Catch Outbrain campaigns that blow through budget
Every morning, WebRun opens Outbrain, checks yesterday's spend against your daily budget threshold for each active campaign, logs any campaign that crossed it to Airtable with the spend and CPC, and drafts a Gmail alert for the media buyer to review.
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How do I catch Outbrain campaigns that go over budget?
WebRun checks Outbrain every morning for campaigns that crossed your daily spend threshold the day before. It logs each one to Airtable with its spend and CPC, and drafts a Gmail alert for the media buyer, so a runaway campaign gets caught the next morning instead of burning budget for days unnoticed.
- Overspending campaigns get caught the next morning, not at month end
- Every flagged campaign has a logged record with spend and CPC
- The media buyer gets a ready draft instead of pulling the report manually
Built for media buyers · performance marketing teams · digital advertising agencies · content marketing teams
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
my.outbrain.comin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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Outbrain - check campaign spend against budget
outbrain.com
WebRun opens Outbrain to check campaign spend against budget. - Open Outbrain and review yesterday's spend for each active campaign
- Compare it against the daily budget threshold you set
- Capture the campaign name, spend, and CPC for anything over
Done when Every campaign that crossed budget is listed with its spend and CPC.
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Airtable - log the campaign that crossed budget
airtable.com How to Automate Airtable
WebRun opens Airtable to log the campaign that crossed budget. - Add a record for each flagged campaign with its spend and CPC
- Set the status to needs review
- Keep a running history of past budget flags
Done when Every flagged campaign has an Airtable record.
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Gmail - draft the budget alert
gmail.com How to Automate Gmail
WebRun opens Gmail to draft the budget alert. - Draft an alert listing the flagged campaigns and how far over budget each ran
- Address it to the media buyer responsible
- Leave it in Drafts. Never pause or change a campaign directly
Done when A draft budget alert is waiting for the media buyer.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Does it pause the campaign automatically?
No. WebRun only flags campaigns that crossed your threshold and drafts an alert. Pausing or adjusting a campaign's budget stays a decision for the media buyer.
Does it send the alert automatically?
No. The alert is always left as a Gmail draft so the media buyer reviews it before it goes anywhere else.
How is the threshold set?
You set the daily spend limit per campaign, and only campaigns that cross it get logged and flagged.
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