The Magnum Ice Cream CompanyTrade-spend deal desk
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Commercial investment cockpit

Every promotion is an investment.

The Deal Desk helps The Magnum Ice Cream Company determine whether that investment creates profitable growth—before the first case ships.

What is the best commercial investment?

From approval request to realized value
One decision layer across sales, finance, supply, and retailer execution.

Question 01 / Investment case

Should The Magnum Ice Cream Company accept this promotion?

Test the retailer request against baseline volume, expected lift, cannibalization, promotional depth, and the margin The Magnum Ice Cream Company can afford to invest.

Case · NL Retailer A
Retailer proposal 20% discount with feature support for a four-week summer event.
Shape the investment assumptionsBase case
20%
24%
9%
92%

Move the levers to see how the investment thesis changes.

Promotion value meter

Contribution, not revenue alone

Approve with guardrails
€42k
+18k
€61k
9%
92%
1.45×
Unproductive spendHigh confidenceProfitable growth

Question 02 / Profitability design

What terms make it profitable?

Turn the approval into a commercial agreement with explicit conditions that protect margin and make execution measurable.

Recommended terms
Cap promotional depth

Hold discount at or below 20% unless the lift case is revalidated.

Trade spend for feature

Release feature support only when retailer placement is confirmed.

Protect availability

Lock a 92% supply-readiness threshold before the event starts.

Measure the baseline

Use the pre-event 12-week baseline to calculate realized incremental volume.

Commercial guardrailContribution margin ≥ €55k
1
Salesforce decision record

Owner, rationale, terms, and approval captured

Ready
2
Execution handoff

Agreement, accrual, supply check, and field action

Next
3
Post-event review

Actuals compared with the original investment case

Later

Question 03 / Realized value

Did the promotion deliver?

Close the loop by comparing actual results with the approved baseline—so the next negotiation starts with evidence.

Event closed · 14 Aug
1
Investment approved

Base case with 20% depth and €55k margin guardrail

Completed
2
Promotion executed

Feature confirmed · 94% availability · 97% compliance

Completed
3
Actuals reviewed

Actual lift and return now inform the next event

Insight ready
+21.4k▲ 19% vs baseline
€68k▲ €13k vs guardrail
1.62×▲ 0.17× vs plan
7.4%▼ 1.6 pts vs plan
97%▲ 5 pts vs outlook
StrongRepeat candidate

Deal Desk readout: the event generated profitable growth because the retailer feature was confirmed, availability stayed above guardrail, and actual cannibalization was lower than expected. Reuse the term set for the next summer negotiation.

Decision captured → feed the learning into the next account plan