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Always-on creative strategy. Variable production. No fixed quotas.

The model for DTC brands tired of paying for ads they didn't need, and waiting on the ones they did. Pay for the team on standby. Pay for what you ship.

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WHY MOST RETAINERS FAIL

Meta doesn't run on a calendar.

A winner lasts three months, fatigue hits in week two, a launch slips. A fixed "30 ads a month" retainer is wrong almost every month: you overpay, or you run dry.

THE USUAL RETAINER

30 ads a month, used or not

The quota gets filled to look busy. Strategy is an afterthought. You're paying for volume.

HOW WE WORK

Flat strategy fee + pay per creative

A flat fee for the strategy that runs daily, and per-creative billing only for what you ship. Quiet month, small bill. Launch month, bigger one. Always matched to what you used.

HOW IT WORKS

Two parts. Two different jobs.

PART 01

The Engagement

The strategy and creative direction that runs every day. The part that decides what to make. You fund the thinking continuously.

PART 02

Production

The work itself, billed per creative. The part that makes it. You pay for the making only when it happens.

PART 01 · THE ENGAGEMENT · ₹40,000/MO

You don't manage the creative. We run it.

WHAT WE RUN FOR YOU, EVERY DAY

Most brands make ads off whatever the team thinks up that week.

This is the part that decides what to make in the first place: the angles, the copy, the read on what's working and what's dead. It runs every day, whether or not you ship anything that month. Production just builds what it calls.

Creative Strategy
  • The Creative Roadmapthe month's testing plan: which angles, which bets, what order to run them
  • Living Creative Thesisa running doc of what we think will win, and why
  • Angle Bankproven and untested angles on file, so nothing starts from a blank page
Ad Copy & Content Direction
  • Hook Bankwritten hooks for every concept
  • Ad Copy & Scriptsprimary text, headlines, and video scripts, ready to shoot or design
  • Content Briefs & Shot Listswhat to make, spelled out, so production never guesses
Performance Intelligence
  • Weekly Performance Reada Loom and a memo: what's scaling, what's fatiguing, what to cut
  • Monthly Ad-Account Teardownthe angles that won, the ones we killed, next month's plan
Market & Customer Radar
  • Monthly Competitor Teardownwhat Naturals, NIC, Minus 30 and Hangyo put out, dropped, and scaled
  • Customer Voice Briefsyour reviews, comments, and DMs turned into the next angles
Also standard: brand QA on every asset · your creative library kept in order · two strategy calls a month · a direct line to the team.
PART 02 · PRODUCTION

Pay for what you ship.

One flat rate per creative. No quotas, no minimums. Ship 5 this month or 50 — you're billed for exactly what you made. And because the Engagement is fixed, the more you ship, the less each creative effectively costs you.

What counts as one creative

  • One creative = one finished asset, in two aspect ratios (9:16 + 1:1 or 4:5). Both ratios included.
  • Three hook variations of one concept = three creatives.
  • A new angle, visual, or copy = a new creative. A revision to a delivered asset is not — two rounds are included.
  • Same rate for every format: static, UGC edit, AI UGC, motion, founder POV, product explainer.
COMMITMENT PLANS

One thing sets your rate: how long you commit.

Longer commitment, lower rate, faster turnaround, more team. No tiers, no minimums.

Month-to-Month
Test the waters, no commitment.
Engagement
₹40,000/mo
Per creative
₹2,500/creative
  • 10-day batch SLA
  • Standard production queue
  • Cancel with 30 days' notice
60-Day
The balance most brands settle on.
Engagement
₹36,000/mo
Per creative
₹2,250/creative
  • 7-day batch SLA
  • Priority production queue
  • 1 buffer month
  • Rate locked for 60 days
  • Brand audit included
  • Dedicated PM
90-Day
Lowest rate, full team, top priority.
Engagement
₹32,000/mo
Per creative
₹2,000/creative
  • 5–7 day batch SLA
  • Top production queue
  • 1 buffer month
  • Rate locked for 90 days
  • Brand audit included
  • Dedicated PM
  • Mid-term strategy review (day 45)
THE FORMAT LIBRARY

Every format. One rate.

No format games. A motion graphic, an AI UGC video, and a simple static all cost the same. Pick the format that fits the idea, not the budget.

Static

  • Feed / story ad
  • Carousel
  • Email design

Motion

  • UGC edit
  • AI UGC video
  • Motion graphic
  • Founder POV
  • Product explainer (up to 60s)
  • B-roll cut-down
Every creative ships in two aspect ratios: 1:1, 4:5, or 9:16. Extra ratios available as an add-on.

The Buffer Month

Sometimes a winner lasts two months. Sometimes a launch slips. On a 60 or 90-day plan you can pause for a month without losing your plan — your commitment just extends by the month you paused. Engagement and production both go to zero for that month. 14 days' notice, taken at a month boundary, no two in a row.

THE PROMISE

Validated winning angles. Not just creatives.

If we run a batch with the recommended test spend and it produces zero validated winning angles, the next batch's production is on us. Once a quarter, no questions.

A validated winning angle beats your control by at least 20% on CTR, CPM, hook rate, or CPA inside the test window.

YOUR FIRST 30 DAYS

Live in ten days.

Week 1

Audit & Roadmap

We audit your ad account and lock the creative roadmap.

By Day 10

Batch One

Your first batch lands: reverse-engineered winners plus the first new tests.

Day 11 On

Read & Compound

We read the numbers with you, double down on what worked, and load the next batch.

Tell us the plan. We start this week.

Send the word and we send the agreement the same day. First batch in your hands by day ten.

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