Agent skill

Discount Marketing Strategy

by kostja94 in kostja94/marketing-skills

When the user wants to plan, implement, or optimize discount and promotional pricing strategy.

MITAuto-check passedSales & Support

Install Discount Marketing Strategy

skills CLI
$ npx skills add kostja94/marketing-skills --skill discount-marketing-strategy -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install kostja94/marketing-skills discount-marketing-strategy --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kostja94/marketing-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/strategies/commercial/pricing/discount-marketing .claude/skills/discount-marketing-strategy && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
discount-marketing-strategy
GitHub stars
1k
Token cost
~2k tokens
SKILL.md length
820 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
102
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

When the user wants to plan, implement, or optimize discount and promotional pricing strategy.

  • Works in 4 steps: Product type: SaaS, e-commerce, tool → Goal: Acquisition, retention, cash flow,… → Discount type: One-time, recurring, LTD,… → …
  • Optimize discount and promotional pricing strategy
  • SKILL.md covers Initial Assessment, Discount Structures (SaaS), Lifetime Deal (LTD) / AppSumo and Redeem Code / Coupon, plus 6 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Discount Marketing Strategy is an agent skill from kostja94/marketing-skills. When the user wants to plan, implement, or optimize discount and promotional pricing strategy. Also use when the user mentions "discount strategy," "promo code," "coupon," "redeem code," "lifetime deal," "LTD," "AppSumo," "Black Friday," "Cyber Monday," "BFCM," "seasonal sale," or "promotional pricing." For pricing page, use pricing-page-generator.

Its SKILL.md is about 2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Sales & Support, covering Go-to-market strategy, Pricing strategy and Landing pages. The repository describes itself as: Agent Skills for Marketing — SEO, Social, Influencer & More. 160+ open-source skills for SEO, content, 40+ page types, paid ads, channels, and strategies. Add project context… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Optimize discount and promotional pricing strategy
  • The user mentions discount strategy
  • Promotional pricing. For pricing page
  • Use pricing-page-generator

Example prompts

  • “discount strategy,”
  • “promo code,”
  • “coupon,”
  • “/discount-marketing-strategy”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Product type: SaaS, e-commerce, tool
  2. Goal: Acquisition, retention, cash flow, annual plan promotion
  3. Discount type: One-time, recurring, LTD, campaign
  4. Constraints: LTV:CAC, margin, support capacity

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 8dd89c5. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Discount Marketing Strategy loads about 2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 95 tokens; SKILL.md has 820 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~95
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from kostja94/marketing-skills at commit 8dd89c5, republished under its MIT licence (© kostja94). 820 words, ~1,979 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/discount-marketing-strategy/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
discount-marketing-strategy
description
When the user wants to plan, implement, or optimize discount and promotional pricing strategy. Also use when the user mentions "discount strategy," "promo code," "coupon," "redeem code," "lifetime deal," "LTD," "AppSumo," "Black Friday," "Cyber Monday," "BFCM," "seasonal sale," or "promotional pricing." For pricing page, use pricing-page-generator.
metadata.version
1.1.1

Strategies: Discount Marketing

Guides discount and promotional pricing strategy for SaaS, e-commerce, and tools. Covers discount structures, lifetime deals (LTD), redeem codes, Black Friday / Cyber Monday, and campaign design. Aligns with pricing-strategy (base price structure); discounts apply on top of base pricing.

When invoking: On first use, if helpful, open with 1–2 sentences on what this skill covers and why it matters, then provide the main output. On subsequent use or when the user asks to skip, go directly to the main output.

Initial Assessment

Project context: Read root contextus.md when present and load only the modules relevant to this task. Without Contextus, use available project material or user-provided facts and ask for missing information; do not create a parallel context system.

Identify:

  1. Product type: SaaS, e-commerce, tool
  2. Goal: Acquisition, retention, cash flow, annual plan promotion
  3. Discount type: One-time, recurring, LTD, campaign
  4. Constraints: LTV:CAC, margin, support capacity

Discount Structures (SaaS)

TypeTypical RangeUse
Annual commitment15–25%Improve cash flow, reduce churn; Slack, Zoom, HubSpot
Volume-based10–40%Enterprise; scale by seat/volume; Atlassian, Salesforce
First-time / new customer15–30%Overcome hesitation; 3–12 months; below 15% rarely moves behavior; above 30% attracts price-sensitive, higher churn
Lifetime deal (LTD)One-time; heavily discountedCold start, AppSumo; fast cash upfront; see LTD section below

Financial guardrails: Ensure LTV:CAC supports discount; set qualification criteria (timeline, use case, contract length).

Lifetime Deal (LTD) / AppSumo

LTD = one-time payment for lifelong access instead of recurring subscription. Common for cold start and deal platforms.

Benefits
BenefitNotes
Immediate cash flowUpfront lump sum; reinvest in product
Cost-effective acquisitionCommunity-driven; word-of-mouth; lower CAC
User feedbackLTD buyers are engaged; direct feedback for roadmap
Audience accessAppSumo: 500K+ users, 2K+ affiliates
Challenges
RiskMitigation
Revenue cannibalizationTiered LTD; upsell to premium; limit scope
Resource strainSupport, infra, dev capacity; plan for surge
CommissionAppSumo takes cut; factor into pricing
Pricing perceptionMay undervalue vs subscription; position clearly
When to Use
  • Cold start: Zero traction; need fast revenue; see cold-start-strategy
  • Validation: Test product-market fit; price-sensitive early adopters
  • Platform: AppSumo, similar deal platforms; top 1% acceptance

Cold start: LTD is one channel in cold-start-strategy. Use cold-start-strategy for full launch planning; use discount-marketing-strategy for LTD structure, pricing, and trade-offs.

