ProfitMetricsBlack Friday guide

Free guide

5 real Black Friday offers, including one that grew sales 86% with a partner reward*

Real offers from BRUNT, Tommy Hilfiger, Samsung and more, and what each one costs you next to a 20% discount.

Free 16-page PDFBlack Friday 2026

*Reported result for one of the five offers in the guide: a partner travel credit for loyalty members over Black Friday, with sales reportedly up 86%.

Stop discounting for Black Friday, a free guide by ProfitMetrics

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The idea behind the guide

A discount is always 1x

Every euro you knock off is worth exactly one euro to your customer. No more, ever.

The guide measures every offer by its leverage: what it's worth to the customer, divided by what it costs you. A €10 gift that normally sells for €40 is 4x.

The other four campaigns land somewhere very different. One depends on what a partner charges for it. One is no better than the discount, and might still be worth running.

  • 20% discounton an €80 order
    Costs you €16Customer gets €16
    1x
  • Gift over a thresholdEvry Jewels
    Costs you €10Customer gets €40
    4x
  • Limited editionBRUNT
    In the guide
  • Partner travel creditTommy Hilfiger
    In the guide
  • VIP window + capped giftOnceWas
    In the guide
  • Reverse auctionSamsung
    In the guide
Page: one example store, used for every offerPage: more sales doesn't always mean more profitPage: a case study opening spreadPage: where the leverage isPage: leverage vs a 20% discountPage: leverage vs a 20% discount, capped giftPage: a case study opening spread

What you get

16 pages. Every number shown.

  • The five patterns

    Product, basket, external, access and participation: five ways an offer creates value without a bigger discount.

  • One example store

    Every offer runs through the same €80-order store, so you can compare them like for like.

  • Five real campaigns, broken down

    The offer, the result, why it worked, and where the leverage is next to 20% off.

  • 10 more real offers

    From a sold-out tumbler to a $1 TV with the brand's own ad on screen.

  • The Offer Check

    Seven questions to answer before your offer goes live, not after the P&L comes back.

“Increasing revenue isn't the ultimate objective. Or at least, it shouldn't be. The objective is to build a healthier, more profitable business.”

Frederik BoysenFounder & CEO of ProfitMetrics, from the foreword

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