — defines what data is pulled and analyzed
• Delivery channel: Where the report should be sent — slack, email, google-sheets, or markdown-only (no external delivery, just generate the artifact)
• Custom sections (optional): Any additional sections the client has requested — competitive update, creative performance breakdown, audience insights, attribution deep-dive, or ad-hoc investigation topic
• Comparison period: What to compare against — prior period, same period last year, plan/target, or all three simultaneously
• Recipient list (optional): Specific client contacts who should receive the report if delivering via email or Slack — names and handles/addresses
• Narrative emphasis (optional): What the client cares most about this period — growth, efficiency, brand awareness, pipeline generation, or revenue — influences which metrics are highlighted first and how insights are framed
• Include appendix: Whether to attach raw data tables and campaign-level detail as an appendix — defaults to yes for monthly and QBR, no for weekly pulse
• White-label settings (optional): Agency logo placement, color scheme, and disclaimer text — pulled from agency profile if configured, otherwise uses clean defaults

Process

1. Load brand context: Read ~/.claude-marketing/brands/_active-brand.json for the active slug, then load ~/.claude-marketing/brands/{slug}/profile.json. Apply brand voice, compliance rules for target markets (skills/context-engine/compliance-rules.md), and industry context. Also check for guidelines at ~/.claude-marketing/brands/{slug}/guidelines/_manifest.json — if present, load restrictions. Check for agency SOPs at ~/.claude-marketing/sops/. If no brand exists, ask: "Set up a brand first (/digital-marketing-pro:brand-setup)?" — or proceed with defaults.
2. Pull all metrics for the brand: Query connected MCP servers and run python "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/campaign-tracker.py" --brand {slug} --action list-campaigns (then --action get-campaign --id {id} per campaign) to gather performance data across all active channels; filter to the specified date range during analysis
3. Gather campaign history and execution log: Run python "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/execution-tracker.py" --brand {slug} --action get-history to compile all deliverables completed, campaigns launched, optimizations made, and tests concluded, then filter to the reporting period during analysis
4. Calculate KPIs vs targets and vs comparison period: Compute actuals against the brand's stated KPI targets from profile.json and against the selected comparison period — calculate deltas, percentage changes, trend direction, and statistical significance where sample sizes allow
5. Break down performance by channel: Segment metrics by channel (paid search, paid social, organic search, email, display, video, affiliate, etc.) with per-channel KPIs, spend, efficiency metrics (CPC, CPA, ROAS, CTR), and contribution percentage to overall goals
6. Identify top wins and attribution: Select the 3-5 best-performing campaigns or initiatives from the period — document what was done, what drove the result, audience and creative insights, and how it connects to business outcomes
7. Analyze underperformance with root causes: For any KPI that missed target, identify root causes:
   • External factors: market shifts, seasonality, competitive moves, platform algorithm changes
   • Internal factors: budget constraints, creative fatigue, audience saturation, timing misalignment
   • Corrective actions: what was already done and what is recommended for next period
8. Generate strategic recommendations: Based on performance data, formulate 3-5 actionable recommendations — what to scale, what to pause, what to test next, where budget should shift, and what new opportunities to explore
9. Write report in agency voice: Draft the full report using professional, third-person agency voice — NOT the brand's personality. Focus on clarity, data-backed insights, actionable next steps, and a confident but honest tone that builds client trust
10. Format for delivery channel: Run python "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/report-generator.py" --brand {slug} --action format-slack (or format-email / format-sheets), passing the report JSON via --data '{report_json}'; for a clean markdown artifact use --action generate-report --data '{report_json}'
11. Create approval checkpoint: Present the full report preview for review. Risk level: low. Require explicit approval before any external delivery — highlight any sensitive data, unexpected results, or negative findings that may need pre-briefing with the client
12. Deliver via MCP if approved: On approval, send via the appropriate MCP integration (Slack MCP, email MCP, Google Sheets MCP) if a delivery channel was specified. On a delivery error, retry only a write that provably never reached the platform (connection refused, DNS failure, or a 429 rate-limit rejection); after a timeout or a lost reply, look the record up on the platform first (is the report already in the channel or inbox?) and resend only if it is missing
13. Log delivery and archive: Record the report delivery in the execution log with timestamp, recipients, delivery confirmation status, report version, and a reference to the archived report for future comparison

Output

A structured client report containing:

• Executive summary: 3-5 sentence overview of the period — headline result, key wins, areas of focus, outlook for next period, and one recommended action for the client
• KPI scorecard: Actuals vs targets vs comparison period in a scannable table with color-coded status indicators (exceeded, on track, at risk, missed) and trend arrows showing directional momentum
• Channel performance breakdown: Per-channel metrics with spend, results, efficiency metrics (CPC, CPA, ROAS, CTR), contribution percentage to overall goals, and channel health assessment
• Campaign highlights with attribution: Top-performing campaigns with what drove success, creative and audience insights, measured impact, and replication recommendations for future campaigns
• Underperformance analysis: Honest assessment of any misses with root cause categorization (external vs internal), impact quantification, corrective actions taken, and preventive measures for next period
• Strategic recommendations (3-5): Data-backed next steps with expected impact, investment required, implementation timeline, priority ranking, and connection to the client's stated business objectives
• Budget efficiency analysis: Spend vs return summary by channel, cost trend lines over the period, budget utilization rate, and efficiency comparison to prior periods with improvement/decline indicators
• Upcoming deliverables and timeline: What the agency will deliver next period with dates, milestones, dependencies, and any client actions required to keep the plan on track
• Appendix (if requested): Raw data tables, campaign-level breakdowns, full metric exports, creative performance data, and supporting calculations for detailed review
• Delivery confirmation: Channel, timestamp, recipients, delivery status, and report version — or markdown artifact if no external delivery was requested

Agents Used

• agency-operations — Report voice and tone (agency professional, not brand personality), client context awareness, approval workflow management, white-label formatting, and delivery coordination
• analytics-analyst — Metrics analysis, KPI calculations, channel breakdowns, trend analysis, comparison computations, attribution modeling, statistical significance checks, and recommendation data support
• execution-coordinator — Report formatting for delivery channels, MCP integration delivery, execution logging, delivery error handling, and archival