Redeem Code / Coupon

Types
TypeUse
Percentage% off; feels more valuable for higher-priced items
Fixed amount$ off; better for lower cart values
Product-specificClear inventory; promote collections
BOGO / buy X get YIncrease cart size
Free shippingWith or without minimum order
Goals
  • Convert hesitant shoppers; reduce cart abandonment (~70% abandonment)
  • Track by channel; unique codes per campaign
  • Segment customers; targeted discounts
  • Retention; loyalty programs
Implementation
  • Conditions: Valid codes; minimum order; product eligibility
  • Validation: Automated at checkout
  • Tracking: Redemption data; attribution
  • Placement: Top banner (30–50% redemption lift when used well); popup; email; see top-banner-generator, popup-generator

Black Friday / Cyber Monday (BFCM)

Timing
  • Launch: Early November (e.g. Nov 7); lower promo volume post-election
  • Peak: Monday before Thanksgiving; 40%+ of email campaigns contain discounts by then
  • Planning: Start October
Show full SKILL.md (327 more words)Show less
Strategy
ApproachNotes
Strategic pricing10–25% often outperforms deep cuts; quality and loyalty over rock-bottom
Price anchoringMultiple options: e.g. $1 first month OR 50% off annual
Psychological triggersCountdown; "cancel anytime"; % discount prominent
Multi-channelEmail, website, paid; personalized; peak send 9–10am ET Black Friday
Post-holidayRetarget; segment; shift messaging

Campaign Types

CampaignUseRelated
BFCMSeasonal; NovSee BFCM section above
LTDCold start; AppSumoSee LTD section
Referral rewardDiscount/credits for referrer and refereereferral-program
Contest / giveawayPrize = product, discount, cashcontest-page-generator
Startups / educationSpecial pricing for segmenteducation-program, startups-page-generator
Forum / communityDiscount codes in niche forumscommunity-forum
AffiliateCoupon sites; affiliate-specific codesaffiliate-marketing

Promotional Materials

TypeUse
Banner / posterWebsite, events; attract attention
BrochureHandout; company overview
Logo stickersBrand exposure
Website prepPromo landing page; banner for BFCM, seasonal; see top-banner-generator
Media kitFor press, partners; see media-kit-page-generator

Corporate materials: Company overview, annual report, product info—for investor/partner meetings; printable for events.

Implementation Best Practices

  • Clear objectives: Define goals (e.g. +20% trial signups, -5% churn)
  • ICP alignment: Tailor to segment; startups vs enterprise differ
  • Genuine scarcity: Time-bound; avoid perpetual "limited time"
  • LTV:CAC: Ensure discount economics work
  • Channel tracking: UTM; unique codes per channel

Output Format

  • Discount type and structure
  • Campaign (if applicable: BFCM, LTD, etc.)
  • Redeem code approach (if applicable)
  • Financial guardrails
  • Related page/component skills (pricing-page, top-banner, contest-page)
  • pricing-strategy: Base price structure; pricing-strategy defines when discounts fit; discount-marketing-strategy defines how to execute
  • pricing-page-generator: Pricing page display; anchoring, annual discount presentation
  • cold-start-strategy: LTD as cold-start channel; full launch planning
  • indie-hacker-strategy: Indie hacker LTD use; monetize day one; cold start revenue
  • referral-program: Referral rewards (discounts, credits); 10–30% of price
  • contest-page-generator: Giveaway/contest; prize = discount
  • education-program: Student/education discount channel; verification, placement, discount structure
  • startups-page-generator: Startups/education program page; when standalone page needed
  • top-banner-generator: Promo banner; discount code display; 30–50% redemption lift
  • community-forum: Forum promotion; discount codes in industry forums
  • affiliate-marketing: Coupon sites; affiliate-specific codes
  • landing-page-generator: Promo landing pages
  • directory-submission: Promo code field for Product Hunt, deal platforms

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Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/strategies/commercial/pricing/discount-marketing of kostja94/marketing-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 8dd89c5

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Questions about Discount Marketing Strategy

What does Discount Marketing Strategy do?

When the user wants to plan, implement, or optimize discount and promotional pricing strategy. Discount Marketing Strategy is an agent skill from kostja94/marketing-skills. When the user wants to plan, implement, or optimize discount and promotional pricing strategy.

When should I use Discount Marketing Strategy?

Discount Marketing Strategy fits situations like: optimize discount and promotional pricing strategy; the user mentions discount strategy; promotional pricing. For pricing page; use pricing-page-generator.

How do I install Discount Marketing Strategy in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add kostja94/marketing-skills --skill discount-marketing-strategy -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/strategies/commercial/pricing/discount-marketing in kostja94/marketing-skills) into .claude/skills/discount-marketing-strategy in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Discount Marketing Strategy in Codex?

Run `npx skills add kostja94/marketing-skills --skill discount-marketing-strategy -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/strategies/commercial/pricing/discount-marketing in kostja94/marketing-skills) into .agents/skills/discount-marketing-strategy in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Discount Marketing Strategy in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add kostja94/marketing-skills --skill discount-marketing-strategy -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/discount-marketing-strategy, .gemini/skills/discount-marketing-strategy, .github/skills/discount-marketing-strategy and .opencode/skills/discount-marketing-strategy in your project.

What does Discount Marketing Strategy need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Discount Marketing Strategy is instructions for the agent only.

Does Discount Marketing Strategy access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Discount Marketing Strategy safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Discount Marketing Strategy use?

Discount Marketing Strategy is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Discount Marketing Strategy use?

About 2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Discount Marketing Strategy?

kostja94 (a GitHub user) maintains it in kostja94/marketing-skills, which has 1,025 GitHub stars. The repository holds 102 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: kostja94/marketing-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.