ONE CHALLENGE. ONE DAY. One clear way forward.
A focused strategic pressure test for brand, marketing, innovation, portfolio and creative decisions.
Fixed-fee engagement
€2,500
Excluding VAT
A fixed-fee engagement, subject to the challenge fitting the Sharp Take scope.
Suitable challenges
Bring one clearly defined decision.
A proposition that still feels unclear.
A campaign or creative route that is not landing.
An innovation idea that needs pressure-testing.
A portfolio decision with too many options.
A strategy that is failing to create movement.
A pitch or leadership narrative that needs a stronger story.
Process
A day. Not a deck factory.
- 01
Frame the challenge
A focused 30-minute conversation to agree the context, tension and decision.
- 02
Share the essentials
You send the agreed materials in advance. No data dump and no 80-slide pre-read.
- 03
I get under the skin of it
I challenge the assumptions, separate signal from noise and identify the real issue.
- 04
Get the SHARP TAKE
By the end of the day, you receive the diagnosis, recommended direction, key trade-offs, watch-outs and immediate next moves.
Included
- 30-minute diagnostic call
- Review of agreed materials
- Independent strategic assessment
- Concise written recommendation
- Key choices and risks
- Recommended next actions
- End-of-day playback conversation
- One follow-up clarification within seven days
Not included
- Full strategy development
- Primary consumer research
- Extensive stakeholder consultation
- Detailed implementation programme
- Creative production
- A large presentation deck
Good fit
- →One clearly defined challenge
- →An important decision needs to be made
- →Enough information already exists
- →The client values a direct, independent point of view
- →The relevant decision-makers are ready to act
Not the right fit
- ×The challenge is actually several connected problems
- ×Primary research is required
- ×Extensive internal consultation is required
- ×The organisation is not ready to make a decision
- ×The client needs a complete strategy and implementation programme