Agency thinking.
Without the agency overhead.

Agency thinking.
Without the agency overhead.

The strategic brand audit for smarter growth decisions.

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Act on what matters

Senior expertise. Priced for reality.
Top-agency rigour, fixed pricing.
No surprises, or stacked fees.

Senior expertise. Priced for reality.
Top-agency rigour, fixed pricing. No surprises, or stacked fees.

Built for growth.
Know what's working and what's not. Built for your next move.

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Answers you can use today.
Clarity your in-house team can build on. Creative direction they can execute.

Answers you can use today.
Clarity you in-house team can apply. Creative direction they can execute.

Board-Ready proof.
Logic that stand up in the room.
Evidence your board can act on.

Board-Ready proof.
Logic that stand up in the room. Evidence your board can act on.

OUR APPROACH

OUR APPROACH

OUR APPROACH

We believe big shifts begin with clarity. No black boxes. Or big reveals. Just work that unlocks decisive action.

Our approach combines strategic rigour with creative focus to make clear what works, what’s broken, and where to focus. To bring consistency and speed to that diagnosis, we apply our RAG system (Red–Amber–Green), modelled on the same simple traffic light system the world moves by.

We audit your position, map the white space, and leave you with clear decisions built for action.

WHAT SETS US APART

The Department
vs Agency Model

The Department

Agency Model

What you get

Focused, top-level guidance

Bloated, vague outputs

Product

One clear audit

None

Deliverables

Built for decisions

Built for theatre

Senior time

Expert-only

"Pitch and switch"

Speed

10-day delivery

Slow by design

Cost

Fixed, no extra cost

High, unclear

Mindset

No BS

Stuck in legacy mode

WHO WE ARE

We are strategic and creative experts who have helped steer some of the world’s most ambitious companies, from early stage startups to billion-dollar enterprises.

We are strategic and creative experts who have helped steer some of the world’s most ambitious companies, from early-stage startups to billion-dollar enterprises.

The Department was born from a shift. A need to jettison the old agency model. It was too heavy. Too slow. We built a leaner model designed to work.

Our model is built for ambitious teams who want big-agency thinking, priced for reality. The result is a sharp thinking audit you can act on. Made to land clarity – the kind that sets growth in motion.

OUR TRACK RECORD

We've helped them see clearly, now it's your turn.

a16z
BBC Research & Development
BMW
Bolder
British Land
Brookfield Investments
Cendyn
Corcel
Coro Energy
Early Childhood Authority
Edelman
Elementor

FCB Inferno
Fleishman Hillard Group
Global University Systems
Hyundai
IMAX
Kinective
London Academy of Trading
MCA Chicago
McCann Health
McCann London
Nebula
Node4

NYU
Obrio
Oceansound Partners
Pentland Brands
RLDatix
Sport Legacy Institute
Threadmark
Trading212
Tyme Bank
University Canada West
Virgin
VML

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