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Catalogue Investment Calculator

Most brands either over-spend on account management (full agency retainer for a 5-SKU range) or under-spend (junior operator drowning under 100+ SKUs). This calculator sizes the actual operational bandwidth your catalogue needs — by parent ASIN count, variation depth, monthly ad spend and marketplace footprint.

Your catalogue

Enter your account shape.

Parent ASINs8

How many distinct product listings you have

Variations per parent (average)3

Colours, sizes, packs per listing

Monthly ad spend$15,000

Sponsored Products + Brands + Display + DSP

Marketplaces1 marketplace

e.g. UK only = 1, EU5 = 5

Required bandwidth

11
hours per week to run properly
0.30
FTE equivalent (35hr week)

The cost comparison

In-house vs NAYF Ads.

Hiring in-house
$39,750/ year

Blended senior Amazon specialist, all-in cost (salary + benefits + tools)

NAYF Ads managed engagement
From $2,200/ month

Full ex-Amazon team on your account — 5 disciplines, rolling monthly, fire any time

Recommended for your catalogue

3-Month Paid Trial

Your catalogue is at a size where a dedicated ex-Amazon team on a rolling monthly engagement will pay for itself.

How to use it

Numbers are a starting point.
A conversation gets you to the answer.

This tool models the maths cleanly, but every brand has category-specific quirks the model can't see — competitive intensity, seasonal skew, catalogue depth, launch stage. If you'd like a senior view on how the numbers apply to your specific account, book a call and we'll walk through it together.