How we plan launches/Inside the pod

Narrative, creative system, channel mix, measurement.

A five-phase choreography — from baseline tracker wave to amplified earned moment — senior craft from week one.

Phases

The full launch model.

Phase 01 · Weeks 1–3

Discover

Audience research, category landscape, brand-tracker baseline, opportunity sizing.

Phase 02 · Weeks 3–6

Position

Brand promise, narrative pillars, messaging architecture, voice guidelines.

Phase 03 · Weeks 4–9

Create

Concepts, scripts, assets, channel-native cuts, PR angles, partnership matchmaking.

Phase 04 · Weeks 10–12

Launch

Hero moment, paid + earned + influencer + community, war-room ops.

Phase 05 · Weeks 13+

Amplify

Long-tail content cadence, PR follow-throughs, brand-tracker waves.

Phase 01 — Discover

Three weeks of audience research and competitive intel. We baseline your brand metrics with a 1,000-respondent panel before any creative work begins.

  • 8–12 customer + non-customer interviews
  • Category audit + competitive whitespace map
  • 1,000-respondent brand-tracker baseline
  • Opportunity sizing & growth-thesis doc
3 weeks

Phase 02 — Position

From insights to strategic positioning. We lock the brand promise, the messaging architecture and the voice before any production touches a frame.

  • Brand promise + narrative pillars
  • Messaging architecture (3 hierarchical layers)
  • Voice + tone guidelines
  • Claim testing across 3 audience cohorts
  • Strategic positioning sign-off
3 weeks

Phase 03 — Create

The biggest phase. In-house production: motion, photo, podcast, branded experiences. Each asset has a channel-native cut.

  • Hero film + 12–18 channel cuts
  • Photography + still asset library
  • Branded podcast / audio assets
  • PR angles + media list (tier 1 + 2)
  • Partnership matchmaking + briefs
6 weeks

Phase 04 — Launch

The 72-hour hero moment. Paid, earned, influencer and community all firing in concert — with a live war-room watching every signal.

  • Synchronized cross-channel hero
  • Tier-1 PR push (8–14 outlets)
  • Influencer + KOL activation
  • Community engagement playbook
  • Live war-room metrics dashboard
3 weeks

Phase 05 — Amplify

Most launches die day 4. Ours don't. Long-tail content cadence, PR follow-throughs, brand-tracker waves — the wave becomes a sustained moment.

  • Long-tail content (4–6 weeks post)
  • PR follow-up angles + outreach
  • Quarterly brand-tracker waves
  • Equity scorecard (vs baseline)
12 weeks ongoing

Brand work without measurement is theatre.

Every program ships with a tracker baseline before launch and quarterly waves after. You see lift in aided + unaided awareness, consideration, sentiment and brand-search volume — or we tell you why we missed.

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Panel respondents

Per tracker wave, baseline + each follow-up.

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Tracker waves / yr

Quarterly cadence, every program we run.

Capabilities

What we ship in-house.

Hero film production
Editorial photography
Podcast production
Tier-1 PR outreach
Partnership matchmaking
Brand-tracker measurement
28-market localization
Crisis response playbook
FAQ

Process questions.

Single launches run 8–14 weeks. Always-on programs are 12-month engagements. Most clients are with us multi-year because brand work compounds.
Yes. We routinely embed strategists into client weekly cadences, run shared Slack workspaces, and integrate into existing approval processes.
We partner with reputable panel providers (e.g. YouGov, Dynata) for sample collection. Methodology design and analysis are owned by our research lead.
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