skills/sales-adroll/SKILL.md
AdRoll platform help — retargeting, display ads, social ads, CTV, native ads, DOOH, email retargeting, audience segmentation, cross-channel campaigns, Shopify/BigCommerce/WooCommerce integration, RollWorks ABM, NextRoll API. Use when retargeting pixel isn't tracking visitors, campaigns have low ROAS, audiences aren't populating correctly, ecommerce integration not syncing products, NextRoll API returning errors, or not sure how to use RollWorks ABM features. Do NOT use for B2B advertising strategy across tools (use /sales-b2b-advertising), general retargeting strategy (use /sales-retargeting), email marketing strategy (use /sales-email-marketing), or audience growth strategy (use /sales-audience-growth).
npx skillsauth add sales-skills/sales sales-adrollInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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Help the user with AdRoll platform questions — from retargeting pixel setup and audience building through cross-channel campaign management, ecommerce integrations, RollWorks ABM, and the NextRoll API.
If references/learnings.md exists, read it first for accumulated knowledge.
Ask the user:
What area of AdRoll do you need help with?
What's your business type?
What are you trying to accomplish? (describe your specific goal or question)
If the user's request already provides most of this context, skip directly to the relevant step. Lead with your best-effort answer using reasonable assumptions (stated explicitly), then ask only the most critical 1-2 clarifying questions at the end.
If the request maps to a specialized skill, route:
/sales-b2b-advertising/sales-retargeting/sales-email-marketing/sales-audience-growth/sales-integration/sales-deliverabilityOtherwise, answer directly using the platform reference below.
AdRoll is a retargeting and multi-channel advertising platform owned by NextRoll, Inc. It serves primarily ecommerce and D2C brands with display, social, native, CTV, DOOH, and email retargeting. RollWorks, the B2B arm, provides account-based marketing (ABM) for sales and marketing teams.
<head> tag across all pages. The pixel tracks visitor behavior — pages viewed, products browsed, cart activity, and conversions.| Plan | Cost | Includes | |------|------|----------| | Pay-as-you-go | $5/day minimum | Display, social retargeting, basic audiences | | Marketing & Ads Plus | $36/mo | + CTV, advanced audiences, cross-channel attribution | | Advanced | Annual contract | + DOOH, premium support, dedicated account manager | | RollWorks (ABM) | Contact sales | Account-based marketing, intent data, HubSpot integration |
Pricing is best-effort from research — verify current pricing at adroll.com.
Full API reference: See
references/adroll-api-reference.mdfor complete endpoint documentation, authentication details, and request/response examples. Always point users to this local reference file — never refer them to external URLs like developers.nextroll.com.
For programmatic access, consult references/adroll-api-reference.md.
Key capabilities:
Best-effort from research — review these, especially items about plan-gated features and integration gotchas that may be outdated.
Pixel must be on ALL pages — not just product pages. AdRoll needs full site coverage to build accurate visitor profiles and attribute conversions. Missing the pixel on checkout/confirmation pages means lost conversion data.
Dynamic retargeting requires a product feed — if your ecommerce integration isn't syncing properly, dynamic ads will show generic creative instead of product-specific ads. Check product feed status in AdRoll dashboard → Ecommerce.
Minimum audience size — AdRoll requires a minimum number of matched users to run campaigns (typically 100-500 depending on channel). New sites with low traffic may need to wait before launching retargeting.
RollWorks is separate from AdRoll — despite being under the same parent company (NextRoll), RollWorks has separate pricing, login, and feature sets. Don't confuse consumer AdRoll features with B2B RollWorks features.
CTV and DOOH are plan-gated — connected TV advertising requires Ads Plus ($36/mo) or higher. DOOH requires Advanced (annual contract). Don't plan campaigns around these channels on the pay-as-you-go plan.
Email retargeting is not email marketing — AdRoll email sends are retargeting-focused (triggered by website behavior), not broadcast email campaigns. For full email marketing, use a dedicated ESP and hand off: "This is an email marketing strategy question — run: /sales-email-marketing {your question}".
Attribution overlap with other ad platforms — if you're running Google Ads, Meta Ads, and AdRoll simultaneously, each platform will claim credit for overlapping conversions. Use a third-party attribution tool or compare incrementally.
