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Everything that can go into your strategy.

Ten capabilities, the extensions that apply them and what helps your team use the strategy every day.

BRAND STRATEGY & MESSAGING · CAPABILITIES

What each capability includes.

Packages define what you get; capabilities define what is possible. Each card says what the work covers.

THE TEN

01

Core strategy

The decisions everything else is built on.

Brand positioning

Strategic direction

✓  A clear positioning statement

✓  What you do, who you serve and how you are different

✓  Where you fit in the market

Used to guide website structure, identity and messaging.

Value proposition

Differentiation and clarity

✓  Your value, set out in a clear structure

✓  Outcomes, benefits, proof points and reasons to believe

✓  An offer that is easier to understand and to sell

Customer personas

Audience definition

✓  Ideal client profiles

✓  Motivations, pain points, goals and objections

✓  The criteria they use to decide

Used to improve messaging, offers, content and conversion.

Messaging framework

Messaging structure

✓  Core messages and proof points

✓  Communication pillars

✓  Direction for website, marketing, sales and social content

Voice and tone guide

Communication rules

✓  Clear rules for how your brand sounds

✓  In written and spoken communication

✓  Consistent tone, language and style across channels

02

Context and diagnostic

These diagnostics identify what is happening. The strategy defines what to do about it.

Competitive analysis

Strategic level

✓  Review of 3 to 5 relevant competitors

✓  Positioning patterns and messaging themes

✓  Differentiation gaps identified

✓  Insights that support your positioning decisions

Brand audit

Diagnostic review

✓  Review of brand assets, messaging and offers

✓  Website and key touchpoints assessed

✓  Consistency and alignment evaluated

✓  Gaps, risks and improvement areas identified

Market research

Context analysis

✓  Analysis of your market and category

✓  Audience expectations and trends

✓  Opportunities, risks and constraints that shape the direction

03

Strategic articulation

The strategy turned into clear narratives and guidance your team can use.

Brand story outline

Strategic narrative

✓  A clear brand narrative

✓  Who you are and what you solve

✓  How you create value and why clients should trust you

Rollout recommendations

Strategic guidance

✓  Where and when to apply the strategy

✓  The order across touchpoints, channels and initiatives

✓  Consistent, effective adoption

04

Group

Intent

Extensions, where the strategy goes next.

Strategy-led work that shapes what comes next: the website, the offer, the sales conversation.

APPLY THE STRATEGY

Website copy and structure foundation

Strategy-led, not full copywriting

✓  Website structure: pages and hierarchy

✓  Homepage section flow

✓  Page goals and messaging focus

✓  Headline and section intent guidance

Guidance, not final copy. Assumes your positioning is validated or provided.

Standalone  ·  best with a strategy project  ·  also in Website Design & Build

SEO strategy foundation

Search direction and priorities

✓  Keyword themes per service or offer

✓  Search intent mapping

✓  SEO priorities for your main pages

✓  Title, meta and on-page guidance aligned with your messaging

Does not include content writing or backlinks.

Standalone  ·  best with a strategy project  ·  also in Website Design & Build

Service architecture and offer structuring

How the brand maps to what you sell

✓  Service structure and naming recommendations

✓  Short and long descriptions

✓  Capabilities, benefits and FAQ outlines

✓  Offer hierarchy

Needs a strategy project or a deep intake process.

Conditional  ·  best with a strategy project

Website wireframe and UX recommendations

Structure before design

✓  Low-fidelity layouts and content hierarchy per page

✓  CTA logic and conversion flow guidance

✓  UX best practices aligned with the strategy

Not visual design and not final wireframes.

Conditional  ·  best with a strategy project

Sales and pitch messaging framework

Value in the sales conversation

✓  Elevator pitch and one-liners

✓  Sales conversation framing

✓  Objection-handling language

✓  Clear value for each service or product

Conditional  ·  best with a strategy project

Your team runs it. We stay close.

Helping your team adopt the strategy and apply it consistently.

USE IT DAILY

Internal brand playbook

Team version

✓  Simplified internal brand rules

✓  Messaging do’s and don’ts, with examples

✓  Quick-reference guidelines

Limited  ·  best with a strategy project

Brand activation and rollout plan

From recommendations to action

✓  A prioritised action plan built on the rollout recommendations

✓  Channel-by-channel guidance

✓  Sequencing and dependencies

Not standalone  ·  extends the rollout recommendations

Which package includes what.

Two packages and a consulting engagement carry the ten in different depths. Add-on means available with any package. Tailored means scoped to your business in the consulting engagement.

COMPARE

Core strategy

Context and diagnostic

Strategic articulation

Group

Extensions

Use it daily

Capability

S1

Brand strategy

price to decide

MOST CHOSEN

S2

Strategy for website and growth

price to decide

S3

Strategic brand consulting

scoped per project

Brand positioning

✓

✓

tailored

Value proposition

✓

✓

tailored

Customer personas

−

✓

tailored

Messaging framework

✓

✓

tailored

Voice and tone guide

✓

✓

tailored

Competitive analysis

−

✓

tailored

Brand audit

✓

✓

tailored

Market research

✓

✓

tailored

Brand story outline

✓

✓

tailored

Rollout recommendations

✓

✓

tailored

Website copy and structure foundation

−

✓

tailored

SEO strategy foundation

−

✓

tailored

Service architecture and offer structuring

−

✓

tailored

Website wireframe and UX recommendations

add-on

add-on

add-on

Sales and pitch messaging framework

add-on

add-on

add-on

Internal brand playbook

add-on

add-on

add-on

Brand activation and rollout plan

add-on

add-on

add-on

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