Financial

2026 spend forecast

AI-grounded projection across portfolio · refreshed continuously · grounded in event budgets + retainer commitments

YTD spend

$2.3M

$1.7M event production + $633K retainer earned

FY26 forecast

$6.0M

$4.3M event spend + $1.8M retainer

vs Plan

+$140K

+2.37% vs $5.9M plan

Over plan

Confidence

High

All grounded in event budgets + signed retainer terms

Quarter-over-quarter spend
Plan vs forecast across FY26 · Q1 closed · Q2 in flight (42% elapsed)
$450K$450KQ1 · actual$870K$870KQ2 · in flight$3.7M$3.9MQ3 $860K$860KQ4
PlanForecastActual (closed)

Q3 is forecasting $3.9M against $3.7M plan — +3.8% over due to Immersion LA + ChinaJoy production overruns. Q4 still has runway — $860K tracking against $860K plan.

Forecast by client
FY26 spend including retainer + event-specific costs · sorted by forecast

Amazon Ads

Includes $1.8M retainer

$5.6M/ $5.5M plan

+$140K (+2.55%)

  • Immersion LA$313K
  • P&G Summit$510K
  • Nike Summit$215K
  • Vertical Forum: Autos$180K
  • ChinaJoy Hype Lounge$192K

Google

Project-based · no retainer

$410K/ $410K plan

+$0 (+0.00%)

By region
FY26 forecast vs plan grouped by event region

AMER

5 events

$3.1M/ $3.0M plan

+$80K (+2.62%)

APAC

2 events

$1.1M/ $1.1M plan

+$60K (+5.66%)

AI flags on the forecast
AI-flagged · last refreshed 3 min ago

  • 2 events flagged at-risk or blocked add $140K of forecast variance — P&G Advertiser Growth Summit (creative completion at 30% with 12 days to event); CN ChinaJoy Hype Lounge (permit awaiting venue authority approval).

  • Project-burn data shows 1 event running hot on hours — ChinaJoy Hype Lounge forecasting +31% vs budget (92h).

  • Lever: Decor scope reduction at Immersion LA could recover $57K (Salt Floral Studio at $121K vs Statement Floral $179K). Review proposals

  • Lever: ChinaJoy permit work could be re-baselined against the standing retainer — would shift $60K from event-specific to retainer hours and reduce Q3 over-plan exposure.

AI grounded in event budgets, project-burn velocity, and vendor proposal data. The Playbook flags — producers decide.

Recent forecast updates
Most recent changes that moved the FY26 forecast number
  • 2 hr ago
    +$80K
    P&G Summit forecast raised — creative completion at 30% with 12 days to event.
    Open
  • 6 hr ago
    +$60K
    ChinaJoy permits ran 51h over plan in March; forecast now +60h vs budget.
    Open
  • yesterday
    +$134K
    Immersion LA decor allocation finalized — Garland & Co selected at $134K (vs Statement Floral $179K).
    Open
  • 2 days ago
    +$23K
    Immersion LA content track accelerating — likely 23h over budget per job-code data.
    Open
  • 4 days ago
    −$12K
    Nike Summit work-item velocity slowing — forecast trimmed $12K off planned contingency.
    Open

See also

Track the upstream signals that move this forecast — health index, capacity burn, vendor risk.

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