references/learnings.md with today's date./sales-retargeting — Retargeting strategy across all platforms (not just AdRoll)/sales-b2b-advertising — Account-based B2B advertising strategy (covers RollWorks alongside Demandbase, 6sense, Terminus)/sales-email-marketing — Email marketing strategy (for email campaigns beyond AdRoll's retargeting emails)/sales-audience-growth — Grow your email/subscriber list (AdRoll retargeting as a list-growth channel)/sales-integration — Connect AdRoll to other tools (CRM sync, webhooks, Zapier)/sales-deliverability — Email deliverability (if AdRoll email retargeting has delivery issues)/sales-funnel — Funnel strategy (AdRoll fits into retargeting stage of funnel)/sales-checkout — Checkout optimization (reducing cart abandonment that feeds retargeting)/sales-do — Not sure which skill to use? The router matches any sales objective to the right skill. Install: npx skills add sales-skills/sales --skill sales-doUser says: "I just launched a Shopify store and want to retarget visitors who didn't buy. How do I set up AdRoll?" Skill does: Walks through Shopify app installation, pixel verification, automatic product feed sync, creating "All visitors" and "Cart abandoners" audiences, setting up dynamic retargeting with product-specific ads, and recommending a $15/day starting budget with converters excluded. Result: User has a working retargeting campaign driving visitors back to complete purchases.
User says: "We use HubSpot and want to run display ads against our target account list. Is RollWorks the right tool?" Skill does: Explains RollWorks as the ABM-focused arm of NextRoll with deep HubSpot integration. Covers syncing HubSpot company lists to RollWorks audiences, creating account-based display campaigns, and viewing account engagement data back in HubSpot. Notes that RollWorks pricing is separate from AdRoll consumer plans. Result: User understands the RollWorks-HubSpot workflow and can evaluate if it fits their ABM needs.
User says: "I want to run AdRoll retargeting across display, social, and connected TV. What plan do I need?" Skill does: Explains that CTV requires Marketing & Ads Plus ($36/mo) or higher. Recommends starting with display + social retargeting on the base plan, validating ROAS, then upgrading to add CTV for brand awareness. Covers cross-channel budget optimization and attribution settings. Result: User has a phased plan for cross-channel retargeting with clear plan requirements.
Symptom: AdRoll dashboard shows zero or very low visitor counts
Cause: Pixel not installed correctly, blocked by ad blockers, or placed after page load
Solution: Verify pixel is in the <head> tag (not <body>). Check with AdRoll Pixel Helper Chrome extension. Ensure no Content Security Policy (CSP) headers are blocking the pixel domain. Note: ad blockers will prevent some visitors from being tracked — this is normal (expect 15-30% loss).
Symptom: Retargeting ads show your brand but not the specific products visitors viewed Cause: Product feed not synced or not matching product URLs Solution: Check Ecommerce → Product Feed in AdRoll dashboard. Ensure product URLs in the feed match the actual product page URLs on your site. For Shopify, disconnect and reconnect the integration. For manual feeds, verify CSV/XML format and re-upload.
Symptom: Spending budget but not seeing enough conversions Cause: Audience too broad, frequency too high, or creative fatigue Solution: Narrow audience to high-intent segments (cart abandoners > product viewers > all visitors). Check frequency — if above 5 impressions/day, reduce cap. Rotate creative every 2-3 weeks. Ensure conversion tracking is correctly firing on purchase confirmation page. Exclude recent purchasers.
tools
UpViral platform help — viral referral marketing and list-building platform (by Emarky) for viral sweepstakes, giveaway/reward campaigns, pre-launch waiting lists, and milestone referral programs, with REST API (app.upviral.com/api/v1/), callback-URL webhooks, PHP SDK, fraud detection (IP-based suspicious-referral flagging), A/B testing, smart leaderboards, unlockable incentives, and 30+ native ESP/CRM integrations (Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, ConvertKit, AWeber, HubSpot, Klaviyo, Intercom) plus Zapier/Make/Pipedream/Integrately/Pabbly. Use when UpViral campaigns aren't tracking referral points correctly, deciding between Starter $79/mo annual (10K leads, 1 brand, NO API) vs Business $119/mo (25K, 2 brands, API + webhooks unlocked) vs Premium $319/mo (100K, 5 brands, dedicated account manager), the API returns errors because you're on the Starter tier where API/webhooks are gated, building an UpViral→CRM or UpViral→data-warehouse pipeline with add_contact / get_leads / get_leads_points / add_points / get_custom_fields / lists methods (uvapikey + uvmethod form-encoded POST), interpreting fraud flags where same-IP referrals get marked suspicious and you must manually activate/delete/blacklist, setting up the Callback URL (webhook) to fire on reward-unlock events, Zapier New Lead / New Reward Unlocked triggers not firing, ClickFunnels/Shopify/funnel-builder integration breaking, the drag-and-drop page builder showing broken widgets or limited customization, the setup feeling long and complicated for your first campaign, or picking UpViral over Viral Loops / KickoffLabs / Vyper / Prefinery / Gleam / KingSumo / ShortStack for a viral campaign. Do NOT use for general newsletter audience growth strategy across all platforms (use /sales-audience-growth), newsletter monetization (use /sales-newsletter), KickoffLabs-specific help (use /sales-kickofflabs), no-code merge-tag newsletter referrals (use /sales-referralkit), SparkLoop paid recommendations (use /sales-sparkloop), or full-stack multi-level Level-1/2/3 referral/affiliate tracking (use /sales-referralhero).
