WHAT YOU ARE BUYING
Traditional agency
Retainer and proposal
Freelancer
One person, hourly
Do it yourself
Your evenings
Budgetize
Marketing in a box
Price before you talk to anyone
Time to first work
Contract
Who does the work
Reporting
If they get sick or quit
Guarantee
Typical monthly bill
$1,500+ plus a 6 to 12 month contract
$800 to $2,000 at $50 to $100 an hour
$0 plus 20 hours of your month
$299 /mo no contract, cancel any month
WHERE A $1,500 RETAINER GOES
Sales commission, account management, office and meetings come first. The work gets what is left. We removed the first four lines, so the whole bill is the last one.
Sales commission
$225
Account management
$375
Office and overhead
$300
Meetings and proposals
$150
Your marketing
$450
Budgetize: the marketing line only
$299/mo
● PICK AN AGENCY IF
You need a brand built from nothing, a TV spot or a national launch.
That is bespoke work and it costs bespoke money. We do not sell it and we will not pretend to.
● PICK A FREELANCER IF
You have one odd job and want to haggle over it.
Our prices are fixed and our boxes are standard. If you like negotiating, a freelancer will enjoy the conversation more than we will.
● PICK BUDGETIZE IF
You run a local business and want the phone to ring without a second job managing marketing.
That is what the box is for. Buy it, meet your marketer, read one page a month.
No contract. No sales call. Work starts within two business days.