Consulting Services for Big Decisions.

A company ready to grow knows what it wants but not yet how to get there.

A senior consultant reads your request and responds within one business day.

Advisor and client in conversation across a boardroom table with blank papers

Find the Right Consulting Service

Analysis of where your business stands, where it is stuck and which technology and process changes will move it forward.

An analysis of how your operations, sales and technology work today
The bottlenecks and the best opportunities, identified

Market research, audience analysis and channel strategy with a plan focused on the buyers most likely to convert.

Market and competitor research
Audience definition and buyer profile

Advice on the online systems and applications that streamline product management, accelerate processes and reduce labor costs through AI and automation.

Review of current systems and workflows
Technology roadmap with build, buy or connect decisions

Find the processes your business can systemize and automate, to serve more buyers and cut cost.

Process inventory and documentation
Automation candidates ordered by time saved

Independent advice on custom software, existing applications and integrations, matched to your workflow, budget and timeline.

Options analysis with cost and timeline for each route
Requirements document for custom development

Consulting That Ends in a Roadmap.

A technology consultant and a team lead whiteboard connected boxes.

Our consultants analyze the business, name the bottlenecks and deliver a roadmap you can act on, covering strategy, marketing, technology and the software that connects them.

Advising a Growth Company to a $60 Million Raise

The company closed a $60 million round after we guided its technology development and business relationships.

Kickstarter Launches That Raised Over $100,000

Two campaigns we supported through launch each raised over $100,000 on Kickstarter, and one finished well over. Our own team made the launch video for one of them.

Every consulting discipline, one team

Business consulting sets direction, marketing consulting chooses channels, technology and systems consulting find what to automate, and software consulting decides whether to build, buy or connect. One team, so the advice fits together.

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Independent build-versus-integrate advice

Our advice is independent. When connecting the platforms you already use solves it faster and for less, that is what we recommend; when your workflow needs custom code, we plan it around your timeline and budget.

A roadmap you can act on

Every engagement ends in findings and a prioritized roadmap. Our developers, marketers and designers can build it with you.

How we start. It begins with a Free Consultation. We listen to your situation and settle the questions the work must answer, so the roadmap speaks to the decisions you face.

Consulting services from a team that also builds

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Plenty of advice sounds right in the meeting and falls apart the day someone tries to build it. Ours holds up because our senior consultants work in the team that builds websites, runs marketing and designs brands, so every recommendation reflects what it takes to build, connect and run.

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Which consulting discipline fits your decision

Choose by the decision you face, not by the consultant's title. Each discipline answers a different question.

Business consulting
Growth has stalled and you need to know where the company stands and what to fix first.
Marketing consulting
Money is going out and you want an audience, channels and a plan you can measure.
Technology consulting
Which systems, automation and AI will pay back, decided before you invest in any of them.
Systems and application consulting
Your tools do not talk to each other, so we find the processes to document and automate.
Software consulting
Build, buy or connect. We lay out the options, including ways to make the software you already own work together.
Automating routine work
Workflows tracked step by step, with your team in control.
AI policy and governance
A clear AI policy before the first pilot.
Marketing attribution and measurement
Reporting built on first-party data.

Your Consulting Process

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One conversation about the decision in front of you comes first, and everything after it is aimed at settling that decision.

DecisionWe agree with you which decisions you face and what the analysis has to answer.
ResearchWe gather your numbers and talk with the people who do the work, because they know where it breaks.
RoadmapYou get our findings and a prioritized roadmap you can follow.
ActionYou choose where to begin, and our web design and development or online marketing teams carry it out with you.

What you receive from a consulting engagement

Clients leave with answers they can act on, such as these.

An analysis of where your business stands today.
The bottlenecks, and the areas where new or improved technology would pay off.
A roadmap to your goals.

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A marketing consultant leads a workshop with sticky notes on a wall.

Who consulting fits

Consulting is for the moment before a big commitment: planning the next stage of growth, choosing between software options, questioning your marketing spend or getting ready for outside investors. Investor readiness is work we know well, from the technology plan to the business relationships behind a raise.

Practical Advice from a Team That Also Does the Work

Our senior consultants work directly with our in-house engineers, marketers and designers, so every roadmap rests on real costs and timelines.

CLIENT OUTCOME

$60M Funding Raised by a Client We Advised

Vivid Concept guided the company on its technology and its business relationships.

Result: They closed a $60 million round after we guided their technology development and business relationships.

How the Work Comes Together

Business ConsultingOnce your strategy is set, our in-house engineering, design, and marketing teams can carry out the plan without slowing down.
Marketing ConsultingThe advice draws on our own in-house team, who work across paid media, SEO and conversion copy.
Technology ConsultingOur senior team advises you, and they build and maintain live web applications and servers every day.
Systems / Application ConsultingBeyond the diagram, our API and software developers build the exact integrations we design.

Education

Online software course with social features and video recording

Online courseSocial network features

U.S. Veterans Affairs

Public sector (veterans' health)

Online courseInteractive questionnaires

Security systems

Product-line website built for lead generation

Website design and developmentLead generation

Common Questions About Consulting Services

What does a consulting engagement deliver?

An analysis of where your business stands, its bottlenecks and its opportunities, then a roadmap that puts the work in order of value, so the budget reaches what matters most first.

Can you also carry out the work you recommend?

Yes. Our developers, marketers and designers work in-house as one team, so the roadmap moves straight from advice to action with the people who helped shape it.

Who are the consultants?

Senior consultants who are also working developers, marketers and designers. That keeps the advice grounded in what it takes to deliver.

What is the difference between business, marketing and technology consulting?

Each one looks at a different part of the company. Business consulting takes in the whole of it: where it stands, what holds growth back and what to fix first. Marketing consulting covers how you find buyers, from the audience to the channels and the budget. Technology consulting deals with the systems you run on, including which software, automation and AI are worth paying for. Many engagements combine two, and one team covers all three, so the advice fits together.

How do I know which type of consulting I need?

The problem in front of you points to the discipline. Stalled growth calls for business consulting; marketing money with unclear returns, for marketing consulting; tools that don't connect, for systems and application consulting; a build-or-buy choice, for software consulting. When a problem spans two, describe it in your Free Consultation and the first conversation sorts out where to begin.

What happens in the Free Consultation?

A senior consultant talks through the decision you face and what you would need to know to make it. From there we set out what the work would cover, how long it would take and what it would cost, and you hear all three before anything starts. Send a short note through the form, and we respond within one business day.

How long does a consulting engagement last?

It lasts as long as your questions take to answer. An analysis and roadmap for one decision is a focused piece of work with a clear finish, and ongoing advice continues for as long as it keeps paying off. We plan the scope and the price with you in your Free Consultation, shaped to your company.

Do you work with startups as well as established companies?

Yes: startups and established companies both bring us their decisions. A startup's questions tend to be about the product, the technology behind it and getting ready for investors; an established company's, about systems, efficiency and where the next stage of growth comes from. Either way, the work ends in a roadmap fitted to your company's stage, from senior consultants who know what it takes to deliver it.