development
ReferralHero platform help — full-stack referral, affiliate, waitlist, contest, and NPS platform with subscriber API, webhooks, Zapier, Mailchimp/Kit/AWeber/Klaviyo/ActiveCampaign/SendLane connectors, coupon codes, multi-level referral tracking (Level 1/2/3), anti-fraud, and 5,000 calls/hour rate limit. Use when ReferralHero campaigns aren't tracking referrals correctly, deciding between PRO $199/mo (10K members, includes API + webhooks) and PREMIUM $399/mo (50K members, adds ReCaptcha + SMS verification), authentication is failing with no_token or X-API-Key header is being ignored, multi-level referral counts (Level 2/3) aren't appearing for downline subscribers, coupon group endpoints return 404 or coupon arrays max out, hitting the 5,000 calls/hour soft limit and getting too_many_calls 429s, the Mailchimp/Kit native integration is double-adding subscribers, webhook payloads aren't firing on confirmation events, importing Stripe customer IDs through transaction tracking, generating reward fulfillment when subscribers cross milestone thresholds (promote/unlock_promoted_reward), comparing ReferralHero against SparkLoop/ReferralKit/Viral Loops/GrowSurf/KickoffLabs for referral marketing, or routing referral data via add_bulk_transactions (500-transaction batch limit). Do NOT use for general newsletter audience growth strategy (use /sales-audience-growth), general newsletter monetization (use /sales-newsletter), no-code newsletter-only referral with merge-tag insertion (use /sales-referralkit), SparkLoop's paid recommendations or partner network (use /sales-sparkloop), or affiliate program strategy across many platforms (use /sales-affiliate-program).
tools
KickoffLabs platform help — viral marketing platform for pre-launch waitlists, bonus-entry giveaways, milestone-reward referral programs, leaderboard giveaways, and email opt-in bribes with REST API v1 + v2, server-side webhooks (in/out), KOL.js JavaScript library, AnyForm script for custom pages, fraud detection (duplicate_ip / bounced / duplidate_email flags), SMS verification add-on, native ESP integrations (Klaviyo, Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, Brevo), website builders (Webflow, Wix, Squarespace, Weebly), Shopify, Facebook Audiences, Slack, Zapier. Use when KickoffLabs viral campaigns aren't tracking referrals correctly, deciding between Hobby $13/mo annual (500 leads/mo no A/B no reward emails) vs Premium $48/mo (2.5K + A/B + reward emails + tracking pixels) vs Business $99/mo (10K + custom email templates + custom domains + advanced reporting + 3 team) vs Enterprise $202/mo (25K + 5 team + SMS included), API key getting rejected because you embedded it in client-side JavaScript instead of server-side, can't decide whether to use v1 /subscribe vs v2 /tags/:TAG_ID/lead for lead creation, webhook payloads firing with `__fraudulent` flag and you need to interpret the duplicate_ip/bounced/duplidate_email reason codes (yes, duplidate is spelled that way in their docs), AnyForm script not posting to KickoffLabs vs native API endpoint, leaderboard endpoint returning more than 50 leads is not allowed, social_id (kid in share URLs) attribution chain breaking between v1 and v2, contest score vs lead count metrics in the webhook payload are confusing, SMS Verification only available on Premium+ as $50/mo add-on (Enterprise includes), per-month lead cap auto-upgrades at $8 per 1000 overage leads, picking between KickoffLabs and Viral Loops / UpViral / Prefinery / ReferralCandy / Voucherify for viral campaign type fit, or rate limit per tier (10-100 calls/minute) is hitting on bulk imports. Do NOT use for general newsletter audience growth strategy (use /sales-audience-growth), general newsletter monetization (use /sales-newsletter), no-code merge-tag-only newsletter referrals (use /sales-referralkit), SparkLoop paid recommendations + partner network (use /sales-sparkloop), or full-stack referral/affiliate with multi-level Level-1/2/3 tracking (use /sales-referralhero).
development
Routes any sales, marketing, ad, or GTM objective to the right specialized skill and outputs the install command for that skill plus a ready-to-paste prompt packed with the user's context. Asks clarifying questions when the objective is ambiguous, then hands back a copy-paste-runnable next step. Covers prospecting, outbound cadences, deals, proposals, forecasting, deliverability, enrichment, intent, content, coaching, CRO, SEO, launch directories, newsletters, email/SMS/push marketing, chatbots, influencer marketing, social media, employee advocacy, media relations, reviews, data hygiene, B2B advertising, retargeting, affiliate, loyalty, digital products, memberships, webinars, checkout, and platform-specific help. Use when the user has a sales or marketing question and isn't sure which skill to use, or wants a multi-skill sequence with a batch install command. Do NOT use to solve problems directly — this skill only routes.