Every system needs an operator.
A monthly retainer, which we call the Brand Operating Partner: we stay on after the build to produce the campaigns and assets, keep the brand consistent, and improve it as the business grows. Eight years inside BMW Group run on this arrangement.
Most brand systems start to decay the day the project ends. Ours come with an operator.
Every new supplier reads the guidelines their own way. The system erodes one asset at a time.
One team holds the standard, so year three looks as sharp as launch week.
Every asset is a new brief, a new quote and a new wait.
A team already inside the brand, producing from the first request.
Day rates, ad hoc suppliers, and the rework that follows.
One monthly figure, scoped to what the brand ships.
Context leaves with every handover.
Memory that compounds. On one brand, eight years deep.
Not sure the system is ready to be run? The Diagnostic scores it and tells you which tier fits.
- Your brand scored against the business
- A Growth Readiness Score out of 100
- The tier recommendation, in writing
You already produce in-house. We keep the brand to one standard.
- Every asset your team makes is checked against the brand before it ships
- Guidelines and templates kept current as the brand evolves
- A monthly production allocation for the jobs your team cannot fit
You ship every week. We run the production, to one standard, at pace.
- Design and artwork produced by us, week in, week out
- Campaigns rolled out and adapted across every format, including motion and social
- Priority turnaround and a planning session each month
You need a brand function, not a supplier. We are it, embedded with leadership.
- Everything in Operator, with a senior creative director on your brand
- Campaign platforms, launches, and film end to end
- Strategic counsel at the leadership table, quarterly
| What you get | Steward | Operator | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand governance: every asset checked against the standard before it ships | ● | ● | ● |
| Guidelines, templates and asset library kept current | ● | ● | ● |
| Direct line to senior counsel | ● | ● | ● |
| Quarterly Growth Readiness re-score and review | ● | ● | ● |
| Monthly production allocation for overflow jobs | ● | ● | ● |
| Ongoing design and artwork production, weekly | – | ● | ● |
| Campaign rollout and adaptation across formats | – | ● | ● |
| Motion and social formats | – | ● | ● |
| Priority turnaround | – | ● | ● |
| Monthly planning session | – | ● | ● |
| Embedded senior creative direction | – | – | ● |
| Campaign platforms and launches | – | – | ● |
| Motion and video, end to end | – | – | ● |
| Strategic counsel alongside leadership, quarterly strategy sessions | – | – | ● |
| Investment | From £3,500 a month | Scoped to volume | Scoped to the function |
All tiers plus VAT, six-month minimum. Operator and Partner are priced in the proposal against the volume the brand actually ships, which the Diagnostic measures. You can move up a tier at any month end.
Embed
We map the brand, the backlog and the way your team works. Access, tools and standards agreed before the first asset moves.
Deliver
Work moves through one pipeline with one point of accountability. No re-briefing, no relearning, no drift.
Review
Output reviewed against the system, a report on what shipped and what it did, and the next month planned.
Advance
A working session on where the brand goes next, so the system improves rather than just survives.
“The team at Pivitt offer so much more than creative support and production. The ability to offer guidance and advice on bigger strategic objectives is exceptional.”
“It is a million times better than our current website.”
After the transformation
Most partners arrive from the Brand Transformation Programme. The system is built, the playbook is written, and the retainer begins where the programme ends.
With a working system
Established brands with a system in place start with the Brand Alignment Diagnostic and move straight to the retainer, at the tier the volume demands.
When one job became a queue
Many partners began with the Brief: one live job, fixed fee. When the second and third arrived, the retainer was the cheaper way to run them.
We’ve worked with Pivitt for a number of years and they’ve become our go-to for branding and creative support. Our experience with other agencies in the past has ended up with mixed results, but with Pivitt we know that Davuud and the team will always go above and beyond. We’d never work with anyone else.
Pivitt has been a creative team I’ve worked with for a number of years and they have been amazing. They offer excellent support across the whole marketing function, from creative concepts to strategy. As a client, you don’t always know what you want. Davuud was excellent at working with us, diagnosing what we needed and delivering a great result.
I can’t recommend Davuud and his team enough. They always provide us with 10/10 social media assets and always with a super quick turnaround, even when requests are last minute.
Since we started working with Pivitt, our expectations have been exceeded. The efficiency and professionalism demonstrated in each project are excellent. Another important element for us is the team’s ability to maintain the same quality even when the deadline is very short.
Decide what your brand does next.
Start with the Diagnostic and know which tier fits before you commit to one. Or take an hour with the founder to talk through the brand and the volume.