CREATIVE STRATEGY

Strategy first.Always.

Built into every package. We interview your team, build your client brain, and turn it into content pillars and a 90-day plan before anything is shot.

Part of The Content System, from £4,950/moBook a call

Strategy isn't a standalone add-on. It's built into every brief, every shoot, every post.

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500M+

views generated for clients

90%

client retention

50+

brands strategised

01 / The problem

What happens without a clear strategy.

Good creative strategy isn't a mood board or a brand deck. It's a clear job-to-be-done for every asset.

No strategy

Content looks polished but doesn't move product
Assets made reactively, not to a clear brief
No research into competitors or what's trending
Messaging shifts every quarter, nothing compounds
No testing framework. You can't learn what works.

The INOV8 approach

Every asset has a defined commercial purpose
Documented briefs, no guesswork on set or in the edit
Competitor and trend research baked in from day one
Consistent pillars that compound over time
Structured testing plan from day one

02 / What we do

What strategy looks like in practice.

Audience & Competitive Research

We look at what competitors are doing, what's working in the industry and what's trending. Strategy informed by real data, not guesswork.

Content Pillars & Platform Briefs

Documented pillars with clear messaging angles, series formats and creative frameworks for Meta, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook.

Structured Creative Testing Plan

Hook variants, format tests and message angles, built in from day one. The strategy improves every cycle because you're learning from data.

Production-Ready Briefs

Clear, documented briefs that remove ambiguity on set, in the edit and in the campaign manager. Whether we execute or your team does.

03 / Deliverables

What the strategy gives you.

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Your client brain, built from team interviews

Audience segmentation and persona definition

Competitor and trend research

Documented content pillars

Message hierarchy and positioning

Platform briefs (Meta, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook)

Creative testing plan

Hook frameworks

Production-ready briefs

Tone of voice guidelines

A 90-day content plan

04 / THE PROCESS

How the strategy gets built.

INTERVIEWS
A half-day of recorded audio interviews with you and 3 to 4 people across your key teams.
CLIENT BRAIN
How you sell, how your customers talk and what they worry about, written down.
PILLARS AND PLAN
Content pillars and a 90-day plan, with research, scripts and hooks to follow.
EVERY MONTH
A monthly scoreboard and review call. What worked briefs what comes next.

INTERVIEWS
A half-day of recorded audio interviews with you and 3 to 4 people across your key teams.
CLIENT BRAIN
How you sell, how your customers talk and what they worry about, written down.
PILLARS AND PLAN
Content pillars and a 90-day plan, with research, scripts and hooks to follow.
EVERY MONTH
A monthly scoreboard and review call. What worked briefs what comes next.

05 / Recent work

Content that’s built on strategy.

See all work

06 / Packages

Part of every package.

Strategy comes first in every package we sell, starting with your client brain. All prices are + VAT.

See it work first

The Pilot

Not ready to commit? See the system work first.

£3,950one-off + VAT

Client brain half-day: interviews with your team
6 pieces scripted and planned for your audience
A results call at day 30

No setup fee if you move onto a retainer, because your client brain is already built.

The core system

The Content System

For teams that want a strategy-led content engine without building one in-house.

£4,950/mo + VAT

£1,950 setup, waived if you pay the first quarter upfront

Kickstart: interviews, client brain, pillars and a 90-day plan
Research, scripts, hooks and shot lists every month
A monthly scoreboard and a 30-minute review call

Three-month rolling contract, invoiced monthly in advance.

More of everything

The Partnership

Everything in The Content System, plus more content, more channels and priority delivery.

£7,000/mo + VAT

£1,950 setup, waived if you pay the first quarter upfront

Everything in The Content System
A quarterly strategy session
Ad-ready hook variants on your top 3 pieces

Three-month rolling contract, invoiced monthly in advance.

Three-month rolling contractSetup waived if you pay the first quarter upfrontNo setup fee after the Pilot

Compare every package, side by side

I've been working with INOV8 since early 2023, and they've become an extension of our team rather than an external agency. Their creativity, reliability and ability to deliver under pressure have been a huge part of how we've grown our brand.

Ethan Fernandez

Global Head of Social, Nextbase

08 / The team

We don’t hire juniors.

Every person building your strategy has shipped real work for brands you know.

Founders

18 and 19 when we started. Clients including Team GB, IBM and Santander.

Social Team

Ex-Ferrari, F1, Joe Media and top-tier UK agencies.

Lead Editors

6 years in-house combined. Loved by our clients.

Media Buyer

8-figure ad spend across Meta and Google.

09 / FAQ

Common questions.

Still got questions?

Talk to Lucas, co-founder

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It's the process of defining what content should do commercially before it's made. Audience segmentation, message hierarchy, platform-specific briefs, competitor research and a testing plan. Every asset has a clear purpose.

No. It comes as part of The Content System, from £4,950/mo + VAT, starting with the Kickstart month. If you want to see it work first, the Pilot includes the client brain half-day.

A half-day of recorded audio interviews with you and 3 to 4 people across your key teams, your client brain, your content pillars and a 90-day plan.

The Kickstart runs in month one, so the plan is in place before the first shoot.

No. We're Bristol-based but work with brands across the UK. Most strategic work happens remotely.

We set measurable goals at the start: hook rates, CTR, engagement benchmarks and conversion targets depending on the channel. The strategy gets refined based on what the data shows.

10 / Also available