Standard Strategy · Step 02 · What to do

StandardPlanning

Frequency-First media planning. Budgets derived from the minimum impressions needed to move the metric — not from what was left over after agency fees.

Managed engagement

We build the plan, you take it to market

Per-campaign plan or quarterly retainer. Strategy, audience, budget model, flight schedule — delivered as a brief your media team or agency can execute.

From $3–5k per plan · $2–4k/mo quarterly

  • ✓ Frequency-First budget model with formula breakdown
  • ✓ Audience sizing via Census ACS data
  • ✓ Per-platform investment allocation
  • ✓ Pacing strategy + flight schedule
  • ✓ Reach curve + frequency distribution
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Self-service in StandardOS

Build plans yourself in the app

Your team works through the planning steps in StandardOS — strategy, audience, investment, phasing — with AI in the loop and brand graph context on every step.

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  • ✓ Step-by-step plan construction
  • ✓ AI-drafted strategy + positioning
  • ✓ Investment model with floor enforcement
  • ✓ Reach curve (Sainsbury) + frequency distribution (Poisson)
  • ✓ Plan export to PDF + XLSX
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Why Frequency-First

Most planning starts with "what budget do we have?" That's the wrong question.

Frequency-First inverts the order. We start with "what's the minimum impressions you need to move this metric?" Then we surface the gap between need and available. The result is an honest answer — budgets sized to outcomes, not affordability. The formula breakdown is visible at every step, so you understand the derivation, not just the number.

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